Now that the dust has settled. Is this the worst video card ever made?
I love this meme.
When you compare it to a 1060, it's really really awful.
That's not even going into all the power issues with the 480.
>>55538810
It's a shitty card for anyone with a 970 or 390. It's a solid update for anyone using some flagships from 2011/2012.
Only delusional retards thought that it'll be more powerful than a 390x / GTX 980.
![gtx480-1l[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/nLr50Xh.jpg "gtx480-1l[1].jpg")
>>55538810
It's not even the worst 480 ever made.
At launch it already outperforms the GTX 970 while its design focus was being as cheap as possible to produce.
Comes near Hawaii/Grenada based GPUs while only having half the ROPs. Its already fairly impressive, and it will only get better as time goes on. Its currently the highest perf/dollar GPU on the market.
Its also one of the most beautiful dies ever designed.
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/RX_480/24.html
>>55538937
That was actually a pretty good card. The only thing "wrong" with it was high power consumption, and that doesn't seem to bother people who use R9 390Xs and shit.
>>55538965
290Xs and 390Xs didn't catch on fire.
>>55538921
What power issues? Nvidia cards have been pulling almost 300W from the pci slot since forever.
>>55538965
>good card
>only thing
you kidding? it's what started the housefire meme
>>55538984
It had top performance unlike amd housefires.
>>55538982
The power issues where the 480 actually kills motherboards, it's pretty bad.
>>55538981
Neither did 480.
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/N480GTX_GTX_480_Lightning/1.html
The "housefire" meme which originated from the 480 was re-purposed after 480 stopped being relevant in the GTX 5xx series when nvidia released a shit driver as they occasionally do.
It was never about the card burning or anything like that. It was about the incredibly high temperatures that the reference card had. 390X reference, RX 480 reference etc all have nasty temperatures like the GTX 480.
>amd uses power
I love this meme
>>55538921
New drivers fixed the 480's power issues
But when some detailed reviews prove the 1060 outperforms the 480 while staying in specification, it's over for the 480.
If AMD allowed the third parties to release custom cooler designs to begin with, they might have been further ahead. But they haven't, and supply has been horribly short. At this rate, everyone's going to have to wait until late August until the stores have enough stock. By then, EVGA and all the other big players will have polished 1060 cards ready to go.
>>55539014
Proof of dead motherboards would be nice.
>inb4 muh PCI spec
>>55539029
Good thing nobody ever buys a reference card.
So a 390X runs about 10c cooler than a 1080.
Keep crying bitchboy.
>>55539014
Okay show me the thousands of dead motherboards Rx 480s killed. Also show me the thousands of dead motherboards GTX 960s killed.
>>55539060
I'm not crying, you're the one implying that reference cards define a product.
>>55539045
Paid nvidia shills are super desperate this release cycle. They don't have anything to prove the 480 isn't the best card for everyone except nvidia manchildren so they're firmly hanging on to some weird power draw meme that was never an issue and also fixed days ago.
Rough times for paid shills on here
>>55539038
>New drivers fixed the 480's power issues
Not true, even the new drivers the 480 power is fucked
>>55539108
sauce
>>55539029
Sorry you're clearly a noob, Fermi was the original and the only housefire meme, only kids with mom's money try to claim otherwise.
>>55539108
Nope in fact as side effect Rx 480s with the newest drivers get more FPS.
>>55539071
960 never killed any motherboards because its power is fine.
AMD 480 on the other hand has killed countless motherboards, we don't even know how many. The lawsuits are coming.
>>55539137
lol, this is hilarious
got any other jokes for the class
>>55539124
Literally what I said. Might want to clean your glasses.
>>55539130
>>55539121
Check pcper, the 480 is still overdrawing on both the pcie slot and the 6-pin.
480 power problem still not fixed, honestly the 480 is just fundamentally flawed.
>>55539137
>AMD 480 on the other hand has killed countless motherboards
Proof, or your claims are nothing but bullshit.
Even a couple of fucking forum posts would suffice at this point.
>>55539137
>960 never killed any motherboards because its power is fine.
You call drawing almost 300W from the fucking pci sloy "fine"? Seriously man?
>AMD 480 on the other hand has killed countless motherboards, we don't even know how many. The lawsuits are coming.
If this is true then Nvidia will soon go bankrupt to from lawsuits since their shitty cards have been drawing more than the PCI-express spec since forever. OR you're trying to make a problem out of something that isn't because you're buttblasted Nvidia cards suck ass in DX12.
>>55539185
>You call drawing almost 300W from the fucking pci sloy "fine"? Seriously man?
