Overall I strongly recommend this card however it's with a few caveats, first is it's not the greatest overclocker I been able to get my core clock up to 6% Overclock @ 50% power target increase, not all people will get that far with this card infact many won't. 2 is that the RX480 basically = this card and is much lower power draw.
Now onto the good stuff: this card has no issue pushing UltraWide 1440P with 2XMSAA, specially with that overclock, the card has overkill amount of cooling and therefor in most cases will remain very cool under 100% load I never seen it spike past 67C with a custom fan profile to be little more aggressive but to max out around 60% and 50% power target increase. Please note however that you will never truly be able to utilize all 8GB as it stands currently unless their is a big change in how graphics APIs get handled. Right now this card I would say think of it like a 4-6GB GPU try to keep the game running within max of 6GB and the game will run intensely and amazingly, the Core isn't fast enough to access all 8GB as needed but it is there for future proofing crossfire API updates and DX12 shared resources.
All the active components are actively cooled, VRMs, Mosfets, Chokes, Core, Memory, etc. So tolerances for custom clock and fan profiles are more forgiving. And everything runs cooler under 100% load.
Would I recommend this Card over RX480? Answer is difficult because the RX480 is essentially the new R9-390, however as it currently standards I would say yes I reccomend this card over RX480, this has a higher overclock threshold currently and much higher thermal tolerance before thottling meaning few dropped frames if it's running a bit toasty. However with custom RX480s coming very soon, we will have to see.
The bad:
this card has a very high current draw, and as such you will need to plan on a beefy quality powersupply. The ASIC quality lottery with this card is much more Miss than hit I hard, and you can expect a 4% OC threshold out of it on average.
This card is excessively large and heavy. Close to 13Inches long and over 2 inches thick and weighs quiet a bit. But side note it feels high quality!
Final note:
Note that this card has a powerdraw target around 275Watts, and if under 100% load it will pass 300Watt Mark frequently, if overclocked it pull even more, plan build accordingly. I suggest a brand name quality 500 Watt 80+ Bronze or better powersupply for a single card, and 750watts name brand high quality 80+ certified for crossfire as a minimum for good assurance of stability. I have run this card on a 430 watt bronze however this leaves little room for forgiving mistakes, and no tolerances for boosting clocks. But if your using a case with a included supply it is possible just keep your paws away from overclocking and reduce power target to -5% for more stability if driver crashes occur.
| Max Screen Resolution | 4096 x 2160 |
|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 1500 MHz |
| Graphics Coprocessor | AMD Radeon |
| Chipset Brand | AMD |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 8 GB |
