The Card

AMD's reference design follows the style introduced with the Fury X; a backplate is not available (which is not unreasonable in this performance class). Dimensions of the card are 24.5 cm x 11.0 cm.


Installation requires two slots in your system.


Display connectivity options include three DisplayPorts and one HDMI port. With the AMD Fury Series, AMD removed support for analog output in the DVI port connector, and now, the DVI connector has been removed completely. The HDMI port is now version 2.0b and DisplayPort has been updated to 1.3 HBR3/1.4 HDR ready, which enables support for 4K at 120 Hz and 5K @ 60 Hz, or 8K @ 60 Hz with two cables.

GPU accelerated encoding is now supported for H.264 at up to 4K30, and HEVC is supported at up to 4K60. Accelerated decoding is supported for HEVC at up to 4K60 Main-10, VP9 is supported at up to 4K, and H.264 at up to 4K120.


AMD CrossFire has been running over the PCI-Express bus for a few generations now. The Polaris Series is no different. CrossFire is supported at up to 4x configurations.


Pictured above are the front and back, showing the disassembled board. High-res versions are also available (front, back).