Hello, So I built a pc 1.5yrs ago with these specs:
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 @3.7ghz OC
MSI B350 Gaming Plus
2x4gb 3200mhz G.skill Ripjaws V
PNY GTX 1050 2gb
Corsair CX550M
HP S700 120gb SSD w/ Windows 10 Pro X64
I got tired of my GTX1050s performance, so I decided to pick up a refurbished Sapphire RX480 8gb Nitro pulse.
Used GTX 1050, deleted MSI afterburner and settings, deleted anything Nvidia related including drivers, used DDU in safe mode.
The card arrives and looks great. Installed the Sapphire card and 8 pin power. RGB on the card turned on. Booting was a success. I downloaded the latest drivers directly from AMDS sight and they installed flawlessly. Now screen runs at the correct resolution, YAY. Even opened 1080p youtube and it played great. I was so excited until I sat the youtube video to 4k. The framerate was terrible. My 1050 did 4k youtube no problem.
Problem: Playing 1080p games or 4k youtube stutters to death and isn't smooth. Nothing loads correctly
I opened GTAV, only to have the game say I didn't have enough Vram. Game loaded anyway, but at 480p low. I used to use 1080p highish with my 1050. Turning settings to 1080p low gave me stutter and 5fps. GTAV said my card had 4gb vram in settings. Nothing loaded in properly.
Opening a DX11 title recieves a DX error. Must be running in DX10 only.
Downloaded MSI afterburner to see 0% GPU usage, 0mhz Vram, 0mhz core, 0% fan speed. I couldn't change anything. Device manager displays RX480, but with Error code 43, meaning the card can't be used.
GPUZ sees the 8gb card, but again 0mhz and some things are missing.
HWmonitor and Userbenchmark see no GPU at all.
What I have done: Reinstalled latest drivers 2 times. Taken 8 pin out of the card, returning me with no boot so I plugged it back in.
I even put my 1050 in alongside the 480, however, the PC wouldn't boot. Wouldnt boot with either card individually. No motherboard debug lights lit. My motherboard is picky about hardware changes, so i cleared the CMOS and the PC booted correctlyish on the 480. My mobo even needs CMOS cleared if I change storage drives, pathetic.
The card seems to be running using software rendering;.
View: https://imgur.com/a/BcAIaEs
This sounds like a VBIOS or related hardware issue. How can I solve this without a return?
The card works well enough for me to type this to you with 1080p youtube working flawlessly in the background.
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 @3.7ghz OC
MSI B350 Gaming Plus
2x4gb 3200mhz G.skill Ripjaws V
PNY GTX 1050 2gb
Corsair CX550M
HP S700 120gb SSD w/ Windows 10 Pro X64
I got tired of my GTX1050s performance, so I decided to pick up a refurbished Sapphire RX480 8gb Nitro pulse.
Used GTX 1050, deleted MSI afterburner and settings, deleted anything Nvidia related including drivers, used DDU in safe mode.
The card arrives and looks great. Installed the Sapphire card and 8 pin power. RGB on the card turned on. Booting was a success. I downloaded the latest drivers directly from AMDS sight and they installed flawlessly. Now screen runs at the correct resolution, YAY. Even opened 1080p youtube and it played great. I was so excited until I sat the youtube video to 4k. The framerate was terrible. My 1050 did 4k youtube no problem.
Problem: Playing 1080p games or 4k youtube stutters to death and isn't smooth. Nothing loads correctly
I opened GTAV, only to have the game say I didn't have enough Vram. Game loaded anyway, but at 480p low. I used to use 1080p highish with my 1050. Turning settings to 1080p low gave me stutter and 5fps. GTAV said my card had 4gb vram in settings. Nothing loaded in properly.
Opening a DX11 title recieves a DX error. Must be running in DX10 only.
Downloaded MSI afterburner to see 0% GPU usage, 0mhz Vram, 0mhz core, 0% fan speed. I couldn't change anything. Device manager displays RX480, but with Error code 43, meaning the card can't be used.
GPUZ sees the 8gb card, but again 0mhz and some things are missing.
HWmonitor and Userbenchmark see no GPU at all.
What I have done: Reinstalled latest drivers 2 times. Taken 8 pin out of the card, returning me with no boot so I plugged it back in.
I even put my 1050 in alongside the 480, however, the PC wouldn't boot. Wouldnt boot with either card individually. No motherboard debug lights lit. My motherboard is picky about hardware changes, so i cleared the CMOS and the PC booted correctlyish on the 480. My mobo even needs CMOS cleared if I change storage drives, pathetic.
The card seems to be running using software rendering;.
View: https://imgur.com/a/BcAIaEs
This sounds like a VBIOS or related hardware issue. How can I solve this without a return?
The card works well enough for me to type this to you with 1080p youtube working flawlessly in the background.
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