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Official OcUK RX480 4GB and 8GB review thread

PhoenixUK said:
Alright guys, I officially announce that the 1060 will be 980ti performance for £250 and will OC to 1070 levels and run super quiet at 100 TDP. nVidia don't you dare release anything else otherwise we'll put you to shame and never buy any of your products again.
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Nobody has done anything like this.

What total exaggeration. People that were hoping for 390X performance were hardly being delusional or reaching.

Let's put it like this:

If Nvidia released the 1070 and 1080 at the same price as the 970 and 980(so $320 and $549 respectively), but the 1080 didn't even match a Titan X, you think people would have been happy with it? That people wouldn't have rightfully claimed they were disappointing?
 
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The Running Man said:
Where is the rx480 better than a ftx 970 aoart from a small number of games?
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Emm,did you miss the TPU and Hardware Canucks reviews where they place it as faster than a GTX970 overall?? Computerbase.de place it as faster overall. Eurogamer place it as faster overall as the resolution is increased. Bittech puts it as faster overall. Techspot puts is as faster overall. HotHardware more of the same.It could be that all those reviews are wrong OFC,who knows.
 
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The Running Man said:
Where is the rx480 better than a ftx 970 aoart from a small number of games?
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It's better than the 970 in a fair number of games, but only compared to a stock 970.

Like the 390 vs 970 comparisons, it really comes down to which batch of games you choose. In the end, they are close enough that you'll get different results based on which games are in which batch. So it's fair to say they are about equal. Until you overclock the 970. Then it probably pulls ahead a bit.

Seems a similar situation with the 480. 3rd party 480 cards, if they overclock reasonably, will probably be able to match a reasonably OC'd 970 and which comes out that little bit ahead depends on which games are in which batch.

So for the moment, I'd say an OC'd 480 will probably be on par with an OC'd 970, but it will also have better performance in certain DX12 titles.

The lousy bit is that you're ideally going to want the 8GB version, which adds cost, and of course a 3rd party cooler, which adds cost. Meaning we're probably getting closer to £240-250 territory to match cards that were £270-280 back in 2014.

That's why I'm not thrilled with it and why many others aren't. Polaris 10 will eventually pull ahead with driver improvements, I have no doubt, but it's still not exactly a stunning showing.
 
CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
Well I am more surprised Gibbo said they shifted over a 1000 cards in less 24 hours - WTFBBQ!!??
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It mostly because the people that see this as an amazing card to get for the price are the ones that are 2-3 gens behind, and usually never go above 380/GTX960 cards anyway.

So in that regard for 1080p the 4GB 480 is amazing value for money.
 
Seanspeed said:
It's better than the 970 in a fair number of games, but only compared to a stock 970.

Like the 390 vs 970 comparisons, it really comes down to which batch of games you choose. In the end, they are close enough that you'll get different results based on which games are in which batch. So it's fair to say they are about equal. Until you overclock the 970. Then it probably pulls ahead a bit.

Seems a similar situation with the 480. 3rd party 480 cards, if they overclock reasonably, will probably be able to match a reasonably OC'd 970 and which comes out that little bit ahead depends on which games are in which batch.

So for the moment, I'd say an OC'd 480 will probably be on par with an OC'd 970, but it will also have better performance in certain DX12 titles.

The lousy bit is that you're ideally going to want the 8GB version, which adds cost, and of course a 3rd party cooler, which adds cost. Meaning we're probably getting closer to £240-250 territory to match cards that were £270-280 back in 2014.

That's why I'm not thrilled with it and why many others aren't. Polaris 10 will eventually pull ahead with driver improvements, I have no doubt, but it's still not exactly a stunning showing.
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For that bolded bit, realistically, had an 8GB 970 released that would have been +£20-30. Otherwise I agree. It is a shame that 4GB 480's are supposedly discontinued. Hopefully the AIB's bring in custom cooled 4GB 480's at <£200. If the pound can edge its way up a little and hold steady, it should be doable for retailers. Sadly (understandably) they tend to be more responsive at raising prices to cover their increased costs than lowering them as costs diminish.
 
N19h7m4r3 said:
It mostly because the people that see this as an amazing card to get for the price are the ones that are 2-3 gens behind, and usually never go above 380/GTX960 cards anyway.

So in that regard for 1080p the 4GB 480 is amazing value for money.
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Exactly!

