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The thread which sometimes talks about RDNA2

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LoadsaMoney said:
Theres **** all difference, or is it just me ? :p

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Yeah the only thing i could see was that the Shadows looked Sharper and cleaner with Raytracing on.. to be fair i dont understand why they use RT on a fast paced game like this? not like your going to stare at puddles and reflections all day long when your hurtling around a dirt track at 130mph lol
 
pugheaven said:
NAVI architecture (certainly NAVI 10) wasn't Xfire compatible... annoyingly hence why I only bought one. I was praying that 6000 series just brought it back for the hell of it but nope, looks like it hasn't but would be sweet if they made it work. So, no, 5700XT xfire simply won't work in those titles. You'd have to go GCN and 570/580/590 AMD for xfire in those titles or simply run nVidia 1000/2000 series
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Nope this is dx12 explicit multigpu..
Doesnt need crossfire profiles to work..
I have some numbers for AoTS and it scales well.. was curious if someone could test some of the other multiplayer games if not all (in spare time)
 
@KentMan I seen the sapphire site has one now, its only the one AMD showed. Im looking forward to the AIB water cooled offerings because I would do a spot of mining overnight these days. Wonder how long the Toxic's etc will take to materialise?
 
Richdog said:
Thanks guys. Is there any significant benefit in getting anything above the bog-standard (Pulse) model?
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Generally the Pulse models are binned lower than Nitro/Nitro+ and Toxic edition is generally the golden silicon. All custom cards though are generally better spec'd than the reference model, i wonder actually if Sapphire and other partners will launch dual fan cards, as Pulse is generally a dual fan edition, given that the reference is 3 fan.... Its not confirmed yet we will even get Nitro and Pulse models, those are the ones we have had recently in Vega / Navi 1 etc, for all we know Sapphire may have a new range, or may go back to older names like Toxic, Tri-X, Vapor-X etc.
 
KentMan said:
Having used AMD cards for a few generations now i personally rate them thus

Sapphire - #1 Partner, they are like the EVGA of AMD Cards (minus the stepup program) Their cards are generally the best built, Dual Bios, Awesome coolers, nice aesthetics and decently OC'd, there are rumors of a Toxic edition which is traditionally Sapphires highest end cards (alongside Vapor-X)

Powercolor - I am running a Powercolor Red Devil, nice looking, really good overclock on it out of the box and the cooler is second to none, another really good partner, no dual bios though.

XFX - Can be a bit hit and miss, id steer clear of their cheaper stuff as the cooling isnt always that great and they can be loud.

Asrock - New to the party, ive not read brilliant things about them, but ive not used them personally except for my X570 Taichi which has been superb

HIS - Rarely we see a HIS Card, they are often marmite designs you either love or hate, they generally perform ok though for the money.

Gigabyte - Pretty garbage tier really, i dont think they bother too much with Radeon cards, or it seems they dont, coolers are often poorly designed.

MSI - Utter garbage company, had 2 x 290X Gaming X cards and returned them as they were not fit for purpose, backplates got stupidly hot, plus MSI ethics leave a lot to be desired.

Asus - Tripe for AMD cards, utter tripe, no one can forget them prizing an Nvidia cooler onto an AMD card, and you have to pay the glorious Asus tax for that privilege, id steer clear of their stuff unless you are a ROG Drone and absolutely must have their dross ;l)
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I had got Vega 64 LC amd reference (that's the only amd card I've bought) one of the best built cards and would prefer to go with reference cards this time as well
 
Nablaoperator said:
I had got Vega 64 LC amd reference (that's the only amd card I've bought) one of the best built cards and would prefer to go with reference cards this time as well
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Yeah like Nvidia the AMD Reference board is usually brilliant, the main thing that has let AMD reference cards down is the horrendous cooling solutions / blower fans.. that triple fan of the 6000 cooler looks up to the job though and its got zero rpm mode as well for idling, which is a lovely feature.
 
KentMan said:
Having used AMD cards for a few generations now i personally rate them thus

Sapphire - #1 Partner, they are like the EVGA of AMD Cards (minus the stepup program) Their cards are generally the best built, Dual Bios, Awesome coolers, nice aesthetics and decently OC'd, there are rumors of a Toxic edition which is traditionally Sapphires highest end cards (alongside Vapor-X)

Powercolor - I am running a Powercolor Red Devil, nice looking, really good overclock on it out of the box and the cooler is second to none, another really good partner, no dual bios though.

