Topic: Difference between 4 Gb and 8 Gb RX 470 (Read 517 times)
I would say noise is similar to msi gaming set to 80-85% fan speed.
Question about reference card, do they are noisy like the 290 was?
No, I doubt they are. The design improved a lot and two years passed. The better is still to ask whom posses one.
The blower still the same, that is why I'm asking. I have 2X MSI 470 gaming 4g and are very silent.
Question about reference card, do they are noisy like the 290 was?
It depends, if you run turbine at 100% speed they are noisy. In normal mining operation, when turbine spins between 40-50%, noise is in acceptable range.
Question about reference card, do they are noisy like the 290 was?
No, I doubt they are. The design improved a lot and two years passed. The better is still to ask whom posses one.
Question about reference card, do they are noisy like the 290 was?
If you are not going to change a BIOS, you are denying yourself quite much of performance boost. With factory BIOS it will be 22Mh/s for 4gb vs. 24Mh/s for 8gb version. Still, i would vote for 4gb reference model.
Difference of hashrate was bigger than the difference of price, so I finally opted for the 8 Gb version. Thank you for your help
!By the way, changing BIOS, if easy enough, is not a no-go option for me.
If you are not going to change a BIOS, you are denying yourself quite much of performance boost. With factory BIOS it will be 22Mh/s for 4gb vs. 24Mh/s for 8gb version. Still, i would vote for 4gb reference model.
If price difference is greater than 10% then take ref 470 4gb, with proper bios you will go up to 27-28Mh/s ETH with no problems.
Price difference is 13~15%. Which one should it take then ? I've never changed the BIOS, so I'm not sure I'll know how to do it properly.
If price difference is greater than 10% then take ref 470 4gb, with proper bios you will go up to 27-28Mh/s ETH with no problems.
I'm planning to buy a couple of RX 470 to replace my old R9 380s. I was wondering if the VRAM quantity had any importance. Thank you by advance !
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