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9.11.2019

I realise that many of the problems I experienced here are related to having an older system, but since this is not a top of the range card, I'm going to presume I won't be the only person fitting this into a moderately ancient board. Mine is a Gigabyte H61M-2PV if that means anything to you. Fitting the card was easy. Although I have a 750W power supply so plenty of power to offer, I didn't have the 8 pin cable required, only a 6 pin (nope, not a 6+2, plain 6) so I have to use it with an adaptor. Mine is a 2-SATA to 8-pin, and something to look out for is that it might reduce the power going somewhere else. My PCI USB is now not getting quite enough power to run my EyeX any more,but it will run the Tracker 4C, so no biggie (USB card is powered by a Molex to 2 SATA and I'm using one of those SATAs as my SATA to 8-pin as I didn't have 2 molex to run to the 8pin, so can't really blame it for not having loads of power on this adaptor relay). Something else to bear in mind is that the size of the card slightly fouls the edge of the RAM clip for the second bank, so when my RAM upgrade arrives I will need to pull the card back out again to fit the RAM. It clears the other PCI slot, though, which also worried me. So I installed it all and... nothing. My motherboard turned out to need a BIOS update to support newer cards. That was all very scary because you never upset a working BIOS! Flashed the new BIOS, crash, won't load anything, won't enter BIOS screen. CMOS reset needed, got into the BIOS, shuffled the boot drives back into the correct order, put the old card back in, thank the maker, I see Windows. Swapped back to the 570 - black screen again. Power light on, fans spinning if I leave it running long enough to get warm, no picture. Back to the old card, install Teamviewer with permissions to run before the logon screen. Back to the new card, boot, access the desktop from the laptop using Teamviewer, finally I can see that it's picked up the basic driver it just didn't give me a picture. Worked my way through the driver setup on the incredily small remote screen (several reboots for lost connections), at long last and just 8 hours after I started (!) the card is working. The improved speed and quality over the old one is amazing (then again it was a 5450 so it wants to be) and I'm getting super smooth performance on Cities Skylines on 1080 using the vehicle follow, I was probably getting about 4fps on low before. A few other little glitches, though, I'm getting lots of those "you don't have permission to access this folder" things as everything is locked to "system" and won't release, presume this is due to that popup where Microsoft said my hardward had changed and it had to register again. The error where Windows restarts on shutdown is also back, even though I've already done all the things you are supposed to do to stop it from doing that. At some point I will run a clean install on this machine again and it should clear those gremlins, but it certainly wasn't a case of "open case, add card, boot, install driver, enjoy new card" like it was meant to be. Your mileage may absolutely vary with different machines, and I'm sure there are rigs where you will be up and running flawlessly within 30 minutes, but if you have an older machine, settle in for some pain!Edit to add: I have no comments about the fan noise as I'm deaf, my computer has all the cooling power and I don't care if it sounds like a jet engine.
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4.10.2017

