Asus Strix RX 480 vs XFX RX 480, who has better cooling and performance overall

[pancho64]

Hello
I want to buy a new graphics card an upgrade from my gtx 660 (RIP) to one of the latest graphics cards.
After a lot of research i have come to the decision of buying a AMD RX 480 8GB instead of another Nvidia, but the thing is i cant decide from one of this two cards.
I have read good things about of them but i want to get more information about them before i buy.
Two great decision factors for me is the cooling system and performance without overclocking, i live in Tijuana, Mexico and in summer the weather tends to get really hot, about 42.2 ºC (107.96 ºF) so overclock is out of the question for me and to be honest i dont like it that much.
I know the ASUS strix has 3 fans vs 2 fans of the XFX so i think Asus wins in this one on cooling but how it handles in performance?
Does the XFX is better and it doesn't struggle with heat or they both have similar performance and is just a matter of the cooling system?

Extra question:
Which one do you think is easier to clean?

 

[weberdarren97]

Which XFX card? The GTR version features their best power delivery and cooling.

I need to update this playlist to include more cards, but the information that is there is still relevant. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7WPbVYa4UPZQOesNdr_06BUznSONDwDq

 

[pancho64]

Which XFX card? The GTR version features their best power delivery and cooling.

I need to update this playlist to include more cards, but the information that is there is still relevant. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7WPbVYa4UPZQOesNdr_06BUznSONDwDq

this one
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/xfx-hard-swap-edition-amd-radeon-rx-480-rs-8-gb-gddr5-pci-express-3-0-graphics-card-with-white-led-backlight/5550001.p?skuId=5550001&extStoreId=&ref=212&loc=1&ksid=507c7e9a-7cfd-4a7b-a94d-2ff28bae4fc9&ksprof_id=3&ksaffcode=pg218887&ksdevice=c&lsft=ref:212,loc:2&gclid=Cj0KEQjwnsPGBRDo4c6RqK-Oqu8BEiQAwNviCRIgET3e9DBjU-f6XMF8CuMsd6mtvOM7HNKxoLQE-wAaAgBR8P8HAQ

thanks for the video too.

 

[Sm0k]

Hi pancho64,

In terms of cooling I´ll go with Asus, his DirectCU cooling system has show great performance over the years and I’ll run a bit cooler than the XFX

About performance booth will perform almost identically, the difference bitewing them is about 10Mhz to 14Mhz so no noticed in gaming performance there

 

[Susquehannock]

^^ agree. Overall performance will be the same. Advantage of slightly higher clock speeds will only be seen in benchmark numbers.

The three fan ASUS strix model is superior cooling with less noise.

 

[TJ Hooker]

this one
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/xfx-hard-swap-edition-amd-radeon-rx-480-rs-8-gb-gddr5-pci-express-3-0-graphics-card-with-white-led-backlight/5550001.p?skuId=5550001&extStoreId=&ref=212&loc=1&ksid=507c7e9a-7cfd-4a7b-a94d-2ff28bae4fc9&ksprof_id=3&ksaffcode=pg218887&ksdevice=c&lsft=ref:212,loc:2&gclid=Cj0KEQjwnsPGBRDo4c6RqK-Oqu8BEiQAwNviCRIgET3e9DBjU-f6XMF8CuMsd6mtvOM7HNKxoLQE-wAaAgBR8P8HAQ

thanks for the video too.

Definitely get the Strix over that XFX model.