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Rx 400 series of the graphics cards are based on the AMD's Polaris architecture that combines the latest FinFET 14 process technology and AMD's advanced power, gating and clocking technologies to deliver a superior cool and quiet gaming experience. Powerf...
I did not encounter any issue while gaming with this graphics card. It chewed and digested everything that I threw at it. Where performance suffers in terms of low FPS, fewer settings adjustments were made to get smoother gameplay. For a gamer who is play...
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pcauthority.com.au Updated:
2017-09-21 01:08:12
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We first reviewed AMD's Radeon RX480 a couple of months ago, and it was an interesting move on the company's behalf. Launching a new range that ignored the high-end and went straight for the mainstream, with the promise of affordable VR performance for al...
"At only $30 more than the cheapest RX 480 with 8GB of onboard memory, Asus has delivered a range of extras that are truly useful."...
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Some time ago, AMD officially launched the RX 480 as a VR-compliment GPU which targets a mainstream price point. Prior to this release, affordable graphics solutions struggled to contend with demanding presets and provided a sub-par user experience. The R...
Competes with the GTX 1060, Excellent performance in DirectX 12 and Vulkan, Exemplary build quality, Good overclocking headroom, Gorgeous aesthetic design, Marvellous cooling solution, Premium components, Relatively quiet, Strong backplate, Stunning light...
Costs more than other RX 480 models, Engine clock tends to fluctuate more than I’d expect, “The ASUS STRIX GAMING RX 480 OC is built to a remarkably high standard and has a fantastic VRM design. Also, the graphics card is pretty quiet, looks the part and...
PriceAt the time of writing, the ASUS STRIX GAMING RX 480 OC retails for £279.46 including shipping. This is quite expensive for an RX 480 model and priced dangerously close to blower style GTX 1070s which offer a giant leap in performance. Additionally...
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Originally conceived as a separate gaming series , ASUS has since merged its Strix brand into the company's main Republic of Gamers (ROG) family. Not only that, the company has also elevated the brand to a higher level by putting the ROG Strix name on som...
If you love AMD Radeon cards and are looking to own the highest performance RX 480 cards in the market, the ROG Strix RX 480 8GB OC might be one of your best options. Right out of the box, the card performs better than the reference RX 480 card at much lo...
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Asus's current generation Strix cards are by now very familiar to us, as we've seen the GTX 1060, GTX 1070 and GTX 1080 variants already. That said, we've not seen an AMDbased Strix card with the current crop of GPUs until now, but the theory is the same...
If £300 or so is your limit for a GPU upgrade, you're currently looking at either the GTX 1060 6GB or RX 480 8GB, as the GTX 1070 requires substantially more investment. Performance differences vary from game to game but ultimately don't amount to much, b...
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Let's put more AMD Radeon RX 480 scores into our benchmark list. Last time, I reviewed the PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 480 8GB graphics card. It was the highest end gaming card based on Polaris architecture you can get. Moving on, we now have the ASUS...
Silent fan operation, RGB lighting effects, Cool temperatures under load, Low power consumption, ASUS FanConnect headers, Better VR compatibility with more HDMI ports...
Need more voltage for higher overclocks...
ASUS ROG STRIX RX 480 8GB OC shares the same price tag and performance level as the ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1060. Both are strong cards for 1080p and 1440p games...
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Pretty great card, higher price than I'd like but performs well!...
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The ASUS RX 480 STRIX combines exquisite looks with fantastic RGB functionality making this card one of the best looking ever! It competes pretty well against the NVIDIA GTX 1060 graphics card range and it also comes in at a better price point; this makes...
One of the best-looking graphics cards money can buy, Fantastic software support thanks to GPU Tweak II and Aura, Offers good value for money at a strong price point, The fastest out of the box RX 480 you can buy, ROG logo on the backplate illuminates; t...
The one major plus point that the RX 480 has going for it is CrossFire; multiple graphics card support. The GTX 1060 has SLI disabled which does give the lead to AMD in this regard and anyone running a pair of RX 480 STRIX cards in their system will not be disappointed; make sure your most played games support CrossFire before purchase!...
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With the release of the AMD Radeon RX 480 , the GPU wars of re-ignited but with custom cards immediately accompanying the launch of the GTX 1060 it left the reference RX 480 at a bit of a disadvantage particularly in temperatures. Custom cards were announ...
Good performance improvement over reference card, Excellent cooling performance, Backplate, Looks, VGA fan connector, AURA RGB, 3year warranty...
Priced a bit higher than other customs, No AURA sync with other ROG boards as of yet...
ASUS ROG Strix RX 480 8GB Graphics Card ReviewLet's break it down for the ASUS ROG STRIX RX 480 8GB graphics card:Performance. ASUS doesn't go all out on the factory overclock, going for a small ~44Mhz base clock boost which isn't enough to beat its head-...
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It's fair to say that AMD missed a retail opportunity with the release of the Radeon RX 480 GPU. A combination of stock levels in constraint and the launch of the rival GeForce GTX 1060, with partner cards available in good quantity before AMD, has left R...