No, he's arguing that the 480 is defective not that it's fine.
>>55539154
>guys check the crappy forum me and my nvidia owning friends post on to bash ati products. you know the one with the headline that says "AMD Radeon RX 480 Power Consumption Concerns Fixed with 16.7.1 Driver". Yeah that one. They'll show you the 480 is totally screwed man.
>>55539154
see >>55538982 and >>55539071
>>55539185
960 doesn't go over spec
480 is literally the only card ever made to have such power problems, that's why the 480 is killing motherboards
At this point Nvidia shouldn't be allowed to exist
It's just Playstation converts who believe every jewish marketing tactic used on them.
Every single thing Nvidia owners bash AMD for doing, Nvidia has done it previously and done it much worse.
This is why I buy AMD products, I don't support scumbags.
>>55539249
>double spacing
Hi Redd.it!
>>55539233
show me some dead motherboards senpai
you guys should have like giant collage pics of these fried PCI slots by now.
can I see just one though?
>>55539233
Again with the baseless "it kills motherboards" claim.
Where is your evidence?
>>55539259
>doesn't even know what double spacing is
hi retard
>>55539267
Google "480 dead pcie slot"
Tons of dead motherboards from the 480 going over the power limit
>>55538810
You are creating this thread literally every day. How much they pay you and how can I join?
>>55539294
welcome to /g/. It's this same shit every day.
>>55539294
>>55539038
>But when some detailed reviews prove the 1060 outperforms the 480 while staying in specification, it's over for the 480.
A card at a nearly $100 higher price point outperforms the 480? Who'd have thought!
>B-but muh MSRP
Meaningless, the 1060 won't hit MSRP for at least a year or two.
So do think Nvidia is paying for this shill campaign to distract from them not supporting the Vive on the 1080 with displayport?
Because that's the most jewish thing I've ever heard. This is probably why we keep hearing about PCI slots I bet.
>>55539233
>960 doesn't go over spec
see >>55538982
It almost pulls 300W from the pci slot. Probably more when overclocked.
>>55539288
So you can find any either eh, lol.
>>55539323
960 doesn't go over spec, see: http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/Power-Consumption-Concerns-Radeon-RX-480/Evaluating-ASUS-GTX-960-Strix
480 is literally the only graphics card that has these power problems, that's why it's killing so many motherboards. I don't know how AMD was so stupid to have created a card that has so many problems.
>>55539358
I still see no proof of these alleged "killed motherboards".
If there's so many, you should be able to link one story, right?
>>55539335
Tons of dead motherboards caused by the 480 power issue right on the front page
>>55538982
>amdrones still can't grasp the difference between spikes and average
>>55539379
Google "480 dead pcie slot"
It's not pretty, I don't know why AMD released a card that will actually destroy the other components in your system.
>>55539396
Link to a forum post. Now.
>>55539396
Christ you're determined to not actually link anything.
Wait for it. Now you're going to post that one guy on the AMD forums.
>>55539415
>>55539430
>AMDummies don't know how to use Google
wow
>>55539396
That's because AMD doesn't care about PC enthusiasts. I always buy Nvidia cards so I can play my games the way they're meant to be played!
>>55539439
Burden of proof is still on you, idiot.
>>55539441
Me too brother
>>55539396
just one guy on the AMD forums and a bazillion articles saying that "many gamers" have such problems with these cards but only linking to the the one guy on the AMD forums.
I need to upgrade from a 750TI but I am lowermiddleclass.conf and I need something in the $250 range. Any suggestions?
>>55539522
GTX 1060 would be perfect for you
>>55538982
Your graphs shows that 960 draws around 55W on average and 480 draws 80W through the pcie.
>amdfags in charge of reading graphs
>>55539538
Looks like shite onii-senpai
>>55539552
The spikes on the 960 are higher.
>>55539913
But the average on the 480 is higher, and sustained load is what kills motherboards.
>>55538810
the best for the price range.
>>55539946
That would be the GTX 970 right now, or the GTZ 1060 very soon.
>>55538982
>>55539552
>>55539913
That graph is irrelevant now because the new driver brought PCIe power draw down to within spec without sacrificing performance
>>55539957
nice shilling, shill
970 costs 100bux more.
>>55539937
Since when have facts mattered to AMD fanboys?
>>55540029
Clearly never, as they still buy vastly inferior products.
>>55540002
it actually got a 3% performance boost. Not to mention they under volt pretty nicely. But I purposely tried to kill my motherboard with this card and I didn't have any luck maybe it has to be a cheaper board.
