The latest in the storied line of PowerColor Red Devil cards is here, based around the AMD Vega64 architecture. We put it to the test.
PowerColor Vega 64 Red Devil Review
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PowerColor Vega 64 Red Devil Review
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The latest in the storied line of PowerColor Red Devil cards is here, based around the AMD Vega64 architecture. We put it to the test.
PowerColor Vega 64 Red Devil Review
Theres nothing 'wrong' with this card. The limitations always are the core....
AlienALX
Well-known member
Ah OK. Was just going on the comment above. The 480 one was pants though. Sapphire was much better at clocking etc. Still preferred the Devil for looks though
Ah OK. Was just going on the comment above. The 480 one was pants though. Sapphire was much better at clocking etc. Still preferred the Devil for looks though
The 480 caught them off guard and the cooler they had for it wasnt up to the task and then they turned the power down to a level the cooler could cope with and then that mean it performed pants.
This is a cracking card but any issues are just down to the fact its Vega sadly
So, more expensive, slower, uses more power and runs hotter than a 1080.
Yeah, I can really see the appeal of wanting to buy one of these.
If you are intrested in variable refreshrate monitors you can easily find a good Freesync monitor, and that will let you actually spend less in total than going with a 1080 and a Gsync monitor.
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Although these coolers look nice, Vega needs water to shine, I've seen a V64 get close to 9000 GPU score on the new Futuremark Cyan VR benchmark compared to the same card getting 7700 on air.
Kei
Member
Vega seems perfectly capable of being a lot more efficient than it is in most reviews. My 56 outperforms this 64 whilst running with 1075mV instead of 1200mV and still managing to push between 1640 and 1680MHz.
Ironically, running it balls to the wall not caring about power consumption, I can only get it up to around 1710MHz, but I probably need more than +50% power target.
Ironically, running it balls to the wall not caring about power consumption, I can only get it up to around 1710MHz, but I probably need more than +50% power target.
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
It's a custom chip. They could have done 64 CUs. It's not the same as Polaris but bigger.
MacLeod
New member
I've always been a fan of the Red Devil cards. Looks like this one is pretty solid as well other than the power draw which is AMD's fault, not Power Color's. Generally I could live with a high power draw but man, 619 watts is a whopping amount! I thought my 290x was a monster pulling 400 watts from the wall. 619 would be a little hard to live with.
I have had a power color in the past. Not to fussed to be honest. Not a very reliable brand.
Did the job for my for cheapest in the past (had a HD 4650). but I wouldn't got back to them again.
If your looking for a cheap brand go for it. Never know, they might have become more reliable over the years
Did the job for my for cheapest in the past (had a HD 4650). but I wouldn't got back to them again.
If your looking for a cheap brand go for it. Never know, they might have become more reliable over the years