I purchased my V64 from Overclockers on release day. I was one of the lucky guys who managed to get it for £400. On the plus side, this a great gpu. I own a reference MSI 1080gtx and I have to say, this V64 produces much better graphical fidelity than the 1080gtx (whilst giving similar fps). On top of that, AMD has enabled crossfire support with V56 and V64. Independent benchmark analysis are stating 80%+ scaling in crossfire. This is amazing as it poops all over the gimpvidia 9 and 10 series scaling (which is typically c.50% for dual gpu set up and much less if there are 3 gpus in sli).An article released by bits n chips (21/08/17)confirmed the rumours that the vast majority of new Vega tech has been disabled -Draw Stream Binning RasterizerHBCCPrimitive ShaderNGGAVFSHBM2 Pseudo Channel ModeIn it's current handicapped state, V64 is a highly overclocked Fiji gpu. Despite having these important features being disabled, it is still giving the same performance as a 1080gtx. Imagine how much of a thrashing V64 and V56 will give the 1080gtx, once Raja Koduri and his team of engineers manage to fix all the bugs.Recent benchmark reviews have confirmed that the V64 outperforms the over-hyped and grossly over-priced 1080Tits in Forza7 by up to 23%. I will attach the articles in the comments section.Also, independent benchmark reviews have confirmed that V56 absolutely poops all over the 1070gtx in gaming benchmarks. In fact, in a review by Joker Productions, he categorically said -'the reference model V56 absolutely stomps the 1070 into a mud hole'.I will post the youtube benchmark review in the comments section. Also, NVidia are releasing the 1070Ti in order to combat the powerful V56. I will post the article link in the comments section. If V56 poses no threat to the 1070gtx, then why is NVidia rushing out a 1070Ti?. Clearly V56 is way more powerful than the 1070gtx.On the downside, the reference V64 comes with a basic fan blower cooler so it does tend to get hot and a bit noisy under load. It also requires 2x8pin power connectors, but TBH people who buy a top dog gpu don't really care about power efficiency. They only care about performance. An overclocked 1080gtx and 1080Tits also become power hungry and consume almost the same amount of power as the V64.I almost forgot to mention but gimpvidia is hiking up the prices of their 10 series gpu's yet again!. The confirmed reports came out in September 2017. This is absolutely disgusting and illegal money gouging behaviour by gimpvidia. I will post the article links in the comments section.Please ignore the malicious and very petty 1 star feed back given by all the gimpvidia (and intel) goon squad. Every time AMD makes a product, especially one that is very competitive, you always see the shintel and gimpvidia goon squad crawling out of the sewers and going on their malicious crusades. It is disgusting and highly uncivilised behaviour, but it is to be expected bearing in mind that their beloved companies also behave like that.
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22.8.2017

A very solid initial offering from AMD, with much future proofing as a 2-year gaming purchase.Current drivers are about, the same as GTX 1080 Founder Edition in modern APIs like DX12 and Vulkan at 2k to 4K, with so oddities happen at 1920x1080 resolution. When the legacy API of DX11 is included, it does end up being slower as the older API drags down the gaming averages -4%. However, as the Steam Survey shows, only 9% of its active users still own a DX11 GPU - 86% own a DX12 GPU. It cannot be long before games developers view DX11 support for PC games as an investment in coding hours, which can never return a profit.RX Vega 64, also, has native support for FP16,which will be used in Fry Cry 5 and many more games being ported from Sony's PS4 Pro to PC. It's better performance in DX12, bodes well, due to Xbox 1X (November release) having onboard hardware for DX12, so many games ported from Xbox 1X will be using DX12. Considering, Polaris bigger lead with the Vulkan API, it will be interesting to see if Microsoft throws some money into this API in its competition with Sony's PS4 Pro implementation of FP16 over the next 2 years, before that console is replaced with the PS5 in 2019.As many watchers of AMD GPUs will know: R9 series GPUs became 30% faster through subsequent drivers releases. Polaris GPUs became 9% faster through subsequent driver releases. Therefore, most buyers should expect AMD to deliver at least an extra 9% of FPS performance with future driver releases over the next 12 months.Where RX Vega 64 shines is in undervolting and overclocking: setting plus 50% powertune, P6 state to 1030 and R7 state to 1030, increasing the fan curve range to 400rpm-3000rpm and increasing the HBM 1050mhz produces gaming GPU that draws only 63watts more than a fully overclocked GTX 1080 under full load. Yes, it draws fewer 76 watts less than at stock settings.Where RX Vega 64 shines using 2k ultra widescreen monitors (3440x1440), with the undervolt and overclock it is about 6% faster than GTX 1080 on these monitors.Recently, a synergy boost in framerates has been revealed in benchmarks, when using Ryzen 7/5 CPU and an RX Vega GPU. A benchmark using Ryzen 1800X and RX Vega Liquid Cooled Edition produced FPS figures only 11% behind the new Intel 8700K and GTX 1080 TI in Battlefield 1; Ryzen 1800X and RX Vega 64 LC produced 18.6% faster framerates than the new Intel 8700K and GTX 1080 TI in Civilisations VI. Naturally, this synergy framerate boost will also be seen on RX Vega 64 Air and RX Vega 56 Air, when it is combined with a Ryzen 5/7 CPU.Finally, freesync monitors are very cheap and there are large savings to be had on these monitors compared to alternative technologies.
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26.9.2017

