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July 2016
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The editors liked
Great value
8GB of GDDR5
When paired with a FreeSync monitor 1440p gaming is a legitimate option
Good DX12 performance
The editors didn't like
Reference design cooler limits overclocking and makes more noise than the AIB designs of MSI
ASUS and Gigabyte
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Published: 2016-06-29, Author: Jeff , review by: Techreport.com
Before we get too deep into our thoughts and feelings about Polaris and the Radeon RX 480, let's break out a couple of our famous value scatter plots. We'll first look at the performance-per-dollar these cards offer going by the potential measure of aver...
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Published: 2016-06-29, Author: Ryan , review by: anandtech.com
AMD learned a lot from the 28nm generation – and more often than not the hard way – and they have put those lessons to good use in Polaris. Polaris's power efficiency has been greatly increased thanks to a combination of GlobalFoundries 14nm FinFET proces...
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Published: 2016-06-29, Author: Ryan , review by: pcper.com
There it is, the revolution that AMD has been promising us for what seems like years now. Does it live up to the hype? Hard to say for certain until the entire summer pans out, but the Radeon RX 480 is an impressively built and positioned graphics card th...
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Published: 2016-06-29, Author: Steve , review by: gamersnexus.net
AMD's RX 480 launch introduces the Polaris architecture to the world, arranging an alliterative architecture assortment from both GPU vendors. This is AMD's answer to the largest market segment, shipping in 4GB and 8GB variants that are priced at $200 an...
Looking at our results, it's fairly clear that AMD has a a real contender on its hands. The Radeon RX 480 provides performance on par with previous generation, high-end offerings for a price that is currently unmatched in the market place. The all new GCN...
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Published: 2016-06-29, Author: Bruno , review by: reviewstudio.net
performance, power consumption, overclocking, silent, price
There is a new era for AMD graphics division and it started with Polaris. Divided in two – Polaris 10 and 11 – the new family launched 3 members: RX480, RX470 and RX460. Today you've read about the first one as being the most powerful of the three.The per...
The AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB video card that we reviewed today brings solid performance numbers to the $239 price point. The AMD Radeon RX 480 is aimed at 1080P and 1440P gamers and we have to admit that this is a great graphics card for those gaming at thos...
Published: 2016-06-29, Author: Marco , review by: hothardware.com
Good Performance Per Dollar, Compact Design, Bleeding-Edge Features, Competitive Pricing, WattMan Overclocking Utility
Power In Line With 2-Year Old Maxwell GPUs
The Radeon RX 480's power characteristics were slightly better than the GeForce GTX 970 as well, which is somewhat surprising. In the lead-up to this launch AMD claimed Polaris would offer a monumental leap in efficiency. Versus previous-gen Radeons, the...
Dirt-cheap price, No-compromises 1080p gaming, good 1440p gaming, Can power virtual reality headsets, Big leap in power efficiency over past AMD cards
Still not as power efficient as GeForce cards, Stability and performance issues with slick new overclocking software
AMD's first graphics card built around its cutting-edge Polaris GPU delivers big performance and better power efficiency for just $200, or slightly more for an 8GB version...
Outstanding Performance per Dollar, Power efficiency improved, 8 GB VRAM, Improved software voltage control, HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4
Noisy, Card runs into temperature and power limit, resulting in reduced clocks, Limited GPU overclocking potential, Power draw exceeds PCI-Express specification, Fans don't stop in idle, High temperatures, Multi-monitor and Blu-ray power draw still terrib
According to AMD, the Radeon RX 480 8 GB will retail for $239; a 4 GB version will be available for $199. Outstanding Performance per Dollar Power efficiency improved 8 GB VRAM Improved software voltage control HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4 Noisy Card runs i...
