Wednesday, April 19th 2017
Radeon RX 480 Cards Can Successfully be Flashed to RX 580
User TonybonJoby in our own forums has successfully flashed his XFX RX 480 graphics card with the BIOS from a Sapphire RX 580 Limited Edition (the one that runs at 1411 MHz Boost clocks, yes.) Having obtained the Sapphire's BIOS right here on TPU, he then flashed it onto his graphics card (which possesses a dual-BIOS setup; this is an important point which you should consider, as it gives you an extra safety net should anything go wrong) through ATIFlash. The newly-christened RX 580 thus smiles for the screenshot, with a stock clock of 1411 MHz, higher than most overclocks possible with the RX 480 cards, probably due to increased voltages on the BIOS level. The user then tested the card on The Witcher 3 and Furmark, with no problems having been reported. Just remember to back-up your BIOS with GPU-Z and make sure to peruse our forums for some details on this flashing process before you get the proverbial grease on your elbows.
Essentially, this may allow you to bypass some artificial overclocking limitation with your graphics card, probably by increased voltages on different power states of the card. You should do this at your own risk, and remember, the only guaranteed way of getting an RX 580 is... you guessed it, buying an RX 580. However, this might also give you an extra performance boost, and free performance is always good, right?
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TechPowerUp Forums
Essentially, this may allow you to bypass some artificial overclocking limitation with your graphics card, probably by increased voltages on different power states of the card. You should do this at your own risk, and remember, the only guaranteed way of getting an RX 580 is... you guessed it, buying an RX 580. However, this might also give you an extra performance boost, and free performance is always good, right?
77 Comments on Radeon RX 480 Cards Can Successfully be Flashed to RX 580
The die shrink has to cause some issues with the older cards I'm sure.
heat basically
die got refined :kookoo:
Still comfortable to him he said...:ohwell:
IMO 75C is really hot and personally I try to keep my GPU temp below 65C during summer...:ohwell: thats just me..
BTW the new Nitro+ card is a totally different PCB from the old Nitro + I doubt the new BIOS will work with the old card.
sapphire nitro 480 4gb on air oced to 1450mhz with +42mv on core and 40% power limit
ASIC Q. 77.8% STABLE 24/7 MAX TEMP 74 C
"higher than most overclocks possible with the RX 480 cards"
HA HA HA
I need a RX580 4GB BIOS anyway because I know that the 8GB one won't work properly on my card, although booting can be possible in some cases (already tried!).
flashing is magical.
Though someone is bound to flash wrong BIOS. lol
Even at RX 480 levels, the 4GB vRam doesn't seem to give that card any penalty. www.legitreviews.com/amd-radeon-rx-480-4gb-versus-radeon-rx-480-8gb_183576/6
A few % drop at 4k, but not the intended resolution of that card anyhow.
The 4 GB Rx 480s are going for $200 OR LESS on the Egg. Paying $280 for an RX 580 is silly. Flash one like yours to an RX 580 and it will be at the top of the price/ performance chart alongside the Rx 470.