Sapphire Technology Technology Radeon 11276-02-40G Pulse RX Vega 56 8GB HBM2 HDMI/Triple DP (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card

To summarize the pros and consPros+ Great gaming capabilities+ easy to undervolt when following a guide+ fairly quiet+ Matches my build nicely+ 2.5 slot card, fits even though I have a WiFi card and a sound card below it, no thermal issues either!+ MASSIVE heatsinkCons- Wish the red Pulse logo would.... you know.... pulse red at least....- PCB is for the Vega 56 nano, so some of the looks could be off-putting- Because the PCB is short, the two VGA power ports are in the middle of the card, hard to cable manage that- Heavy card, could cause sag in the future (planning on getting a GPU brace to hold up the right side of the cardI've been gaming on this card for a few days now. So far, I've been very impressed. I have yet to try this in video editing, but I have a feeling it will really cut down render times and improve preview quality. Undervolting the card to keep the frequency up was super simple. I looked up a guide and downloaded his profile for Wattman and it runs very well. The fans aren't loud at all, and shut off when under a certain temperature. $319 was a steal for a card like this, and I was able to space out the purchases through Amazon! Only $64 a month for 5 months and NO interest?! I just had to take it. It was such a good price and the payment plan was amazing that I chose it over the RTX 2060 and 2070.For those wondering my part list....Ryzen 5 2600 (overclocked to 3.75Ghz on Ryzen Master)Cryorig H7MSI B450 Tomahawk ATX motherboardCorsair Vengeance RGB Pro RAM @ 2933 MhzADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB NVMe SSDSeagate Firecuda 2TB SSHDAsus PCIe Wifi Card with BluetoothCreative Labs Sound BlasterX AE-5Deepcool RF-140 FansFractal Design Meshify C caseEVGA SuperNova G3 650W Gold PSU

Great card for the price. The Vega 56 wasn't a remarkable card upon release but since then the price has dropped and the drivers have been abundantly more supported, meaning the card has aged remarkably well.Positives:+ Card is blazing fast (Star Wars Battlefront 2, Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World with Ultra HD Textures, Grand Theft Auto V, Resident Evil 2, The Division 2 all tested above 60 fps at 1080p Ultra with 200% internal resolution where possible)+ Overclocked out of the box+ Can be flashed with Vega 64 bios and undervolted to push performance even further ( I don't think I'll need to do this for a few more years)+ Runs exceptionally cool for an AMD card. As I type this I am getting 45c Idle and 65c-70c in game, though mileage may vary slightly per card.+ The fans are quiet, with headphones on I cannot hear them.Negatives:- The coil whine is rather loud when the card is under load- The PCI-e slots are right above the Pulse logo, making cable management annoyingTo make a short review shorter, this card is great if you wish to do above 60 fps at 1080p/144 Hz, 1440p at 60 fps, or 4K at 30 fps.

For $300 dollars this is an absolute steal. I personally have worked with the GTX series and Rx cards from both NVIDIA and AMD, and the driver setups for AMD is so much nicer. The saphire Vega 56 is fast, quiet and has no coil whine!! And it's a cute little card! I paired it with a 750 watt PSU which works amazingly and I've never seen the temps go over 66c here on the Oregon coast.Pros:Fast,Relatively efficient (depending on which bios switch)HAS a bios switch!Quiet fan curve,Has a backplate,Faster than an rtx 2060,Uses AMD relive software which is miles nicer than nvidiasCan pair to your phone!Is well future proofed with 8gb of hbm2 for higher resolutions.Cons:Power connection is located in the middle of the card,Logo is stuck red,Fans at Max are way too loud, though it'll automatically ramp up that much.Tldr: for $300 there isn't a better deal and with engines such dx12 and vulkan gaining traction the Vega 56 will age very well. Saphire makes awesome cards with great cooling and I look forward to using more of their cards.