AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB review
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sverek
First impression, not that bad for $200 - $250, that competes with 970/980.
Card price is where it supposed to be. No surprise magic in price or performance. Still a bit underwhelming, considering opponent cards are about to get 2 years old.
So... performance is between 970 and 980.
We have 970 for $239 and 980 for $549 (release price).
This is might be somewhat good GPU for HD resolution, but by far not enough if we talk 120/144 fps. So yeah 480 is an option for people who upgrade from ancient GPUs for HD monitor.
AMD have to stabilize shops prices asap according to "release price", so 480 will be picked before 970 and 980.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units#GeForce_900_Series
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units#Radeon_RX_400_Series
-Tj-
2nd 😛 lol
Edit: both guru3d and techpowerup have some server issues.
But from what i saw so far up to stock Fury perf. Just like that 3dmark11 gpu score leak.
chispy
here we go folks 😀
dk_lightning
I was like, why on earth is the site so SLOW.. then I saw the 480 Article.. Ahh.. I get it lol
mcfart
Aw ya! Hold my bamboo - i'm going in!
edit: lol won't load
NiColaoS
Let's say the RX480 in terms of performance is exactly the same with GTX970 whilst the price is about 200/220 Euros. Indisputably it's no-brainer. RX480 incorporates all true DX12 with much newer architecture, even less power consumption and even more DX12 features. A true future-proof card. First time I consider to go Red. Not to mention the additional advantages in DX12 features whilst it's a true Console-like card. I'm extremely optimistic. I'll buy one in order to familiar my self with Red and if a card with HMB2 (8GB) comes out early next year, it will be my 2nd Red card.
Denial
So it is 150w..
Spartan
Yep.
Edit: now it's working.
Hilbert Hagedoorn
Administrator
yep, adding a 4th front-end server to load-balancing got it running again. If you feel the forums are getting slower, now you know which server was added 😉
k3lt
Kinda disappointed with performance, also poor OC capabilities.. waiting for 1060 reviews and then i'll decide my next GPU..
vase
very nice review.
i like the very wide game choice this time!
and the 3dmark oc graph
200-250$ for a card that settles around 980, Nano, Fury, 390X
400-500$ for it in crossfire that beats single GTX1080 by far
i cant stop laughing at all the people who tried to badtalk this card.
(and still try to)
http://i.makeagif.com/media/10-02-2015/xShB_5.gif
Undying
First of all, very well written review HH. Was enjoying reading it.
Great little card. Nice boost from Tahiti/Tonga users. I must say card performance little bit slower than i expected but also less priced.
I would never say im dissapointed. In few instances it matches even 390X/gtx980. AMD kept what they said, priced respectively at 200-250Eur. (not like nvidia).
1375mhz overclock isnt that bad also. I guess HH got somewhat better sample than some.
WhiteLightning
Moderator
Disappointing, hoped for more!
8GB model €319 atm here https://www.alternate.nl/AMD/Grafische-kaarten/RX-480&utm_source=altactie&s2m_campaign=AMD+Portal
-Tj-
Yeah oc is a bit weak.
REMOVED- guys come on, do you really need to insert competing website results into a Guru3D review thread ?
Sometimes its between 980gtx and 980ti
Sometimes between 780ti and Fury.
Not bad for ~250€ though..
XenthorX
Great review, thanks Hilbert 🤓
Archimonde
Yeah, all the problems of multi-gpu + 340W just to match a 1080, and that's just at stock. Wait till you OC to see wattage go way higher. This is basically less efficient than a 980
vase
https://geizhals.eu/?cat=gra16_512&xf=1440_RX+480
8GB 264€ in UK, 278€ in Germany
i dont have ANY problems with a rather old 270X cfx so why would there be problems with 480 cfx.
if people cant configure their stuff properly. not my problem.
WhiteLightning
Moderator
I wouldnt trust that first one, its a dodgy one. no reviews at all and its been there for a while now at that price. (since 1/6 lol)
GeniusPr0
Sadly, the 1070 is a better deal. Where this card shines is DX12/VR.
Ryu5uzaku
http://www.mindfactory.de/Hardware/Grafikkarten+(VGA)/Radeon+RX+Serie/RX+480.html
Some better prices for you.
Well I am not disappointed in the least. Power usage is higher then I expected tho.
1375mhz the card is as fast as 390x @ 1200 on the core. So around Fury level performance or overclocked 980. But and this is a big but how many of them oc at all?
