Sapphire Radeon RX 480 Nitro - Comments (Page 2)

Bleib

2016-07-04 20:22

Good thing I skipped the reference card, but I guess I will still wait for 1060 to be released to see if there is a positive answer.

#5300788

robintson

2016-07-04 21:23

This RX 480 GPU (reference model) has a "problem" with too much over draw power over the pci-e slot and over the 6 pin slot as well. The point is that when AIB models of RX 480 will come out with the 8 pin slot it will possibly fix the problem with the power draw from the PSU on the 8 pin connector, but not the power over draw of the pci-e slot. That is why AMD has to fix this problem with the only solution possible on the driver level by throttling the GPU clocks and underclocking it. The 8 pin slot fix is not a fix of the problem of the pci-e over power draw actually on every single RX 480, reference, or AIB. I would like to read the opinion of HH about this point.

#5300791

PrMinisterGR

2016-07-04 21:30

This RX 480 GPU (reference model) has a "problem" with too much over draw power over the pci-e slot and over the 6 pin slot as well. The point is that when AIB models of RX 480 will come out with the 8 pin slot it will possibly fix the problem with the power draw from the PSU on the 8 pin connector, but not the power over draw of the pci-e slot. That is why AMD has to fix this problem with the only solution possible on the driver level by throttling the GPU clocks and underclocking it. The 8 pin slot fix is not a fix of the problem of the pci-e over power draw actually on every single RX 480, reference, or AIB. I would like to read the opinion of HH about this point.

This card seems to have a completely different PCB design, and even the reference ones have a fix incoming. What makes you say that a custom-PCB card will have the same problem while we don't even know what is going on with the reference ones?

#5300793

vase

2016-07-04 21:43

This RX 480 GPU (reference model) has a "problem" with too much over draw power over the pci-e slot and over the 6 pin slot as well. The point is that when AIB models of RX 480 will come out with the 8 pin slot it will possibly fix the problem with the power draw from the PSU on the 8 pin connector, but not the power over draw of the pci-e slot. That is why AMD has to fix this problem with the only solution possible on the driver level by throttling the GPU clocks and underclocking it. The 8 pin slot fix is not a fix of the problem of the pci-e over power draw actually on every single RX 480, reference, or AIB. I would like to read the opinion of HH about this point.

you think power draw on pcie-slot will stay the same while 8pin provides more on the other hand? that would mean a tdp increase. without change of the other components, how is that possible? what you are suggesting is: 2 more molex 12V pins won't be enough to shift the ~1A overload to the pice-8pin-connector. i don't think so.

#5300811

Dragondale13

2016-07-04 22:42

I don't see any Xfire connector.How are they going to work? Is it true Amd plans on having Xfire be set as a global option in driver software, without the need for per-game profiles? I remember reading about it but can't recall where.

#5300817

vase

2016-07-04 22:59

I don't see any Xfire connector.How are they going to work? Is it true Amd plans on having Xfire be set as a global option in driver software, without the need for per-game profiles? I remember reading about it but can't recall where.

for a long time no need for xfire cable on the most modern AMD cards anymore http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/Crossfire-Chart.aspx

#5300823

Dragondale13

2016-07-04 23:16

for a long time no need for xfire cable on the most modern AMD cards anymore http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/Crossfire-Chart.aspx

Ah! I didn't know that, thanks.

#5304927

mathiash

2016-07-12 17:20

20 what bucks? Pound? The pound being the most redundant currency in the world saying 20 bucks is a really bad reference for everybody else. I know one can look it up, which is still not reliable, but pound is just no "bucks" to go by.

#5305106

(.)(.)

2016-07-12 22:47

Any chance of getting ARMA 3 benches added now that APEX is out, Hilbert?

#5305191

PrMinisterGR

2016-07-13 04:07

Any chance of getting ARMA 3 benches added now that APEX is out, Hilbert?

That's still DX11 right? Didn't they say they won't backport DX12, but use it directly for their next engine/title?

#5305246

(.)(.)

2016-07-13 08:14

That's still DX11 right? Didn't they say they won't backport DX12, but use it directly for their next engine/title?

Good point. The game is heavily cpu bound isnt it?

#5305282

Ryu5uzaku

2016-07-13 10:20

Oh yes it is. Poor fps on amd all around 😀

#5305312

(.)(.)

2016-07-13 11:30

Great. So the one game i want to upgrade for cant be fixed by upgrading.. This platform 🙄 ...honestly.

#5305317

Undying

2016-07-13 11:43

Great. So the one game i want to upgrade for cant be fixed by upgrading.. This platform 🙄 ...honestly.

Instead of the GPU change you get yourself a Skylake system and overclock living crap out of it.

#5305342

(.)(.)

2016-07-13 12:40

Instead of the GPU change you get yourself a Skylake system and overclock living crap out of it.

I was looking at the cpu side of things for arma 3, but seems negligible when comparing the price of upgrading vs the performance gain over what i have already.

#5305500

PrMinisterGR

2016-07-13 18:23

Good point. The game is heavily cpu bound isnt it?

The engine is seriously badly written it seems. It's nice to at least hear that the next ARMA will be on a new engine.