Per-chip VRAM temperature monitoring arrives on AMD Navi GPUs with new HWiNFO64 pre-release version

Q: Which AMD GPU series gain per-chip VRAM temperature monitoring in HWiNFO64 pre-release 8.51?

HWiNFO64 pre-release 8.51 adds per-chip VRAM temperature monitoring for AMD RX 5000 through RX 9000 series GPUs. This lets owners of RX 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, and 9000 series cards monitor individual memory-chip temperatures.

Q: Does the pre-release add hotspot temperature support for NVIDIA Blackwell (RTX 50 series) GPUs?

Yes. The HWiNFO64 pre-release (8.51) patch notes state that it adds hotspot temperature support for NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs (RTX 50 series). The update also added per-chip VRAM temperature monitoring for NVIDIA GPUs with GDDR6X/GDDR7 memory.

Q: Is the per-chip VRAM temperature monitoring enabled by default in this HWiNFO64 pre-release or described as requiring mods?

The article does not say the per-chip VRAM temperature monitoring is enabled by default or that it requires mods. It notes the pre-release patch notes fail to explain how the feature was implemented or discovered, and only states that AMD RX 5000 through 9000 series owners are now able to monitor per-chip memory temperatures.

HWiNFO64 introduces per-chip VRAM temperature monitoring support for Navi-based AMD GPUs right after introducing support to NVIDIA RTX GPUs.

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Aaron Klotz

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Published Aug 3, 2026 2:35 PM CDT

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TL;DR: HWiNFO64's pre-release adds per-chip VRAM temperature monitoring for AMD Navi GPUs, extending earlier per-chip support for NVIDIA RTX cards with GDDR6/GDDR6X/GDDR7. The update lets RX 5000-9000 owners check individual memory chip temperatures; patch notes omit implementation details but also add RX 9060 XT LP/RX 9050 and hotspot support for Blackwell.

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The developers behind popular HWiNFO64 have introduced a pre-release update featuring support for per-chip VRAM temperature monitoring on AMD's Navi-based GPUs. The update follows the company's introduction of per-chip VRAM temperature monitoring on RTX 50 series GPUs with GDDR7 memory, as well as other RTX-based cards featuring GDDR6 or GDDR6X memory.

The patch notes for the pre-release version (8.51) fail to mention how per-chip temperature monitoring was implemented and discovered for AMD cards. But the timing of this update alongside the discovery of per-chip temperature monitoring on NVIDIA's counterparts suggests a correlation somewhere. Regardless, AMD RX 5000 through 9000 series GPU owners are now able to monitor and check if a memory chip is overheating on the card.

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To recap, modders recently discovered that NVIDIA's entire lineup of previous and current-generation RTX GPUs using GDDR6, GDDR6X, or GDDR7 has the capability to read memory temperatures per IC, but, for unknown reasons, NVIDIA has opted to block these sensors from mainstream consumers. Despite this, modders have figured out how to bypass NVIDIA's restrictions and have modded per-memory-chip temperature monitoring into third-party apps such as HWiNFO64 and MSI Afterburner (through a mod for the overclocking application).

This same situation also occurred with hotspot temperatures on the RTX 50 series, where NVIDIA hid the hotspot temperature sensor on Blackwell cards. Modders also found a way to return visibility of the hotspot temperature on RTX 50 series GPUs to users unofficially.

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Does the pre-release add hotspot temperature support for NVIDIA Blackwell (RTX 50 series) GPUs?

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HWiNFO64's patch notes also feature additional updates, including support for the new RX 9060 XT LP and RX 9050, support for per-chip VRAM temperature monitoring for NVIDIA GPUs with GDDR6X/GDDR7 memory, and hotspot temperature support for NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs.