{"id":21852,"date":"2023-03-02T14:57:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T13:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g100.us\/?p=21852"},"modified":"2023-10-05T09:56:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T07:56:42","slug":"is-powercolor-a-good-brand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-powercolor-a-good-brand\/","title":{"rendered":"Is PowerColor a Good GPU Brand? [2024 Update]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_39 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66844898da831\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66844898da831\" class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66844898da831\" checked><nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 \"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-powercolor-a-good-brand\/#Is_PowerColor_a_Good_GPU_Brand\" title=\"Is PowerColor a Good GPU Brand?\">Is PowerColor a Good GPU Brand?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-powercolor-a-good-brand\/#History_of_PowerColor\" title=\"History of PowerColor\">History of PowerColor<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-powercolor-a-good-brand\/#PowerColor_-_Graphics_Cards_Line-Up\" title=\"PowerColor \u2014 Graphics Cards Line-Up\">PowerColor \u2014 Graphics Cards Line-Up<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-powercolor-a-good-brand\/#Fighter\" title=\"Fighter\">Fighter<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-powercolor-a-good-brand\/#Hellhound\" title=\"Hellhound\">Hellhound<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-powercolor-a-good-brand\/#Red_Devil\" title=\"Red Devil\">Red Devil<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-powercolor-a-good-brand\/#Liquid_Devil\" title=\"Liquid Devil\">Liquid Devil<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-powercolor-a-good-brand\/#ITX_GPUs\" title=\"ITX GPUs\">ITX GPUs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-powercolor-a-good-brand\/#Low_profile\" title=\"Low profile\">Low profile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-powercolor-a-good-brand\/#Are_PowerColor_GPUs_Worth_It\" title=\"Are PowerColor GPUs Worth It?\">Are PowerColor GPUs Worth It?<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-powercolor-a-good-brand\/#Benchmarks\" title=\"Benchmarks\">Benchmarks<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-powercolor-a-good-brand\/#PowerColors_Warranty_Policy\" title=\"PowerColor\u2019s Warranty Policy\">PowerColor\u2019s Warranty Policy<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-powercolor-a-good-brand\/#Does_PowerColor_Have_GPU_Software\" title=\"Does PowerColor Have GPU Software?\">Does PowerColor Have GPU Software?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-powercolor-a-good-brand\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-powercolor-a-good-brand\/#FAQ\" title=\"FAQ\">FAQ<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-powercolor-a-good-brand\/#Does_PowerColor_Make_NVIDIA_GPUs\" title=\"Does PowerColor Make NVIDIA GPUs?\">Does PowerColor Make NVIDIA GPUs?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-powercolor-a-good-brand\/#Are_PowerColor_GPUs_Worth_It-2\" title=\"Are PowerColor GPUs Worth It?\">Are PowerColor GPUs Worth It?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-powercolor-a-good-brand\/#Which_PowerColor_GPU_Should_I_Buy\" title=\"Which PowerColor GPU Should I Buy?\">Which PowerColor GPU Should I Buy?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-powercolor-a-good-brand\/#Over_to_You\" title=\"Over to You\">Over to You<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>There\u2019s a bevy of custom GPU board partners out there. So many, in fact, that it\u2019s hard to fully understand which one\u2019s worth picking.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re all alluring and fairly similar on the surface, but their (slightly different) approaches and implementations invariably affect the end result \u2014 <strong>by which we mean performance, build quality, and, perhaps equally as important, overall <em>value<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powercolor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerColor<\/a>, in that sense, has a weird <em>vibe<\/em>. It doesn\u2019t sound as cool as ASUS or Gigabyte or MSI or even <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-xfx-a-good-brand\/\">XFX<\/a> for that matter. The brand name <em>sounds<\/em> like a subpar option, one that should be avoided if possible.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21860\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21860\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21860\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-GPUs.jpg\" alt=\"Powercolor GPUs\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-GPUs.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-GPUs-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-GPUs-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-GPUs-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-GPUs-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21860\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21860 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Powercolor GPUs\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-GPUs.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-GPUs-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-GPUs-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-GPUs-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-GPUs-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-GPUs.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-21860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powercolor.com\/products?id=1492658578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerColor<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>A graphics card should, by all means, be able to serve you for the years to come, and if it\u2019s not a good enough \u201cpick\u201d then you might encounter numerous issues down the road \u2014 some of which might not be that easy to solve.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, PowerColor \u2014 despite its quirky name \u2014 makes some truly <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/how-long-do-graphic-cards-last\/\">stellar graphics cards<\/a> and, perhaps best of all, they range from extremely expensive (and, by proxy, staggeringly powerful) all the way down to budget-friendly.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot of ground to cover, so let\u2019s begin!