Powercolor RX 480 Devil pictured-a bit of a dissapointment

[Djole123]

So the R9 390X2 Devil was a monster of a graphics card-it featured two R9 390X chips inside of a triple slot packaging.

So, you might be thinking: "Well, since Powercolor teased the Devil thingy on their website, there must be a new double RX 480 card, right?" 

Welllllllllllllllll, you'd be dissapointed by this leaked picture:

If you still can't see why it's a dissapointment, well, it will be a single GPU card. Dual RX 480 solution can't be powered through a single 6 pin connector, and it takes up two PCI slots, so it's definitely not a dual RX 480. 

 

Don't get me wrong, this is a beautiful card and it will certiandly be a great OC'er with that beefy cooler, but what I'm trying to say is that this shouldn't be named Devil because Devil cards are dual GPU, while this one isn't. If you were expecting that, I'm sorry, but it won't be a dual GPU card.

 

 

Source:

http://videocardz.com/61769/exclusive-powercolor-radeon-rx-480-devil-pictured

[21rkosta]

no one makes dual gpu cards anymore, theres almost no demand for them

[goaway]

How is that an 8-pin? The two extra pins are unplugged...

[Julian5]

2 minutes ago, larsi239 said:

How is that an 8-pin? The two extra pins are unplugged...

lol nicely done

[dalekphalm]

I'm really not sure why there's any confusion?

 

The R9 390X2 Devil card was a.... 390X2. The dual GPU cards have the X2 designation.

 

Besides, Powercolor generally only creates an X2 card for the top of the line flagship card.

 

Expect a RX 490X2 or similar. Not the 480...

[Godlygamer23]

2 minutes ago, larsi239 said:

How is that an 8-pin? The two extra pins are unplugged...

Good catch. 

[ThinkWithPortals]

That's a six-pin, surely? The two little plugs are hanging off...

 

EDIT: Seems someone noticed and posted before I did. Good job, @larsi239

[Notional]

5 minutes ago, larsi239 said:

How is that an 8-pin? The two extra pins are unplugged...

Ed from Sapphire says their Nitro card will have an 8 pin connector, but you can use it with a 6 pin. So the extra 2 pins are optional for OC (I guess).

[WhyCry]

I wish more people would read the article and the comments I made under it. It has 8-pin connector, they were just testing it with 6-pin cable.

 

Not all DEVIL cards were dual-GPU, so I'm not sure how is this a disappointment. 

[Djole123]

4 minutes ago, dalekphalm said:

I'm really not sure why there's any confusion?

 

The R9 390X2 Devil card was a.... 390X2. The dual GPU cards have the X2 designation.

 

Besides, Powercolor generally only creates an X2 card for the top of the line flagship card.

 

Expect a RX 490X2 or similar. Not the 480...

What I'm trying to say is that it shouldn't be called RX 480 Devil, because Devil cards have two GPUs while this one has only a single GPU.

[Sintezza]

11 minutes ago, larsi239 said:

How is that an 8-pin? The two extra pins are unplugged...

Well yeah the article doesnt correspond with the picture obviously.

Anyway, still funny to see that no one exaly mentioned the diffrence between a 6 and a 8 pin power plug.

Thats the only hint i´m gonne give too you guys

 

[dalekphalm]

1 minute ago, Djole123 said:

What I'm trying to say is that it shouldn't be called RX 480 Devil, because Devil cards have two GPUs while this one has only a single GPU.

That's quite simply a factually incorrect statement...

 

 

 

I'll just leave this here:

http://proclockers.com/reviews/video-cards/powercolor-devil-radeon-r9-270x-review?nopaging=1

 

Devil cards are not exclusively dual GPU cards. They always have the X2 notation in the product number.

[TheRandomness]

5 minutes ago, Djole123 said:

What I'm trying to say is that it shouldn't be called RX 480 Devil, because Devil cards have two GPUs while this one has only a single GPU.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/powercolor-devil-r9-390x,review-33372.html

Are you sure? The Devil 13 cards are the ones with 2 GPUs I think.

[Godlygamer23]

2 minutes ago, Sintezza said:

Well yeah the article doesnt correspond with the picture obviously.

Anyway, still funny to see that no one exaly mentioned the diffrence between a 6 and a 8 pin power plug.

Thats the only hint i´m gonne give too you guys

The difference is that the extra pins are for ground only to increase stability of the increased current that is allowed. Theoretically, a six pin can deliver the same current as an eight pin.

[Sintezza]

6 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

The difference is that the extra pins are for ground only to increase stability of the increased current that is allowed. Theoretically, a six pin can deliver the same current as an eight pin.

Yeah exactly, the first one who is exaly aware of that.

Atleast in this topic.

 

[dalekphalm]

4 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/powercolor-devil-r9-390x,review-33372.html

Are you sure? The Devil 13 cards are the ones with 2 GPUs I think.

You are correct, the Devil 13 series are the dual GPU's. And they generally always throw the X2 designation in the product model number or name.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

17 minutes ago, Djole123 said:

Don't get me wrong, this is a beautiful card and it will certiandly be a great OC'er with that beefy cooler, but what I'm trying to say is that this shouldn't be named Devil because Devil cards are dual GPU, while this one isn't. If you were expecting that, I'm sorry, but it won't be a dual GPU card.

 

You should probably read up on PowerColor's naming scheme. 

 

Devil 13 is the name used for Dual gpu cards. Devil is used for their highest end offering(If they decide to have one). PCS+ and Devil cards are their higher end offerings. 

 

Also, repost. 

 

[tsk]

Repost. 
 

 

[Doobeedoo]

So custom single GPU with 6 pin not 8 pin hm?

[dalekphalm]

39 minutes ago, Doobeedoo said:

So custom single GPU with 6 pin not 8 pin hm?

Apparently it does have an 8-pin connector, but unless you're OC'ing, you can still use a 6-pin connector and leave the 2x extra ground pins disconnected.