The MSI RX 480 GAMING 8 GB graphics adapter is based on the advanced GCN 4.0 architecture. AMD announced this model on 29.06.2016. At the core of the card is a chip created with modern lithography. The die houses 5.7 billion transistorsistors transistors, and its area is 232 mm². The model's computational arsenal includes 2304 universal processors. Also available are 0 specialized cores for ray rendering and 0 cores for accelerating artificial intelligence. The memory subsystem features GDDR5 modules with a total capacity of 8 GB. The bus width is 256 bit bits, and the peak data exchange rate is 256.00 GB/s. The GPU's base clock speed is 1120 MHz, and in Boost mode, it can automatically increase up to 1279 MHz. The nominal thermal design power is 150 W. For stable system operation, a PSU of 450 W or more will be required.