Gaming PC build Radeon RX 480 XFX GTR Hard Swap Black Edition 8GB, Core i7-4790K 4-Core 4.0GHz, 16GB performance review

According to the top 1000 recommended requirements for PC games a PC with a Core i7-4790K 4-Core 4.0GHz processor, a Radeon RX 480 XFX GTR Hard Swap Black Edition 8GB graphics card and 16GB RAM is better performing than 789 games from that list. The main hardware in this PC puts the Radeon RX 480 XFX GTR Hard Swap Black Edition 8GB as a bottleneck component. If this was upgraded then the system could increase the number of games it could run to 864 at recommended requirement.

The performance of these hardware components is best displayed in relation to the current most popular game, Horizon: Zero Dawn. In summary, 1440p resolution shows itself to be the optimum performance vs visuals for the Radeon RX 480 XFX GTR Hard Swap Black Edition 8GB. While it can certainly get a strong 1080p Ultra of 54 FPS, if you want to move up to 1440p on Horizon: Zero Dawn then we can see 1440p Low setting getting 108 FPS or the Medium returning 85 FPS. Change graphics settings up to High for 57 FPS and then Ultra gets 41 FPS.

2nd most popular game: Microsoft Flight Simulator - In summary, 1440p resolution shows itself to be the optimum performance vs visuals for the Radeon RX 480 XFX GTR Hard Swap Black Edition 8GB. While it can certainly get a strong 1080p Ultra of 47 FPS, if you want to move up to 1440p on Microsoft Flight Simulator then we can see 1440p Low setting getting 94 FPS or the Medium returning 74 FPS. Change graphics settings up to High for 50 FPS and then Ultra gets 35 FPS.

3rd most popular game: Cyberpunk 2077 - In summary, while some might be tempted to play Cyberpunk 2077 in 1440p resolution with the Radeon RX 480 XFX GTR Hard Swap Black Edition 8GB, we feel it is best placed at running at 1080p, where you could get the following frame rates - Low setting: 86 FPS, Medium setting: 68 FPS, High setting: 46 FPS, Ultra setting: 33 FPS.