XFX - Can be a bit hit and miss, id steer clear of their cheaper stuff as the cooling isnt always that great and they can be loud.

Asrock - New to the party, ive not read brilliant things about them, but ive not used them personally except for my X570 Taichi which has been superb

HIS - Rarely we see a HIS Card, they are often marmite designs you either love or hate, they generally perform ok though for the money.

Gigabyte - Pretty garbage tier really, i dont think they bother too much with Radeon cards, or it seems they dont, coolers are often poorly designed.

MSI - Utter garbage company, had 2 x 290X Gaming X cards and returned them as they were not fit for purpose, backplates got stupidly hot, plus MSI ethics leave a lot to be desired.

Asus - Tripe for AMD cards, utter tripe, no one can forget them prizing an Nvidia cooler onto an AMD card, and you have to pay the glorious Asus tax for that privilege, id steer clear of their stuff unless you are a ROG Drone and absolutely must have their dross ;l)
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Appreciate this! Having never used an AMD card before, and really not happy with how nvidia have handled the 3080 release, im looking to jump ship, and this was the info i really needed <3
 
KentMan said:
Having used AMD cards for a few generations now i personally rate them thus

Sapphire - #1 Partner, they are like the EVGA of AMD Cards (minus the stepup program) Their cards are generally the best built, Dual Bios, Awesome coolers, nice aesthetics and decently OC'd, there are rumors of a Toxic edition which is traditionally Sapphires highest end cards (alongside Vapor-X)

Powercolor - I am running a Powercolor Red Devil, nice looking, really good overclock on it out of the box and the cooler is second to none, another really good partner, no dual bios though.

XFX - Can be a bit hit and miss, id steer clear of their cheaper stuff as the cooling isnt always that great and they can be loud.

Asrock - New to the party, ive not read brilliant things about them, but ive not used them personally except for my X570 Taichi which has been superb

HIS - Rarely we see a HIS Card, they are often marmite designs you either love or hate, they generally perform ok though for the money.

Gigabyte - Pretty garbage tier really, i dont think they bother too much with Radeon cards, or it seems they dont, coolers are often poorly designed.

MSI - Utter garbage company, had 2 x 290X Gaming X cards and returned them as they were not fit for purpose, backplates got stupidly hot, plus MSI ethics leave a lot to be desired.

Asus - Tripe for AMD cards, utter tripe, no one can forget them prizing an Nvidia cooler onto an AMD card, and you have to pay the glorious Asus tax for that privilege, id steer clear of their stuff unless you are a ROG Drone and absolutely must have their dross ;l)
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This should be added to the OP
@CAT-THE-FIFTH
 
I am trying to stay in the £400 - £450 ballpark for GPU's so will probably not bother with these until the price lowers or the 3070 magically gets decent stock levels.
 
KentMan said:
Generally the Pulse models are binned lower than Nitro/Nitro+ and Toxic edition is generally the golden silicon. All custom cards though are generally better spec'd than the reference model, i wonder actually if Sapphire and other partners will launch dual fan cards, as Pulse is generally a dual fan edition, given that the reference is 3 fan.... Its not confirmed yet we will even get Nitro and Pulse models, those are the ones we have had recently in Vega / Navi 1 etc, for all we know Sapphire may have a new range, or may go back to older names like Toxic, Tri-X, Vapor-X etc.
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Jesus... hopefully I will get to see the full range in time to make an informed decision before they are available for sale. :D
 
Richdog said:
Thanks guys. Is there any significant benefit in getting anything above the bog-standard (Pulse) model?
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I personally wouldn't bother. There's often a price increase for a tiny little bit of extra performance the AIBs can tack onto their premium model, and I just don't see much of a cost/performance benefit. Usually you're paying for a better, quieter cooler, but even the standard models seem to be better and have moved away from that single centrifugal fan that exits out the back of the case. That design was always noisier and less good at cooling, but now everyone seems to have adopted a more standard 2/3 fans on a big finned heatsink design that works well and quietly.
 
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