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Upgrade to RX480 4GB or 8GB?

Badgerpoo

Badgerpoo

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Looking to upgrade the graphics for 1080p / steambox usage. Is there any point getting the 8GB over the 4GB?
 
I personally believe that 4gb with the power of a 480 is plenty if you want 60fps as you'll have to turn settings down long before you hit any memory limit

Giz
 
GizF1 said:
I personally believe that 4gb with the power of a 480 is plenty if you want 60fps as you'll have to turn settings down long before you hit any memory limit

Giz
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Aha but your forgetting the driver improvements that have already seen this sail past the 1060, 1070 and now attacking the 1080 ;)
 
It's not a low end card.

Badgerpoo said:
That's the thing, if a £190 4GB card gives 95% of the performance of that £250 one, that's a bad value upgrade.
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Considering the performance boost given on DX12 on AMD with the trade off of using more vram than DX11 uses, what if the 8Gb one gives 95% less hitching of that £190 one...


A quid a week over a year not good value/worth it?:p
 
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I wouldn't go for anything 4gb now tbh. Games are starting to use more, even at 1080.

An 8gb one will have a much better resale value as well. Especially in 1-2 years time.
 
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Games are using more video memory all the time(I remember the old 1MB video cards lol), with 8GB it gives you more breathing space and longevity.

I purchased XFX 8GB RX480 GTR Black edition just before xmas, best move I made :) .
 
Nasher said:
I wouldn't go for anything 4gb now tbh. Games are starting to use more, even at 1080.

An 8gb one will have a much better resale value as well. Especially in 1-2 years time.
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They won't be worth much in 2 years as it is and if it costs £50 more now you certainly won't benefit an extra £50 when it comes to resale. Pc hardware isn't an investment and at best you can expect a fraction of what you paid in 2 years time.
 
I would get the 8mb card for future proofing and they tend to come with better coolers. I bought the msi one which has never broken 60c playing bf1, only as it was a little cheaper than the xfx one at the time.
 
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