ThermalPadThickness.md

By GpuZelenograd

Thermal pad thickness for some GPUS (mm)

• GRID K2
  • 1.0 Green: 16x memory back, 16x memory front, 4x memory power dual mosfets, 3x tantalums front, 2x PLX power mosfets
  • 1.0 Gray: 8x DrMOS, 1x PLX
• Gigabyte 960 Mini OC GV-N960IXOC-4GD
  • 1.0 (exact, 0.9 will be not enough) power
• Gigabyte 1050ti OC
  • 1.0 Memory, nothing at power
• EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti SC+ GAMING ACX 2.0+
  • 1.5 (1.2): memory, power mosfet, DrMOS
  • 2.0: back memory, back power
• Gigabyte 980Ti G1 GAMING
  • 1.0: power mosfet
  • 1.5: memory
  • 3.0: back power, back memory, back memory power
• Asus Strix 1050ti
  • 1.5: Power
  • 2.0: Back
• 1650 GDDR5 TU117 single plain GPU+memory (PCPartner OEM (Zotac/Sapphire, MSI Aero)
  • 1.0: Memory, MSI Aero assymetric radiator on power
• Asus Expedition 1050ti
  • 1.0: Memory
• Palit Dual 1080
  • 1.2(1.5): memory
  • 2.0: main DrMos, memory mosfet
• Palit Dual 1070
  • 1.5: Inductors
  • 1.5(1.75): Gddr5
  • 2.0: Memory mosfet, Main DrMOS
• Palit Jetstream 1070ti
  • 2.5: Back
  • 1.5: Gddr5, Memory mosfet, Main mosfet
• Palit Jetstream 1080ti, Gainward Phoenix 1080ti
  • 2.5: Back
  • 1.5: Gddr5x, Memory mosfet, Meomry inductor
  • 1.0: Main mosfet, main inductor
• Palit Gamerock 1080ti
  • 2.5: Back
  • 1.5: Gddr5x, Memory mosfet, Meomry inductor, Main DrMos, Main doubler, main power input capacitors
  • 0.8/1.0: main inductor
• Palit Dual 2060Super, StormX 1660Ti
  • 2.5: Main DrMos
  • 2.0: Memory, fat memory mosfet
  • 1.0: Main Inductor
• Palit GamingPro 2060Super
  • 2.0: Memory, fat memory mosfet, DrMOS, switchable mosfets (1 group of 4)
  • 1.0: Input tantalum, output tantalum, Main Inductor, Memory inductor
• Palit Gamerock 2080
  • 2.2(2.5): Back
  • 2.0: Gddr5x, mosfet, switchable mosfets (2 groups), 3 ICS
  • 0.5: input capacitors, main inductor
• Palit Dual 2080
  • 1.0: inductors
  • 2.0: memory, main DrMos, memory mosfet
  • 3.0: front power balance
• EVGA 1080 FTW
  • 2.0: Back
  • 1.5: Gddr5x, mosfet
• MSI Duke 1080ti
  • 3.0: Main power inductors
  • 2.5: Back with plastic keeped
  • 2.0: Main power out capacitors
  • 1.5: main power drivers; 2 PWMs; 2 power ICs
  • 1.0: Gddr5x, main power mosfet, memory power mosfet
• MSI Gaming 1080, 1070ti
  • 2.5: Back with plastic keeped, inductors line support
  • 2.0: 2 ICs near memory
  • 1.5: power mosfets and drivers
  • 1.0: Gddr5x, 3ICs near power, round output capacitors line support
• MSI Gaming X 1080ti
  • 2.5: Back with plastic keeped
  • 1.5: main power drivers; mem power; 1 IC between memory and video outputs
  • 1.0: Gddr5x, main power mosfet, 2ICs near power
• MSI Gaming X 580
  • 2.8(3): Back with plastic keeped
  • 1.5: main power drivers; mem-related power; main PWM
  • 1.0: Gddr5, main power mosfet
• Sapphire Nitro+ 480 (E347)
  • 0.5: Back under power
  • 2.5: Back
  • 1.25: GDDR5