<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G2Ro4Ca_M4M\" width=\"860\" height=\"515\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/noscript><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"860\" height=\"515\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G2Ro4Ca_M4M\" class=\" lazyload\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_PowerColor_a_Good_GPU_Brand\"><\/span>Is PowerColor a Good GPU Brand?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It is!<\/p>\n<p>It might not be the most alluring (or flashy), but whatever it might lack in aesthetics and mind share it more than makes up for in consistency and \u201cbang for the buck.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>It <em>is<\/em>, however, considered a second-tier custom board partner.<\/strong> That\u2019s not a knock on PowerColor per se, but rather an indication that the competition is fierce and that there are noticeably better and beefier options out there.<\/p>\n<p>For gamers\/content creators on a budget \u2014 or those who don\u2019t want to sell their kidneys so as to afford a graphics card \u2014 PowerColor GPUs should certainly be considered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>They\u2019re great products that are priced <em>reasonably<\/em>. <\/strong>And, unfortunately, that is seldom the case in the GPU space \u2014 for one reason or another.<\/p>\n<p>Now, no GPU manufacturer\/custom board partner is exempt from having bad batches and quality control issues, and that includes PowerColor (<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vQbqvpHU0z6oK9HaCRbDPhkEoq5OA32mRGysyDZYhFsAk2kwKie-DaKplFyco7vwlw3ansFpjNstrpG\/pubhtml\" target=\"_blank\">as this Mindfactory GPU RMA analysis shows<\/a>) as well. These components are made in incredibly large quantities and, unfortunately, some issues <em>do<\/em> tend to creep up from time to time.<\/p>\n<p>Its RX 5000 series GPUs, in particular, had incredibly high RMA rates in certain markets \u2014 <em>for reasons still unknown.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>That\u2019s the thing<\/strong>: a company can, by all means, create a series of stellar products in one GPU generation and then create duds in the next.<\/p>\n<p>It all varies \u2014 <strong>hence the importance of reading\/watching as many reviews as possible and digging into benchmarks for the <em>particular<\/em> model you\u2019re interested in.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Still, no one\u2019s really complaining much about PowerColor. Its GPUs are well-priced and perform exactly as one would expect. The company doesn\u2019t make any empty promises nor does it employ any shoddy upselling tactics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It knows its place &amp; role within the broader GPU \u201cecosystem\u201d and we, for one, couldn\u2019t be happier for that being the case.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And, if you have a bit more money to spare, its top-of-the-line models will deliver both amazing performance <em>and<\/em> , as we see it, stellar looks \u2014 they\u2019re absolute behemoths in every sense of the word!<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hpyE0S2yKJY\" width=\"860\" height=\"515\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/noscript><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"860\" height=\"515\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hpyE0S2yKJY\" class=\" lazyload\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"History_of_PowerColor\"><\/span>History of PowerColor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>PowerColor was founded in 1997 and is a licensed custom board partner (and, therefore, manufacturer) of AMD Radeon graphics cards.<\/p>\n<p>Despite its headquarters being based in New Taipei, PowerColor maintains office locations in numerous different countries and continents.<\/p>\n<p>The company has been making AMD GPUs exclusively \u2014 at least as of February 2023.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PowerColor_-_Graphics_Cards_Line-Up\"><\/span>PowerColor \u2014 Graphics Cards Line-Up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With that introduction out of the way, let\u2019s take a closer look at everything PowerColor has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, its portfolio isn\u2019t nearly as diverse (and, potentially, convoluted) as some of its competitors, so it won\u2019t take long for you to grasp the bigger picture.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fighter\"><\/span><strong>Fighter<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Fighter cards in PowerColor's line-up are the most affordable. They, too, can get a bit pricey (depending on the model) but will still retail for less compared to other mid- and high-end options. They're... simple (an understatement) and sometimes don\u2019t even come with a backplate.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21861\" style=\"width: 1361px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21861\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21861\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Fighter-GPU.jpg\" alt=\"Powercolor Fighter GPU\" width=\"1361\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Fighter-GPU.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Fighter-GPU-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Fighter-GPU-1024x603.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Fighter-GPU-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1361px) 100vw, 1361px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21861\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21861 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201361%20801%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Powercolor Fighter GPU\" width=\"1361\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201361%20801%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1361px) 100vw, 1361px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Fighter-GPU.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Fighter-GPU-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Fighter-GPU-1024x603.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Fighter-GPU-768x452.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Fighter-GPU.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-21861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powercolor.com\/product?id=1623918331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerColor<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Their design won't blow you away nor will they deliver an awe-inspiring level of performance. They're good and relatively cheap which, frankly, is what most users want.