XFX Radeon Rx Vega 64 8GB HBM2 3xDP HDMI Graphic Cards RX-VEGMTBFX6This card is fantastic! I use this for both work and gaming and it rules everything! Do take your time to learn about your card, it is not a beginners way to an easy super gaming life, not before the drivers are more optimized, but again... I think it already kicks A¤S on every card on the market, but please do take your take to update everything and it runs fantastic with Ryzen cpu's! It is brilliantly with my Ryzen 1700 16 or 32GB's of some really fast ram. I use the G.Skill Flare X 3200Mhz Ram (32GB) and it eats everything i do throw at it..!Know what you buy and will get a beast, but like i said,take you time to get to know your hardware and what parts you assemble you machine with... Best card i have ever bought & it only get's stronger and stronger by optimazation and newer more demanding games supporting DirectX12 and Vulkan.Great for graphical work and video, 3D etc etc etc..!
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27.5.2020

I bought this a replacement as my Sapphire card had reached End-of-Life. I was quite surprised at the performance I got out-of-the-box. Looking at clock speeds of around 1420 - 1425 MHz, this card actually comes as a factory overclocked GPU. The XFX 500 series also comes with a dual bios functionality which means I can choose between performance or quiet (aka Stealth) mode and from my experience I noticed a very minimal difference when I had it in Stealth mode. XFX are doing something right with this card.It comes with two cooling fans and is about 10.7 inches long (watch out for the length if you are using one of those boards that position the CPU too close to the PCIe slots.)You will findnewer and probably better-performing cards on the market now as this one is probably about 2 years old but if you need something to hit the ground running with your gaming and you are on a limited budget, this is your guy.Highly Recommended.
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26.8.2017

I bought one of these from another Etailer on launch day, I got mine for £449, I upgraded from a Nvidia 980.I have a Freesync monitor that i really wanted to take advantage of. Well I can say is wow. No problems at all. Yes it can get a bit loud with the blower style fan, its the first time Ive had a card with the blower fan, but the noise is not to bad, Been impressed with the AMD Drivers, the last time I had a ATI/AMD card was the old 4850 and the drivers have come a long way since then, Like I said couldnt be happier with mine. Also I might be imagining it but the image quality/color produced on the Radeon are much nicer then my Nvidia card.I can understand why people are mad at the price ,I cant comment on that because like i said i was luckly enough to get one for 449. would I pay nearly 600 for one, well not the reference design maybe something from Asus or MSI.
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28.6.2020

I'm no gamer. I'm using this card as the main graphics card, basic desktop activities (think of watching cat videos, and playing minesweeper) driving a 4K monitor. Since my CPU/motherboard did not come with an integrated GPU, I had to go for an external video card.I'm using it with Linux and it is working great. It works out of the box, and has not given me any problem so far. With the integrated Intel video adapter in my previous PC I had occasionally some artefacts on my screen when watching a video full screen on my 4k monitor. This does not happen with this card.The installation is straightforward, plug the card into the PCI slot, attach the monitor and you are ready to go.One plus is that the GPU does not get very hot with my usage profile, and is almost completely silent.
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14.2.2020

Honestly? It's a mixed bag with this one. My overall experience with this card hasn't really been too good, but on the other hand it's also had some very, very good moments. It constantly crashes because the fans refuse to spin up with AMD's driver software, but when this card works? It'll handle 1440p high settings at around 60 frames per second. But, my god, does it get hot. Even with the fans running (when I try for a very long time to get them to work with AMD's notoriously unstable drivers), it averages around 72 degrees celsius under full load. The driver clashes and frequent crashes make this hard to recommend, but the sheer power you get from it makes it a good card if you have ALOT of patience.I'd recommend using Windows 10 and AMD's recommended drivers (19.20).
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2.4.2019

