ASUS RX 480 STRIX OC 8 GB

mrthanhnguyen · Jul 22, 2016

AMD uses the same trick again. Wait for NVIDIA card then they have a performance target. They will launch VEGA when its a little faster than 1070-1080. Now we have a new Titan X with Pascal architecture. AMD need more time to wait for the perf of the new TITAN X and work something on it product. All I can see about the Nitro+ on reddit (no proof at the moment) is a slideshow of 1420mhz rx480 beats 2100mhz gtx 1060. If it really can hit 1420mhz for ALL THE CARD, AMD fans must be very happy.

ShurikN · Jul 22, 2016

HD64G said:
A few days for Sapphire Nitro+ OC to land in market. After the review, let's dicuss again about which is the best GPU for up to $300.

Here are the specs and prices

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/sapphire-nitro-radeon-rx-480,32306.html

Casecutter · Jul 22, 2016

IDK, this review seems off in many ways to use it to make any judgment at this point would be a disfavor.

I'm waiting for more reviews a other AIB's before I call anything. I'm waiting for Sapphire Nitro and PC's PCS+ versions, the 4Gb prices in those for 1080p hold the most for the regular gamers.

rubenclavs · Jul 22, 2016

Oh no. Another biased review towards Nvidia showing custom RX480s are not worth it compared to 1060.

Guys we need to check fair reviews starting now on.

And also, Sapphire is now reviewed.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3098...480-review-polaris-rethought-and-refined.html

rtwjunkie · Jul 22, 2016

rubenclavs said:
Oh no. Another biased review towards Nvidia showing custom RX480s are not worth it compared to 1060.

Guys we need to check fair reviews starting now on.

And also, Sapphire is now reviewed.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3098...480-review-polaris-rethought-and-refined.html

Just so you know, someone else, instead of providing constructive thoughts and criticisms, thought he could continually make allegations that W1z is biased. See what happened: https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/asus-rx-480-strix-8-gb.224311/page-2#post-3492861

rubenclavs · Jul 22, 2016

@rtwjunkie

I don't care what will happen. Maybe W1z is just guilty or something? HAHAHAHAHA

And also if I will be banned for life here, there are way more good review sites like Guru3d, Toms, TechSpot and etc to read on.

Oh, and if W1z got the Sapphire, in the conclusion page he will still be recommending the 1060 cards hahaha which is at around $249 to $309.

Sapphire Nitro+ RX 480 4GB @ $219 in PC World beats 1060 reference in some games. So do you think W1z will recommend this over the 1060?

We will find out next week or so. Go W1z!

mrthanhnguyen · Jul 22, 2016

rubenclavs said:
@rtwjunkie

I don't care what will happen. Maybe W1z is just guilty or something? HAHAHAHAHA

And also if I will be banned for life here, there are way more good review sites like Guru3d, Toms, TechSpot and etc to read on.

1400mhz OC on the nitro and the gain is massive 1-2 fps. Its in line with Wizard review here in term of OC. Other benchmark is different because they use different bench system.

rtwjunkie · Jul 22, 2016

rubenclavs said:
And also if I will be banned for life here, there are way more good review sites like Guru3d, Toms, TechSpot and etc to read on.

ROFLMAO!!!! You wouldn't know a good review site if it hit you in the ass.
:roll:

I read "Toms" and literally sprayed soda on my monitor it was so instantaneously funny! Good thing it belongs to my work. :oops:

Tsukiyomi91 · Jul 22, 2016

"Sapphire Nitro+ RX 480 4GB @ $219 in PC World beats 1060 reference in some games" yea right... comparing a stock clocked non-FE GTX1060 VS manually OCed RX480 on DX12 + A-Sync driven games. A very "fair" comparison right there lel

Dimi · Jul 22, 2016

I find it so funny how nvidia gets blaimed for price gouging on the 1070's and 1080's when the only AVAILABLE for purcchase RX 480's on newegg are these 2 listed.

380$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA85V4N59840
410$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA85V4ME3998

No offense but for a few dollars more (excellent movie btw) you can buy this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127955

290$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125881

GG AMD

Tsukiyomi91 · Jul 22, 2016

@Dimi hahahaha let them AMD fanboys get burned when they see that xD

Tsukiyomi91 · Jul 22, 2016

to make things worst, over here in Malaysia, ASUS STRIX RX480 costs over MYR2k with tax while Zotac's GTX1060 AMP! Edition costs around MYR1400 with tax. While DX12 is starting to gain traction, DX11 is still the dominant API. So, for now the 1060 is the cheapest best performing mid-range card for 1080p in my country now.