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hellhound\"><\/span><strong>Hellhound<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The perfect \u201cmiddle ground.\u201d Hellhound models offer tremendous value and are of a better quality when compared to those under the Fighter umbrella.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21862\" style=\"width: 1360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21862\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21862\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Hellhound-GPUs.jpg\" alt=\"Powercolor Hellhound GPUs\" width=\"1360\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Hellhound-GPUs.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Hellhound-GPUs-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Hellhound-GPUs-1024x603.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Hellhound-GPUs-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21862\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21862 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201360%20801%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Powercolor Hellhound GPUs\" width=\"1360\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201360%20801%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Hellhound-GPUs.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Hellhound-GPUs-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Hellhound-GPUs-1024x603.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Hellhound-GPUs-768x452.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Hellhound-GPUs.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-21862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powercolor.com\/product?id=1612512855\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerColor<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>They also have a metal backplate and some modest RGB. They\u2019re not awe-inspiring in any way, shape, or form, nor will they win any design awards but whatever they might lack in aesthetics and pizzazz they more than make up for in performance and overall \u201cbang-for-the-buck.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Red_Devil\"><\/span><strong>Red Devil<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The best GPUs that PowerColor has to offer. These are the beefy flagships, the triple-slot behemoths that\u2019ll chew through any task you might throw their way.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21863\" style=\"width: 1360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21863\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21863\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Red-Devil-GPUs.jpg\" alt=\"Powercolor Red Devil GPUs\" width=\"1360\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Red-Devil-GPUs.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Red-Devil-GPUs-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Red-Devil-GPUs-1024x603.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Red-Devil-GPUs-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21863\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21863 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201360%20801%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Powercolor Red Devil GPUs\" width=\"1360\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201360%20801%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Red-Devil-GPUs.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Red-Devil-GPUs-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Red-Devil-GPUs-1024x603.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Red-Devil-GPUs-768x452.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Red-Devil-GPUs.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-21863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powercolor.com\/product?id=1668741687\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerColor<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>They\u2019re well-reviewed (to put it mildly) and are more than worth the asking price. These come with improved cooling solutions and, in turn, better performance.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, there are a few interesting (and quite a niche) options as well:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Liquid_Devil\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powercolor.com\/product?id=1647997504\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Liquid Devil<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Talk about a wholly fascinating option: the Liquid Devil variants from PowerColor combine the best AMD has to offer with EK\u2019s expansive knowledge of water cooling.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21864\" style=\"width: 1361px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21864\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21864\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Liquid-Devil.jpg\" alt=\"Powercolor Liquid Devil\" width=\"1361\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Liquid-Devil.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Liquid-Devil-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Liquid-Devil-1024x603.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Liquid-Devil-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1361px) 100vw, 1361px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21864\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21864 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201361%20801%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Powercolor Liquid Devil\" width=\"1361\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201361%20801%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1361px) 100vw, 1361px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Liquid-Devil.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Liquid-Devil-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Liquid-Devil-1024x603.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Liquid-Devil-768x452.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Liquid-Devil.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-21864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powercolor.com\/product?id=1668741687\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerColor<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Definitely give it a look if you have a bit more money to spare and are after such a thing.