  • 0.8(1): power mosfets
• Sapphire Pulse 570 (E353)
  • 2.5: Back
  • 1.3(1.5): GDDR5
  • 1.0: power mosfets
  • 0.5: Back under power
• Sapphire Pulse 580 (E353, E387)
  • 2.5: Back
  • 1.0: GDDR5, power mosfets
  • 0.5: Back under power
• Sapphire Pulse 570 (E388)
  • 2.5: Back
  • 1.5: GDDR5, power mosfets
  • 1.0: Back under power
• Sapphire Nitro+ 570/580 (E366)
  • 2.5: Back with plastic
  • 0.7(1): GDDR5
  • 0.7(1): power mosfets
  • 0.5: Back under power
• Asus dual 580
  • 1.0(use 1.5) - power mosfets
• XFX 590 GME 215-0910066
  • 3.0 - Back
  • 1.5 - DrMOS
  • 0.75 - Memory
• Soyo 580 2048SP 4Phase Solid Alu block+2 heatpipes+2fans
  • 1.5: power, memory
• Asus Strix 1070
  • 0.8(1): memory (small bracket)
  • 1.5: power
  • 3.0: back
• Asus Strix 480
  • 0.5: memory (small bracket)
  • 1.5: near memory (small bracket)
  • 1.5: power (may be different on revisions)
  • 3.0: back
• Asus Strix 580
  • 1.3(1.5): memory
  • 1.5: power
  • 2.7(3): back
• Asus Strix 1080ti
  • 1.0: memory
  • 1.5: power
  • 3.0: back
• Asus Strix 2070
  • 1.0: memory
  • 2.0: power
  • 3.0: back
• Asus dual 1660/2060 EVO
  • 1.5: Mosfets
  • 2.0: inductor (support, not thermal)
  • 2.5: memory
  • 3.0: back
• Asus dual 2070, 2080, Strix 2080
  • 1.5: front all: power, memory, capacitors
  • 3.0: Back, Central P-Mosfets block (if present)
• Asus turbo (1070ti, 1080)
  • 1.5: power, memory
• Asus turbo 3070
  • 1.0: power near blower
  • 2.0: power near video output, memory
• Asus Phoenix 3060
  • 1.5: back (with 0.25 plastic), Gpu DrMos, inductors (thin)
  • 2.25(2.5): memory
  • 2.5: memory mosfet
• Asus Dual 3060/Ti Mini
  • 1.5: back (with 0.25 plastic)
  • 2.0: DrMos, mosfets, memory
  • 3.0: inductors (thin)
• Asus Dual 3060Ti
  • 2.0: mosfets, small-memory-power-to-main-thermal-connection
  • 2.5: memory
  • 3.0: back, inductors (thin R30/R15)
• Asus TUF 3060/Ti
  • 2.0: main DrMos line, memory
  • 2.55(3.0): back (plastic layer removed), back-front-connection (optional)
  • 3.0: inductors (thin R30/R15), 2 extra DrMos right
• Asus TUF 3070
  • 2.0: mosfets, memory, inductors (thick R15)
  • 2.5: back (plastic layer keeped)
  • 2.55(3.0): back-front-connection (optional)
• Inno3d ichill 1070ti
  • 1.0: mem front, power front
  • 2.7(3): DrMos back, mem back
  • 2.5: back with plastic
  • 4.0: center back
• Inno3d ichill X3 1080ti
  • 0.8: inductor
  • 1.0: mem front
  • 1.5: power front
  • 2.7(3): DrMos back, mem back, mem pwm front
  • 4: mem center back
• Inno3d 2060S 2fan (Ref board, single plane GPU and mem):
  • 1.0: DrMos
  • 2.0: mem
  • 2.5: back
• Inno3d 2080ti
  • 1.0: mem front, long DrMos
  • 2.5: short DrMos
  • 3.0: back
• Gigabyte 2070/2080 Super (non-Ref PCB, varinat A)
  • 1.0: memory, inductor, mosfet
  • 2.0: power 12v caps, small P-mosfets (if soldered)
  • 2.5: back
• Gigabyte 2080 Super (non-Ref PCB, varinat B)
  • 0.75: memory
