{"id":97314,"date":"2016-06-30T13:16:34","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T11:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=97314"},"modified":"2016-06-30T13:22:23","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T11:22:23","slug":"asus-and-msi-reveal-aftermarket-radeon-rx-480-graphics-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/97314-asus-and-msi-reveal-aftermarket-radeon-rx-480-graphics-cards","title":{"rendered":"ASUS and MSI reveal aftermarket Radeon RX 480 graphics cards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ASUS has announced its\u00a0ROG Strix RX 480 GPU, which will feature a DirectCU III cooler, RGB illumination and a backplate, reports<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.overclock3d.net\/articles\/gpu_displays\/asus_annouced_their_rog_strix_rx_480_gpu\/1\" target=\"_blank\"> Overclock3D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The next-generation graphics card from AMD Radeon starts with the RX 480. You can certainly expect ROG Strix to join the party.<\/p>\n<p>ROG Strix RX 480 will be featuring the new Polaris 10 XT at the core based on a new 14nm FinFET fabrication node (previously 28nm) to bring you a new level of\u00a0performance with less heat.\u00a0\u00a0The GPU (graphics processing unit) is paired with 8GB of GDDR5\u00a0video memory operating at 8GHz\u00a0on the 256-bit memory bus.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Strix-RX-480.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97322\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Strix-RX-480.jpg\" alt=\"Strix RX 480\" width=\"972\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Strix-RX-480.jpg 972w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Strix-RX-480-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition, MSI has officially announced its custom version of the RX 480, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msi.com\/news\/detail\/dQO1Rowzx2LfP8YS2_z42ejxz92VxXFTzivLKf6AcpZd2E9_gCYKiBNHS59ym-xr592nzZhUn-hz6cNamkdHgA~~\" target=\"_blank\">Gaming X<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>No release date or pricing for either card has\u00a0currently been announced, but expect to see them launch within the next couple of months.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Do you plan to pick up the ROG Strix RX 480 or other aftermarket card? 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