Well suited to FHD or QHD gaming, Solid cooling performance, Silent when idle, Onboard FanConnect headers, Three-year warranty...
Can get noisy, No memory overclocking, Small perf increase over reference...
Summer 2016 has been witness to both AMD and Nvidia filling out their premium mainstream graphics with new technology, and the first meaningful comparison occurs in the £250-£300 space occupied by overclocked partner Radeon RX 480 and GeForce GTX 1060 car...
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techicize.com Updated:
2017-09-21 01:10:22
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ASUS ROG STRIX-RX480-O8G-GAMING Review. We had a good look at the GTX 1080 & 1070 cards, and recently a reference RX480. We know where that ranked, but how does a partner card with a custom solution fit into the grand scheme of things?We are reviewing the...
Unique STRIX Design, RGB Lighting Is Really good, Overclocked Out Of The Box, Cooler & Faster Than Reference, Additional Fan headers, Free Straps...
A touch too expensive...
ASUS have worked their magic on the rather hot RX480 core, strapped on a epic cooler and overclocked it! The results speak for themselves, it's brilliant...
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The new AMD Radeon RX 480 is built on the FinFET 14nm process. For Polaris, AMD selected Samsung and Global Foundries 14nm FinFET based process technology, the densest foundry process available. FinFET transistors are crucial to reduce power consumption w...
a great looking RX 480, three fan cooler is powerful, our sample hits 1400mhz(GPU tweak wouldn't allow us to move higher), LED lighting is lovely, backplate, fans disable below 54c...
target temperature glitches switching between 65c and 75c, priced at the same point as some (faster) GTX 1060 cards, a little loud with the profile at 65c under load, GPU tweak sliders stop at 1,400mhz, consumes more power than the GTX 1060.
This is our first look at a custom RX 480 and getting the results in this review have been a somewhat frustrating experience for us over the last week. Firstly we experienced some kind of driver related issue which would intermittently switch the target t...
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The original Deus Ex is widely regarded as a classic which paved the way forward for the stealth genre and illustrated the benefits of non-linear level design. In particular, the freedom to approach objectives using different strategies allows for...
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The Gears of War franchise's magical formula of chaotic action and a narrative which doesn't take itself too seriously has made it an enormous success. Even though it's often associated as an Xbox exclusive, the original title eventually launched...
PriceGears of War 4 is available on PC and Xbox One Play Anywhere for £49.99.OverviewGears of War 4's PC version is impeccable and probably the most competent release this year from a technical perspective. The game's unbelievably detailed options menu al...
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The original Deus Ex is widely regarded as a classic which paved the way forward for the stealth genre and illustrated the benefits of non-linear level design. In particular, the freedom to approach objectives using different strategies allows for multipl...
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is an extremely polished PC title featuring a high level of graphical fidelity. The options menu is crammed packed with different presets and an abundance of variables to achieve a playable frame rate across various configurations...
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The Gears of War franchise's magical formula of chaotic action and a narrative which doesn't take itself too seriously has made it an enormous success. Even though it's often associated as an Xbox exclusive, the original title eventually launched on the P...
PriceGears of War 4 is available on PC and Xbox One Play Anywhere for £49.99.OverviewGears of War 4's PC version is impeccable and probably the most competent release this year from a technical perspective. The game's unbelievably detailed options menu al...
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hardocp.com Updated:
2017-09-21 01:08:23
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Today we have a very exciting AMD Radeon RX 480 GPU based video card. It's no secret that the AMD Radeon RX 480 GPU needs a little love when it comes to its overclocking potential. Reference designed video cards just aren't up to the task of providing hig...
ASUS has done a tremendously good job at engineering a robust video card that can take the AMD Radeon RX 480 GPU to new heights. The ASUS ROG STRIX RX 480 O8G GAMING is capable of a high voltage setting, and it works, with the combined excellent cooling o...
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ASUS has done it again and “Strixed” the RX 480 with all the Strix bells and whistles. Direct CU III cooling solution, 3 Wing Blade fans, ASUS Fan Connect, Auto Extreme Technology, Aura Lighting, VR friendly HDMI ports and tosses in GPU Tweak II. No one d...
Performance at 1440p for Under $300, Massive Overkill Cooling Solution, ASUS Fan Connect, Good Performance at 1440p, Sturdy Quality Feel, Auto Extreme Manufacturing, Low Operating Temps, More Than Acceptable Noise Levels...
No Core Voltage Control On Our Sample...
Overall we were quite happy with the “mainstream” performance of the ASUS ROG Strix Gaming RX 480 8GB and we aren’t sure we would classify it mainstream at all. It flts more in the lower tier enthusiast class than mainstream which makes our mouths water for upcoming higher tier Polaris cores...
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reviewstudio.net Updated:
2017-09-21 01:10:01
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The new AMD graphics card generation, Polaris, was greatly expected by the gamers, especially that the manufacturer was talking about affordable VR experience for everyone. The cards saw the light and I've tested the reference version. You can read the re...
performance, power consumption, overclocking, dead silent...
thermal interface could be better...
