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: Marco , review by: hothardware.com
Good Performance Per Dollar, Compact Design, Bleeding-Edge Features, Competitive Pricing, WattMan Overclocking Utility
Power In Line With 2-Year Old Maxwell GPUs
The Radeon RX 480's power characteristics were slightly better than the GeForce GTX 970 as well, which is somewhat surprising. In the lead-up to this launch AMD claimed Polaris would offer a monumental leap in efficiency. Versus previous-gen Radeons, the...
Dirt-cheap price, No-compromises 1080p gaming, good 1440p gaming, Can power virtual reality headsets, Big leap in power efficiency over past AMD cards
Still not as power efficient as GeForce cards, Stability and performance issues with slick new overclocking software
AMD's first graphics card built around its cutting-edge Polaris GPU delivers big performance and better power efficiency for just $200, or slightly more for an 8GB version...
I like the Radeon RX 480, I really do. But considering it is so very close to the 390 series I do foresee a problem. Anyone that is already in that performance bracket will simply skip this product and wait for Vega (AMD's future replacement for the 390...
Published: 2016-06-29, Author: Bruno , review by: reviewstudio.net
performance, power consumption, overclocking, silent, price
There is a new era for AMD graphics division and it started with Polaris. Divided in two – Polaris 10 and 11 – the new family launched 3 members: RX480, RX470 and RX460. Today you've read about the first one as being the most powerful of the three.The per...
Outstanding Performance per Dollar, Power efficiency improved, 8 GB VRAM, Improved software voltage control, HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4
Noisy, Card runs into temperature and power limit, resulting in reduced clocks, Limited GPU overclocking potential, Power draw exceeds PCI-Express specification, Fans don't stop in idle, High temperatures, Multi-monitor and Blu-ray power draw still terrib
According to AMD, the Radeon RX 480 8 GB will retail for $239; a 4 GB version will be available for $199. Outstanding Performance per Dollar Power efficiency improved 8 GB VRAM Improved software voltage control HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4 Noisy Card runs i...
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With the RX480 8GB AMD set off on a mission to redefine the mid-tier graphics card market with a product that’s efficient, forward looking and able to offer excellent performance in today’s applications. For the most part they’ve accomplished exactly that...
Great value, 8GB of GDDR5, When paired with a FreeSync monitor 1440p gaming is a legitimate option, Good DX12 performance
Reference design cooler limits overclocking and makes more noise than the AIB designs of MSI, ASUS and Gigabyte
When you look at the performance and the cost, the RX 480 is competitively priced. There is a lot of variation due to the number of options in that there are 4GB and 8GB versions, reference and non-reference (overclocked) editions.The RX 480 is a worthy G...
