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MSI RX 480 GAMING X 4G

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Interface: PCIe v3.0; Model GPU: Radeon RX 480; Memory size (GB): 4; Memory type: GDDR5; Memory bus (bits): 256; Maximum frequency (Boost Clock) (MHz): 1316; Memory speed (Mbps): 7100; DVI-D: 1; HDMI: 2; Display Port: 2; CrossFire/SLI; Cooling: active (fan); Fans: 2 pcs; Power consumption (W): 150
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MSI RX 480 GAMING X 4G
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InterfacePCIe v3.0
GPU
Model GPURadeon RX 480
Memory size4 GB
Memory typeGDDR5
Memory bus256 bit
Maximum frequency (Boost Clock)1316 MHz / GPU Boost /
Memory speed7100 Mbps
Lithography14 nm
Max. resolution5120x3200 px
Connections
DVI-D1
HDMI2
DisplayPort2
Software
DirectX12
OpenGL4.5
Stream processors2304
Stream processor version5
Texture units144
General
Monitors connection4
CrossFire/SLI
Coolingactive (fan)
Fans2 pcs
Power consumption150 W
Additional power8 pin
Length276 mm
Occupies slots2
Added to E-CatalogJuly 2016
The information in the model description is for reference purposes.
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1 December 2021 
i bought a used RX480MSI for 98 EUR on October 30, 2020. I just want to advise not to buy graphics cards if you have a weak processor. I got the RX480 and an overclocked 12-year-old Athlon, and the graphics card runs at 0%. In an unventilated case in FurMark, it was 92 degrees, but in a ventilated one, it won't be more than 72 degrees.
mines pretty well)
hot potato from Msai, noisy, black screen at 92 degrees
_Anton _use MSI RX 480 GAMING X 4G more than year
good model, liked it
31 December 2018 
Good budget video card.
Large amount of memory, at an average frequency. VR support. Extension. SLI/CrossFire mode
The number of monitors is not specified.
 i recommend it should buy
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Ultra graphics settings

The Radeon RX 480 can be characterized very simply: it is a graphics card that allows you to run absolutely all modern games at ultra graphics settings at FullHD resolution. There is an RX 480, like other video cards of the Polaris family, in two versions - with a standard 4 GB and doubled to 8 GB of memory. The four-gig version costs significantly less and for FullHD this amount of video memory is still enough. But what will happen, say, in six months or a year, we do not undertake to predict.

The best offer in its class

An analogue of the RX 480 with a still moderate power consumption of 150 W from the old Radeon models is the hot 275-watt R9 390. Urgently changing the previously purchased R9 390 to a colder RX 480, of course, is not worth it, but if you buy a graphics card from scratch, then the choice is the benefit of the novelty is obvious, even if the R9 390 can now be found cheaper. The direct competitors of the NVIDIA RX 480 are the GeForce GTX 970 (3.5 GB of fast memory and another 0.5 GB of slow memory) and the 3 GB version of the GTX 1060 (it has a weaker processor than the 6 GB version). At the same price, the RX 480 looks better thanks to 4 GB of memory.

Factory overclock

Recently, MSI has changed the branding of its graphics card models. Now MSI's flagship black and red series is represented by three versions: Gaming with close to reference frequencies (formerly called Gaming LE), Gaming X with relatively low factory overclocking, and finally Gaming Z based on selected graphics chips that support strong factory overclocking. The most balanced in terms of price is, perhaps, the average version of MSI RX 480 Gaming X 4G. And if you're lucky, you can overclock it yourself to the level of Gaming Z.

Additional features graphics card MSI RX 480 GAMING X 4G:
  • Recommended minimum power supply power from 500 W