Except that the RX 4xx series already have HDMI2.0 and that box shot of the 580 clearly says HDMI2.0 on it. :/
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Except that the RX 4xx series already have HDMI2.0 and that box shot of the 580 clearly says HDMI2.0 on it. :/
Could be that Gigabyte are just using RX 400 boxes with some stickers on.
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Is hdmi2.1 a must for freesync 2?
Or perhaps the RX480 is really the RX580 with some settings switched off, like the 4gb versions were really 8gb versions.
Aaah, if only
Or perhaps the RX480 is really the RX580 with some settings switched off, like the 4gb versions were really 8gb versions.
Aaah, if only
Haha maybe. It was funny seeing people peel off the 4GB stickers and seeing 8GB, and then BIOS flashing to activate the other 8GB VRAM.
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AMD haven't confirmed but loking at specs the technologies aren't bound to each other, freesync 2 wil work on any gnc card version 1.1 or latter since Freesync 1 already supports variable refresh and HDR.
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I was getting the 2.1 from the scorpio information. Thought it was going to be a requirement for freesync 2.
Well it's going to work via DisplayPort too so I don't see how HDMI 2.1 can be a "requirement".
What can a 480 do at 4k 60hz even if it had hdmi 2.0 standard? Some youtube tech demos at 4k60 and some very basic games?
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It can run 4k and wont be using ultra settings but I guess thats fine. Good to have the capability if not an ideal capacity, plus crossfire?
I almost got a 3gb 1060 I saw cheap, I hadnt realised that though. Decided its a half way house kinda a false economy.
refresh = expected 0% gain and less power heat maybe. I agree theres a problem for AMD in that they have genuine improvement in lifetime of a card and its unappreciated or even known, half the reason for a refresh then
I almost got a 3gb 1060 I saw cheap, I hadnt realised that though. Decided its a half way house kinda a false economy.
refresh = expected 0% gain and less power heat maybe. I agree theres a problem for AMD in that they have genuine improvement in lifetime of a card and its unappreciated or even known, half the reason for a refresh then
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There was some news about a year ago that AMD was working on a solution to get adaptive sync working over HDMI as well as displayport, looking back now it's clear this was meant to get Freesync working on consoles which are by and large hooked up to TV's which run of HDMI. In the PC space users can still use displayport and on cards using the Vega architecture they will have an option to use displayport of HDMI.
Tbh the difference between 'ultra' settings and even 'medium' isn't that great in modern titles sure there's a visual difference but it's not like the old days imo thanks to modern rendering techniques. For the Xbox with it's beefed up 480/vega hybrid GPU it seems it can handle 4k rather well which bodes well for PC users.
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This is the one thats related to vega then, first Ive heard of it:
AMD Polaris (GCN 4) Ellesmere XTL Type (Custom 1172Mhz RX 590) 44cu 6.6Tflops
Fresh off the Reddit leak. 
I need to see a doctor, I'm dying from Sodium overdose.
https://stocktwits.com/message/80297574
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Tell you what, have a 4K screen set to 30hz for desktop work and you will soon be pulling your eyeballs out. I don't just game. Looks like I completely missed the 580 box saying HDMI 2 on it, good news ☺
480 did not have HDMI 2 at launch and neither did fury, hence the need for people like club3D to release adapters for AMD. I don't just make this stuff up.
It's a fake!!!!Fresh off the Reddit leak.
I need to see a doctor, I'm dying from Sodium overdose.
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Could be real (unlikely). If so it would mean it is probably only just a little better than Titan XP in normal games. Not really unreasonable IMO. But I know others won't agree. You know R&D and all that... lol
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Except it did and it looks like you do.
No. The 480 did NOT have HDMI 2 at launch
The 480 did have hdmi 2 at launch
http://www.amd.com/en-us/products/graphics/radeon-rx-series/radeon-rx-480
http://www.amd.com/en-us/products/graphics/radeon-rx-series/radeon-rx-480
You are correct. The RX480 came with HDMI 2.0a to be exact.
The "a" revision is important because it meant support for HDR over HDMI, which was meant to be added in HDMI 2.1, but was made available through a revision over 2.0 (hence 2.0a). I think we can all agree the RX480 supported HDR at launch, so there is no way it had a lower version than 2.0a (as those simply don't support HDR, not even HDMI 2.0).
EDIT: I was wrong on the 2.0a. But still correct about the 2.0.
Source: https://www.techpowerup.com/227941/amd-radeon-gpus-limit-hdr-color-depth-to-8bpc-over-hdmi-2-0
Apparently there was some commotion about the card down-sampling HDR when used over HDMI (as opposed to over DP).
Anyway, that's what was added in HDMI 2.0a so the RX480 did not initially have 2.0a as I thought. But it did have HDMI 2.0.
EDIT 2: Wrong again, from the discussion of that same article: https://www.techpowerup.com/img/16-11-18/b745733b3c78.jpg
Apparently it came with 2.0b (not even 2.0a) from day 1. That whole fuss was about an HDMI limitation that prevents 10-bit HDR at specifically 4K@60Hz due to bandwidth limitations (HDMI not fast enough).
I'm going to stop now, it seems like I'm having a conversation with myself.
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