Cooling, cooling, cooling - make sure you got it! If your pc is built with mostly amd components like mine is prepare to be blown out the water cause this card is incredibly good value for money. I got an old am3+ quad core fx 4300, 16gb of ram, Asus m5a78l -m/usb3 motherboard, win 7 64bit and all I can say is that it'll pretty much do anything you throw at it up to 4k with a solid frame rate at 1080p definitely, most titles a few years old at 1440p and like I say everything else at 4k. It's vr ready not that I'll use that feature being half blind but it's there!This card is basically a fireball though so make sure you have adequate airflow around and maybe even think about Northbridge cooling as a simple,cheap and effective performance solution. Enjoy
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10.6.2020

The card itself gives good performance, but runs VERY hot under maximum load, 84 degrees with the default fan curve. After changing the curve to a more aggressive manual one the card now runs at 75 degrees under maximum load. I have also had to remove my side panel to increase air flow as the heat from this card was initially causing the CPU to heat up excessively when gaming. It is now, however, possible to up the power % further to increase performance, but be aware before you buy if you're not familiar with fan and overclock/underclock settings.Just for a reference to people, with 16gb ram and a Ryzen 3600:Deus Ex Mankind Divided 70 fps average on highGTA 5 81 fps average on very highMonsterHunter World 72 fps average on HDR high
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19.2.2020

Got this for my son at xmas as it was reduced at the time.It has been performing flawlessly so far in all games he has in 1080p ultra when matched up with a ryzen 7 2700x, B450 Aorus Pro Wifi Mobo & 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3200.Seeing as he only has a 1080p monitor it has been great bang for buck and no issues with fitting or drivers etc.It hasn't even overheated as yet (usually around 70C when gaming) but it's in a good case with decent airflow.It's also been working perfectly with an Oculus Rift VR set.There may perhaps be games it struggles with such as Red Dead 2 but haven't tested with that game as yet.Its usually around 60fps which is good enough for whats required.

16.1.2019

Installing the board is very simple & the AMD software is straight forward by default, plus plenty of scope for tweaking for those who want it, although there's little overclocking potential.Performance sits about 10% above the RX 580 & in between the GeForce GTX 1060 & GTX 1070, so it offers good value for below £250, but probably not worth the extra if you can find an RX 580 on offer for below £200.The downside is it consumes more power than a GTX 1080 & correspondingly produces a lot of heat (60C is typical). The built in double fans are kept busy on demanding games; it's not a problem unless you are particularly concerned about system noise or your PC already runs warm.

17.4.2020

Got this as a way to not spend too much money to enjoy modern games all without spending more then £100, taking a chance on a second hand card, or needing to use another power plug.This seemed to hit all three - with it drawing its power solely from the PCI-E slot it really helps keep the case tidy and open, and the performance is acceptable for someone who is used to 30fps gaming growing up.The card overclocks well with AMD's Wattman software and seems stable up to a 10% increase on core and 1750Mhz on memory.There's no sound from the cooler, at least none that can be heard over the case fans (which are quiet themselves), and it's not power hungry either.

29.6.2020

there was some worry as a funny smell came out the computer as i started up my first few "DEMANDING" games, this had me worried it was overheating but it was not the case, the fans simply kick in at a certain temp, was simply that "new card smell" it does take a fair amount of power 2x pcie connectors(8 pin), but the smell no longer happens now ive broke the card in with some gaming :D id say this card is basically a steal for its price and would recommend you grab one if your even slightly considering it :Palso the drivers are super easy to get with the radeon auto detect ( you literally google and download it and it just sorts it for you )

26.11.2018

I received one with really really loud coil whine - I might have just been unlucky, however on XFX's website they claim to use low noise inductors which essentially eliminate coil whine, and for this reason I decided to return the card sadly.Bare in mind I used this in mini-ITX where it is much more noticeable - if you're building in a normal size case I'm sure this won't be an issue - the cooling is fantastic on this card, very large and quiet fans, a large aluminium backplate and copper heatpipes all round.I'm only dropping 1 star because I probably just got a bad one - solid card otherwise.

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