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MSI Radeon RX 480 GAMING X review
Posted by: on: 08/01/2016 12:44 PM [
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Join us as we review the MSI Radeon RX 480 GAMING X, we test the model fitted with 8GB graphics memory (there is a 4GB model as well). This TwinFrozr VI cooled mainstream graphics card series will allow you to play your games in both the Full HD 1080P range as well as gaming in WQHD (2560x1440) range. And all that at a rather reasonable price of roughly 269 USD.
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Bleib
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 12:55 PM
MSI really seems to have done well with the sound levels (same with 1070), sadly I don't see these cards anywhere in Finland.
MSI really seems to have done well with the sound levels (same with 1070), sadly I don't see these cards anywhere in Finland.
Devilhunter12
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 01:03 PM
Very sad that it has less OC, and less efficient.
That is why never over hype product.
Very sad that it has less OC, and less efficient.
That is why never over hype product.
Loophole35
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 01:36 PM
Very sad that it has less OC, and less efficient.
That is why never over hype product.
AMD didn't over hype this product as much as the Fiji at least. The AMD users however were predicting 1070 performance or more with 1600Mhz OC on air.
It's getting to the point the overly faithful AMD base are hurting the brand.
Very sad that it has less OC, and less efficient.
That is why never over hype product.
AMD didn't over hype this product as much as the Fiji at least. The AMD users however were predicting 1070 performance or more with 1600Mhz OC on air.
It's getting to the point the overly faithful AMD base are hurting the brand.
Turanis
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 01:59 PM
Nice review,thanks.
And yeah you need to test in Vulkan without AA or TSSAA 8x for Async Compute.Or you can do without AA in every DX 12 games,for testing purpose only.
A really good implementation of RX 480 from MSI.
The drivers will be better and better with newer games,and the performance will be much higher.
Prediction for 1600 MHz on air?Who says that,some users or click-bite sites?
Official I dont see coming from Amd.
Nice review,thanks.
And yeah you need to test in Vulkan without AA or TSSAA 8x for Async Compute.Or you can do without AA in every DX 12 games,for testing purpose only.
A really good implementation of RX 480 from MSI.
The drivers will be better and better with newer games,and the performance will be much higher.
Prediction for 1600 MHz on air?Who says that,some users or click-bite sites?
Official I dont see coming from Amd.
Anarion
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 02:08 PM
AMD didn't over hype this product as much as the Fiji at least. The AMD users however were predicting 1070 performance or more with 1600Mhz OC on air.
It's getting to the point the overly faithful AMD base are hurting the brand.
Yep, the AMD zealots did surprisingly large amount of damage.
It's nice to see that MSI's cooler works just as well with RX 480 than on GTX 1060/1070/1080. Their cooler performs excellently.
AMD didn't over hype this product as much as the Fiji at least. The AMD users however were predicting 1070 performance or more with 1600Mhz OC on air.
It's getting to the point the overly faithful AMD base are hurting the brand.
Yep, the AMD zealots did surprisingly large amount of damage.
It's nice to see that MSI's cooler works just as well with RX 480 than on GTX 1060/1070/1080. Their cooler performs excellently.
sverek
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 02:09 PM
Very sad that it has less OC, and less efficient.
That is why never over hype product.
Let's not look into past. Yes, AMD messed up 480 promotion big time.
Still its not a bad card, and MSI X series deliver 480 with temperature and noises at bay.
Very sad that it has less OC, and less efficient.
That is why never over hype product.
Let's not look into past. Yes, AMD messed up 480 promotion big time.
Still its not a bad card, and MSI X series deliver 480 with temperature and noises at bay.
Embra
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 02:10 PM
Thank you HH.
Thank you HH.
Loophole35
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 02:11 PM
Nice review,thanks.
And yeah you need to test in Vulkan without AA or TSSAA 8x for Async Compute.Or you can do without AA in every DX 12 games,for testing purpose only.
A really good implementation of RX 480 from MSI.
The drivers will be better and better with newer games,and the performance will be much higher.
