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Review: MSI Radeon RX 480 GAMING X
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.
Read the full review here.
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FCAT review: Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce GTX 1060 Frametimes - 07/27/2016 10:00 AM
We review frame-pacing and frame time behavior with the Radeon RX 480, but will compare it with the GeForce GTX 1060, will FCAT reveal some stuff we need to know? Check out the full article right here...
Review: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 GAMING - 07/26/2016 07:30 AM
We review the G1 GAMING GeForce GTX 1060 from Gigabyte. It is 20 bucks cheaper compared to the founders edition, but comes factory overclocked on that custom PCB fitted with a WindForce 2X cooler, Bac...
Review: Anidees AI-Crystal Tempered Glass Chassis - 07/22/2016 09:15 AM
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Review: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X - 07/20/2016 09:07 AM
In our 3rd GTX 1060 review we test the new MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X. Aimed at the mainstream segment with a 279 USD price this card is 20 bucks cheaper compared to the founders edition, yet comes...
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#5314598 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.
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#5314601 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.
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#5314615 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.
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#5314630 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.
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#5314634 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.
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#5314635 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.
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#5314636 Posted on: 08/01/2016 02:10 PM
Thank you HH.
Thank you HH.
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#5314638 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.
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#5314645 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.
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#5314650 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!
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#5314652 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?)
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#5314656 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.
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#5314661 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.
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#5314681 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.
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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.