This graphics card really surpassed my expectations, especially considering the price. I ordered it expecting to upgrade it within a year or two, once I'd gotten the money. Instead, I find myself very pleased at how well it performs on a day-to-day basis. For most esports titles, I average about 180 FPS, even on the highest available settings. I'd need to buy a $500 monitor just to keep up with this framerate, so if that's what you're looking for it's definitely a good buy. The card can also comfortably handle streaming, esports games, and GPU-intensive encoding at the same time.
If you're looking to do 3D rendering, N-body simulation, or other GPU-intensive processing, this card is able to chug along at a decent rate, but you might want something a bit stronger. For example, I'm able to run certain VR titles such as Robo Recall completely lag-free, but there are some issues when it comes to entering vector-intensive areas of games such as Lone Echo and when loading certain menu screens. But the fact that it can run VR games at all is impressive for a $100 card.
I wouldn't recommend overclocking this card, unless you know what you're doing. The card typically idles at about 55 degrees Celsius (about 130 Fahrenheit), and chugs along nicely at 65 degrees (150 Fahrenheit). Trying to overclock the card in the slightest however results in these operating temperatures skyrocketing, which may reduce the lifespan of your rig.
Overall, especially considering the fact that you can buy two of these cards for the price of the next model up, these cards are an amazing bargain that I highly recommend for anyone just getting into building their own rig or upgrading to their first discrete card.
| RAM | 4 GB |
|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 7000 MHz |
| Graphics Coprocessor | Radeon RX 460 |
| Chipset Brand | AMD |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 4 GB |