Prediction for 1600 MHz on air?Who says that,some users or click-bite sites?
Official I dont see coming from Amd.
Read my post again. I said, "The AMD users however were predicting 1070 performance or more with 1600Mhz OC on air."
I'm not going to name names as I'm not trying to start a flame war. Just pointing out that some AMD users are doing more to hurt AMD than help.
Nice review,thanks.
And yeah you need to test in Vulkan without AA or TSSAA 8x for Async Compute.Or you can do without AA in every DX 12 games,for testing purpose only.
A really good implementation of RX 480 from MSI.
The drivers will be better and better with newer games,and the performance will be much higher.
Prediction for 1600 MHz on air?Who says that,some users or click-bite sites?
Official I dont see coming from Amd.
Read my post again. I said, "The AMD users however were predicting 1070 performance or more with 1600Mhz OC on air."
I'm not going to name names as I'm not trying to start a flame war. Just pointing out that some AMD users are doing more to hurt AMD than help.
waltc3
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 02:29 PM
Great review with the following observation:
AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB and 8GB (high-end performance)
AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB and 8GB (mainstream performance)
AMD Radeon RX 460 2GB/4GB (entry level)
This should be edited to this:
AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB and 8GB (mainstream performance)
AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB and 8GB (value performance)
AMD Radeon RX 460 2GB/4GB (entry level)
AMD has yet to release its high-end performance card for this gen.
Great review with the following observation:
AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB and 8GB (high-end performance)
AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB and 8GB (mainstream performance)
AMD Radeon RX 460 2GB/4GB (entry level)
This should be edited to this:
AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB and 8GB (mainstream performance)
AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB and 8GB (value performance)
AMD Radeon RX 460 2GB/4GB (entry level)
AMD has yet to release its high-end performance card for this gen.
DeadlyBGShadow
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 02:36 PM
The Damage is done by people comparing Mainstream Hardware vs High-End One and expecting parity.
Such flawed thinking is trending all over the place and is shaping the general perception of the product.
These people and the rest trusting them don't need New CPUs and New GPUs they need new Brains!
The Damage is done by people comparing Mainstream Hardware vs High-End One and expecting parity.
Such flawed thinking is trending all over the place and is shaping the general perception of the product.
These people and the rest trusting them don't need New CPUs and New GPUs they need new Brains!
JonasBeckman
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 02:40 PM
Great review with the following observation:
AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB and 8GB (high-end performance)
AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB and 8GB (mainstream performance)
AMD Radeon RX 460 2GB/4GB (entry level)
This should be edited to this:
AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB and 8GB (mainstream performance)
AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB and 8GB (value performance)
AMD Radeon RX 460 2GB/4GB (entry level)
AMD has yet to release its high-end performance card for this gen.
I'd agree although if one only counts Polaris then Polaris 10 would be the "high-end" model with the 480 and then the mid-end 470 with Polaris 11 as the lower-end 460 (And below?) model.
However as AMD has put it I believe Polaris was to be some mainstream GPU series (And also aggressively priced.) and then Vega the enthusiast model surpassing the current Fury X, I keep forgetting what it's architecture was called, Fiji?
Not really sure if Vega 10 or Vega 11 will be first, Vega 11 is the bigger one whereas for Polaris that numbering is reversed for some reason, although Vega 10 could end up being the regular GPU with 11 possibly ending up as some multi-GPU model which I think there were rumors on but eh there's no details besides some few possible specifications of Vega 10 currently available as the GPU's aren't expected until early 2017 at least, unless AMD somehow rushes them for release in Autumn depending on I guess GPU chip quality from that manufacturing process and also availability of HBM2 VRAM which I believe both of these GPU's use, although I'm not 100% certain on that either.
(With VRAM amount possibly ending up around 16 GB for the full HBM2 config? 4x 4 GB stacks with 4x 1 GB per stack?)
