Just found this deal on the AWD-IT website. Great if you are looking for an 8gb gaming graphics card. I've dealt with this online retailer before and had excellent customer service. If you haven't seen their website before its well worth browsing, there are some brilliant deals.
I think you might be misunderstanding how Crossfire (and SLI, for that matter) operate; you seem to have it backwards.
If you're going to Crossfire these, you absolutely want the 8GB version; you can only access half of the total VRAM in a 2-way Crossfire/SLI setup. That would mean effectively 2GB per card if you Crossfired two 4GB RX480s, but 4GB per card if you used two 8GB models instead.
Along with compatibility and optimisation problems, this is one of the other issues with gaining massive amounts of theoretical GPU power using a 2-way Crossfire/SLI setup with mid-range cards. You may well get the total GPU power (in theory...) of something like a GTX x80 or x80Ti card, but you'll often have a lot less VRAM (though not with an 8GB RX 480, as it has a lot of VRAM for its GPU power).
matt101101 to neils31
20 Feb 173#13
Your PSU will be fine; the RX 480 draws less power than the 7970.
As for performance, the RX 480 is undoubtedly the faster card, but whether it's worth the upgrade is up to you. I'm fairly sure it was the 7970 which was rebranded as the R9 280x. This video compares the RX 480, R9 380x, R9 280x and R9 270x playing various games at 1080p.
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darksideby182
20 Feb 17#1
Seems like a great price
puddles9999
20 Feb 17#2
Heat this is going to the top
moneybag
20 Feb 17#3
Fantastic!
ocelot20
20 Feb 17#4
Amazing price.
tek-monkey
20 Feb 17#5
I've also used them in the past, no complaints.
dylang1986
20 Feb 172#6
This seems like an absolute steal. I'm waiting to build a whole new PC. I've been very tempted to buy one of AWD-ITs CPU and mobo deals but I keep holding on for Ryzen to shake things up!
asad786r to dylang1986
20 Feb 17#14
good idea, I'm waiting to see what ryzen can bring also
paulino26
20 Feb 17#7
This does seem like a great deal - just ordered mine!
hatton420
20 Feb 171#8
Better deal than the 1060's all day long if paired with a capable CPU.
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http://www.awd-it.co.uk/asus-radeon-dual-rx-480-gddr5-8gb-oc-vr-gaming-graphics-card.html
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If you're going to Crossfire these, you absolutely want the 8GB version; you can only access half of the total VRAM in a 2-way Crossfire/SLI setup. That would mean effectively 2GB per card if you Crossfired two 4GB RX480s, but 4GB per card if you used two 8GB models instead.
Along with compatibility and optimisation problems, this is one of the other issues with gaining massive amounts of theoretical GPU power using a 2-way Crossfire/SLI setup with mid-range cards. You may well get the total GPU power (in theory...) of something like a GTX x80 or x80Ti card, but you'll often have a lot less VRAM (though not with an 8GB RX 480, as it has a lot of VRAM for its GPU power).
As for performance, the RX 480 is undoubtedly the faster card, but whether it's worth the upgrade is up to you. I'm fairly sure it was the 7970 which was rebranded as the R9 280x. This video compares the RX 480, R9 380x, R9 280x and R9 270x playing various games at 1080p.
All comments (185)