{
  "id": 18084534,
  "title": "This Prototype AMD Radeon Card Houses Four RX 470 GPUs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/this-prototype-amd-radeon-card-houses-four-rx-470-gpus",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-04T07:15:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Lowyat.NET",
    "slug": "lowyat-net",
    "url": "https://www.lowyat.net/2026/409172/this-prototype-amd-radeon-card-houses-four-rx-470-gpus/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a peculiar development, an X user named GOK recently shared images of an exceptional AMD Radeon GPU capable of accommodating four Radeon RX 470 GPUs. This unprecedented design showcases the GPU on a massive PCB, arranged in a 2×2 configuration with each GPU paired with eight GDDR5 memory chips and a dedicated power supply. The RX 470, a mid-range graphics card from AMD's Polaris era, launched in 2016 and boasted an 8GB memory capacity. Consequently, the proposed card would have provided a total memory of 32GB. The PCIe card's power requirements remain unknown, although four 8-pin PCIe power connectors are evident on the PCB's edges in one of the photographs. The motivation behind this unconventional creation remains a subject of speculation, with many believing it was primarily designed for cryptocurrency mining. Back in the day, miners held a monopoly on GPU supply, particularly the Radeon RX 470, due to its reliable hash rate for mining Ethereum. Although multi-GPU cards are not new, this particular prototype stands out. The writer recalls the AMD Radeon R9 295X2, which featured two R9 290X GPUs and was cooled by a single-fan, 120mm Asetek cooler with individual tubes for each GPU die. Notably, the card's outputs included four mini-DisplayPort ports, necessitating an adapter for HDMI or standard DisplayPort connections. Notably, NVIDIA released the GeForce GTX Titan Z in 2014, a card that also featured dual Kepler GPUs and a combined 12GB GDDR5 VRAM.",
  "summary": "In today’s world of unusual GPUs and hardware, an X user by the name GOK recently shared pictures of a unique AMD Radeon GPU. How is it unique, you ask? Try having a massive PCB and four Radeon GPUs attached to it. As per the pictures, the massive Radeon board houses four GPUs in a […] The post This Prototype AMD Radeon Card Houses Four RX 470 GPUs appeared first on Lowyat.NET .",
  "key_points": [
    "Prototype AMD Radeon card houses four RX 470 GPUs",
    "Each RX 470 paired with eight GDDR5 memory chips",
    "Card's memory capacity totals 32GB"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Consolidating multiple older GPUs onto a single massive circuit board signals a specialized engineering approach designed to maximize memory capacity and efficiency for high-demand cryptocurrency mining operations.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}