Radeon RX 480 "Polaris" Launched at $199

[MookJong]

Well probably more like R9 390X/GTX980 level performance(maybe AIB overclocked ones hit Fury level performance?),but that nearly is double a GTX960,.

Hilarious as a 4GB 960GTX is at the same price point of around £160. This has to massively shake up the market.

There are going to be a lot of unsold budget NVidia cards sitting in warehouses soon.

 

[Jono8]

Did they show any performance hints or benchmarks?

 

[triss]

Wait for the reviews and you'll see how good the perf per watt is at 1440p.

Aww come on LT you know ya wanna give us some more facts . We wont tell anyone honest

 

[Muz333]

Excellent performance for this price point. Won't sate the enthusiasts but they were always aiming for the larger mainstream market here.

 

[Orcvader]

That's a lot cheaper than I thought it would be, so around £200 for us then (when you include VAT)? From raw specs alone it looks like it should be around 390 level but architecture improvements will hopefully push that up higher. 29th is a long time for the NDA to be lifted .

 

[Jono8]

Wait for the reviews and you'll see how good the perf per watt is at 1440p.

Isnt the 1070 a 150w card aswell? Is it better perf per watt than the 1070?

If it is 970-980 performance, we have had that level of perf per watt for the last year and 8 months with the 970/980!

 

[danlightbulb]

looks like my build sorted on this now. end june is release date or further information date?

 

[Kaapstad]

Excellent performance for this price point. Won't sate the enthusiasts but they were always aiming for the larger mainstream market here.

I like cards like the RX 480, it is not always about having the fastest if you are an enthusiast.

This card has some interesting things going for it like being on 14nm.

 

[Lokken86]

With the code name of the card matching that of the 3d mark scores and AMD claiming it matches the old $500 I'l believe now that it will be Fury Nano performance for 200quid.

 

[AllBodies]

If this is Fury performance, I hope it forces Nvidia to drop the price of the 1070 by £50 or so.

In comparison as it stands now, the 1070 is nearly double the price for ~10% more performance :O (stock clocks for both)

 

[.Trooper.]

I'm guessing the 480X will launch in July sometime then?

A shame since I need a 1440p/60+FPS card by the end of June and I have a feeling the 480X will smash the 1070 :/

 

[Toss3]

Wait for the reviews and you'll see how good the perf per watt is at 1440p.

Been waiting so long to get back to the red camp that I may just have to! Oh, and just a tip for your marketing dept. - instead of doing game bundles - just bundle a red cap that says "Let's make PC gaming great again!"

 

[Jono8]

If this is Fury performance

If this was the case i would have thought they would be sjouting a bit louder about it. Reslly hope we get some benchmarks by the 29th June. A further month with no info would be rubbish.

 

[Mauller]

I like cards like the RX 480, it is not always about having the fastest if you are an enthusiast.

This card has some interesting things going for it like being on 14nm.

Although they will be higher priced, i see far higher clocked AIB parts on the horizon. Going with what raja said about them aiming for a certain price/perf/efficiency, while letting AIB's do what they want.

I see this as their golden 'push the VR' card while the part itself could perform better when pushed. It could even reach greater than titan x perf if the clocks scale well and it managed higher clocks. My 7870 already does 1200Mhz on air at stock power limit and volts.

 

[JediFragger]

Is competition finally back?!

Let's hope they kick some Green ass!!!

 

[MichaelAwkward]

Will be interesting to see how this performs compared to the GTX 960/R9 380 cards. Currently awaiting news from MSI about my GTX 670 which died, so this could be a good replacement if they'll give me a credit towards it.

 

[Gregster]

This is a good price for seemingly good performance. An ideal card for those on a budget and running an older, slower GPU. Well done AMD.

 

[Mtom]

Isnt the 1070 a 150w card aswell? Is it better perf per watt than the 1070?

If it is 970-980 performance, we have had that level of perf per watt for the last year and 8 months with the 970/980!

I'm fairly sure it won't pull 150W.

 

[JediFragger]

For the Crossfire fans

http://www.kitguru.net/components/g...x-two-amd-rx480s-beat-gtx-1080-in-ashes-test/

 

[Dervious]

Wait for the reviews and you'll see how good the perf per watt is at 1440p.

It could consume 3 watts at full load, but if it only manages 32fps @1440, I'll pass.

If it comes close to 60fps @1440, and within "Freesync Range", then I don't care if it uses 200w at full load. I'm buying one with a new monitor !