SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 480 8GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card 100406NT+8GL

Beyond HD Gaming. A Premium Choice for VR Experiences.

The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 480 Video Card puts gamers in a front-row seat for the next-gen graphics era. Based on the AMD's latest Polaris architecture, this high-end graphics card employs future-proof technologies - like LiquidVR, HDR-ready, XConnect, etc., delivering impressive level of VR performance and perfectly satisfying your needs for next-generation gaming performance.

High-end performance and quick response means a large amount of heat will be generated. The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 480 Video Card was designed with that in mind. It features SAPPHIRE’s dual-X cooling technology and NITRO Free Flow design for superb cooling performance. Furthermore, the built-in NITRO Glow RGB LEDs emit colorful lights, creating a shimmering look in your system. You can change the colors of the LEDs, for your own customized design.

AMD's Innovative LiquidVR Technology

LiquidVR is an AMD initiative dedicated to making VR as comfortable and realistic as possible by creating and maintaining what's known as "presence" - a state of immersive awareness where situations, objects, or characters within the virtual world seem "real". Guided by close collaboration with key technology partners in the ecosystem, LiquidVR uses AMD's GPU software and hardware sub-systems to tackle the common issues and pitfalls of achieving presence, such as reducing motion-to-photon latency to less than 10 milliseconds. This is a crucial step in addressing the common discomforts, such as motion sickness, that may occur when you turn your head in a virtual world and it takes even a few milliseconds too long for a new perspective to be shown.

HDR Ready

High Dynamic Range (HDR) is a state-of-the-art technology for gamers and cinephiles that care deeply about the display quality of their TV or monitor. Modeled after the acuity of human vision, HDR vastly expands the range of colors and contrast ratios that can be shown by compatible displays. HDR-ready games and movies played on an HDR display appear strikingly sharp, colorful, and vivid, with enhanced contrast and sophisticated nuance compared to even the most stunning SDR content.

Dual-X Cooling

SAPPHIRE's acclaimed Dual-X Cooling is powered by two massive yet silent fans and state-of-the-art radiator design. The new form of the 95mm blades means greater airflow and superior heatsink coverage at lower noise compared to standard cooling designs.

NITRO Glow

The graphics card is more than another component; it's the beating heart of your gaming system. It should look as good as it costs. With tasteful shroud design augmented by RGB LEDs, each card is practically a piece of art. You can even change the colors of the LED, for your own customized design. This can be controlled via software using the latest version of SAPPHIRE's Award Winning Overclocking Utility - TriXX 3.0, or through hardware by pressing the red button on the back of your SAPPHIRE NITRO Gaming Series card. Users can choose from a set of five different modes including Fan Speed Mode, PCB Temperature Mode or the colorful rainbow mode. If you prefer, LEDs can also be turned off.

Microsoft DirectX 12 Support

DirectX 12 is a new, "console-like" graphics API from Microsoft that empowers game developers with more direct and obvious control of PC hardware. This direct or "explicit" control better exposes the hardware resources of AMD Radeon GPUs to yield higher hardware throughput and, ultimately, more performance for users. To put it simply: much more efficient hardware through smarter software. At the discretion of a game developer, this superior efficiency can be spent on higher framerates, lower latency (VR), lower power consumption, better image quality, or some calculated balance of all four. In any scenario, gamers stand to benefit greatly from choosing AMD hardware to run their favorite DirectX 12 game.

AMD Eyefinity Technology

Multidisplay technology for gaming, productivity and entertainment

AMD Eyefinity technology expands the traditional limits of desktop computing by multiplying your screen area. With multiple monitors, games become more immersive, workstations become more useful and you become more productive (an average of 42% more productive according to one study).