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AMD Radeon RX 480 Overclocking Guide | GamersNexus

The AMD RX 480 “Hybrid” quest we embarked upon revealed some additional overclocking headroom, but also prompted a good opportunity to demonstrate live RX 480 overclocking. We’ve returned to showcase that today, alongside a top-level explanation of GPU core voltage, core frequency, fan RPM, power % target, and stability.

Note that there are a few disclaimers to be made with any type of overclocking: First, it’s likely that any such endeavor voids the warranty, at least if exiting a range permissible by the AIB partner or OEM. That’s because overvolting and power increases can potentially cause damage to chips long-term (or even immediately, if no restrictions are in place), and that’s especially true on cards where cooling may not adequately cool critical components governing overclocking – like the MOSFETs and other VRM components. That’s not to scare anyone away, though; overclocking is fairly safe if following basic rules of small, incremental stepping and using guides (and using OEM-provided software, which often has restrictions for safety). It’s just that overclocking is always an “at your own risk” venture, and it doesn’t hurt to remind everyone.

This guide explains how to use WattMan to overclock the AMD Radeon RX 480 GPU, showcases voltage (for overvoltage or undervoltage), power target, and some performance metrics.

RX 480 Overclocking with WattMan Walkthrough

The above video details overclocking progression using AMD’s new WattMan software. We were using a press version of the drivers for this utility, so some small changes may be present between time of posting and the newest drivers (e.g. those released with the power updates). Still, the step-by-step remains the same.

This guide will work for the AMD RX 480, RX 470, and RX 460 overclocking endeavors. The latter two cards aren’t out yet, but will be soon – mid-July and end of July, respectively.

Recommended Software Tools

  • WattMan or aftermarket RX 480 OC software (none exists at time of writing)

  • Bechmarking application (3DMark FireStrike recommended; real-world game OK)

  • GPU-Z

  • Notepad or spreadsheet software for notes

Controls Available through WattMan

WattMan is located under AMD Radeon Settings (right-click desktop, select AMD Radeon Settings) -> Gaming -> Global Profiles -> Global WattMan. WattMan can also be configured on a per-game basis, for users who prefer to OC only for intensive titles.

Basic controls offered through AMD’s in-house solution include:

Volt-frequency curve: The pre-configured means to adjust frequency and voltage, modified by a percent offset for the entire curve. This dictates performance on a state level for the GPU, so lower power states will better accommodate idle/desktop usage, whereas higher performance states (higher frequency, ergo higher voltage to stabilize) will allow high-end gaming use cases. This can be left intact to minimize power consumption and heat during times of low load, or toggled to a manual voltage/frequency configuration.

Frequency: Plotted per state or across the board, frequency offsets from base (check your card specs for this, as AIB partners are different) will increase the clock-rate of the GPU only.

Voltage / vCore: GPU core voltage can be modified independently of memory voltage with AMD’s WattMan tool. Core voltage can be set to “auto” or manual, the latter allowing overvoltage up to 1150mV. Increasing voltage will help resolve stability issues, though undervolting can be utilized on the RX 480 to improve per-state power efficiency and clock-rate stability.

Memory Frequency: Clock-rate of the memory. Our 8GB models are stock clocked to 2000MHz, but AIB partner cards may differ. The memory clock-rate can be overclocked to 2250MHz with the original card.

Memory Voltage: As with vCore, this is used to stabilize VRAM as frequency increases. WattMan allows auto or manual tuning.

Fan RPM: Shown in our RX 480 review, fan RPM of the reference card maxes out at 5200RPM and is in the range of 60dB when maxed. Modulate the fan RPM manually to accommodate increased clock-rates, as temperature increases will threaten clock stability. The card will go up to 90-91C before throwing a “card has exceeded spec” thermal warning. We’d recommend staying below that range, anyway. Our liquid cooling resolved this concern and provided additional OC headroom, and with significantly lower noise levels. AIB partner cards will also help.

Power % Target: Additional power provided over the board’s default design. WattMan allows up to an additional 50% power on the reference cards, but not all AIB partner boards will be the same. Increasing power % target is critical to stabilizing overclocks – as shown in our video above, where a 1300MHz OC is not even achievable without higher PWR % – but also increases total board power, which may prove to be an issue.

As you begin applying this knowledge (and the above video will show the precise process for stepping), we’d recommend keeping a notepad or spreadsheet file with the stepping information. Here’s an example of our table, from the RX 480 Hybrid article:

















Core Clock (MHz) Mem CLK (MHz) Mem Offset (MHz) Power Target (%) Voltage vCore Offset 5m Test 60m Endurance Fan target
1266 2000

100

P P Auto
1280 2000

150 1.075 1100 P — 3500
1300 2000

150 1110 P — 3500
1320 2000

150 1.0875 1110 P — 3500
1350 2000

150 1110 F — 3500
1340 2000

150 1.1 1130 F — 3500
1340 2000

150 1130 F — 3800
1340 2000

150 1.1 1130 F — 3800
1340 2000

150 1140 F — 3800
1340 2000

150 1.125 1150
Max		 P — 3800
1340 2100 100 150 1150 P P 4100
1350
Max		 2100 100 150 1.125 1150 P F 4100
1340 2150 150 150 1150 P P 4100
1340 2200 200 150 1.125 1150 P P 4100
1340 2250 250 150 1150 F
Flickering		 — 4100

We hit 1340MHz core and 2200MHz memory, and could not progress further.

