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Radeon RX 480 "Polaris" Launched at $199

Mauller said:
Fury - Enthusiast
x90 - Performance
x80/x70 - Mainstream
x60/x50 - value

i believe that is how the numbering currently goes for their named segments.
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There are plenty of cards significantly more powerful than the 390. Ergo, not the top end.
 
h4rm0ny said:
I wouldn't call a 390 the top end.
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Neither would I. But your basic premise is irrelevant.

Recent rumours put RX 480 at GTX970/R9 390 performance on the low end up to 980/Nano performance at the higher end.

My premise is that if 480 performance is at the lower end of this scale and the 8GB 480 is £230 (as shown in prices from OCUK competitors). Then 8GB RX 480 will be a failure because consumers have had identical power at that price point for the past year.

R9 390 8GB has been ~£240 or lower for a year now. 8GB RX 480 needs to improve the performance at that price point or provide similar performance at significantly lower price.
 
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ICDP said:
Neither would I. But your basic on premise is irrelevant.

Recent rumours put RX 480 at GTX970/R9 390 performance on the low end up to 980/Nano performance at the higher end.

My premise is that if 480 performance is at the lower end of this scale and the 8GB 480 is £230 (as shown in prices from OCUK competitors). Then 8GB RX 480 will be a failure because consumers have had identical power at that price point for the past year.

R9 390 8GB has been ~£240 or lower for a year now. 8GB RX 480 needs to improve the performance at that price point or provide similar performance at significantly lower price.
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What rumours? can these people add up? it doesn't make any sense, the 480 has 90% the shaders of the 390 while being 27% higher clocked.

The 390X only has 20% more shaders while the 480 is 22% higher clocked

Even without any architectural performance enhancements at all its at least as fast as the 390X.

The lower end is 390X.
 
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humbug said:
What rumours? can these people add up? it doesn't make any sense, the 480 has 90% the shaders of the 390 while being 27% higher clocked.

The 390X only has 20% more shaders while the 480 is 22% higher clocked

Even without any architectural performance enhancements at all its at least as fast as the 390X.

The lower end is 390X.
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There are plenty of rumours stating 480 will be around R9 390 performance. Here is one stating R9 390 performance but with 40% lower price.

http://wccftech.com/radeon-rx-480-3d-mark-benchmarks/

Here an alleged link to a AoTS RX 480 benchmark.
https://embed.gyazo.com/645e1f9e3a80276abe8790e62f06eed5.jpg

It actually scores lower than some overclocked R9 390s.

I provided a link showing R9 390 8GB has been on average £240 (or lower) for the past year.
http://pricespy.co.uk/product.php?pu=3196888

Later we had leaks from competitors to OCUK showing RX 480 8GB priced at £230 - £240 which if we put these rumours together means R9 390 performance, same VRAM, same price. Do a google search for this Sapphire GPU part number. 21260-00-20G

So I agree, it doesn't make any sense. This is why I have been saying if these performance and pricing rumours are true then RX 480 would be a failure.
 
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Sargatanas2511 said:
If AMD create something that can match a Fury X in DX12 for about £230-£250 and around 130-150W then I am sold. That relies on the rumours of something above the card they have announced though so I won't hold my breath until something is announced.
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Have to say I'm the same. There's a gap between the projected 480 and 1070 which is right where I want the performance to be! Maybe I'll just buy a Fury now they're 'old' tech (not really, since no replacement yet..)
 
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