x850pro/ 500mhz/500mhz,1000mhz) 12 pipes
x850xt/520mhz/540mhz,1080mhz) 16 pipes
x850xt pe/540mhz/590mhz,1180mhz) 16 pipes
your video card clearly has 16 pipes and 4 are factory locked, thats the point in flashing so you can unlock them. well im already unlocked and at x850xt, so i want to flash to x850xt pe so im unlocked and at 540mhz core 590 mhz memory default
your video card get 6000 texiles per second, mine gets 8350 per second, see that gap? 8340 is much faster the 6000
the highest i ever got before mine was unlocked, was 5800 in 3dmark05 no i can reach 6520, thats a big difference. and before you flash your video card you must make sure it will run at 520mhz core and 1080mhz memory itleast. i would suggest running ati tool on the 3dview so your video card heats up to the max, and then scan for artifacts. and also if you flash to x850xt pe you want some different cooling, mine is cooled with a cpu heatsink lol and a 80mm fan. so i run 49c under like a 2hour load. and about 35c ambiet