Radeon RX 480 "Polaris" Launched at $199

Feoilban · 27 Jun 2016 at 16:39

N19h7m4r3 said:
Nothing ridiculous about it; at best case without the Pound issues we were expecting the 8GB reference card to come in at £215-£220 which would still cost me £257 / €308 with shipping.

a 215 pound card will cost you 269 euro inc shipping (just checked)

Cheaper if the pound keeps falling

last week a 215 pound card would have cost you at least 290 euro inc shipping

Feoilban · 27 Jun 2016 at 16:40

XeNoNF50 said:
Speaking of RMA who should I go with if I get the RX 480? Do any of them have a special "quick" warranty relationship with OCUK? Which ones are return to OCUK and which are return to manufacturer? Which manufacturer has RMA in UK and not ship abroad?

Cheers in advance to whoever answers.

AFAIK OC UK handles that

meldarthx · 27 Jun 2016 at 16:45

Scougar said:
Something that is annoying is the card has launched, yet they won't share the full specs. Hardly a launch if we don't actually know the details.

Also.. i truly hope it doesn't only have 32 ROPS. That would suck. I know it's been said they are not as important going forward, but still.. seems like a backwards step if you own a lot of old games (or even a lot of current games). Thoughts?

its not launched yet.....29th it launches

d_brennen · 27 Jun 2016 at 16:49

The suspenders are unbearable...

RavenXXX2 · 27 Jun 2016 at 16:53

TheRealDeal said:
So why is the 470 showing 48 rops which is also Polaris. Support from what i gather relies on the database being correct. If it's wrong then so will the Gpu-Z readout be as it has been with other cards in the past.

It could well be 32 rops but if you are pushing Polaris support as your angle then you have to take in the 470 results to your conclusion.

It's 32 end of.

new boy · 27 Jun 2016 at 16:56

RavenXXX2 said:
It's 32 end of.

Its really not defiantly 32.

GPU-Z has been wrong in the past (970) and its deffinatly wrong this time as its reporting the 470 as 48 :confused:

RavenXXX2 · 27 Jun 2016 at 16:57

Oh look 470 has been updated and now has 24 rops, what a stinker.

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/2861/radeon-rx-470

meldarthx · 27 Jun 2016 at 16:57

RavenXXX2 said:
It's 32 end of.

so you're saying 470 report is wrong and 480 is correct? either way gpu-z is wrong......

we'll find out in a day in a half if its 32 or 64......but just because someone wanders in and say its this period......based off faulty data.....well

Seanspeed · 27 Jun 2016 at 17:10

RavenXXX2 said:
Oh look 470 has been updated and now has 24 rops, what a stinker.

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/2861/radeon-rx-470

Also says it has 8GB of vRAM.

Orangey · 27 Jun 2016 at 17:11

RavenXXX2 said:
Oh look 470 has been updated and now has 24 rops, what a stinker.

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/2861/radeon-rx-470

LOL!

Tell us how you really feel.

Telecaster · 27 Jun 2016 at 17:11

I tell you what, how good value are those £200 290X turning out to be when they sold them off? Is a 480 going to be that much of a leap for 290X users? If I were one I'd be tempted to keep it and wait for something big.

Chipper500 · 27 Jun 2016 at 17:11

I know there is a lot of speculation around this card but is there an ETA on the mid - high range cards?

RavenXXX2 · 27 Jun 2016 at 17:13

Seanspeed said:
Also says it has 8GB of vRAM.

Probably will come with 4 and 8GB, 8GB for those that don't know any better.

Chipper500 · 27 Jun 2016 at 17:13

Telecaster said:
I tell you what, how good value are those £200 290X turning out to be when they sold them off? Is a 480 going to be that much of a leap for 290X users? If I were one I'd be tempted to keep it and wait for something big.

I am in this exact position, my MSI lighting 290x is found wanting powering my XR34

Id like a decent upgrade and soon

Zhuni · 27 Jun 2016 at 17:15

kieran_read said:
@Gibbo or if anyone knows

Will you be announcing any of the AIB stuff on Wednesday (Even if you can't sell them just yet) or can you say when you can?

this+1

Scougar · 27 Jun 2016 at 17:18

So what does this mean, how does only 32 rops affect gaming? Surely this must have an impact in some games?

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 27 Jun 2016 at 17:21

Scougar said:
So what does this mean, how does only 32 rops affect gaming? Surely this must have an impact in some games?

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whyscotty · 27 Jun 2016 at 17:28

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
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That is the cool thing to say,right??

Apparently yes

TheRealDeal · 27 Jun 2016 at 17:30

RavenXXX2 said:
It's 32 end of.

The real truth is you know nothing the same as us basically. I still remember your report on the 290x i think it was. You were that wrong it was full of this

. Now it might be 32 but don't come in acting like you are some kind of authority.

Scougar · 27 Jun 2016 at 17:31

I don't give a crap about cool, I want to know how this will impact the card performance wise. Does it mean that using AA will impact the card, or z-buffer issues due to limited rops etc?

Why are they reducing ROPS? You would think that there would be a push for 128 ROPS on the higher end cards, and the mid-range would be pushing 64 by now, unless they were being utilized less, or the compute parts could do the same task etc.... Can anyone explain why please?