This is the low-low-tier fanless, GDDR3, PCIe x1 card.
Technical aspects from my experience, paired with Ryzen 5000 series (no CPU bottlenecks):
-Compatible as expected on AM4 ASRock B450M HDV-4.0, and ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4/ac
-Seems like modern production run, with continued driver support
-Full UEFI/non-CSM/non-legacy compatible (i.e. Windows 11)
-Core/RAM clock only in MSI Afterburner, no voltage or Power Limit control
---Accepts +200-300mhz on both clocks. Basically stays inside 40-60C under any idle/load
-Using this (or anything else) to display instead of main mining card, gave 1MH/s ethash rate increase (~28MH/s RX580)
-No conflicts with active AMD and NVIDIA drivers+software.
-Smooth 1080p60 Youtube and Twitch, issues with certain Twitch streams stuttering
---Unsure, but possibly common Windows issue with multiple displays
---Youtube strangely stutters at 720p or lower. 1080p only? lol
-Similar general desktop/browser performance as a modern GDDR5 GPU
-RX580 does have slightly better display clarity, and (vaguely so) system responsiveness
Windows can only use one GPU for rendering (Display Settings --> Make this my main screen), so if you have 2 monitors plugged into 2 cards, the secondary screen/monitor pair will always have issues with refresh rate, latency, and stuttering. However, Path of Exile, which has an in-game GPU selector, was able to run normally on the RX580/"not main" monitor, while the Windows desktop+apps directly behind felt like a remote desktop connection.
Don't expect playability past DirectX 11 stuff and PSX era emulation. Not great Vulkan performance. From my limited testing:
-Smooth, absolutely playable 60-80+fps in (1080p+high) Terraria and Celeste, (720p+low) L4D2 and HL2 era games
-30+fps in 720p Path of Exile, PERFECT for running a trade-only 2nd account on a 2nd PC/VM instance (POEers, this is how you get Mirror rich)
-CS:GO and Chivalry 2 barely function, crazy stuttering, <10fps
-Runs AOC 24G2 (Freesync/"AMD"-branded) at true 1080p144hz over HDMI. 60hz setting produces clear mouse trails and skipping. No clue if games are actually displaying past 60fps, but no stuttering or tearing with VSYNC off.
The reason I bought this: my PC froze while BIOS flashing my main gaming/mining RX580. I was getting 4 boots on beep, and no display from BIOS or Windows. I simply needed to reach Windows from another display source, with the RX580 active, in order to reflash. Despite having a spare x16 GPU, I needed the 1x, slot-power only GT 710 b/c:
-Corrupt/unusable/unflashable 2nd physical bios on my used RX580, ("invalid VendorID")
-My spare card needs 1 (of 2) PCIe connectors from the PSU--my RX580 uses and NEEDS both to activate
-Spare card is null, b/c my MicroATX motherboard has only two PCIe slots (x16 and x1)
-No integrated graphics, APU, or different systems available
For this purpose, the card worked perfectly. Plugged in one monitor via HDMI to the GT 710. BIOS and Windows booted and displayed normally. The BIOS flashed perfectly and restored full function my RX580. I discovered that the PolarisSRB mining BIOS requires CSM/legacy mode active to post BIOS, otherwise it beeps, then goes straight to Windows login like normal (if fully flashed :D).
With CSM off, GT 710 in, but monitor plugged only into RX 580, BIOS seems to be happy it found any card, and skips the dreaded beeps, accept DEL to enter settings etc., but simply doesn't display anything (out of the RX580), unless you plug a monitor into the GT 710.
--Conclusion: I eventually upgrade most of my components, and built 2nd mining rig anyway that I only remotely access, so I could've returned the GT710, as a refund a refund on my $70 "fix". But I bought the warranty, and now it's always hooked up. I only switch monitor cables to the main GPU to game. Not the best solution, but dat average hashrate amirite?
| Max Screen Resolution | 2560 x 1600 |
|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 1600 MHz |
| Graphics Coprocessor | Nvidia GeForce |
| Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 2 GB |
