Sapphire Reference Radeon RX 480 Taken Apart, Pictured Some More

GLD · Jun 22, 2016

8g Sapphire RX480 for me. :rockout:

Casecutter · Jun 22, 2016

Chaitanya said:
loves up to hype

The hype is not good lov'n... just stick to the information AMD has provided to this point, the rest is more FUD.

Steevo said:
a passive cooler with heatpipes on this thing like they used to do. Silent 1080P gaming

Considering PowerColor had the SCS3 R9 270 (150W TDP) it probably a snap with a tweak of their existing cooler.
http://www.powercolor.com/us/products_features.asp?id=535

dalekdukesboy said:
Christmas Future ghost 490 but so far seems that ghost hasn't even found Scrooge's house yet...

Ah, it is smart marketing. I since seem to be evolving on the whole 3 chip Polaris thinking. The hope that there was still a full Polaris (40CU) is still there though not seeing the strong yields and they need to amass more good candidates; Or it's a Vega LE with just 4Gb of HBM and then a 8Gb, and then later a factory Fury that's pegged to via the GP102. RTG is probably considering having it in the market end of Oct more or less as a book end to Zen. They've got a whole 4 months to keep the marketing buzz building after Polaris, and still be there for Christmas. Heck most Christmas purchases at such a level aren't presents, but made with money received as presents.

ShurikN · Jun 22, 2016

neko77025 said:
I also use 1080p ... well 3x of them in 5760x1080p ...

This card is not for you, move along. You want something to replace your 980Ti SLI? Buy 1080 SLI. Leave the $200 card for people who won't/can't afford $1500 for gpus

TheoneandonlyMrK · Jun 22, 2016

neko77025 said:
I dont care about them, ... I also use 1080p ... well 3x of them in 5760x1080p ... But I could care less about some card that is just A cheaper versions of of last gens cards. this new 480 is going to be as powerful as A 780ti / 970 ... pointless ... just buy one of them ...

We need power .. more power.

I want something that will replace my 2x 980ti's and then I will be Happy !

If you could care less, crack on with caring less then.
That way I don't have to see you spouting crap in an amd based thread.
Just get two Amd pro duos or fijiX ,two Gtx 1070s or 80s and crack on wasting them on 3x1080p.

TRWOV · Jun 22, 2016

AMD has announced 4 chips only, Polaris 10, 11 and Vega 10, 11.

Polaris 11 = 16CU
Polaris 10 = 36CU (this was mistakenly reported to be 40CU at first based on the similar R9 390 performance)
Vega 10 = 64CU
Vega 11 = ???

Ungari · Jun 22, 2016

Polaris 10+ = 40CU?

dalekdukesboy · Jun 22, 2016

happita said:
There isn't even info about the 1080ti or even the next Titan and Nvidia launched their 1080 almost a month ago. AMD's best bet is to wait for news to surface about Nvidia's next move, then if they feel ballsy enough, they'll counter with some info about their Vega.

Yes perhaps that's so, and sorta makes sense but since when has "facts" and hard evidence of an opponent's card stopped a company from dropping ever so slight spoiler alerts of their awesome cards yet to come?

Can't have AMD just pissing in the wind.

As if they haven't been in a strong headwind since ATHLON days? Let's face it, they're in the game, but Intel/Nvidia have owned them for quite a while more often than not.

Nosada · Jun 22, 2016

neko77025 said:
But I could care less about some card that is just A cheaper versions of of last gens cards. this new 480 is going to be as powerful as A 780ti / 970 ... pointless ... just buy one of them ...

I wonder if you even hear how obnoxiously snobby you sound.

Ungari · Jun 22, 2016

dalekdukesboy said:
As if they haven't been in a strong headwind since ATHLON days?

It's been more of a strong tailwind being blown, as in what was emanating from the rear of disappointed users.

jaggerwild · Jun 22, 2016

neko77025 said:
I dont care about them, ... I also use 1080p ... well 3x of them in 5760x1080p ... But I could care less about some card that is just A cheaper versions of of last gens cards. this new 480 is going to be as powerful as A 780ti / 970 ... pointless ... just buy one of them ...

We need power .. more power.

I want something that will replace my 2x 980ti's and then I will be Happy !

Why!
You simple or just plain stupid?

Eroticus · Jun 22, 2016

neko77025 said:
I dont care about them, ... I also use 1080p ... well 3x of them in 5760x1080p ... But I could care less about some card that is just A cheaper versions of of last gens cards. this new 480 is going to be as powerful as A 780ti / 970 ... pointless ... just buy one of them ...

We need power .. more power.

I want something that will replace my 2x 980ti's and then I will be Happy !

WAKEY,WAKEY... this happened in last 15 years.

This is maybe point less for you, but like i told you most of the market isn't you.

nem.. · Jun 22, 2016

Rx 480 cooler because it looks better than the cooler Gtx 1070

- Air intake on both sides
- Embedded Copper
- One-piece Heatsink
- No painting heatsink
- Four-wire fan for more precision

link Gtx1070 review take apart : http://www.itocp.com/htmls/40/n-6840-2.html

Nokiron · Jun 22, 2016

nem.. said:
Rx 480 cooler because it looks better than the cooler Gtx 1070

- Air intake on both sides
- Embedded Copper
- One-piece Heatsink
- No painting heatsink
- Four-wire fan for more precision

GTX 1070 is using a vapor chamber, RX 480 is not.

