The Radeon RX 480 is one of the most interesting graphics cards of the moment. Some lend themselves more willingly to overclocking, such as Gaming MSI X, we pushed into a corner.
There are some days we offered you a test centered on overclocking a GeForce GTX 1080 upscale. It was time to book the same treatment to competition: thus see what is in the red! For that we will dissect a MSI RX 480 GAMING X, a high-end version that seems flexible enough for overclocking.
The MSI GAMING series is not intended to be used for extreme overclocking, the PCB of the card is not intended for. That said, the card has a very good cooling system components and solid enough for a serious overclocking. We'll go up frequencies with an air cooling and water cooling, but not nitrogen.
Never change a winning team
By taking this card hands, and unless an expert, you'll struggle to identify the GPU hidden under the imposing cooling block. 980, 980 Ti 1080 390? All cards in GAMING MSI version is similar. The manufacturer seems to have emerged once again its famous black and red sink!
Once mounted, the card will occupy two slots. The dimensions of the map are: 27.6 x 14.0 x 4.2 centimeters.
The PCB is protected by a back plate black. She is not involved in heat dissipation map ... Rather in its decoration.
Connectors :
Unlike the base model, the RX 480 is equipped with an 8 pin. Hopefully the passage 6 to 8 spindles allow more flexibility for overclocking!
In addition to technology AMD FreeSync ™, and compatibility with virtual reality, you will have extensive connectivity:
Solid Sink :
The heat sink covers the entire card. It is surmounted by two fans of 10 cm using technology "TORX 2.0". The hot air will be largely repressed inside the box and only a very small proportion will be evacuated through the grid of the PCI bracket. Good ventilation required housing!
The heatsink is made of three large copper heat pipes. Remember, these heatpipes are used to capture the heat from the GPU and evacuate very quickly to the entire cooling system. It is a kind of highway for calories. Unlike other brands, MSI chose to put a plate between the graphics processor is the caludocs. A wise choice given the very small size of the GPU Polaris.
The power stage and the memory chips will be cooled via a dissipating plate.
PCB :
Once the card that we discover the PCB. The base is there, but no frills or gadget, MSI has gone to the point.
Polaris 10 :
Polaris 10 AMD, Ellesmere code name is engraved in 14 nm FinFET. The 5.7 billion transistors occupy 232 mm² and have a TDP of 150 W. The DIE This GPU is surrounded by a metal shield. This stiffens the PCB of the graphics processor and reduces the risk of tearing small components that swarm everywhere.
Memory :
The RX 480 is available in 4 and 8 GB. This is the version with 8 GB of GDDR5 is now in testing. RAM is interfaced on a bus 256 bit.
Power Stage :
The role and operation of the power stage were detailed in a previous test.
The RX 480 GAMING X has 6 phases dedicated to the GPU. Two additional phases feeding the memory. They are invisible in this picture, because on the other side of the GPU are used.
The card seems well armed, but the manufacturer has advised us under liquid nitrogen overclocking. The extreme overclocking results in a very high consumption level GPU. Because of this consumption, the power stage is requested and may be damaged. We therefore limit ourselves to push the frequencies in air and under water cooling.
There are some days we offered you a test centered on overclocking a GeForce GTX 1080 upscale. It was time to book the same treatment to competition: thus see what is in the red! For that we will dissect a MSI RX 480 GAMING X, a high-end version that seems flexible enough for overclocking.
The MSI GAMING series is not intended to be used for extreme overclocking, the PCB of the card is not intended for. That said, the card has a very good cooling system components and solid enough for a serious overclocking. We'll go up frequencies with an air cooling and water cooling, but not nitrogen.
Never change a winning team
By taking this card hands, and unless an expert, you'll struggle to identify the GPU hidden under the imposing cooling block. 980, 980 Ti 1080 390? All cards in GAMING MSI version is similar. The manufacturer seems to have emerged once again its famous black and red sink!
Once mounted, the card will occupy two slots. The dimensions of the map are: 27.6 x 14.0 x 4.2 centimeters.
The PCB is protected by a back plate black. She is not involved in heat dissipation map ... Rather in its decoration.
Connectors :
Unlike the base model, the RX 480 is equipped with an 8 pin. Hopefully the passage 6 to 8 spindles allow more flexibility for overclocking!
In addition to technology AMD FreeSync ™, and compatibility with virtual reality, you will have extensive connectivity:
- 2 x DisplayPort 1.4
- 2 x HDMI 2.0b
- 1 x DVI-D Dual Link
Solid Sink :
The heat sink covers the entire card. It is surmounted by two fans of 10 cm using technology "TORX 2.0". The hot air will be largely repressed inside the box and only a very small proportion will be evacuated through the grid of the PCI bracket. Good ventilation required housing!
The heatsink is made of three large copper heat pipes. Remember, these heatpipes are used to capture the heat from the GPU and evacuate very quickly to the entire cooling system. It is a kind of highway for calories. Unlike other brands, MSI chose to put a plate between the graphics processor is the caludocs. A wise choice given the very small size of the GPU Polaris.
The power stage and the memory chips will be cooled via a dissipating plate.
PCB :
Once the card that we discover the PCB. The base is there, but no frills or gadget, MSI has gone to the point.
Polaris 10 :
Polaris 10 AMD, Ellesmere code name is engraved in 14 nm FinFET. The 5.7 billion transistors occupy 232 mm² and have a TDP of 150 W. The DIE This GPU is surrounded by a metal shield. This stiffens the PCB of the graphics processor and reduces the risk of tearing small components that swarm everywhere.
Memory :
The RX 480 is available in 4 and 8 GB. This is the version with 8 GB of GDDR5 is now in testing. RAM is interfaced on a bus 256 bit.
Power Stage :
The role and operation of the power stage were detailed in a previous test.
The RX 480 GAMING X has 6 phases dedicated to the GPU. Two additional phases feeding the memory. They are invisible in this picture, because on the other side of the GPU are used.
The card seems well armed, but the manufacturer has advised us under liquid nitrogen overclocking. The extreme overclocking results in a very high consumption level GPU. Because of this consumption, the power stage is requested and may be damaged. We therefore limit ourselves to push the frequencies in air and under water cooling.
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