Sapphire Nitro+ RX 480 OC 8GB Graphics Card Review

Far Cry Primal

Evidently, AMD graphics cards perform much better in DirectX 12 games so you might expect it to struggle when running the Far Cry Primal benchmark. However, the Sapphire Nitro+ RX 480 OC exceeded my expectations and remained within a single frame of the GTX 980. Of course, it’s behind the MSI GTX 1060 Gaming but the difference isn’t enough to warrant a significantly enhanced experience on the NVIDIA option. As a result, both provide a fluid frame-rate even when opting for the ultra preset.

Increasing the resolution to 2560×1440 illustrates the tiny gap between numerous graphics card within a similar performance range. Rather impressively, the Sapphire Nitro+ RX 480 OC matches the GTX 980 and is only two frames behind the more expensive aftermarket NVIDIA GPU.

As you can see, attaining a playable frame-rate when utilising a 4K monitor is very challenging. On the other hand, 60 frames-per-second is achievable if you can make some important concessions in the options menu.