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ITX_GPUs\"><\/span><strong>ITX GPUs<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>PowerColor still keeps on making ITX-sized graphics cards which is great news for those that prefer their PCs small and compact.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21865\" style=\"width: 1366px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21865\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21865\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercollor-ITX-GPUs.jpg\" alt=\"Powercollor ITX GPUs\" width=\"1366\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercollor-ITX-GPUs.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercollor-ITX-GPUs-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercollor-ITX-GPUs-1024x547.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercollor-ITX-GPUs-768x410.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21865\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21865 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201366%20730%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Powercollor ITX GPUs\" width=\"1366\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201366%20730%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercollor-ITX-GPUs.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercollor-ITX-GPUs-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercollor-ITX-GPUs-1024x547.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercollor-ITX-GPUs-768x410.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercollor-ITX-GPUs.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-21865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powercolor.com\/product?id=1640244971\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerColor<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>This includes both RX 5000 and 6000 series GPUs. So, if you\u2019re building a PC that\u2019s smaller than, say, five or six liters, definitely give these a look. Otherwise, a regular Fighter or Hellhound model will <em>easily <\/em>fit in today\u2019s most popular <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/reasons-for-building-itx-pc\/\">SFFPC cases<\/a> that are smaller than ten liters in volume.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Low_profile\"><\/span><strong>Low profile<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-low-profile-graphics-card\/\">Low profile<\/a> GPUs are seldom released these days and, well, rightfully so. No one\u2019s really building computers <em>that<\/em> small, but it\u2019s nonetheless a very interesting \u201cniche\u201d and it <em>does<\/em> have a small, dedicated following.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21866\" style=\"width: 1539px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21866\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21866\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-RX-6400-low-profile.jpg\" alt=\"Powercolor RX 6400 low profile\" width=\"1539\" height=\"848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-RX-6400-low-profile.jpg 1539w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-RX-6400-low-profile-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-RX-6400-low-profile-1024x564.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-RX-6400-low-profile-768x423.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-RX-6400-low-profile-1536x846.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1539px) 100vw, 1539px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21866\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21866 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201539%20848%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Powercolor RX 6400 low profile\" width=\"1539\" height=\"848\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201539%20848%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1539w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1539px) 100vw, 1539px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-RX-6400-low-profile.jpg 1539w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-RX-6400-low-profile-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-RX-6400-low-profile-1024x564.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-RX-6400-low-profile-768x423.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-RX-6400-low-profile-1536x846.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-RX-6400-low-profile.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-21866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powercolor.com\/product?id=1640245090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerColor<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>PowerColor, to its credit, is one of the few companies that has such a thing in its portfolio, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powercolor.com\/product?id=1640245090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radeon RX 6400<\/a> being its latest offering. It is by no means a powerhouse, but it\u2019s still nice to have a bit of RDNA 2 action in such a slim package.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H4ukprc_4R4\" width=\"860\" height=\"515\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/noscript><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"860\" height=\"515\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H4ukprc_4R4\" class=\" lazyload\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_PowerColor_GPUs_Worth_It\"><\/span>Are PowerColor GPUs Worth It?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Without a shadow of a doubt!<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re <em>incredibly <\/em>competitive from a price-to-performance standpoint and, depending on the GPU generation, its models run a fair bit cooler and are, by proxy, quieter when under load.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The RX 6000 series, in particular, is one of PowerColor\u2019s absolute best \u2014 these GPUs are mostly cheaper than the competition and yet can compete on even footing (if not even <em>surpass<\/em>) what other manufacturers have to offer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Benchmarks\"><\/span>Benchmarks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Down below you\u2019ll find a head-to-head comparison between some of PowerColor\u2019s latest offerings and its competitors.