XFX will be releasing multiple reference design RX 480, with a feature factory overclocks and full cover backplate variant.
Previously we saw XFX RX 480 pictures on Production Line with and a disassemble cooler. In that picture, we saw a full cover backplate and a factory overclock of 20MHz. Which is expected the OC model of XFX RX 480 Black OC Edition clocked at 1328MHz boost, compare to reference clock speeds of 1120MHz base and 1266MHz boost.
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Below is a summary of details that we know about different XFX RX 480 cards from various sources.
AMD RX 480 | XFX RX 480 Black | XFX RX 480 Black OC | R9 290X | |
GPU | Polaris 10 | Polaris 10 | Polaris 10 | Hawaii XT |
GCN GPU Cores | 2304 | 2304 | 2304 | 2816 |
Render Output Units | – | 64 | ||
Texture mapping Units | – | 176 | ||
GPU Frequency (Base) | 1120MHz | – | – | – |
GPU Frequency (Boost) | 1266MHz | 1286MHz | 1328MHz | 1000MHz |
Memory | 4GB or 8GB GDDR5 | – | – | 4GB GDDR5 |
Memory interface | 256-bit | 256-bit | 256-bit | 512-bit |
Memory Frequency (effective) | 8000MHz | 8000MHz | 8000MHz | 5000MHz |
TFLOPS at base clock | 5.16TFLOPs | – | – | – |
TFLOPS at boost clocks | 5.83TFLOPs | 5.92TFLOPs | 6.11TFLOPs | 5.6TFLOPs |
TDP | 150W | – | – | 290W |
Launch Price | $199 | – | – | $549 |