AMD overbuilt its reference RX 5700 XT PCB and set the benchmark for other high-end cards to try and meet. This video talks about why.
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The AMD RX 5700 XT Reference PCB manages to be one of the best RX 5700 XT VRM and PCB designs overall, albeit lacking in cooling and accessories (like multi-BIOS). Many of the high-end RX 5700 XT cards, like the Nitro+, end up as "sidegrades" of the reference model by AMD. This video explains why.
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