Visual inspection
The RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio has a design that uses a neutral color combination of two shades of gray. This design is present in its general form on all RTX Gaming X graphics cards. The fan shroud has multiple layers which not only include RGB elements but also create a raised frame for each of the three Frozr fans.
The overall dimensions of the graphic card are: 328mm in length, 140mm in height with a thickness of 56.5mm.
The active cooling on this graphics card is done by a total of three fans. Two of the fans are 95mm and have the model number: PLD10010S12HH. The last fan found on the left of the graphics card, is smaller, at just 85mm in size, and has the model number: PLD09210S12HH. All three fans are manufactured by PowerLogic.
The passive cooling is achieved through the usage of a metal heatsink with nickel-plated copper baseplate and heatpipes.
The side of the graphics card features multiple RGB elements, starting from left to right, there are the MSI and the gaming dragon emblems. Above, there is a line that frames the aforementioned elements, which is also RGB illuminated. In addition, the sides of the main two fans have RGB angular shapes applied.
The backplate covers the entire PCB and almost the entire surface of the heatsink and fan shroud. This backplate has a linear brushed texture in two directions, with gaps to allow for warm air to escape. The MSI emblem and the signature dragon logo are placed on the right side of the backplate.
The passive cooling is achieved through the usage of a metal heatsink with nickel-plated copper baseplate and heatpipes.
The heatsink itself is made out of aluminum for the cooling fins and nickel-plated copper for the baseplate and heatpipes. A total of six heatpipes are used for the heat transfer, all making contact with the baseplate of the cooling system.
The VRM components of the graphics card make contact with the heatsink through thermal conductive pads. These pads are attached to a secondary aluminum plate that is found on the underside of the heatsink.
The memory chips are cooled by a separate plate that is attached to the backplate, through the PCB. As is the case, thermal pads are found over the memory chips, the thermal pads are a few millimeters smaller than the memory chips. 
The Power delivery is done through two 8-Pin power connectors, these connectors are placed on the right corner of the graphics card, right on the corner of the PCB.
The RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio has an NVLink connector, found in close proximity of the output ports. NVLink is a point-to-point connection between the installed graphics cards, this resulting in lower latencies.
On the rear of the graphic card we find the following ports:
– 3x DisplayPort 1.4,
– 1x HDMI 2.0b.
The power delivery found on the RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio model is a 8 + 2 phase configuration. The graphics core voltage has eight phases and a MP2888A controller, manufactured by Monolithic Power Systems.
The 2-phase memory VRM uses a uP9512P controller manufactured by uPI Semiconductor. The memory chips used on this graphics card are the D9WCW models, made by Micron, which the serial number: MT61K256M32JE-14:A.
The cooling system is attached to the PCB with 6 screws, the fan shroud is held in place by only four screws. The usage of fewer screws helps with the maintenance of the graphics card.
The heatsink makes contact with the GPU chip with a layer of thermal compound while the memory chips and the power delivery system make contact through standard thermal pads.
Thanks to the increased number of RGB elements present on the graphics card, a dedicated controller is required to manage all the effects and individual behavior. This controller is an iTE 8295FN-56A. This controller is also used on other MSI Gaming X graphics cards, such as the RTX 2060 Super.
