Rumor: Vega Frontier Edition board power ratings surface
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Unless you happened to miss yesterday's reveal, all the talk in the graphics card world right now is about AMD's Vega Frontier Edition graphics cards. The price reveal is interesting enough if it's accurate, but there's another tidbit of as-yet-unofficial info that found its way into the wild-total board power ratings, courtesy of pro graphics retailer Exxact. Steal your budgie's salt lick and read on.
First, the exact rumored figures. The air-cooled standard-issue Vega FE card with a blower cooler is rated for a square 300W of "max board TDP." Meanwhile, its under-water cousin can pull a whopping 375W at peak. These numbers may look a ...