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The Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 480 8Gb ships in a small box, and there’s the usual included and omitted, i.e. no bundled games.
The card is very plain and is as reference as you can get. In the flesh though, it’s interesting, a bit like a black brick!
The Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 480 8Gb has a short PCB, just like the Fury range, this allows for long cowling and tall heatsink designs to aid cooling. The openings on each side should allow for good air movement, especially in multi-card setups.
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 480 8Gb Graphics Card Review
Package and Bundle - 7.5
Performance - 8
Price - 8.2
Consumer Experience - 7
7.7
AMD are excellent at aggressive price campaigns in general and against Nvidia, and the RX 480 is no different. It is cheaper than the R9 390X when it launched by some margin. The question remains as it did when we reviewed the XFX Radeon R9 390X 8GB DD Black Edition, should you upgrade. The answer this time is yes, for the price point, the modern revisions including FinFET 14 process technology, it’s got potential, features and value. The Nvidia GTX 1080 is just over twice the price, the RX 480 isn’t always half as fast.