Overclocking beginner here, RX 480 4 GB
Overclocking beginner here, RX 480 4 GB
TJ Hooker:
Your GPU seems fine with the temperature. It would help to know the CPU temperatures too (AMD might have a tool for monitoring CPU temps), but I'm not sure if adjusting anything would make a difference.
As I mentioned before, it looks like you might be facing a CPU bottleneck. One way to check is by lowering the resolution of Heaven and seeing if your FPS improves noticeably.
By the way, raising the clock speed for all P states isn't really useful—it just keeps the GPU running at full capacity even when it's not needed.
I never tried reducing the resolution to 720p to test it, but I'll do that now and share the results.
After conducting tests in 720p, I still experience the same issue regardless of whether the default clock speed is 1306 for state 7 or slightly higher at 1330/1350. At these settings, I see very low frame rates—around 10 fps in 720p and just above 2000 in other cases. Switching to the overclocking slider option and raising it to 5% gave me the best results overall on 1080p with high preset settings. The highest scores were around 2583, 2585, and 2587.
I should mention that the VRAM is manufactured by Samsung, as confirmed by HWINFO64, GPU-Z, and Memoryinfo. The memory density is listed as 128MX32 with 8 channels. It might be that my BIOS is set to an 8GB model.
All your outcomes appear to stay close to each other by just a few frames per second, which might simply be due to the limits of that benchmark, making it difficult to form a clear judgment. Reducing the resolution from 1080p to 720p should have boosted your FPS noticeably, indicating your CPU might be limiting performance. Keeping an eye on CPU temperature and speed is advisable; it’s possible throttling is occurring, which would further diminish the capabilities of a relatively weak processor. At least this issue could be addressed more easily. Otherwise, upgrading your CPU would be necessary, likely involving a new graphics card and possibly RAM as well.
Concerning VRAM, I’m uncertain about its significance. I assume Samsung produces VRAM for several RX 580 models with 4 or 8 GB capacities. Unless you received a 4GB reference card soon after release, it seems improbable you have an 8GB configuration locked in BIOS.
TJ Hooker shared his observations about the performance consistency across different settings. He noted that the FPS remained close to each other, possibly due to the benchmark's margin of error. Lowering the resolution from 1080p to 720p likely improved FPS significantly, suggesting the CPU might be limiting performance. He recommended keeping an eye on CPU temperature and speed, as throttling could further reduce efficiency. Upgrading the CPU would be necessary, possibly requiring a new graphics card and RAM. Regarding VRAM, he was uncertain but mentioned Samsung offers options for various RX 580 models, implying it might not be a major factor unless using a specific model. He also pointed out that his CPU is nearly two years old and anticipates needing an upgrade soon, especially for workstation tasks beyond gaming.