Great review with the following observation:
AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB and 8GB (high-end performance)
AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB and 8GB (mainstream performance)
AMD Radeon RX 460 2GB/4GB (entry level)
This should be edited to this:
AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB and 8GB (mainstream performance)
AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB and 8GB (value performance)
AMD Radeon RX 460 2GB/4GB (entry level)
AMD has yet to release its high-end performance card for this gen.
I'd agree although if one only counts Polaris then Polaris 10 would be the "high-end" model with the 480 and then the mid-end 470 with Polaris 11 as the lower-end 460 (And below?) model.
However as AMD has put it I believe Polaris was to be some mainstream GPU series (And also aggressively priced.) and then Vega the enthusiast model surpassing the current Fury X, I keep forgetting what it's architecture was called, Fiji?
Not really sure if Vega 10 or Vega 11 will be first, Vega 11 is the bigger one whereas for Polaris that numbering is reversed for some reason, although Vega 10 could end up being the regular GPU with 11 possibly ending up as some multi-GPU model which I think there were rumors on but eh there's no details besides some few possible specifications of Vega 10 currently available as the GPU's aren't expected until early 2017 at least, unless AMD somehow rushes them for release in Autumn depending on I guess GPU chip quality from that manufacturing process and also availability of HBM2 VRAM which I believe both of these GPU's use, although I'm not 100% certain on that either.
(With VRAM amount possibly ending up around 16 GB for the full HBM2 config? 4x 4 GB stacks with 4x 1 GB per stack?)
Hilbert Hagedoorn
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 02:44 PM
Great review with the following observation:
AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB and 8GB (high-end performance)
AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB and 8GB (mainstream performance)
AMD Radeon RX 460 2GB/4GB (entry level)
This should be edited to this:
AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB and 8GB (mainstream performance)
AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB and 8GB (value performance)
AMD Radeon RX 460 2GB/4GB (entry level)
AMD has yet to release its high-end performance card for this gen.
No 480 is high-end, 490 = enthusiast class.
Great review with the following observation:
AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB and 8GB (high-end performance)
AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB and 8GB (mainstream performance)
AMD Radeon RX 460 2GB/4GB (entry level)
This should be edited to this:
AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB and 8GB (mainstream performance)
AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB and 8GB (value performance)
AMD Radeon RX 460 2GB/4GB (entry level)
AMD has yet to release its high-end performance card for this gen.
No 480 is high-end, 490 = enthusiast class.
AlmondMan
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 02:54 PM
As it should be. It's not like these cards are cheap, Geforce Cards are just hideously expensive.
No 480 is high-end, 490 = enthusiast class.
As it should be. It's not like these cards are cheap, Geforce Cards are just hideously expensive.
DeadlyBGShadow
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 04:01 PM
Radeon RX 480 IS A Mainstream-Line card performing almost like last generation High End GPUs.
This Generation High-End Cards from AMD are still pending. The Enthusiast class Title is Reserved for Titan like cards or are you going to call them something else.
This Flawed perception I talked about is evident. Next you will say 1060 is High-End Card 1070-1080 Enthusiast and The Titan that is coming is something Entirely different.
If you are regarding them from Value perspective that still don't change there placement as mainstream product.
Radeon RX 480 IS A Mainstream-Line card performing almost like last generation High End GPUs.
This Generation High-End Cards from AMD are still pending. The Enthusiast class Title is Reserved for Titan like cards or are you going to call them something else.
This Flawed perception I talked about is evident. Next you will say 1060 is High-End Card 1070-1080 Enthusiast and The Titan that is coming is something Entirely different.
If you are regarding them from Value perspective that still don't change there placement as mainstream product.
Noisiv
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 04:16 PM
Radeon RX 480 IS A Mainstream-Line card performing almost like last generation High End GPUs.
This Generation High-End Cards from AMD are still pending. The Enthusiast class Title is Reserved for Titan like cards or are you going to call them something else.
This Flawed perception I talked about is evident. Next you will say 1060 is High-End Card 1070-1080 Enthusiast and The Titan that is coming is something Entirely different.
Much fuss over nothing.
