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My base expectation for the 580 was a box with a higher number on it. If you actually expected more performance then I think your aim was off but that would be a nice surprise. On a refresh basic expectation should be like a different box graphics, meaningless change not intended for enthusiasts to spend any time thinking on. I think only the RRP really gives any indication possibly Vega is twice that
Last estimate for release I heard was on a live stream May 30th: Gaming & VR is one of the five themes at COMPUTEX 2017 and nearly 60 gaming companies have signed up as exhibitors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computex_Taipei
Valve favours nvidia though especially on steam machines
The main reason for Vega would seem to be various specialist interests, hopefully its not electronic tinsel and it all amounts to something of appreciable use or the cynics will be right and AMD remains in the shadow of Nvidia for another generation.
The cache idea seems sound to me, the correct choice for all cards in future even. The line that leads to 12gb 16gb of vram is bigger not better thinking, failure to innovate. I hope AMD is finding new paths forward like a successful competitor would
Theresa May announced the election just to give sterling a little boost for Vega release I reckon. In the context of three years of falling worth its not much however. Largely sterling fell as Dollar is favoured due to their Interest rates rising and ours just got dropped some more.
Sterling could reverse back to strength but not before the end of this decade is likely with continuing doubts and Ms. May does not seem likely to lose afaik.
If I have value in dollars, I keep it there to buy cards like this
AMD are starting to drop hints on where performance lies. People think AMD are quiet because they expected the card to land about now, clearly its not close hence we heard not a word.
Last estimate for release I heard was on a live stream May 30th: Gaming & VR is one of the five themes at COMPUTEX 2017 and nearly 60 gaming companies have signed up as exhibitors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computex_Taipei
The delay would make sense then
Valve favours nvidia though especially on steam machines
I think thats the main reason to get vega. Nvidia is going to be more power efficient, they'll be the better price performance on dx11 which is the majority of games. 980ti is probably the correct choice but its also kinda boring to buy an old card, the hype for new technology I hope is real and something exciting, in demand.
The main reason for Vega would seem to be various specialist interests, hopefully its not electronic tinsel and it all amounts to something of appreciable use or the cynics will be right and AMD remains in the shadow of Nvidia for another generation.
The cache idea seems sound to me, the correct choice for all cards in future even. The line that leads to 12gb 16gb of vram is bigger not better thinking, failure to innovate. I hope AMD is finding new paths forward like a successful competitor would
I am not blameless - I should have done this sooner but was always in the hope that the currency market would improve and rx480s would drop so make them better bang for buck. I also had crossfire 7950s and for like 18months on a month by month basis hoping AMD would sort their drivers/lives out.
Make sense?
Theresa May announced the election just to give sterling a little boost for Vega release I reckon. In the context of three years of falling worth its not much however. Largely sterling fell as Dollar is favoured due to their Interest rates rising and ours just got dropped some more.
Sterling could reverse back to strength but not before the end of this decade is likely with continuing doubts and Ms. May does not seem likely to lose afaik.
If I have value in dollars, I keep it there to buy cards like this
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