Radeon RX480 4GB can be flashed to 8GB version.

Boomstick777 · 2 Jul 2016 at 17:13

This might be interesting to some,

All current 4GB cards actually have 8GB but 4GB is disabled in BIOS.

Meaning you could pick up the 4GB card today and flash it to the 8GB version with the BIOS flash software.

Source - http://www.legitreviews.com/amd-radeon-rx-480-4gb-versus-radeon-rx-480-8gb_183576

All of the AMD Radeon RX 480 at-launch graphics cards have shipped with 8GB of memory on them. That means if you run out and buy a 4GB card this very second it really does have 8GB of memory on the card. AMD disabled it through a special vBIOS and also lowered the clock speed of the memory on the 4GB cards.

Drollic · 2 Jul 2016 at 17:19

RavenXXX2 · 2 Jul 2016 at 17:20

It was only applicable to review cards so they could test the 8GB as 4GB with a bios flash, confirmed by AMD.

Boomstick777 · 2 Jul 2016 at 17:23

RavenXXX2 said:
It was only applicable to review cards so they could test the 8GB as 4GB with a bios flash, confirmed by AMD.

All of the AMD Radeon RX 480 at-launch graphics cards have shipped with 8GB of memory on them. That means if you run out and buy a 4GB card this very second it really does have 8GB of memory on the card. AMD disabled it through a special vBIOS and also lowered the clock speed of the memory on the 4GB cards.

Has that been stated since this article? I must be late to the party

RavenXXX2 · 2 Jul 2016 at 17:24

By an AMD rep on reddit.

Boomstick777 · 2 Jul 2016 at 17:26

RavenXXX2 said:
By an AMD rep on reddit.

Ah ok, well saying that he might just be covering his bases.

I will test this for myself lol.

killari · 2 Jul 2016 at 17:54

I might be wrong, but I looked under the hood of my 4GB card and there looks like there might be 8GB there.

Orangey · 2 Jul 2016 at 18:12

Wonder how many 4GBs they sold to people who remembered the 290 unlock and the early birds getting the worm...

killari said:
I might be wrong, but I looked under the hood of my 4GB card and there looks like there might be 8GB there.

What's the part # on the RAM modules?

RavenXXX2 · 2 Jul 2016 at 18:13

killari said:
I might be wrong, but I looked under the hood of my 4GB card and there looks like there might be 8GB there.

Post a pic up.

killari · 2 Jul 2016 at 18:15

RavenXXX2 · 2 Jul 2016 at 18:18

Well looks like 8GB to me, you already flash it?

killari · 2 Jul 2016 at 18:20

RavenXXX2 said:
Well looks like 8GB to me, you already flash it?

No I haven't found a relevant BIOS yet.

killari · 2 Jul 2016 at 18:21

Orangey said:
Wonder how many 4GBs they sold to people who remembered the 290 unlock and the early birds getting the worm...

What's the part # on the RAM modules?

Speaking of the 290 unlock, had one of those too

RavenXXX2 · 2 Jul 2016 at 18:23

https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/184203/amd-rx480-8192-160603

That's the 8GB bios.

Orangey · 2 Jul 2016 at 18:26

Now we wait.

killari · 2 Jul 2016 at 19:41

Unfortunately Atiflash doesn't recognise the card. Looks like the reviewers had a special tool from AMD.

Link

Boomstick777 · 2 Jul 2016 at 19:48

killari said:
Unfortunately Atiflash doesn't recognise the card. Looks like the reviewers had a special tool from AMD.

Link

Won't be long until updated BIOS flash gets released.

My 4GB Sapphire card coming next week, will try this as soon as new BIOS flash software lands

. According to source all current shipping 4GB cards actually have the full 8GB, but half of it is not visible only due to BIOS. AMD might want to play this down as it could hurt 8GB sales lol.

killari · 2 Jul 2016 at 19:52

I'm waiting in anticipation

. I was running around sticking the card in different systems trying to get Atiflash to work!

Boomstick777 · 2 Jul 2016 at 19:52

Drollic said:

^^ This guy did not read the OP?

StrongSad · 2 Jul 2016 at 20:29

Takes me back to then 6950 = 6970 flash...