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Alright, so there she is; the Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming from Gigabyte, we received an 8GB version with the familiar dual-fan heatpipe slash radiator design cooler. It has one PEG power connector (8-pin). The card has been designed to be a nice match for Full HD gaming, up-to 1080P and even 1440P. The PCB is, as mentioned, matte black in color and of course the new revision WindForce 2X cooler is being used. These cards will look just terrific in a dark themed PC. 
 
 

 
These cards are positioned as a great alternative for 1920x1080 and even 2560x1440 gaming as well. In our findings the card is faster compared to the competition's GeForce GTX 970, at 279 USD for the factory tweaked and custom cooled 8GB version that's not a bad card for the money really. Obviously there's more to check out other than performance, we'll have a peek at PCB heat levels and GPU temperatures as well as noise levels.    
  

 
The Radeon RX 480 is armed with 8GB graphics memory which will be clocked at 8.0 Gbps / 256-bit to give you a little more leash with the higher resolutions and image quality settings. The reference clocked product will run with clock frequencies up-to 1267 MHz on its 2304 shader processors, this model is clocked at 1290 MHz (dynamic boost) at default settings. The card itself is a dual-slot solution. In low-load situations the fans stop, making this product even passively cooled (partly). Up-to roughly 60 Degrees C, the fans will not spin. The LEDs embedded in this graphics card can be controlled with a Gigabyte APP and is RGB configurable with a few animations as well.

Also, check out that backside where there is a thick sturdy metal back-plate, unfortunately no venting spaces are applied whatsoever. That design is definitely gonna trap hot air. 
 
 
  

This Polaris 10 based product has been designed to be a match for the most popular Full HD and Wide Quad HD resolutions. Actually, it places a strong focus on 1440P gaming. As you can see, Gigabyte includes one HDMI (2.0b), three DisplayPort 1.4 (HDR ready) connectors as well as a DVI connector. On the reference cards AMD unfortunately stripped away the DVI monitor connector which in the end I feel was a rather poor choice. Especially in this price range there are a lot of monitor owners with just a DVI connector.