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21854\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21854\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21854\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-vs-other-competitor-benchmark.png\" alt=\"PowerColor vs other competitor benchmark\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-vs-other-competitor-benchmark.png 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-vs-other-competitor-benchmark-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-vs-other-competitor-benchmark-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-vs-other-competitor-benchmark-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-vs-other-competitor-benchmark-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-vs-other-competitor-benchmark-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-vs-other-competitor-benchmark-825x464.png 825w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-vs-other-competitor-benchmark-594x335.png 594w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-vs-other-competitor-benchmark-420x236.png 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21854\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21854 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201152%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"PowerColor vs other competitor benchmark\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201152%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-vs-other-competitor-benchmark.png 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-vs-other-competitor-benchmark-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-vs-other-competitor-benchmark-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-vs-other-competitor-benchmark-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-vs-other-competitor-benchmark-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-vs-other-competitor-benchmark-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-vs-other-competitor-benchmark-825x464.png 825w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-vs-other-competitor-benchmark-594x335.png 594w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-vs-other-competitor-benchmark-420x236.png 420w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-vs-other-competitor-benchmark.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-21854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Hardware Unboxed, YouTube<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One would expect, given their resumes, that Gigabyte, Sapphire, and ASUS would offer <em>vastly <\/em>superior products but that\u2019s not really the case.<\/p>\n<p>All of the temperatures listed above are perfectly acceptable (other than Biostar\u2019s results), but PowerColor\u2019s offerings nonetheless run <em>cooler <\/em>than most of their competition at <em>lower <\/em>RPMs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Hellhound model, in particular, offers tremendous value and is amongst the smallest GPUs of the bunch with just a pair of 100mm (translucent) fans.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Much of the same holds true in the case of the RX 6700 XT. PowerColor\u2019s GPUs offer extremely impressive thermals with their fans running at a modest 1000 RPM.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Better yet, they can <em>sustain <\/em>their clock speeds without sounding like a jet engine \u2014 what more could one ask for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21855\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21855\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21855\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-gpu-benchmark.png\" alt=\"PowerColor GPU benchmark\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-gpu-benchmark.png 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-gpu-benchmark-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-gpu-benchmark-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-gpu-benchmark-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-gpu-benchmark-1536x861.png 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-gpu-benchmark-420x236.png 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21855\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21855 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201148%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"PowerColor GPU benchmark\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1148\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201148%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-gpu-benchmark.png 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-gpu-benchmark-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-gpu-benchmark-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-gpu-benchmark-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-gpu-benchmark-1536x861.png 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-gpu-benchmark-420x236.png 420w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/powercolor-gpu-benchmark.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-21855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Hardware Unboxed, YouTube<\/p><\/div>\n<p>PowerColor has \u201cstruck gold\u201d with the RX 6000 series. <strong>Whether that\u2019ll keep on being the case once RX 7000 GPUs hit the shelves still remains to be seen, but we\u2019re optimistic. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For a better look at how AMD GPUs stack up performance-wise, give the <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/amd-graphic-cards-order-of-performance\/\">following article<\/a> a read.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PowerColors_Warranty_Policy\"><\/span>PowerColor\u2019s Warranty Policy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>PowerColor provides a two-year warranty on all brand-new GPUs purchased through authorized sellers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PowerColor\u2019s customer support and RMA procedures are, in short, hit or miss.<\/strong> It all varies from one case to another.<\/p>\n<p>So, just to be safe, make sure to buy your GPU of choice \u2014 be it from PowerColor or any other board partner \u2014 from a retailer like Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>That way, should something go awry early on, you\u2019ll be able to sort things out in a matter of weeks if not <em>days<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Its return policy is absolutely amazing and having such an option as a \u201cfail-safe\u201d should not be underestimated <em>whatsoever<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information, make sure to check out the appropriate page on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powercolor.com\/rma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerColor\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_PowerColor_Have_GPU_Software\"><\/span>Does PowerColor Have GPU Software?