Gigabyte RX 480 G1 Gaming GPUs Announced

The success of the RX 480 continues, and today it gets even better as GIGABYTe revealed their new Radeon RX 480 G1 GAMING graphics cards, which come in variants of 4GB (RX480G1 GAMING-4GD) and 8GB (RX480G1 GAMING-8GD) of GDDR5 memory. The G1 Gaming comes with the usual 14nm FinFET technology from AMD, but GIGABYTE cherry-pick the GPU core, fit their award winning WINDFORCE dual-fan cooler and RGB illumination, allowing them to deliver one of the best RX 480 experiences on the market.

“Taking advantage of the renowned WINDFORCE 2X cooling system, the RX 480 G1 GAMING ensures cool and quietness when taking on the most graphics-intensive game titles. Two 90mm fans paired with three composite copper heat pipes which directly touch the GPU keep the card cool for extra overclocking headroom. The airflow is enhanced by the unique blade fan design to increase the cooling capacity by 23% while reducing turbulence to a minimum. The cards also feature silent semi-passive cooling as the fans remain off at idle or low loads, offering a complete silent, interruption-free experience during light gaming. The Fan Stop indicator provides a user-friendly, instant display of the fan status.” – GIGABYTE

“Forged with top-notch GPU cores through the very own GPU Gauntlet Sorting technology, the RX 480 G1 GAMING provide excellent power switching and thermal efficiency. The cards are further backed by a 6+2 power phase design for load balance that effectively extends the stability and longevity with lower component temperature. It ultimately allows greater overclocking capability, reinforcing higher, stable boost clocks at heavy load. In case of any power abnormality, the smart power indicator could immediately bring the issue to the gamer’s attention.”

“The outlook of the RX 480 G1 GAMING follows the latest G1 GAMING aesthetics with the angular shroud design highlighted by orange accents. The cards bring life to PC builds with their full-spectrum RGB lighting. Gamers could enjoy maximum freedom to choose the right scheme for their gaming rigs with 16.8M customizable color options and numerous lighting effects with the software. The graphics cards also come with a metal back plate, keeping a clean look, whilst adding rigidity to the structure and protection of delicate PCB components.”

The new cards also come with XTREME Engine, the newly developed utility software which offers up an intuitive interface to adjust clock speeds, voltage, fan profiles, power target, and RGB illumination quickly and easily, as well as access to the OC Mode to get the performance you need, when you need it.

For more information, visit the product pages of the 4 GB and 8 GB variants.