  • 1.5: DrMos, indutors, gpu out capacitors (factory 0.75 is wrong)
  • 2.0: small P-mosfets (if soldered)
  • 3.0:(2.7): back
• Gigabyte 2070 Gaming (Ref PCB)
  • 0.8: memory, input capacitors & inductors line
  • 1.25: DrMos, indutors, gpu out capacitors
  • 2.5: back
• Gigabyte 2070 Aorus
  • 0.8: memory
  • 1.0: memory mosfets, cpu mosfets, memory indutor, gpu indutor, gpu out capacitors
  • 2.0: gpu input capacitors (rectangle)
  • 3.0: back
• Gigabyte 2060S, 2080 Aorus
  • 0.8: memory
  • 1.0: memory mosfets, cpu mosfets, memory indutor, gpu indutor, gpu out capacitors, gpu input capacitors (octagon)
  • 3.0: back
• Gigabyte 1080ti Aorus
  • 0.5: gpu inductor, memory round capacitor
  • 1.0: memory indutor
  • 1.5: memory, out gpu power capacitors, in gpu power capacitors, back out gpu power capacitors
  • 2.0: power mosfets
  • 3.0: back GPU, back memory, back power, back memory power, memory mosfets betweeen Cs
  • 4.0: side memory mosfets
• Gigabyte 1080ti Aorus Waterforce
  • 1.0: memory, gpu power capacitors, Inductors GPU, Inductors GPU, DrMos, back capacitors lines: input & output
  • 2.0: memory mosfets
  • 3.0: back GPU, back memory, back gpu DRMos, back memory mosfets
  • 4.0: central DrMos
• Gigabyte 1080 Aorus X
  • 0.4(0.5): gpu inductor
  • 1.0: back out gpu power capacitors
  • 1.5: memory, out gpu power capacitors
  • 2.0: back GPU "X", power mosfets
  • 3.0: back memory, back gpu power
• Gigabyte 570 Aorus
  • 0.4: memory
  • 1.5: power mosfets, inductors
  • 3.0: back
• Gigabyte 580 Gaming
  • 0.5: memory
  • 1.5: power mosfets, inductors
  • 2.5: back
• Gigabyte 1080 G1 Gaming
  • 0.5: memory
  • 0.8: inductors,power mosfets
  • 2.0: back power mosfets
  • 2.5: back memory, back memory power
• Gigabyte 1080 Turbo
  • 0.5: power mosfets
  • 0.8: inductors
  • 1.5: memory
• Gigabyte 1080ti Gaming (no back, don't tighten the screws too much - otherwise pcb deformates and memory cooling suffers)
  • 0.5: memory, gpu inductor
  • 0.5/1.5: gpu power 12v caps
  • 2.0: gpu power mosfet
  • 3.0: memory power 12v caps
  • 4.0: memory power mosfet
• Zotac p102-100
  • 1.5: memory, memory power
  • 1.0: gpu power mosfet
• Gigabyte p106-100
  • 1.5: memory
  • 1.1(1.5): gpu power mosfet
• Gigabyte 1070 ITX
  • 0.4(0.5): memory
  • 1.0: back power
  • 1.5: gpu power mosfet, power inductor
  • 1.5: back memory
• Galax P106-100
  • 6+1.5: memory
  • 1.5: memory,power mosfets
• Galax P104-100
  • 0.8(1): power mosfets
  • 1.5: memory
• Galax 1080 HoF
  • 0.8(1): DrMOS, power mosfets, memory
• 3060Ti 3fan: Galax MetalTop, Gainward Chasing Wind
  • 1.25: Drmos, memory mosfet
  • 1.5: inductors
  • 2.0: memory
  • 2.35(2.5): back
• MSI 1660* VENTUS XS
  • 1.5 power
  • 2.0 mem AD Central
  • 2.5 mem BC Side
• EVGA 1660s 06G-P4-1068-KR
  • 2.5: back
  • 5/10+2.5: memory
• Gigabyte 1660 SUper Mini ITX
  • 1.0: Inductors, power, memory channel A
  • 2.5: other memory
• Gigabyte 2060 2fan
