GTX 1060 Reviews

[Barkley]

JEMC said:

Barkley said:

I'm not sure the difference between the 4gb rx480 and the 8gb rx480 would really have an impact in terms of that comparison chart, having more vram doesn't generally give a boost to fps afaik, it just lets you do more STUFF (bigger textures etc).

The 480 4GB also have slower memory, rated at 7Gbps instead of the 8Gbps of their big brother. That limits the bandwidth of the card and affects the performance in some games, as this article shows: http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2503-amd-rx-480-4gb-vs-8gb-benchmark-is-it-worth-it

Oh interesting, so all that i've been hearing about unlocking the rx480 4gb to 8gb, it'd still be 7Gbps memory anyway? So they're not essentially the same card as I've been seen thrown around online.

Thought it was a bit strange that Nvidia would sell essentially the same card at a lower price and just hide what it can do, though locking an 8gb card you've manufactured to 4gb is weird in the first place.