Dethroy · Jul 22, 2016

I just read this @ eteknix regarding noise ...

Annoyingly, a driver bug prevented me from accurately assessing the load noise output which is the reason why there’s no data being displayed below. AMD’s latest driver automatically overrides Sapphire’s tuned fan profile which results in ridiculously fast fan speeds above 2300RPM. Apparently, it’s because AMD targeted a 65C delta instead of 75C which the Sapphire model’s cooling apparatus is based upon.

Adam Freeman · Jul 22, 2016

Dimi said:
I find it so funny how nvidia gets blaimed for price gouging on the 1070's and 1080's when the only AVAILABLE for purcchase RX 480's on newegg are these 2 listed.

380$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA85V4N59840
410$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA85V4ME3998

No offense but for a few dollars more (excellent movie btw) you can buy this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127955

290$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125881

GG AMD

These RX 480s you are referring to are sold and shipped by external seller named OutletPC whereas other
normally priced RX 480s are sold and shipped by newegg. There are many external sellers that deals with
newegg like saveMart, antonline and many others in many countries and the price for the item is caluculated
depending on taxes and shipping costs to such countries. That is why you might see high prices for
some graphics cards or other computer parts sold by some external seller. Here is some other examples
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA85V4NF3264
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0AJ49S4705
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0AJ40W5929

mrthanhnguyen · Jul 22, 2016

Adam Freeman said:
These RX 480s you are referring to are sold and shipped by external seller named OutletPC whereas other
normally priced RX 480s are sold and shipped by newegg. There are many external sellers that deals with
newegg like saveMart, antonline and many others in many countries and the price for the item is caluculated
depending on taxes and shipping costs to such countries. That is why you might see high prices for
some graphics cards or other computer parts sold by some external seller. Here is some other examples
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA85V4NF3264
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0AJ49S4705
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0AJ40W5929

His point of view is the RX480 has nothing available at the MSRP. Same story as the 1070/1080, no better no worse.

mrthanhnguyen · Jul 22, 2016

W1zzard said:
I don't have one

Did you increase the power limit when OC?Coz I read some guys said the gain 1-2 fps when OC with this card is due to not increase power limit.

Keullo-e · Jul 22, 2016

That OC potential (or rather not having it) is the worst in 480's.

rtwjunkie · Jul 22, 2016

9700 Pro said:
That OC potential (or rather not having it) is the worst in 480's

I'm actually curious why this is a big deal to people. Honestly curious.
My reasoning is look how well it already does at 1080p, where the 480's were intended for. OC is not really a necessity, and so should not count against it, IMO.

Keullo-e · Jul 22, 2016

rtwjunkie said:
I'm actually curious why this is a big deal to people. Honestly curious.
My reasoning is look how well it already does at 1080p, where the 480's were intended for. OC is not really a necessity, and so should not count against it, IMO.

Well, RX480 would be the thing for me, but since I always OC my gear to the max, 480 isn't the thing to me. I rather get a cheap GTX970 from my friend, with 100eur it's cheap as hell.

Dethroy · Jul 22, 2016

Sapphire Nitro+ 4GB OC results from PCWorld

rtwjunkie · Jul 22, 2016

Dethroy said:
Sapphire Nitro+ 4GB OC results from PCWorld

Now THAT is what I was expecting from Sapphire! The review shows something completely different than the ASUS offering.

Fluffmeister · Jul 22, 2016

Dethroy said:
Sapphire Nitro+ 4GB OC results from PCWorld

Nothing too exciting in the end then.

Dethroy · Jul 22, 2016

rtwjunkie said:
Now THAT is what I was expecting from Sapphire! The review shows something completely different than the ASUS offering.

Here is a review of the Sapphire Nitro+ OC 8GB card in case you haven't read it yet. And as I mentioned earlier the review states that the Sapphire card is also trying to cool itself down to 65C instead of 75C due to a bug introduced by AMD's latest patch. Hence ASUS is probably not to blame.

Annoyingly, a driver bug prevented me from accurately assessing the load noise output which is the reason why there’s no data being displayed below. AMD’s latest driver automatically overrides Sapphire’s tuned fan profile which results in ridiculously fast fan speeds above 2300RPM. Apparently, it’s because AMD targeted a 65C delta instead of 75C which the Sapphire model’s cooling apparatus is based upon.

ShurikN · Jul 23, 2016

Seems to me that the 4GB Sapphire Nitro is the one to go for. And at $220 nothing can match it on price/performance. Also what I said about 4+GB seems true, for FHD you don't need more than 4. And for 1440p the gpu itself is not that strong, so having more ram doesn't help.

nem.. · Jul 23, 2016

let's burn nitro

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