[H] AMD RX 480 CrossFire Testing Underway

[HardOCP News]

Kyle and Brent sent word that they are both elbows deep testing AMD's RX 480 CrossFire this afternoon through the holiday weekend. The first thing Kyle told me was that RX 480 CrossFire used 150 watts more power than GeForce GTX 1080 under load. While higher power draw isn't actually a good thing, at least now AMD can honestly say that the RX 480 CrossFire is scoring higher than the GeForce GTX 1080 at something. Stay tuned for our test results!

 

[Nukester]

WOW, that last sentence is pretty damning!

 

[DrLobotomy]

We shall wish good luck to your innocent PCI-e slots!!!

 

[pcgeekesq]

Make sure you keep a camera trained on the rig - I can't imagine the number of views you'll get if you get a video of the RX 480s literally smoking your motherboard.

 

[Maddness]

Look forward to seeing your results. As always.

 

[Trimlock]

Make sure you guys only test AMD sponsored games other wise it will invalid! /sarcasm

but seriously, gl and I hope you have a fire extinguisher

 

[lolfail9001]

Ouch, it's a crossfire.

 

[WorldExclusive]

Make sure you guys only test AMD sponsored games other wise it will invalid! /sarcasm

but seriously, gl and I hope you have a fire extinguisher

More Ashes benches. Can't have enough of that.

 

[Trimlock]

More Ashes benches. Can't have enough of that.

Yes because async compute! Lol

 

[Glyphic]

You are now banned from /AMD

 

[azuza001]

Hehe he, my crossfire set my pcie slot ablaze.....

Bad puns aside I am looking forward to this review.

 

[Nukester]

What happens when you cross-fire two high wattage out of spec cards in Kyle's stress test.

 

[thesmokingman]

They should try and blow it up!

 

[Nolan7689]

Sounds like a GTX 460 situation. Affordable, but can pump the performance.

Can't wait and hope crossfire doesn't become literal.

 

[razor1]

What happens when you cross-fire two high wattage out of spec cards in Kyle's stress test.

smells like BACON!

 

[DrLobotomy]

We wouldn't know how good a Porsche is without Fords. GO AMD!!!!!

 

[Chimpee]

What happens when you cross-fire two high wattage out of spec cards in Kyle's stress test.

On the plus side, it doubles as a smoker!! I could go for briskets now!

 

[thesmokingman]

We wouldn't know how good a Porsche is without Fords. GO AMD!!!!!

That would work better if you used Ferrari instead of Porsche.

 

[DrLobotomy]

That would work better if you used Ferrari instead of Porsche.

NEVER!!!

 

[Trimlock]

smells like BACON!

I make bacon in one similar to this.

On another note that smoker needs a gasket.

 

[JRUHg]

 

[razor1]

dude the red hair just doesn't help lol.

Now I'm going to have to replay THE THING .

 

[thesmokingman]

NEVER!!!

 

[DrLobotomy]

I don't like my meatballs and my cars made in the same country!!!!

Porsche- There is no substitute- Ask Jeremy Clarkson

 

[Dayaks]

I hope Kyle and Brent take FLIR or just a thermocouple on the mobo VRMs/slots/traces.

If someone can recreate this video I think it'd be even more fitting than the 290x

 

[Nolan7689]

Porsche? You mean a Volkswagen?

 

[DrLobotomy]

As the Ford and the Ferrari fly off the road that winds through The Great Smokey Mountains, I will howl with laughter as Sepultura screams from the speakers while the wind flowing through my skullet.

 

[DrLobotomy]

Anyways..Back on topic...

Hopefully some of that Crossfire testing involves some 1060 SLI competition too.

 

[ManofGod]

I hope Kyle and Brent take FLIR or just a thermocouple on the mobo VRMs/slots/traces.

If someone can recreate this video I think it'd be even more fitting than the 290x

Except, that for the 2 years I had my reference 290 and flashed to a 290x, I had no fan issues of extreme noise whatsoever. Helps that I put it in a proper case and not 2 inches from my ears.

 

[KazeoHin]

Anyways..Back on topic...

Hopefully some of that Crossfire testing involves some 1060 SLI competition too.

The 1060 isn't even officially announced, let alone available to bench...

 

[DrLobotomy]

The 1060 isn't even officially announced, let alone available to bench...

You fish your way and I will fish my way.

 

[Nolan7689]

You fish your way and I will fish my way.

I shall throw a brick and see what comes out of the water?

 

[DrLobotomy]

I shall throw a brick and see what comes out of the water?

If that is what makes you happy.

 

[Dullard]

Testing finished!

 

[NKD]

LOL one card is almost close to gtx 1080 so its only obvious two cards will be using 100+ watts more. LOL shouldn't be a surprise.

 

[Trimlock]

smells like BACON!

My mountain of bacon



My boardwalk of bacon (latest batch)

Didn't cook them on a RX 480

 

[razor1]

damn man that's a lot of pig lol, now I'm hungry.

 

[Trimlock]

I have inlaws coming in, had to prep

 

[Biostud]

Any cahnce that you will include total war: warhammer with dx12 patch just released, or maybe do a aots/ wahammer redo of dx12 vs dx 11 with the new cards from nvidia and amd.

 

[63jax]

i'm really sorry what this forum has become, a full on anti AMD crusade, really sad, things used to be fair here... :/