ASUS Radeon RX 470 STRIX OC 4 GB

[W1zzard]

Today, AMD releases their Radeon RX 470, a more cost-efficient, trimmed-down version of the RX 480. For review, we have the ASUS STRIX, an overclocked custom design with a completely new dual-slot, dual-fan cooler that stops its fans in idle and light load.

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[DarkOCean]

Weren't 4gb 470's supposed to be $150? At these prices they dont make any sense.

 

[Chaitanya]

Street price definitely needs to come down on this one. Also when is the 460 expected to be released?

 

[rtwjunkie]

Move along, nothing to see here. For this price, people are better off just saving a few more dollars and getting a 480.

 

[ZeppMan217]

With around 120 W the AMD reference RX 470 consumes about the same power as NVIDIA's GTX 1060, which, however is 35% faster in games. Compared to the RX480, RX 460 is slightly more power efficient.

460?

 

[hojnikb]

this card would be great at 149$ (especially if you could get cheaper custom ones at that price). At 179$ reference it makes absolutely no sense. 20$ less for 20% less performance ?

What were they thinking.

 

[W1zzard]

460?

Fixed. Thanks!

 

[WithoutWeakness]

It seems like this generation of ASUS coolers are targeting lower temps and making more noise as a result. Both the RX 470 and RX 480 Strix cards have load temps in the 60-70 C range and are consistently louder than other AIB cards. I'm sure a custom fan curve could resolve this but I don't know why ASUS is so afraid of letting the cards reach the 70-75 C range and run the fans slower to make the cards a few dB quieter. It annoys me when the whole idea of Strix was good performance and OC potential with less noise. Now it's just an unnecessarily low GPU temp with loud fans.

 

[bug]

Out of 15 titles in the test, this card won't do 60FPS in 8. At 1920x1080. With another 2 hovering a little above 60, just because this card has modified power limits.
Maybe it's just me, but this card doesn't make much sense at any price point.

 

[medi01]

Sorry, but, can anyone remind me of an factory OC AIB card that doesn't have:

• Power efficiency reduced

in gaming?

Maybe it's just me, but this card doesn't make much sense at any price point.

It's just you.
Although at 209 it hardly makes sense.

Weren't 4gb 470's supposed to be $150?

Ditto.

 

[bug]

Sorry, but, can anyone remind me of an factory OC AIB card that doesn't have:

• Power efficiency reduced

in gaming?

It's not just the overclock, Asus has modified the TDP by quite a lot. The measly 64MHz overclock cannot explain the rather large differences we see in games.
You're right, overclocked cards eat more power. But Asus has turned what was supposed to be a 120W into a 150W part. That's 25% more.

 

[the54thvoid]

Sorry, but, can anyone remind me of an factory OC AIB card that doesn't have:

• Power efficiency reduced

in gaming?

2 watts is still 2 watts

 

[W1zzard]

Sorry, but, can anyone remind me of an factory OC AIB card that doesn't have:

• Power efficiency reduced

in gaming?

The amount varies, depending on that I mention the bullet point or not. Also see the previous post

 

[ZeppMan217]

The pricing makes no sense - $200+ for a 4GB 470 while a 4GB 480 (albeit nigh non-existent) costs $200+ as well?

 

[medi01]

Compared to (out of stock ) card, Asus one makes no sense:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202225&cm_re=rx_480-_-14-202-225-_-Product

But then, neither do other 470 AIBs. (besides Devil, which is 179)

The measly 64MHz overclock cannot explain the rather large differences we see in games.

It's quite noticeably faster than stock.

2 watts is still 2 watts

Is it factory OCed though?

 

[bug]

It's quite noticeably faster than stock.

5.3%? I highly doubt it.

 

[PLSG08]

I'm still confused as to what card I'm gonna get at the end of the year. RX 480 is has terrible pricing here, same as a GTX 1060 which is around $280 (Yes BOTH cards have the same price)

as much as both sides say "Oh were making cards for the $200 sweet spot", after market card pricing is just pretty stupid now :/

 

[KainXS]

At 150 this would be a great card but at 180 for the reference model and 20+ for the AIB's(cause we all know Asus is gouging like they are on the 480) its not worth it.

AMD is probably sitting watching the 480's fly off the the shelves and are trying to make a quick buck but it looks like alot of the buyers are ethereum miners., they are killing the RX 480 stock.

Seems like my wait for a 480 is going to be a little longer.


edit:
I was wrong the Nitro 470 is 210 also, sorry asus

 

[Slomo4shO]

The ASUS RX 470 is slightly too expensive in my opinion though at $209, a better price would be $199 or $189 - if they fix that noisy cooler with a BIOS update.

Really? $189 would be a better price? The reference 480 sits at $199...

When I asked our head of news "What would you buy if you had $210?" he responded "I'd beg on the streets for $40 more if I have to and buy 1060."

At least try to disguise the bias...

 

[the54thvoid]

Is it factory OCed though?

Yes. SC stands for super clocked, it's about 90MHz faster. Though a small OC, it still draws a fraction less power. Some EVGA cards often tend to be able to do this for some reason (better engineering than stock?). Some AIB's manage it by better circuitry. to be fair, I wouldn't expect a budget card to have that level of engineering.

At least try to disguise the bias...

You hide your bias.

 

[chaosmassive]

clearly that power consumption restricted (147~9W) by 6 pin connector, ought to see what 8 pin gonna do?
that aside, this card price simply too high and create terrible value for its prices
maybe another 3rd party brand will offer closer MRSP price?

btw, Asus card inherently more expensive than other card, so deal with it

 

[Caring1]

At least try to disguise the bias...

Since when is expressing an opinion bias?
Some people just prefer the 1060.

 

[Frick]

Pleeaaaaseeee let this be <€200, if it is it's definitely the go to budget card of this generation (so far).

 

[KainXS]

seems like sapphire has a 8GB nitro card also, but it costs the same as a 8GB 480 reference model.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202226&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-Veeralava LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=6202798&SID=

 

[Lionheart]

That pricing looks intentional, can't hurt them 480 sales