The RX480 4GB is 60% faster than the 380 and the 70% faster than the 960 there were launched around the same price, yet people insist it is disappointing because it is not outright beating the 970 in everything, despite the 970 was launched at around the £250+. If not for the weak pound we are having at the moment, the RX480 would probably be launched at around £160 instead of £180 as well!

The same people that are calling the extra 60/70% at the same money disappointing are probably the same bunch that saying praising the 1080 being 75% faster than the 980, despite the price is at around 45-50% higher!
 
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Can anyone tell me now which games coming in 2016/2017 will NOT exceed 4GB when settings are set to max detail in at least 1920x1080 or 2560x1080. These aint high resolutions neither even if the sweetspot for most gamers seeking this card/pricepoint.

RX480 is the first card to bring HDR & Freesync via HDMI 2.0
Technically if Samsung or other brand want to bring Freesync to 4K TV models or monitors it is much easier/cheaper as they now do not need display port connections.
 
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Seanspeed said:
The lousy bit is that you're ideally going to want the 8GB version, which adds cost, and of course a 3rd party cooler, which adds cost. Meaning we're probably getting closer to £240-250 territory to match cards that were £270-280 back in 2014.

That's why I'm not thrilled with it and why many others aren't. Polaris 10 will eventually pull ahead with driver improvements, I have no doubt, but it's still not exactly a stunning showing.
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Fair play, the problem is that it's not AMD or nvidia fault that we let the people who are going to be dead in 5-10 year's decide about the future of the country and ravage the British pound.

If 970 was released at 1.32 pound to dollar, it would have costed closer to £400 than 250-300.

It's not like the 1070 or 1080 are good value at £500-800 compared to 980ti at £360. This is the only choice we've got pretty much. If you're like mE, someone who was on 6950 and thought about buying 960, there are currently no other options other than a 2nd hand 970 which are hard to come by now.
 
Mr Latte said:
Can anyone tell me now which games coming in 2016/2017 will NOT exceed 4GB when settings are set to max detail in at least 1920x1080 or 2560x1080. Are these not the sweetspot for most gamers seeking this card/pricepoint.

RX480 is the first card to bring HDR & Freesync via HDMI 2.0
Technically if Samsung or other brand want to bring Freesync to 4K TV models or monitors it is much easier as they now do not need display port connections.
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I don't think anyone can definitively say. Current gtx980 owners are well placed to provide some input. Although I don't think max detail is a realistic expectation at 1080p with this tier of performance going forward, and besides I see little value in halving frame rates for marginal visual improvement. I have not been held back by 3GB with 7950/R9 380 level card at 1080p in the few games I have played over the last 2 years, not that that's worth much to answer your Q as I have to tune settings to ~high.
 
danlightbulb said:
Is there any definite date for the AIB cards please?
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Gibbo said in another thread that he's going to meet with AMD today re 4GB cards, and AIB partners should be there too so we should have more information by the end of this week or next week.

Since the cards are already announced on manufacturers websites I'd have assumed that they should be coming to the market pretty soon - 2, maybe 3 weeks.
 
PhoenixUK said:
If 970 was released at 1.32 pound to dollar, it would have costed closer to £400 than 250-300.
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No, it would not have. The difference isn't that extreme.

PhoenixUK said:
It's not like the 1070 or 1080 are good value at £500-800 compared to 980ti at £360. This is the only choice we've got pretty much. If you're like mE, someone who was on 6950 and thought about buying 960, there are currently no other options other than a 2nd hand 970 which are hard to come by now.
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Nvidia have been rightfully criticized for pricing too high, but they did bring the performance. AMD priced well, but didn't bring the performance. As I said, even if Nvidia launched the 1070 and 1080 at 970/980 pricing respectively, if the 1080 couldn't even match a Titan X, people would not have been all that thrilled, rightfully so.

And yea, I dont think anybody is arguing that the 480 is a bad card. Or hopefully not. It's still the best buy in that price segment(though a 1070 is in its segment as well). For the time being at least. I just feel that maybe even more performance was possible with the 480. Imagine getting 390X performance or even a bit better for the same money. That was what people were excited about. 390 performance is still decent for those coming from lesser cards, absolutely. But I went from likely getting one to not being very interested as it didn't hit either my performance or pricing hopes(though pricing is more to do with Brexit).

Really, both Nvidia and AMD have disappointed in one way or another. Fairly lackluster showing for 14/16nm cards after all this time we'd been waiting for it and having to skip 20nm and all.
 
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