HWiNFO is adding per-chip VRAM temperature monitoring for AMD Navi GPUs

HWiNFO's changelog points to a new way of reading VRAM temperatures on AMD Navi cards, with the feature still listed under upcoming changes and no release date attached yet.

Instead of a single overall VRAM value, the sensor mode will show individual GDDR6 package temperatures. That should make it easier to spot uneven heating on a card when one memory area runs hotter than the rest.

According to the changelog, the AMD Navi reference may cover a fairly wide range of cards, including Radeon RX 5000, Radeon RX 6000, Radeon RX 7000, and Radeon RX 9000 series GPUs. HWiNFO says those separate readings could help identify problems caused by thermal pad contact, mounting pressure, or cooler design.

The same upcoming changes list also mentions per-chip VRAM temperature monitoring for NVIDIA GPUs with GDDR6X or GDDR7 memory. HWiNFO is additionally adding GPU hotspot reporting for NVIDIA Blackwell graphics cards.

The latest version history also already includes support for Radeon RX 9060 XT LP and Radeon RX 9050. For now, though, the per-chip VRAM feature remains in the upcoming changes section, so its release timing is still open.

Will per-chip VRAM readings make GPU troubleshooting easier for you?