Review on Sapphire 11266 09 20G Radeon Backplate Graphics by Jnis Brveris ᠌

Name: Sapphire 11266 09 20G Radeon Backplate Graphics
Item: Sapphire 11266 09 20G Radeon Backplate Graphics
Rating: 5

May 13, 2023

The ratio of price and quality is very pleasing, I will repeat the purchase.

This is the junior top card from sapphire, the chipset is the same as in 580, but less overclocked with the same cooling - it has much less chances to die from overheating. According to comparative reviews, parity in performance with 1060 with 6 gigs. If you look at the top solutions 1060 (from MSI, for example), the price tag is much more acceptable.
P. S. bought in 2022 for 13k, sold in 2022 for 38k. Bought 1650super.

Pros

1. The price/power ratio is one of the best on the market. 2. Sophisticated cooling system - not only a stone, but also memory (there are thermal pads), and a backplate to remove heat from the opposite side of the board. 3. After the mining is dead, with such performance it is inexpensive. 4. During everyday tasks, watching movies, surfing the Internet, the coolers do not turn on - the passive heat sink is well done. Even in a cramped small miniATX unit at an apartment temperature of 30+. 5. Very quiet. months later. I'm not a big fan of shooters. Put to see wolfenstein young blood. Read the reviews. They wrote that the card is not fast enough, in principle, against the background of new ones. I set the settings high, I thought it would slow down. TOTAL: 60 fps stable without drawdowns and lags. I set the settings to the level of main lib (the coolest), the light is crazy, the shadows. 60 out of 60. Temperature 75, rpm maximum 1379. Respect to Sapphire. Read reviews through the line, all IT journalism was bought in bulk.

Cons

Energy consumption. At the peak - 300 watts. The power supply is needed for 600 watts and preferably a level of 80+. In idle mode (coolers are silent) 2 times a month it fails under unclear conditions, under load it is stable like a rock.