I'm considering upgrading from my R9 280 to this beast. This is the CHEAPEST I've seen online compared to everywhere else so please correct me if I'm wrong, below.
I've ALWAYS used Sapphire cards without an issue throughout the span of 6+ years.
It supports Vulcan, DirectX 12, is 256bit, has 8GB GDDR5 RAM and is a great futureproof card overall.
Not many can afford £350 - £600+ on a GTX 1070/1080 for 1440p, the mainstream RX 480/GTX 1060 is good enough for 1080p.
Visual improvements from High detail to Ultra detail settings isn't that great, the performance hit though is significant.
I concur with previous comment about framerates, 60FPS should be the minimum target for fast paced games, tweaking the detail settings a little to hybrid Ultra/High settings should work for most titles.
Always something better around the corner, unless you're an hardware enthusiast, hardcore gamer or just want the latest and greatest, why spend more?
£200~ every 2 years is fine with me, not paying £600+ for something that will probably struggle (1st gen DX12 cards) with latest cutting edge DX12 games on Ultra @1440p in 2+ years time. :wink:
Might be worth waiting until "Cyber Monday" for tech deals
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robodan918
22 Nov 162#1
not too much of an upgrade going from a 280 to a 480 imo
AsadP2012 to robodan918
22 Nov 16#3
I was thinking the 1070 but, for a fraction of the price less it'll be better than what my 280 can do and is futureproof for the upcoming 2 years or so.
I manage to play a few AAA games on Ultra on my R9 280 (1080p) with an i5 4690k. So it's telling what this card would pull through.
CampGareth to robodan918
22 Nov 162#9
Same here, got a GTX 970 so the logical upgrade would be a 1070, but hoooo not at £380 base price. Paid £220 for the 970. Unfortunately everything else in a similar price bracket is a small upgrade this generation.
Pingk
22 Nov 162#2
For comparison, the RX480 is roughly equivalent to the nVidia 1060.
The 480 reference card (which this is) does tend to run quite hot, 80+ degrees C, so make sure your PC is well ventilated, or wait for an aftermarket version with additional cooling capabilities.
lots of cards run near 80+ its fine plus they have the fan set at 1800 on the card which is way to low,
You can underclock the voltage and have the card run at 70c easy with the same power, Its a great card but I did get it at £199.99 when it come out, runs all games at 1080p 60+ fps in most games
I would hold out on sub £200 again for the card tho
robodan918
22 Nov 16#5
There's an XFX R9 Fury (non X, but potentially unlockable) for 249 on amazon now. I bought one (waiting to ship) on the chance that I can unlock it to a Fury X. If I can't I'll probably send back.
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Opening post
I've ALWAYS used Sapphire cards without an issue throughout the span of 6+ years.
It supports Vulcan, DirectX 12, is 256bit, has 8GB GDDR5 RAM and is a great futureproof card overall.
Loads of other useful stuff here:
Link to Spec page
Novatech XFX offer:
https://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/amdradeongraphicscards/radeonrx480series/rx-480m8bfa6.html?
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Visual improvements from High detail to Ultra detail settings isn't that great, the performance hit though is significant.
I concur with previous comment about framerates, 60FPS should be the minimum target for fast paced games, tweaking the detail settings a little to hybrid Ultra/High settings should work for most titles.
Always something better around the corner, unless you're an hardware enthusiast, hardcore gamer or just want the latest and greatest, why spend more?
£200~ every 2 years is fine with me, not paying £600+ for something that will probably struggle (1st gen DX12 cards) with latest cutting edge DX12 games on Ultra @1440p in 2+ years time. :wink:
http://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/Sapphire-Radeon-GDDR5-Expess-Graphics/product/B01H01E4CQ
Might be worth waiting until "Cyber Monday" for tech deals
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I manage to play a few AAA games on Ultra on my R9 280 (1080p) with an i5 4690k. So it's telling what this card would pull through.
The 480 reference card (which this is) does tend to run quite hot, 80+ degrees C, so make sure your PC is well ventilated, or wait for an aftermarket version with additional cooling capabilities.
Temp sources: http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/amd_radeon_r9_rx_480_8gb_review,6.html
http://www.techporn.ph/reference-amd-radeon-rx-480-8gb-review/
You can underclock the voltage and have the card run at 70c easy with the same power, Its a great card but I did get it at £199.99 when it come out, runs all games at 1080p 60+ fps in most games
I would hold out on sub £200 again for the card tho
http://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/Sapphire-Radeon-GDDR5-Expess-Graphics/product/B01H01E4CQ
Might be worth waiting until "Cyber Monday" for tech deals
Plus, from what I've read, these Nitro cards run hot and noisy! You probably would've been better with the MSI 8GB at £240 last week.
I'm personally waiting for Black Friday, grabbing an MSI or XFX GTR (only a Sapphire if it's significantly cheaper)