AMD will address Radeon RX 480 PCIe power draw issues with a software fix (Updated)
AMD has released an official statement on the reported PCIe power draw issues on its new Radeon RX 480 graphics card. The company has now made available a driver update to address the problem.
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Updated on 8 July 2016: The updated driver with the fix is now available. Radeon Software Crimson Edition driver 16.7.1 can be downloaded here.
Originally published on: 4 July 2016
While the Radeon RX 480 is shaping up to be an attractive choice for budget conscious gamers, it’s also been plagued by reports that it actually exceeds its target 150 watt TDP and draws too much power through the PCIe slot. AMD has now issued an official statement on the issue, which you can view in full below:
"As you know, we continuously tune our GPUs in order to maximize their performance within their given power envelopes and the speed of the memory interface, which in this case is an unprecedented 8 Gbps for GDDR5. Recently, we identified select scenarios where the tuning of some RX 480 boards was not optimal. Fortunately, we can adjust the GPU's tuning via software in order to resolve this issue. We are already testing a driver that implements a fix, and we will provide an update to the community on our progress on Tuesday (July 5, 2016)."
The reason this is a concern is because the Radeon RX 480 is more likely to make its way into systems with lower wattage PSUs, which could be a problem if it doesn’t stick to its rated power envelope.
Source: Tom’s Hardware
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