RX 480 4GB or 8GB - MSI Gaming X or Nitro +

[DanielMZXG]

So I plan to buy a new GPU card to replace my R9 270 on my system (I5-6600K 4.6Ghz OC, 16GB DDR4 2600MHZ booster, Z170MX-GAMING 5 Mobo, 750W Gold X SeaSonic and etc..)

ANYWAY, I purchased a new display(1080P) with FreeSync, and I was hoping to test it until Dec', when the 490/Fury/Fury X comes out. My point is, if the FreeSync doesn't help that much until then, I will just buy a 1070/80/TI as I planned.

VRAM - Do you think 4GB will be enough for the current games? because I can't see the RX 480 handles heavy games and uses more than 4GB of its VRAM.
Model - Sadly, in my country there is no Powercolor (which seems to be the best on the RX480 line for now) so my options are Gigabyte, Nitro and MSI. Sadly(x2) the Gigabyte won't support FreeSync (Nothing about it on their website) so I left with MSI and Nitro. Which one would you take?

 

[Dustybin]

I think Assassins creed and GTA V are two of the biggest culprits for gobbling up VRAM, for most games there was a very small difference between the 4GB and 8GB version. If you're only planning on using it till December I would just get the 4GB model. Personally I would take the MSI, I have had AMD cards from them before and anecdotally they have been excellent.

 

[DanielMZXG]

I think Assassins creed and GTA V are two of the biggest culprits for gobbling up VRAM, for most games there was a very small difference between the 4GB and 8GB version. If you're only planning on using it till December I would just get the 4GB model. Personally I would take the MSI, I have had AMD cards from them before and anecdotally they have been excellent.

Thanks! guess the 4GB is the choice.



Any more comments\opinions about getting the MSI or Nitro?

 

[spdragoo]

MSI's been a good choice for me as well.

 

[DanielMZXG]

Now that MSI's reviews came out...
Would you still pick it over Sapphire?

 

[philanthropic1989]

Now that MSI's reviews came out...
Would you still pick it over Sapphire?

Which reviews are you referring to?

 

[DanielMZXG]

Now that MSI's reviews came out...
Would you still pick it over Sapphire?

Which reviews are you referring to?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64VOiNwL5ns
Guru3D
and more websites..

 

[Spamburger]

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/msi_gtx1060_gaming_x_6g

Based on what I've seen with the NVIDIA reviews, the MSI GAMING cards have the best coolers.

http://www.legitreviews.com/sapphire-nitro-radeon-rx-480-4gb-video-card-review_184553
https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/4v5yuy/sapphire_nitro_radeon_rx_480_4gb_video_card

Some are saying that Sapphire could have done a better job.

 

[NightHaveN]

I really doubt Gigabyte will remove Freesync. Unlike NVidia SLI, there is no custom plug to remove from the PCB like NVidia did with the 1060.

I had a bad experience with Gybabyte on the past both with gpu and motherboard and I usually ignore them.

Of the other 2, Sapphire runs at 1340 MHz which causes more heat and noise than MSI. That provides only a couple of frames over MSI, and due to the extreme clock, there is not much headroom for you to improve.

 

[NightHaveN]

Also most AiB cards have issues with both Wattman and Afterburner. Since Sapphire has not updated their Trixx app yet, you will be out of luck with manual overclocking for a while.

But MSI cards will very likely be supported by Afterburner since day one.