The Card

ASUS has engineered a completely new cooler for their RX 470. It is dominated by plastic and has no colored highlights. Some stickers are included in the package, so you can put them on if you prefer some color instead of the all-black theme. Dimensions of the card are 24.5 cm x 13.0 cm.


Installation requires two slots in your system.


Display connectivity options include two DVI ports, one HDMI port, and one DisplayPort.

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 @ 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 works 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.


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