AMD RX 480 is a very good GPU and Asus made an excellent card with its Strix implementation. The custom card came factory overclocked, but ti still had some room to increase the performance.The DirectCU II cooler is very good and dead silent so no noise f...
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The RX480 provided a real boost to the Radeon range, providing great performance at a very affordable price. If you've been in the gaming world for a little while you'll know that one of the best things you can do is to take two affordable graphics cards...
The Strix RX480 Crossfire has sent a buzz around the office. Whereas once upon a time it was almost the default setup to go with two affordable cards paired up, recent gains in the high-end models and nerfing of lower cards capabilities has meant that you...
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AMD's Radeon RX480 Series was released in late June and is the company's first graphics card based on its new "Polaris" GPU architecture, and its first chip built on the 14 nanometer FinFET process. It is also the first AMD GPU made at GlobalFoundries, w...
Overclocked out of the box, Low temperatures, Fans stop in idle, 8 GB VRAM, Two fan headers that are synced with the GPU's fans, Quieter than AMD reference design, Backplate included, Customizable RGB lighting, HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4, DVI port include...
High fan noise in gaming due to bad fan optimization, Small performance increase over reference, Memory not overclocked...
There is currently no price set for the ASUS Radeon RX 480 STRIX OC; we used $259 for the performance-per-dollar charts. Overclocked out of the box Low temperatures Fans stop in idle 8 GB VRAM Two fan headers that are synced with the GPU's fans Quieter th...
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hw4all.com Updated:
2017-09-28 01:26:54
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Graphics Processing Unit AMD Radeon RX 480 was the most productive of all the adapter single-chip 14-nm solutions, AMD. The unusual role for himself forced the flagship of a new generation, and it will remain until the first half of 2017, when the market...
As a result, ASUS ROG STRIX Radeon RX 480 GAMING OC (ROG STRIX-RX480-O8G-GAMING) is a very successful modification of the AMD Radeon RX 480 and has a number of advantages. Foremost among those we would like to include a very successful cooling system Dire...
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The Call of Duty series is easily one of the most recognisable brand names in all of video games, with the series remaining popular over the past decade with yearly iterations on the series formula. In recent year the series has started to wain in popular...
To put things simply, Call of Duty: WWII is a game of two halves, singleplayer and multiplayer. On Steam, both halves of the game are available as separate downloads and both contain their own separate graphical options menus, highlighting one simple fact...
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When the original Destiny launched on exclusively on consoles PC gamers felt betrayed, especially given Bungie's PC gaming roots. Destiny in many ways can be described as a "looter shooter", which when combined with the game's FPS gameplay and MMO-like el...
Even before the game's official launch, PC has been heralded as the best platform to play Destiny 2, acting as the only platform that can play the game at 60 FPS (or higher) framerates and with the precision controls that can only be provided with a keybo...
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In recent years the Pc platform has become a huge hub of activity amongst fans of the racing genre, with Asseto Corsa hitting the platform in late 2014, Project Cars arriving in early 2015 and Forza arriving to on the platform on mid-2016.Now, racing seas...
When push comes to shove, Project Cars 2 can be an exceptionally demanding game on PC. There is no getting away from this simple fact, though to say that this game is a "unoptimised" or "badly made" would be doing a huge disservice to both your our reader...
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Destiny is a series that seemed perfect for PC gamers, a game that is primarily a first person shooter that offers "looter shooter" gameplay and was created with a community focus with several MMO-like elements.Many will complain that the original was rep...
Even before the game's official launch, PC has been heralded as the best platform to play Destiny 2, acting as the only platform that can play the game at high 60 FPS (or higher) framerates and with the high levels of precision control that can only be pr...
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DriversAs always, we will be using the most recent drivers from AMD and Nvidia at the time of release. This means that we will be testing this game with AMD's Radeon Software Crimson ReLive 17.5.1 Driver and Nvidia's Geforce 382.19 driver.These drivers ar...
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For this game, we will be using the newest drivers that were available when the game released, which is Nvidia's Geforce 378.78 driver and AMD's 17.3.1 driver.Test SetupWe will be testing this game on our dedicated GPU test rig using both high-end and mid...
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With the announcement of the Pascal generation of Nvidia graphics cards coming out this summer, many AMD fans were left wondering “what's next for us?”. Smartly, it seems that instead of trying to directly compete with the likes of the GTX 1080 high-end c...
After collecting all the results, it's clear that the ASUS ROG Strix RX 480 OC Edition is one of the best values you can get for your money in the GPU market today. Yes, its overclocking results left something to be desired and it's probably not the best...
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topnewreview.com Updated:
2018-04-06 02:48:32
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We first reviewed AMD's Radeon RX480 a couple of months ago. and it was an interesting move on the company's behalf. Launching a new range that ignored the high-end and went straight for the mainstream, with the promise of affordable VR performance for al...
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It is now time to have a look at Ghost Recon Wildlands, the latest multiplayer squad shooter from Ubisoft, coming with many advanced Nvidia branded effects and as the first title on PC to make use of the companies new TurfFX technology.Many were disappoin...
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