I unfortunately can't say that i expect any noteworthy performance from this cooler. It will be quite loud.

This will perform worse then AMD's current coolers.

ensabrenoir · Jun 22, 2016

.....I do delieve this will be a great card, but only in xfire will we see near 1070 performance.

nem.. · Jun 22, 2016

Nokiron said:
GTX 1070 is using a vapor chamber, RX 480 is not.

I unfortunately can't say that i expect any noteworthy performance from this cooler. It will be quite loud.

This will perform worse then AMD's current coolers.

Nope

link Gtx1070 review take apart : http://www.itocp.com/htmls/40/n-6840-2.html

link Gtx1080 review take apart : http://www.itocp.com/htmls/40/n-6840-2.html

TheGuruStud · Jun 22, 2016

Eroticus said:
8GB Polaris is 249$ - AIB - +20~40$ + VAT = 300~350$/

Ordering online in the US:

jboydgolfer · Jun 22, 2016

This type of card design reminds me of nvidia's cards

Short pcb, with overhanging shroud + blower fan. 660, etc.

okidna · Jun 22, 2016

nem.. said:
Rx 480 cooler because it looks better than the cooler Gtx 1070

- Air intake on both sides
- Embedded Copper
- One-piece Heatsink
- No painting heatsink
- Four-wire fan for more precision

link Gtx1070 review take apart : http://www.itocp.com/htmls/40/n-6840-2.html
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It's called coating, the same thing Xigmatek did on my Dark Knight Nighthawk heatsink.
1070 also uses 4 pin PWM fans, just like RX 480, ~~the difference is 1070 uses separate cable for voltage (black-red cables) and RPM sense (tachometer)+PWM control (all black).~~ the black+red cable is for GEFORCE LED on the top of the card, the 4 pin PWM fan is the all black cables :

And one piece heatsink? Nope, both are similar kind of Al+Cu slab plus metal plate/bar to cool VRM & VRAM chips and mount the fan :

Eagleye · Jun 22, 2016

neko77025 said:
I dont care about them, ... I also use 1080p ... well 3x of them in 5760x1080p ... But I could care less about some card that is just A cheaper versions of of last gens cards. this new 480 is going to be as powerful as A 780ti / 970 ... pointless ... just buy one of them ...

We need power .. more power.

I want something that will replace my 2x 980ti's and then I will be Happy !

Why not just buy 2X GTX 1080 and be "happy"? Could also wait around 2/4 months for Vega or 4/6 months for TI going on rumours.

Personally I will be taking the 470 or 480 on a run in the HTPC system

The elder smurf · Jun 23, 2016

neko77025 said:
I dont care about them, ... I also use 1080p ... well 3x of them in 5760x1080p ... But I could care less about some card that is just A cheaper versions of of last gens cards. this new 480 is going to be as powerful as A 780ti / 970 ... pointless ... just buy one of them ...

We need power .. more power.

I want something that will replace my 2x 980ti's and then I will be Happy !

The rx 480 has been rumored to overclock very nicely, and at its higher overclocks nips a 1070 in the butt. Also if you ever wanna do tripple gpu's youre gonna need amd as gimpvidia has disabled that

Eroticus · Jun 23, 2016

The elder smurf said:
The rx 480 has been rumored to overclock very nicely, and at its higher overclocks nips a 1070 in the butt. Also if you ever wanna do tripple gpu's youre gonna need amd as gimpvidia has disabled that

Don't be over hyped.

220$ mid-end card won't beat high end for 400~450$, even with water cooling.

Hood · Jun 23, 2016

One aspect nobody has mentioned yet - these cards are great news for the kind of person who values "stylin' and profilin'' above all else - they can still do 4 cards in Crossfire, and for around $1000 all told (those poor nVidia "losers" will have to settle for 2 x SLI going forward). And, as a bonus, the 4 cards will run games almost as fast as two GTX 970s! (when they're not throttling due to heat issues). Put more RGB LEDs all over these cards and they'll sell millions of them. Because we are now suddenly thrust into an era when bling is king, and motherboards are RMAed because the LEDs stopped working! (Apologies to those with legitimate or professional reasons to run 4 cards). I'll be skipping this round of upgrades (my single overclocked 780 Ti still serves me well @2k). Waiting for a single card that can easily run all games @4k, (perhaps the 1080 Ti?) - then the monitor upgrade to 4k will be doable for those of us who would rather avoid the problems/expense of running multiple cards..

Ungari · Jun 23, 2016

Eroticus said:
Don't be over hyped.

220$ mid-end card won't beat high end for 400~450$, even with water cooling.

With the Founder's Edition pricing causing inflation, and custom cards going higher, all the RX 480 8GB has to do is beat GTX 980 performance to outsell 1080'S AND 1070's at the current price structure.

ShurikN · Jun 23, 2016

Hood said:
And, as a bonus, the 4 cards will run games almost as fast as two GTX 970s! (when they're not throttling due to heat issues).

Ahh the fanboi is strong in this one...

Hood · Jun 23, 2016

ShurikN said:
Ahh the fanboi is strong in this one...

A fanboy of who or what? Owning a decent single card so I don't have to deal with heat/thottling issues? My point was, any card will have issues when stacked together 4 deep, and many people do it just for bragging rights. Not my fault that nVidia's cards have had the best single-GPU performance for several generations. I don't want or need to use multiple cards, so naturally I prefer the strongest single card solution.

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