GTX 1060 Reviews

[JEMC]

Barkley said:

JEMC said:

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.

Nope. The 4GB cards that can be unlocked to 8GB are actually 8GB 480s that have a special BIOS that limit their performance.

If you find a 4GB that can be unlocked, you'll get a full 8GB 480 card, with all its performance.

Btw, if someone is interested in how the unlocking is done, check this: http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2506-how-to-flash-rx-480-vbios-from-4gb-to-8gb