Testseek.com have collected 339 expert reviews of the AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB GDDR5 PCIe and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB GDDR5 PCIe.
July 2016
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The editors liked
The reference RX 480 brings new features and GTX 970/R9 390 performance to a $239 card
WattMan brings new features to Radeon overclocking that was not present in OverDrive
RX 480 is a fast midrange card and a good replacement for the power-hungry R9 390
Very low price
Offers giant leap in performance compared to previous-generation cards
Runs quiet at stock speeds
Good Performance Per Dollar
Compact Design
Bleeding-Edge Features
Competitive Pricing
WattMan Overclocking Utility
Dirt-cheap price
No-compromises 1080p gaming
Good 1440p gaming
Can power virtual reality headsets
Big leap in power efficiency over past AMD cards
Performance
Power consumption
Overclocking
Silent
Price
Outstanding Performance per Dollar
Power efficiency improved
8 GB VRAM
Improved software voltage control
HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort 1.4
The editors didn't like
The reference cooler is fine for stock clocks but falls way short for overclocking unless the fan speed is cranked up
Drivers are somewhat immature and they are expected to improve as is typical of new architecture
We cannot comment on the $199 4GB vers
Not as powerful as Nvidia's newest cards
Too large for some cases
Power In Line With 2-Year Old Maxwell GPUs
Still not as power efficient as GeForce cards
Stability and performance issues with slick new overclocking software
Published: 2016-06-29, Author: Jeff , review by: Techreport.com
Before we get too deep into our thoughts and feelings about Polaris and the Radeon RX 480, let's break out a couple of our famous value scatter plots. We'll first look at the performance-per-dollar these cards offer going by the potential measure of aver...
Published: 2016-06-29, Author: Ryan , review by: anandtech.com
AMD learned a lot from the 28nm generation – and more often than not the hard way – and they have put those lessons to good use in Polaris. Polaris's power efficiency has been greatly increased thanks to a combination of GlobalFoundries 14nm FinFET proces...
Published: 2016-06-29, Author: Ryan , review by: pcper.com
There it is, the revolution that AMD has been promising us for what seems like years now. Does it live up to the hype? Hard to say for certain until the entire summer pans out, but the Radeon RX 480 is an impressively built and positioned graphics card th...
Looking at our results, it's fairly clear that AMD has a a real contender on its hands. The Radeon RX 480 provides performance on par with previous generation, high-end offerings for a price that is currently unmatched in the market place. The all new GCN...
The AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB video card that we reviewed today brings solid performance numbers to the $239 price point. The AMD Radeon RX 480 is aimed at 1080P and 1440P gamers and we have to admit that this is a great graphics card for those gaming at thos...
At just $398, about the same price as the cheapest GeForce GTX 1070 you can find, or $478 for a pair of 8 GB cards like those we have, Radeon RX 480 CrossFire is not a viable solution if you plan to buy two cards upfront. When averaged over all our games...
Published: 2016-06-29, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
Abstract: Today we're having a peek at the AMD RX 480, a graphics card that's right ready to roll users in on the VR market without breaking the bank. This card roll out with Polaris and AMD LiquidVR ready to go, pushed with Direct X 12 and Vulkan to bring the late...
Published: 2016-06-29, Author: Tom , review by: overclock3d.net
Blimey. What a cracking little card.If you are one of the ignorant people who just glances at the graphs for the highlighted result and treats that as the entirety of knowledge, then you'll be missing a stunning card at a seriously affordable price. No, o...
Published: 2016-06-29, Author: Chris , review by: tomshardware.com
AMD says it's going after that chunk of the market buying $100 to $300 graphics cards—84% of gamers, according to its internal data. The company wants a big install base of VR-capable PCs so that as HMDs become more affordable, enthusiasts have the ha...
Published: 2016-06-29, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Abstract: After weeks of anticipation, AMD's high-end Radeon RX 480 "Polaris" graphics card is officially launching today! This graphics card starts at just $199 USD (or $239 USD for the 8GB version) and has day-one Linux support! There's available open-source driv...