New DIY RX 480 ‘Hybrid’ Overclocking

And here’s the progression for the new RX 480 GN Hybrid:











Core Clock (MHz) Mem CLK (MHz) Mem Offset (MHz) Power Target (%) Voltage Max Voltage 5m Test 60m Endurance Power Draw
1340 2200 200 150 1.313 P P 183.1
1350 2200 200 150 1.125 1.313 P — 1360 2200 200 150 1.125 1.313 P — 190.9
1370 2200 200 150 1.313 P — 190.9
1380 2200 200 150 1.125 1.15 P — 1390 2200 200 150 1.125 1.15   — 190.9
1400 2200 200 150 1.15 P F 190.9
(switch VRM fan to go to PSU)  
1400 2200 200 150 1.125 1.15 P F 1400 2000

150 1.125 1.15 P F 192.2
1395 2000

150 1.15 P F 192.2
1390 2200 200 150 1.125 1.15 P P 1390 2250 200 150 1.125 1.15 F — 192.2

And, just to remind everyone, here’s a look at fan RPM vs. frequency vs. temperature:

Check the video for more practical application examples and a walkthrough of how and when to use synthetic vs. real-world benchmarking applications.

Editorial: Steve “Lelldorianx” Burke
Video: Andrew “ColossalCake” Coleman

Sapphire Radeon RX 480 Nitro+ OC 4GB and 8GB Reviews

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Matthew Lambert

November 24, 2016 | 10:08

Tags: #polaris #rx-480

Companies: #amd #sapphire

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For both cards, the first step in overclocking was to whack the power limit to 150 percent (the highest available setting) to reduce the potential for bottlenecking.

For the 8GB card, the core was stable up to 1,422MHz, but only after we also increased the voltage by 100mV. The memory was also happy with a small bump to 2.1GHz (8.4Gbps effective). These are overclocks of six and five percent respectively, although 1,422MHz compared to reference speeds is 12 percent higher – not bad.

As for the 4GB card, the core this time around was stable at 1,426MHz, an increase of 120MHz or 9 percent (13 percent over reference) – again, 100mV more was needed to hit this. The memory here managed 1.925GHz (7.7Gbps effective), a 10 percent increase.

At these speeds, and with the additional power headroom and voltage, system power consumption rose to a hefty 412W – this result was the same for both the 8GB and 4GB cards.

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AMD RX 480 8GB video card in mining

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AMD RX 480 8GB graphics card is great for mining. Next, we will select the optimal overclocking parameters for mining on AMD RX 480 8GB. Let’s find out which drivers to use most correctly and efficiently. Let’s look at the main characteristics and measure the hash rate for popular algorithms.

Specifications

AMD RX 480 8GB was released on July 1, 2016. Average power consumption is 120.0W.

AMD RX 480 8GB yield

The current market price and mining yield of AMD RX 480 8GB graphics card fluctuates depending on the value of the cryptocurrency. The information in the plate is updated once a day.

View the complete video card profitability table sorted by price, revenue and payback.

Price ETH ETC EXP UBQ RVN BEAM Profit Payback

AMD RX 480 8GB Hashrate

We have compiled the AMD RX 480 8GB hashrate table for popular algorithms. If you are just choosing a video card for mining, and you already know which coin you will be mining, then you can estimate the approximate performance from the table. And we also have an article about what a hashrate is.

Coin Algorithm Hashrate
Ethereum (ETH) DaggerHashimoto ETH

31.5 MH/S

Expanse (EXP) DaggerHashimoto EXP 31.5 MH/S
Ubiq (UBQ) Ubqhash 31.5 MH/S
Monero (XMR) RandomX 460.0 H/S
Grin (GRIN) Cuckarooz29 2. 2 H/S
Ravencoin (RVN) KawPow 10.0 MH/S
Beam (BEAM) BeamHashIII 13.5 H/S

AMD RX 480 8GB Driver

When installing AMD RX 480 8GB drivers, it is always recommended to uninstall the current drivers first. This way you can be sure that DCH drivers will not be installed by Windows 10.

You can download drivers AMD RX 480 8GB here. We recommend trying different driver versions. Some driver versions can cause problems during mining. Installing an older version may fix the issue.

Overclock AMD RX 480 8GB for Mining

Overclock AMD RX 480 8GB for mining using MSI Afterburner. You can find it in Yandex. The program interface is very simple, albeit a little colorful) To overclock the video card, we need two sliders:

  • Core Clock — overclocking the core, increases the frequency of the core;
  • Memory Clock — memory overclocking, increases the frequency of the memory.

MSI Afterburner — overclocking video cards

You need to change the frequency values ​​a little. Then test the stability of the work. If everything is fine, then increase the frequency even more. If the video card starts to crash or the driver crashes, then we simply reduce the frequency and that’s it. There will be no harm. Next, we will consider overclocking options for popular algorithms.

Overclocking AMD RX 480 8GB for Ethereum

it does not affect mining speed.
Optimal overclocking parameters:

Parameter Meaning
Core Clock +1300
Memory Clock +1900 MHz
Power Limit 76%
Temperature limit (Temp. Limit) 70°