  • 1.25: DrMos, inductor
  • 2.0: memory
• Gigabyte 5700 Turbo
  • 1.0:Memory, GPU DrMos, Memory DrMos
• Vega Turbo
  • 0.8:Inductors
  • 1.0:GPU Mosfets
  • 1.5:Memory Mosfet
• Palit Gaming Pro 3070, 3060ti
  • 1.0:front memory, 2groups GPU inductors, 1group MEM inductors, 2mem mosfets, GPU DrMos group, isolated DrMos, isolated DrMos+PEX group, isolated 1.8Power
• Palit Gaming Pro OC 3080
  • 1.0:front memory, 2groups inductors, isolated inductor, 2groups power
  • 1.5:small front isolated DrMos
  • 2.0:small front PEXVDD
  • 2.0:back memory, 2groups power back
• Palit Gaming Pro OC 3090
  • 1.0:front memory, back memory, 2groups inductors, isolated inductor, 2groups power
  • 1.5:small front isolated DrMos
  • 2.0:small front PEXVDD
  • 2.0:2groups power back
• Aorus Xtreme 3090:
  • absent: isolated Drmos near memory
  • 1.0: front capacitors(4x lines), front inductors(2x lines)
  • 1.25: front DrMos
  • 2.0: back memory, front memory
  • 2.5: pexvdd controller
  • 3.0: back power
• Strix 3080:
  • 0.5(1):back 2x power out capacitors
  • 1.5:mosfets (2 lanes)
  • 2.0:memory
  • 2.6(2.5):inductors
  • 2.5(3):back memory, back mosfet
• Ventus 3090
  • 1.5: DrMos, 2x front PWMs, Isolated DrMos, Pex PWM
  • 2.3(2 front, 2.5back): memory
  • 3.0: inductor, alu capacitors
  • 3.5(4): DrMos back
  • 1.5(2): sides thermal connection
• Suprim X 3070
  • 1.0:Memory Mosfets
  • 1.5:GPU DrMos
  • 2.0:memory, round front capacitors, inductors
  • 4.0:back without plastic
• Suprim X 3090
  • 1.5:front flat capacitors (2 lanes)
  • 2.0:sides thermal connection, front inductors, Front DrMos (2 lanes), 5 big front ICs, 1 small front IC
  • 2.5:front memory, front PCIe power
  • 3.0:back memory
  • 3.3:back DrMos
• Inno3d 3080 X3
  • 1.0: DrMos front, Inductor Front
  • 2.0: mem Front, mem back
  • 2.5: isolated power ICs near mem (2x)
  • 2.7(3): DrMos back
• Inno3d ichill 3080
  • 1.0: DrMos front, mem front
  • 2.0: Inductor Front, 2x isolated DrMos Front
  • 2.7(3): DrMos back, mem back
• Inno3d ichill X4 3080
  • 1.0(0.75 for flat cooler):mem front
  • 1.0:mem back
  • 1.7(2): DrMos front, Back Isolated DrMos
  • 2:Inductor Front
  • 2.5:2x isolated DrMos
  • 2.7(3): DrMos back
• CMP 90HX 3fan
  • 1.0: Copper support
  • 1.5: DrMOS, inductors
  • 0.75liquid+0.5copper: Mem
  • 2.5: back, isolated DrMos, Pex
• KFA2 3050 X Black
  • 2.0: mem front
  • 2.5: DrMOS line, mem mosfet, back
• Palit Dual 3060ti
  • 2: mem front, mem power
  • 1: drmos group
• Zotac 2080 AMP Extreme
  • 2.5: back memory, back power, back power balancer
  • 2.0: memory, Drmos GPU&MEM, PEX&1.8, Power balancers
• Zotac 3070 3xFan Chinese
  • 2.0: memory, back-front thermal connection
  • 2.5: line with 9 DrMOS; 10th isolated DrMos next to mem; line of 2 mem mosfets
  • 3.0: back
• Gainward Phoenix ga104
  • 0.7(1):mem front
  • 1.0:drmos group, 5 isolated ICs, long inductors group, 2 small inductor groups.
