gtr rx 480

[CarCollector36]

my friend has a lenovo laptop and this christmas is getting a desktop or a gpu extension for his laptop so he can get a desktop class gpu for the vive and he insists on getting a gtr rx 480 and i have no idea and cant find anything on what the gtr means and wondering if anyone can help clear this up for me

[MkaiL]

It's just XFX's version of the rx480 with I believe a little higher base clock. 

[Malleotomato]

It is a pretty good card, however it is one of the higher priced RX 480's

[CarCollector36]

so its something you can do easily in wattman

Just now, MkaiL said:

It's just XFX's version of the rx480 with I believe a little higher base clock.

 

[Coaxialgamer]

IMO the gtr is the model i'd get . Jay did a video on it and it seems like a fantastic card all around . He also goot a good OC out of it ,with much lower temps than other cards

 

 

[CarCollector36]

Just now, Coaxialgamer said:

IMO the gtr is the model i'd get . Jay did a video on it and it seems like a fantastic card all around . He also goot a good OC out of it ,with much lower temps than other cards

lower temps than the twin frozr vi version?

[Coaxialgamer]

Just now, CarCollector36 said:

lower temps than the twin frozr vi version?

seems like it . I linked the video in my previous comment , so you can compare for yourself.

[Megah3rtz]

8 minutes ago, CarCollector36 said:

so its something you can do easily in wattman

 

Noooooooo. Absoulutely not. It has better cooling and a custom PCB, and overclocks better than a watercooled reference RX480

[MkaiL]

Never make your purchase based on 1 review though. Even Jay says that himself all the time. He might have been lucky with his card, but I do believe XFX has one of the best rx480's after reading about other peoples experiences. 

[Coaxialgamer]

2 minutes ago, MkaiL said:

Never make your purchase based on 1 review though. Even Jay says that himself all the time. He might have been lucky with his card, but I do believe XFX has one of the best rx480's after reading about other peoples experiences. 

true , but i've heard other people say similar things about the gtr. Seems xfx really nailed the design on that card.

[Megah3rtz]

10 minutes ago, CarCollector36 said:

lower temps than the twin frozr vi version?

Yes, GTR is 60c under load, Gaming X (twin frozr) is 70-73c

[YongKang]

The GTR is one of the best AIB cards around. I would snag one if I see a good deal on it. You can check the aftermarket RX480 list in the topics in my signature.

[R8ge]

1 hour ago, YongKang said:

The GTR is one of the best AIB cards around. I would snag one if I see a good deal on it. You can check the aftermarket RX480 list in the topics in my signature.

Got it bestbuy and get one of the shelf.  No one buys GPUs from them.  I could go but a 1080 if I wanted.

[DragonTamer1]

Asus and MSI's coolers are a little better than the XFX solution, but in my opinion the XFX card looks WAY better than both of them. I managed to grab mine on sale with a rebate that came out to be a $50 USD savings. I'm super happy with mine and wouldn't trade it even for a 1070 or 1080.

[YongKang]

2 hours ago, DragonTamer1 said:

Asus and MSI's coolers are a little better than the XFX solution, but in my opinion the XFX card looks WAY better than both of them. I managed to grab mine on sale with a rebate that came out to be a $50 USD savings. I'm super happy with mine and wouldn't trade it even for a 1070 or 1080.

Actually, no. XFX have VRM cooling on their GTR edition which is why you see such good temps on the card.