which rx 480 variant to choose?

[00anshu00]

Hi, I am stuck between which rx 480 variant to choose from :-
asus rog sitrix 8gb
msi armor oc 8gb
msi gaming x 8gb
sapphire nitro + oc 8gb

I will definitrly chck for review fr each variant.Just wanted to know your opinion.Thanks in advance🙂

 

[RCFProd]

It's a battle between MSI RX 480 8GB Gaming X vs. XFX RX 480 GTR. Both are one of the best for AMD's Polaris RT serie.

I don't see the XFX GTR in your list. Not an option?

 

[Dikyashi]

Hi OP,

I would go with the sapphire rx 480 OC 1342mhz as i own it myself.Normal temps are 45-50 and under load max i got was 82-85 degree.I have got this to OC til 1385mhz(i dont know how to OC well so maybe i am doing it wrong)

I dont know about other cards listed but i have seen this 2 particular cards that do well

XFX RX480 GTR(i have seen this card hit around 1410 mhz clock(jay2cent youtube review )

HIS IceQ roaring OC(seen this card hit 1400mhz easily(source:Videocardz)) but its a ugly card


Idk if the above rx 480 samples sent to them are silicon lottery samples or just the normal samples but its worth looking into it

 

[RCFProd]

Reviews say the Nitro suffers from light throttling and slightly high in temps, It's solid but not the best.

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

What's the resolution and refresh rate of your monitor?

When you get to the RX 480 8GB's price point, it's generally better to go for the GTX 1060 6GB. The 4GB version of the RX 480 is a great option when it comes to value for money.

 

[RCFProd]

What's the resolution and refresh rate of your monitor?

When you get to the RX 480 8GB's price point, it's generally better to go for the GTX 1060 6GB. The 4GB version of the RX 480 is a great option when it comes to value for money.

Depends I guess. If the OP plays DX12 games or wants a freesync monitor, the AMD RX is probably the better one.

 

[00anshu00]

What's the resolution and refresh rate of your monitor?

When you get to the RX 480 8GB's price point, it's generally better to go for the GTX 1060 6GB. The 4GB version of the RX 480 is a great option when it comes to value for money.

Well I have a 60 hz monitor and hoping for 1080p gaming.Reason I chose amd is the dx12 supported and vlukan games apparently run better in rx 480,and also the 2 extra gigs wont hurt.Both of the prices of 1060 and rx 480 are kind of same here.

But honestly I have kept an pen mind.So which variant of 1060 would you recommend?I have asus and evga to choose from..

 

[00anshu00]

It's a battle between MSI RX 480 8GB Gaming X vs. XFX RX 480 GTR. Both are one of the best for AMD's Polaris RT serie.

I don't see the XFX GTR in your list. Not an option?

yup.No xfx here,atleast in the online.And few stores which sell gpus charge ridiculous price

 

[RCFProd]

For the GTX 1060 the Asus might be better than the EVGA one. Some EVGA Pascal graphics cards are suffering from thermal overheating.

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

For a 1080p 60hz monitor, the RX 480 4GB would get my recommendation.

 

[00anshu00]

It's a battle between MSI RX 480 8GB Gaming X vs. XFX RX 480 GTR. Both are one of the best for AMD's Polaris RT serie.

I don't see the XFX GTR in your list. Not an option?

Hey gud news,the xfx is available for me now that is two versions of it, RS and GTR.
I heard that GTR is better than the RS?


Also the xfx has mentioned this on newegg -
"Minimum Power Supply Requirement: 500W
XFX Recommended Power Supply: XFX 550W PSU"


and my psu is Antec VP550P(Its not top end,but had no other option at that time,psu's are limited in choice and expensive here)

So now what do you think now (same price as msi gaming x)

 

[RCFProd]

Your power supply will run an RX 480 just fine.

The XFX RS is poor. Well, the XFX RS should be threated like a reference RX blower 480. You shouldn't overclock it, the fans are a bit loud and the GPU will run 80-85 degrees under load. It has poor cooling.

However the XFX GTR is a BEAST and I'd take it over the MSI Gaming X.