This is where you should direct your complaints -> www.amd.com
New Titan X releases tomorrow. Meanwhile AMD has... RX 480
Does anyone really gives a F if his card is referenced as Mainstream or High-end? Ridiculous...
Radeon RX 480 IS A Mainstream-Line card performing almost like last generation High End GPUs.
This Generation High-End Cards from AMD are still pending. The Enthusiast class Title is Reserved for Titan like cards or are you going to call them something else.
This Flawed perception I talked about is evident. Next you will say 1060 is High-End Card 1070-1080 Enthusiast and The Titan that is coming is something Entirely different.
Much fuss over nothing.
This is where you should direct your complaints -> www.amd.com
New Titan X releases tomorrow. Meanwhile AMD has... RX 480
Does anyone really gives a F if his card is referenced as Mainstream or High-end? Ridiculous...
MainFrame Alpha
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 05:05 PM
another day a new card and a good review thank you HH.
why is it when ever an AMD card is reviews some people need to jump to there battle stations ready to jump the gun
this is a good value for the money card, it performs good in it's price segment compared to competition
another day a new card and a good review
thank you HH.
why is it when ever an AMD card is reviews some people need to jump to there battle stations ready to jump the gun
this is a good value for the money card, it performs good in it's price segment compared to competition
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 05:22 PM
high-end
adjective
adjective: high-end
denoting the most expensive of a range of products
I´m sorry but I can´t think of these $30 buck chips mounted on cheapo pcb´s with half phone memory as high end. There are already similar cards without heat pipes at all.
high-end
adjective
adjective: high-end
denoting the most expensive of a range of products
I´m sorry but I can´t think of these $30 buck chips mounted on cheapo pcb´s with half phone memory as high end. There are already similar cards without heat pipes at all.
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 05:28 PM
Much fuss over nothing.
This is where you should direct your complaints -> www.amd.com
New Titan X releases tomorrow. Meanwhile AMD has... RX 480
Does anyone really gives a F if his card is referenced as Mainstream or High-end? Ridiculous...
Who cares if another Titan is releases tommorow. Its an overpriced cash grab. You can buy 5-6 of these 480's for one Titan X.
Much fuss over nothing.
This is where you should direct your complaints -> www.amd.com
New Titan X releases tomorrow. Meanwhile AMD has... RX 480
Does anyone really gives a F if his card is referenced as Mainstream or High-end? Ridiculous...
Who cares if another Titan is releases tommorow. Its an overpriced cash grab. You can buy 5-6 of these 480's for one Titan X.
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 06:38 PM
The Damage is done by people comparing Mainstream Hardware vs High-End One and expecting parity.
Such flawed thinking is trending all over the place and is shaping the general perception of the product.
These people and the rest trusting them don't need New CPUs and New GPUs they need new Brains!
AMD was the one marketing it as high end card, therefore people compared it to other high end cards.
Just like they said bulldozer would destroy intel.
The Damage is done by people comparing Mainstream Hardware vs High-End One and expecting parity.
Such flawed thinking is trending all over the place and is shaping the general perception of the product.
These people and the rest trusting them don't need New CPUs and New GPUs they need new Brains!
AMD was the one marketing it as high end card, therefore people compared it to other high end cards.
Just like they said bulldozer would destroy intel.
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 07:59 PM
Btw Hilbert the oc result for Tomb Raider is the same as the reference model. And you have different fps in the Tomb Raider test itself. 44 to 48 fps in oc. While in the test it shows 45 for stock 8gb and 47 for the gaming X.
Btw Hilbert the oc result for Tomb Raider is the same as the reference model. And you have different fps in the Tomb Raider test itself. 44 to 48 fps in oc. While in the test it shows 45 for stock 8gb and 47 for the gaming X.
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 09:37 PM
Nice card. ANy idea when the enthusiast AMD card come out of the wood?
Nice card. ANy idea when the enthusiast AMD card come out of the wood?
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 10:06 PM
The main point is this card has very few people in strict need of it other than the usual people upgrading. It's not going to pull any Nvidia buyers with brains.
