The AMD Radeon RX 480 Preview: Polaris Makes Its Mainstream Mark
by Ryan Smith on June 29, 2016 9:00 AM ESTGaming Performance, Continued
While AMD’s launch drivers for the RX 480 have by and large been stable, the one outlier here has been Grand Theft Auto V. In the current drivers there is an issue that appears to affect the game’s built-in benchmark on GCN 1.1 and later cards, causing stuttering, reduced performance, and in the case of the 380X, complete crashes. AMD has told me that they’ve discovered the issue as well and will be issuing a fixed driver, but it was not ready in time for the review.
Continuing our look at gaming performance, it’s becoming increasingly clear that RX 480 trends closely to the last generation Radeon R9 390 and the GeForce GTX 970. Given their architectural similarity, in a lot of ways this is a repeat of 390 vs 970 in general; the two cards are sometimes equal, and sometimes far apart. But in the end, on average, they are close together on our 2016 benchmark suite.
For mainstream video card users, this means that last year’s enthusiast-level performance has come down to mainstream prices.
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D. Lister - Thursday, June 30, 2016 - link
@fanofanandWhat he is saying is, that the total power draw of the 2x 1080 from the motherboard is less than 75W, because they take most of the power from the 8-pin connectors, which is true. The same statement is also true for the Radeon 290X, a GPU well-known for massive power use. But even 2x 290/290Xs don't draw so much from the board.
Please refrain from abusive language and think before you post, because it only puts you, your argument and your brand of choice, in a negative light.
fanofanand - Friday, July 1, 2016 - link
You are choosing to scold me for calling him out on his word choices that portray an inaccurate statement? Of all the people on here and all the things they say? Mr. Lister, kindly F off.D. Lister - Saturday, July 2, 2016 - link
:) well, no one who has ever scolded me, used the word "please". Anyhow, you misunderstood the guy, didn't conduct any research in the matter, and instead of replying with an opposing argument/reference you asked for his post to be deleted and then called him an idiot. Acting like that only serves to push you in a weaker position, and drags AT down to the level of places like wccftech. Anyway, I will now kindly F off.Murloc - Tuesday, July 5, 2016 - link
lol what he says puts "his brand of choice" in negative light'guys please get a grip
D. Lister - Tuesday, July 5, 2016 - link
Yeah, complicated, but you'll figure it out once you're done laughing out loud. :)Mode+ - Thursday, June 30, 2016 - link
Standard 12V 6 pin connector is rated up to 192W without the HCS terminals. The specification is for 150W. It's a guideline, not a rule.TheinsanegamerN - Thursday, June 30, 2016 - link
And my car is rated to go up to 120MPH. Doesnt mean that it will work well for long at that speed.Rumpeltroll80 - Monday, July 4, 2016 - link
That is why many are releasing the RX 480 with a 8 pin instead of 6 pin. 150 Watt on a 8 pin, only 75 watt on a 6 pin.So problem seems to be solved then right? Here is one card with the change
http://www.tweaktown.com/news/52878/sapphires-upco...
komplik - Thursday, June 30, 2016 - link
Really? https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/RX_480_Cro...In average... slower than single 1070
erple2 - Friday, July 1, 2016 - link
I didn't see that from the charts - I saw it to be faster. Personally, I ignored resolutions below 1440p, as buying 2 of these for those resolutions seems pointless.In the aggregate including games where there was no crossfire scaling, the 1070 was competitive, and slightly faster.