>>55538810
Fuck off shitty shill/troll
It is hardly the worst video card.
It has nothing on shit-tier crap like GTX 465 (shitty, binned version of the infamous GTX 480), ATI RAGE MAXX (broken drivers under NT4/2000), S3 Savage (broken drivers and hardware), Voodoo Rush (broken 2D support and inferior 3D performance to Voodoo 1)
Geforce 4 MX family takes the prize of shitty rebranded POS that tried to sell themselves as DX8 compliant via brand name (Geforce 4!) but were really DX7-tier hardware
>>55538965
GTX 480 wasn't that great. It was a massive disappointment like ATI's 2900XT.
GTX 580 was what GTX 480 should have been at launch.
>>55540002
>Running Metro Last Light @ 4K
>On a $200 GPU
I see your problem right there.
>>55538810
No, it is a pretty cheap upgrade with decent performance all in all.
Some of the 1080 buyers are rather vocal and feel a need to justify their purchase.
>>55538810
Worse cards:
Geforce FX (terribad attempt for a DX9 compliant card)
S3 Savage 2000 (non-functional T&L kekfest card)
S3 Virge (the world's first decelerator card. man S3 made so much lemons lol)
ATi Rage Maxx (only works in Windows 98/Me)
Yup, these are the dregs of the dregs
>>55540535
It's pretty bad, I'd say the 480 has one of the worst launches I've ever seen.
>>55540005
970 is actually the same price as the 480 now
>>55539137
>I'm right but I don't know if I'm right
ok
>>55539294
This. Come on, it has to be great being paid for shitposting here.
>>55538853
>the 390 is faster
>>55541303
Or maybe the 480 is just a really shitty card
>>55538982
>Not understanding what a watt is
>>55538810
you tell me OP?
Nvidia is more """efficient"""
Is anyone else tired of this meme? I find this to be a huge selling point that people always point out, yet were talking literally a light bulb here, between AMD/Nvidia.
>>55539259
I use tabs
480 under delivered more than any other thats for sure
>>55539038
why do stock coolers even exist? i can understand having one to show to the audience but why cuck your customers for a few weeks?
Friendly reminder that if you bought anything AMD related since 2012 odds are you're a subhuman supporting Islam and terrorism.
>>55538925
I have an AMD APU, i'm gonna be so happy with my meme card nitro
>>55543565
>>55539316
Reviews? What reviews?
>>55543519
>Mid-range card with 8GB of VRAM even on the 4GB models performs at or above the level of the the previous generations "sweet spot" and comes coupled with amazing DX12/Vulkan performance for future proofing.
How?
>>55543676
480 is basically just a 390 with lower power and more issues, it didn't add anything to the market
>>55543565
How?
>>55543702
Explain
>>55543723
It's literally a 970 without the VRAM issue but it'll kill your motherboard instead. Very disappointing for 14nm.
>>55543723
- Same performance as 390
- Same price as 390
480 was basically pointless
Wait for Vega fuckers
>>55543702
I know I'm not going to get a serious reply out of you, but how is "a more power-efficient $330 dollar card for almost half the price" not adding anything to the market? It's the price/performance choice, objectively. If you're looking for AMD's performance king then that'll be Vega coming out sometime before the Rapture. But even that'll come with HBM2, so waiting memes aside AMD hasn't played their full hand yet. Polaris was never advertised as anything other than a low-mid range architecture and on that front the RX 480 completely delivers.
>>55543772
>Vega is the one guys! Seriously!
>>55543742
>>55543767
>Without the VRAM issue
It's the opposite, it actually comes with MORE VRAM than advertised on the 4GB models. That's what's partially so hilarious. And like what has been said a hundred times in this thread, the recent update has fixed the power draw issues and even added FPS to many games. It's also not "disappointing" for 14nm because it's delivering $350 28nm performance at almost half the price at lower power draw. What are you going on about?
>>55543767
I know this can be hard to understand but $330 and $200 aren't the same number.
Why do AMD fags always keep saying wait wait wait wait wait....still waiting for something good.
>>55538810
Its the best gpu anon, stop shill posting. Pascal is obsolete last decade gpu
>>55543819
390 is now the same price as 480
970 is even cheaper
480 power draw issue isn't even fixed
I'd actually rather buy a 390 or 970 over a 480
>>55538810
they're all badly overpriced memes for schoolboys.
>>55543742
le it will kill your mobo maymay
>>55543913
Motherboard damage is no joke
>>55544029
Can you confirm it did that?
>>55544050
Yeah there are plenty of people complaining the 480 damaged their motherboard
>>55544073
Can you confirm it did that?