Why would you sack your OC 970 for this? Witcher 3 runs about the same or worse when 970 has big OC. And you miss Gameworks additions which are pretty huge in Witcher 3 IMO. People are selling perfectly great 970s for 160-220 dollars atm.
And then the cooling. And the heat. There is literally no reason to go here. Might be really cool in a PS4 Neo though.
Also, this is not performing like high-end GPUs IMO. When I think high-end I think 980ti. Period. This isn't even close. It's worse in many ways than a fully OC'd 970.
A nice card for those AMD fans that have not upgraded for a while, but very hard to recommend for hardcore gamers because of all the stuff you miss with going AMD.
The main point is this card has very few people in strict need of it other than the usual people upgrading. It's not going to pull any Nvidia buyers with brains.
Why would you sack your OC 970 for this? Witcher 3 runs about the same or worse when 970 has big OC. And you miss Gameworks additions which are pretty huge in Witcher 3 IMO. People are selling perfectly great 970s for 160-220 dollars atm.
And then the cooling. And the heat. There is literally no reason to go here. Might be really cool in a PS4 Neo though.
Also, this is not performing like high-end GPUs IMO. When I think high-end I think 980ti. Period. This isn't even close. It's worse in many ways than a fully OC'd 970.
A nice card for those AMD fans that have not upgraded for a while, but very hard to recommend for hardcore gamers because of all the stuff you miss with going AMD.
Undying
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 10:17 PM
The main point is this card has very few people in strict need of it other than the usual people upgrading. It's not going to pull any Nvidia buyers with brains.
Why would you sack your OC 970 for this? Witcher 3 runs about the same or worse when 970 has big OC. And you miss Gameworks additions which are pretty huge in Witcher 3 IMO. People are selling perfectly great 970s for 160-220 dollars atm.
And then the cooling. And the heat. There is literally no reason to go here. Might be really cool in a PS4 Neo though.
Also, this is not performing like high-end GPUs IMO. When I think high-end I think 980ti. Period. This isn't even close. It's worse in many ways than a fully OC'd 970.
A nice card for those AMD fans that have not upgraded for a while, but very hard to recommend for hardcore gamers because of all the stuff you miss with going AMD.
It was meant to be an upgrade from gtx6xx and 7xx users as well as older hd 7000 series from AMD. No one should replace 970 with 480 or 1060.
The main point is this card has very few people in strict need of it other than the usual people upgrading. It's not going to pull any Nvidia buyers with brains.
Why would you sack your OC 970 for this? Witcher 3 runs about the same or worse when 970 has big OC. And you miss Gameworks additions which are pretty huge in Witcher 3 IMO. People are selling perfectly great 970s for 160-220 dollars atm.
And then the cooling. And the heat. There is literally no reason to go here. Might be really cool in a PS4 Neo though.
Also, this is not performing like high-end GPUs IMO. When I think high-end I think 980ti. Period. This isn't even close. It's worse in many ways than a fully OC'd 970.
A nice card for those AMD fans that have not upgraded for a while, but very hard to recommend for hardcore gamers because of all the stuff you miss with going AMD.
It was meant to be an upgrade from gtx6xx and 7xx users as well as older hd 7000 series from AMD. No one should replace 970 with 480 or 1060.
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Posted on: 08/01/2016 10:29 PM
No 480 is high-end, 490 = enthusiast class.
But but....
Join us as we review the MSI Radeon RX 480 GAMING X, we test the model fitted with 8GB graphics memory (there is a 4GB model as well). This TwinFrozr VI cooled mainstream graphics card series will all...
Review: MSI Radeon RX 480 GAMING X
No 480 is high-end, 490 = enthusiast class.
But but....
Join us as we review the MSI Radeon RX 480 GAMING X, we test the model fitted with 8GB graphics memory (there is a 4GB model as well). This TwinFrozr VI cooled mainstream graphics card series will all...
Review: MSI Radeon RX 480 GAMING X
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Still a little disappointed in the performance of the RX 480 overclocked. At least this one has the thermals under control.