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As with most GPU board partners, PowerColor, too, has a proprietary tool called Devilzone FAN that\u2019s used to control any RGB your graphics card might have (mainly the Red Devil models).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21867\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21867\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21867\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Devilzone-GPU-software.jpeg\" alt=\"Powercolor Devilzone GPU software\" width=\"1200\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Devilzone-GPU-software.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Devilzone-GPU-software-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Devilzone-GPU-software-1024x614.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Devilzone-GPU-software-768x461.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (max-width: 960px) 60vw, 707px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21867\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21867 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20720%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Powercolor Devilzone GPU software\" width=\"1200\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20720%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (max-width: 960px) 60vw, 707px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Devilzone-GPU-software.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Devilzone-GPU-software-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Devilzone-GPU-software-1024x614.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Devilzone-GPU-software-768x461.jpeg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/02\/Powercolor-Devilzone-GPU-software.jpeg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-21867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powercolor.com\/download?type=1492658578&amp;id=1605760239\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerColor<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/winraid.level1techs.com\/t\/powercolor-6800xt-red-devil-review\/36377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Level1techs<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The software itself is pretty austere (not to mention visually outdated) but it gets the job done. Just don\u2019t expect any advanced bells and whistles and you won\u2019t be disappointed.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>PowerColor was and still <em>is<\/em> a stellar option, especially for the budget-minded.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the company itself is considered as one of the best AMD custom board partners out there which, in short, speaks volumes. Its graphics cards are well-built, appropriately cooled, and won\u2019t leave that big of a dent in your wallet either.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rQnRYqlQCqU\" width=\"860\" height=\"515\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/noscript><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"860\" height=\"515\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rQnRYqlQCqU\" class=\" lazyload\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s go over a few potential questions you might have regarding this particular topic:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_PowerColor_Make_NVIDIA_GPUs\"><\/span>Does PowerColor Make NVIDIA GPUs?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It does not and, by the looks of it, that\u2019s not going to change <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/can-you-use-nvidia-gpus-with-an-amd-cpu\/\">any time soon<\/a>. <strong>PowerColor is all AMD.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_PowerColor_GPUs_Worth_It-2\"><\/span>Are PowerColor GPUs Worth It?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Absolutely! In fact, PowerColor has some of the best \u201cbang-for-the-buck\u201d graphics cards on the market.<\/p>\n<p>The cheapest ones don\u2019t have any RGB \u2014 sometimes not even a backplate \u2014 but are nonetheless great for anyone who doesn\u2019t want to splurge an exorbitant amount of money and yet still get respectable frame rates.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_PowerColor_GPU_Should_I_Buy\"><\/span>Which PowerColor GPU Should I Buy?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you have a relatively <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-asrock-a-good-gpu-brand\/\">modest budget<\/a>, then going with a Fighter or Hellhound model would be a wise choice.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re not going to blow you away with their looks but will nonetheless deliver the kind of performance you <em>need<\/em> (and won\u2019t sound like a Boeing 747 taking off when under load). And that, one could argue, is what matters most.<\/p>\n<p>If you <em>do<\/em> have a sizable budget \u2014 and are dead set on getting a PowerColor GPU \u2014 then going with a triple-fan Red Devil model (or a beefier Hellhound variant) would be your best (and, frankly, <em>only<\/em>) choice.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Over_to_You\"><\/span>Over to You<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Have you ever used a PowerColor GPU and, if so, what was that experience like? Let us know in the <a href=\"#comments\">comment<\/a> section down below and, in case you need any help, head over to <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/forum\/\">our forum<\/a> and ask away!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a bevy of custom GPU board partners out there. So many, in fact, that it\u2019s hard to fully understand which one\u2019s worth picking. They\u2019re all alluring and fairly similar on the surface, but their (slightly different) approaches and implementations invariably affect the end result \u2014 by which we mean performance, build quality, and, perhaps...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2346,"featured_media":21853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[74],"tags":[118,327],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21852"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2346"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21852"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21879,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21852\/revisions\/21879"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}