>>55544080
Google "480 dead PCI slot", many people had it happen.
>>55544080
The 480 runs too much power through the pcie slot, it's impossible for it not to hurt the motherboard.
The only question is how long it takes to cause real damage.
>>55538810
Doesn't it come within 15% of a 1070 with Vulcan enabled? Pretty impressive for a card that costs half.
The reference version has some stupid design flaws but then again anyone buying reference designs is a fucking idiot and has all problems coming for him.
>>55544218
480 isn't even half as powerful as a 1070. 480 performance is very bad.
>>55538965
did you actually own it?
i was a owner of a evga 480. shit was garbage. it drew a shit ton of power and produced an amazing amount of heat. it would always throttle because of the shear amount of heat it was dumping out. and this was in a haf 932 case at the time with FOUR 120mm fans slapped to the side and three 120mm exhaust fans all running at 1800rpm. even trying the side fans as exhaust resulted in worse temps.
if you lived in winnipeg canada sure it was fine since you had the elements working with you but anywhere else the thing was a glorious house fire.
>>55542931
>Nvidia is more """efficient"""
Sure they are, they tell the card has 4gb memory but only pack 3.5gb in it. They save 512mb per every card sold.
>>55544251
>480 isn't even half as powerful as a 1070. 480 performance is very bad.
That's without Vulcan support tho.
>>55544270
Well Nvidia cards are way more power efficient
>>55544306
Still very bad performance, the 480 is a slow card that under delivers
>>55544306
135fps vs 150fps
>>55544318
And the RX480 costs $200 less, so what is your point?
>>55538984
>it's what started the housefire meme
>>55539288
not op but i just did and all the front page links to people claiming its killing boards with zero actually people claiming it killed their board.
its all hear say except a few obvious trolls. one who posted a pic of his computer clearly showed liquid spillage all over his motherboard. and other claimed the card some how killed all three of his pci-express slots when he only had it plugged into the one slot. they some how all just committed suicide at the same time.
overall the number of people who have claimed it killed their pci-express slots can be counted with both hands and none of them actually had proof the card was the cause. they all had wholes in their stories.
see pic related. one of the people who "claimed." his motherboard is littered with random gunk that looks like liquid spillage and full of dust and what appears to be animal and / or human hair everywhere.
>>55544417
There's also that guy who showed the ATX pin blown on his motherboard, and he was using 3 cards on unpowered risers to do bitcoin mining.
>>55544347
Saving a few bucks for a garbage card that blows up your computer seems like a bad trade-off.
>>55539441
>>55539461
Yeah me too 100% nvidia or no games and dead mobo
t. shill
>>55538937
>>55538965
I have one and I'm still using it.
I have no reason to upgrade, because modern games are shit and the most demanding games I play are new vegas, skyrim and bc2 at 1440p.
>>55538810
The card itself is not bad. AMD cucked it with the 6-pin connector and small heatsink.
Aftermarket RX480s will have a proper 8-pin and better cooling so they will perform a lot better. Who knows, maybe they won't even fry your motherboard.
>>55538982
>960 STRIX
>>55538921
>using NVIDIA supplied benchmarks
>>55540969
>implying 970-tier performance at $199-249 price point is a bad thing
>implying that Nviida isn't forced to sale 1060 which was similar performance to 480 at $199-249 in order to be competitive
>OP likes to suck the cock of Nvidia executives
>>55544029
>>55544073
>>55544098
This guy again. Get a trip so I can block you already. You post the same replies over and over in the same exact style. You are almost copy pasting word for word.
You've been ratted out already. Nobody believes you anymore cunt.
There are a couple of curry niggers (or maybe chinks) constantly spamming /g/ with pro-Nvidia propaganda. You can recognize them by their writing style.
'1060 will destroy the 480'
'the 480 is very dangerous for your motherboard'
'the 1060 outperforms/beats the 480 easily'
etc etc. They write the same shit over and over in the same style. It's like a copy & paste job. Maybe it's just a shillbot scripted to reply to certain key phrases. Who knows.
Do not take their bait.
>>55545348
>It's like a copy & paste job.
>It's like
>like
you do know that shills shitpost here right? neets are an easy crowd
>>55545248
That is a problem if you ask me. Trading blows with a two year old card while being about 20$ cheaper is not something you would want to market. It's main competitor is the 1060 and from the firestrike leak that is being passed around we can see that is losing once the GTX is OCed.
I hope the aftermarket Rx480s will OC better so they have a fighting chance against the GTX1060.
>>55541313
And?
