Users are able to switch between two modes quiet and performance the first one has a lower clock rate and allows to optimize the fan curve settings.
Sapphire rx 580 bios switch.
I recently got the rx 580 sapphire nitro se there is a bios switch in the back and online it says there is a gaming and a silent mode.
Those two separate chips regulate every card s key parameters like fan curve and clock speeds.
I find the idea of dual bios on an rx580 kind of funny.
Is the performance switch the one closer to the hdmi port.
The sapphire nitro rx 580 limited edition is based on the company s custom pcb designed specifically for this card.
I tried both but the frequency didn t change.
Default position is stock it has slightly lower clocks and more conservative fan curves while the second bios usually allows the card to have more juice.
Sadly i switched it while handling the card and now i don t know which position is which.
In this third part of our sapphire how to series we want to shed some light on the dual bios feature present mainly in the nitro gaming series.
I didn t know there were any midrange cards that had it.
The switch only changes the bios.