Fury Air Overclocking Instructions

[mjdupuis]

Backstory: I was looking for a card to replace my 290, and was hoping the 480 would be a suitable upgrade. It ended up being a sidegrade and it didn't make much sense to pay the same amount ($240) that I paid for my 290 for similar performance. I started to look at the closeout pricing on the Fury/X cards and was able to get one of the Sapphire Nitro's for $299, which seems to be the perf/$ leader right now.

I've tried to do some research on Overclocking performance and it seems like most of the reviews from the initial release show mediocre OC'ing potential.
I also read that over time the voltage and memory control were unlocked to allow for more OC but I haven't been able to find much current info on OC'ing potential.
If <10% is the most I can get I probably won't mess with it, but it seems to be within throwing distance of the reference 980ti and 1070 and an OC above 10% would be something for which I'd shoot.
I game at 1440p and some games (like Witcher 3) could use a bump for max settings fps.

TL;DR - Can the Fury Air be OC'ed to achieve something around 10% or greater? Does that OC result in any noticeable change in performance? Can I expect the power usage to shoot through the roof (like Hawaii) or is it reasonable?
Any links or instructions would be appreciated as well.

 

[IEC]

Which Fury do you have?

The Sapphire Nitro line seem to have better OC capabilities than most other Fury cards out there. Mine personally will hit 1125/545 core/mem at stock voltage. I can hit 1200/545 and bench there but it needs +96mV. You can use MSI Afterburner with extend official OC limits or Sapphire Trixx.

Voltage is in 6mV increments. Memory is clocked in strap ranges, so the thinking is 545 is the optimal for most cards. If you get lucky you might be able to hit 600, but most people artifact out around 575.

Linear increases in clockspeed without a voltage increase won't significantly raise your power consumption, but once you add voltage you will greatly increase your power consumption. So if you have a Nitro I think a realistic goal would be to see how close to 1100/545 you can get at stock voltages, and if you are lucky you can undervolt a little (like I can) and actually get the better than Fury X performance at less power usage.

 

[kondziowy]

I think Sapphire versions can do 1200MHz and Asus a little over 1100 (based on what people on forums say). But if you add voltage power draw is going up a lot.

You can go from 150W power draw on 850MHz to over 300W maybe max out at 350W if voltage is +96mv at 1200MHz.

So you can make it a Nano or R9 290 in perf/W. Whatever fits your needs

 

[mjdupuis]

I have the Sapphire Nitro with the stock (or near) clocks at 1020 MHz. As far as I can tell the only difference between the two Sapphire models is a clock difference, 1020 vs 1050.
Exact Sapphire model

 

[mjdupuis]

^Is that accurate, or are there other differences between the two Sapphire models?

 

[IEC]

Theoretically it's a lower binned Nitro, but I don't think you should have substantially worse results than I did. If you got a golden sample it'll go 1200+ on the core, 600+ on the mem.

More typical results should be an easy 1100/545 with no additional, or minimal voltage.

 

[Mr Evil]

You could try unlocking some CUs. That will get you 5-10% extra performance on top of any overclocking.