When the RX 580 is, at most, 10 percent faster than the RX 480, and the risk to one's card is substantial, I can't recommend anyone tackle the project. A 10 percent performance gain isn't worth ...

Update: The BIOS flash, if successful, lets RX 480 graphics cards to reach a high stock clock, higher than it would be possible to overclock it, most likely due to increased voltage at the BIOS level.

In the case of the RX 480, users have succeeded in using the BIOS for a Sapphire Radeon RX 580 8GB. RX 480 owners can use the ATIFlash Tool to flash the BIOS of the RX 580 to their older card.

If you're a Radeon RX 480 owner, you might just be able to experience such a gift, as it's been discovered that a simple BIOS flash is all it takes to turn that card into a brand-new RX 580.

Several users over at TechPowerUp have been flashing an RX 580 BIOS on their RX 480 cards. Others are trying to flash the RX 470 to the RX 570 and finding success, as noted by Hexus.

It would appear that an RS 580 BIOS file flashed to an RX 480 card results in what's pretty much an RX 580 – almost.

The XFX RX 480 8GB graphics card he used has a dual-BIOS switch option, so he was confident in flashing one of them into the RX 580 since he can just switch back safely into the backup version if ...

Back in April, we reported of enthusiasts flashing Radeon RX 480 GPUs with the BIOS from the RX 580 in order to unleash additional performance. Now we’re hearing that the AMD’s new Radeon RX ...

This was a XFX RX 480 graphics card (has dual-bios as well) but he used the BIOS from a Sapphire RX 580 Limited Edition. Hey if it works, it's a free and simple upgrade.

According to Overclock3D, some users are flashing their older RX 480s with an updated RX 580 BIOS and discovering that this can work as well. Normally, I'd be on board with this kind of change ...