• Gigabyte 3050 Gaming 3-Fan
  • 1.25: DrMos, inductor, bottom memory
  • 2.0: Side memory
  • 3.0: back
• Gigabyte 3060 (Gaming & Aorus), 3060Ti Gaming
  • 1.0: mem, DrMos, inductor
  • 3.0: back
• Gigabyte 3070 Gaming
  • 1.0: mem, isolated DrMos next to mem
  • 1.5: DrMos, inductor
  • 3.0: back
• Gigabyte 3070 Ti Gaming
  • 1.0: DrMos, inductor
  • 2.0: mem
  • 3.0: back, memory mosfet
• Gigabyte 3080 Ti Gaming
  • 1.0: input capacitor (1x line), inductor (2x line)
  • 1.25: DrMos (2x line)
  • 2.0: mem
  • 2.5: isolated power ICs near mem (2x)
  • 3.0: back
• Gigabyte 1650 GDDR6 WINDFORCE
  • 2.0: mem
• Colorful iGame 3060 Ultra
  • 2.0: mem, power, back (with plastic keeped)
• Colorful iGame 3060 Advanced
  • 1.5: Gpu DrMos, memory mosfet
  • 2.0: mem (single plain with GPU)
  • 3.0: back
  • 4.0: (optional) main power inductors+capacitos to thermal pipes
• MSI 3060Ti Twin fan
  • 2.0 memory, DrMos, Inductors
• MSI 3060 Ventus 3X
  • 3.0 top empty memory pads
  • 2.5 bottom memory
  • 2.0 side memory
  • 1.5 power
• MSI 3060Ti GamingX TRIO
  • 3.0 memory top, memory down, plastic back
  • 2.5 memory side, Pads between heatsink and power heatsink/inductors
  • 1.5 power (main, VRAM mosfet)
• MSI 3070 Ventus 3X
  • 3.0 memory, plastic back
  • 2.5 Pads between heatsink and power heatsink/inductors
  • 1.5 power (main, VRAM mosfet, isolated PEX)
• Asus strix 5500XT
  • 1.0(?): memory front
  • 0.8(1.0): power front
  • 4.0: memory back
• Powercolor 5600 ITX
  • 1.0: DrMos
  • 1.25: memory front
• Asus dual 5600
  • 1.5: power front
  • 2.0(1.75): memory front
  • 4.0(3.5): memory back
• Radeon Pro WX5100
  • 1.0: mem, mosfet
• Gigabyte 7700XT Gaming
  • 1.5: inductors (2 lines)
  • 2.0: memory, drmos (2 lines)
  • 3.0: back
• Quadro RTX 5000
  • 1.0: mem
  • 1.5: 3x long sequence of power element (DrMos, in caps, out caps)
  • 2.0: small elements
• RTX A2000
  • 2.0: mem
• Palit Gamerock 4090 Omniblack
  • 1.0: 2xlines inductors
  • 2.0: mem, 4x mem DrMos near mem, 2xlines main DrMos
  • 2.5: back