{"id":98120,"date":"2016-07-08T08:15:32","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T06:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=98120"},"modified":"2016-07-08T08:17:56","modified_gmt":"2016-07-08T06:17:56","slug":"radeon-rx-480-driver-update-increases-performance-fixes-power-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/98120-radeon-rx-480-driver-update-increases-performance-fixes-power-issues","title":{"rendered":"Radeon RX 480 driver update increases performance, fixes power issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

AMD has released a new driver update aimed at fixing the power draw issues of the Radeon RX 480.<\/p>\n

The driver solves these issues by allowing the graphics card to draw more power over the PCIe 6-pin connector, lowering the power draw of the PCIe slot to safer levels.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the changes to power distribution do not negatively affect performance. In fact, the driver update\u00a0increases the performance of the Radeon RX 480 by an average of\u00a03.6%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The driver allows users to toggle compatibility mode<\/strong>, which reduces the total power of the graphics card with minimal performance impact.<\/p>\n

In addition to increasing performance of the Polaris GPU and resolving its power distribution problems, the latest drivers also fix stuttering issues in GTA V and graphical errors in Hitman.<\/p>\n

Below is the observed performance increase<\/a><\/strong> after the driver update:<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Game<\/th>\nRadeon Software 16.6.2<\/th>\nRadeon Software 16.7.1<\/th>\nIncrease<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Total War: Warhammer<\/td>\n74.2<\/td>\n78.3<\/td>\n5.5%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Metro Last Light<\/td>\n80.9<\/td>\n82.7<\/td>\n2.2%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Witcher 3<\/td>\n31.5<\/td>\n32.5<\/td>\n3.2%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Far Cry 4<\/td>\n54.7<\/td>\n56.4<\/td>\n3.2%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3DMark11 Extreme<\/td>\n22.8<\/td>\n23.7<\/td>\n3.9%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Average Increase<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3.6%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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