Radeon RX 480 "Polaris" Launched at $199

r7slayer · 13 Jun 2016 at 15:05

LoadsaMoney said:
'Overclockers Dream'

Even if true I wonder if they dare say it again lol

Mauller · 13 Jun 2016 at 15:05

humbug said:
#### knows but it looks like AMD are going back to conservative clocks like the 7850 and 7950 (860Mhz OC to 1200Mhz)
Presumably for low power.

If it has the performance at lower clocks, then i don't think it matters TBH.

humbug · 13 Jun 2016 at 15:06

Mauller said:
If it has the performance at lower clocks, then i don't think it matters TBH.

For $200 it really doesn't

MyBrainz · 13 Jun 2016 at 15:06

Mauller said:
Another view of the frakencard from chiphell. Cant match the PCB to any current cards when taking into account the placement of the caps,size and shape to any current 290 or 390 boards. the closes is a reference 290/x but the silver caps don't match.

Those 8+6 pins look exactly like my Sapphire 7950 950Mhz OC Edition which has a black PCB too.. LoL

Remember the standard 7950 only had 2x 6 pin.

meldarthx · 13 Jun 2016 at 15:07

tavtavtav said:
I'm having trouble believing (or understanding why) AMD have a 480 almost as fast as a 1070, and then have a 490 waiting and not say anything about it.

I can easily believe it - its very similar what they pulled with 4870

humbug · 13 Jun 2016 at 15:11

MyBrains said:
Those 8+6 pins look exactly like my Sapphire 7950 950Mhz OC Edition which has a black PCB too.. LoL

Remember the standard 7950 only had 2x 6 pin.

Caps are different, in the ChipHell photo it has at least 2 in a line, the Sapphire has one and the rest offset.

Orangey · 13 Jun 2016 at 15:11

So within a day this has already become fact. :rolleyes:

humbug · 13 Jun 2016 at 15:14

Orangey said:
So within a day this has already become fact.

We are not going to add "speculation" disclaimers to every post we make to keep you happy.

Red X top right, it will get you away from your frustrations

Seanspeed · 13 Jun 2016 at 15:14

sprite- said:
Also take this all with a HUGE pinch of salt please, it's all just speculation at the min

Well yea. Showing a 650+ point increase just for 130Mhz boost.

Greebo · 13 Jun 2016 at 15:16

Wel I hope its true. I was disappointed last time but perhaps they have pulled off another 4850 card? Not the fastest card you can buy but amazing bang for bucks.

If its remotely as fast as these charts say then I would rather buy two 480s at £460 than one 1070 and chance my arm with crossfire again.

it would be a major step up from my two 290x atm. Looking at the charts it should give 980ti sli performance in games supporting xfire whereas my two 290x are about the performance of one 980ti.

That will be enough of an upgrade to warrant the money whereas the same money on a 1070 would just be a sideways move albeit the benefit of no crossfire.

Alexrose1uk · 13 Jun 2016 at 15:16

I hope some of this is even remotely close to true as itll shake up the market and also mean ill get a good performance boost from my old r9 290 oc.

Running a 750ti is a little crippled by comparison lol

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 13 Jun 2016 at 15:16

Seanspeed said:
Well yea. Showing a 650+ point increase just for 130Mhz boost.

It seems more consistent if you look at the boost from 1080mhz to 1400mhz which is around 30% and the score increases by just under that.

HeX · 13 Jun 2016 at 15:17

Orangey said:
So within a day this has already become fact.

Oh lighten up, everyone loves a good speculate!

It's the most entertainment we've had in the GPU forums in a long time

harney · 13 Jun 2016 at 15:17

Mauller said:
Another view of the frakencard from chiphell. Cant match the PCB to any current cards when taking into account the placement of the caps,size and shape to any current 290 or 390 boards. the closes is a reference 290/x but the silver caps don't match.

Also note but i am unsure
at the edge of the pcb top right corner looks like dust build up surly a new card would not have this

Mybe my eyes are failing

harney · 13 Jun 2016 at 15:19

humbug said:
Caps are different, in the ChipHell photo it has at least 2 in a line, the Sapphire has one and the rest offset.

Good point

but wouldn't the partners change certain parts round to how they want them ect

Seanspeed · 13 Jun 2016 at 15:20

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
It seems more consistent if you look at the boost from 1080mhz to 1400mhz which is around 30% and the score increases by just under that.

That makes it less consistent, not more.

harney · 13 Jun 2016 at 15:21

HeX said:
Oh lighten up, everyone loves a good speculate!

It's the most entertainment we've had in the GPU forums in a long time

Yep and i am running out of popcorn fast very fast ..good job my home shopping delivery is about to arrive

MyBrainz · 13 Jun 2016 at 15:22

humbug said:
Caps are different, in the ChipHell photo it has at least 2 in a line, the Sapphire has one and the rest offset.

Im just being silly, havnt posted in this thread for a while

The 480 perf over my 7950 tho :eek:

especially when in 2 weeks i'll being upgrading to 6700K, Z170 Mobo and Dominator Platinum DDR4 3200Mhz RAM

humbug · 13 Jun 2016 at 15:25

harney said:
Good point

but wouldn't the partners change certain parts round to how they want them ect

On the same PCB you can't move Caps, there is a Coil where the Cap is on the 'Supposed' 480 PCB, the sapphire PCB also has cooler mounting holes where the 480 doesn't.

One thing to note, Sapphire are AMD's prime partner, they make AMD's reference PCB's, which are all matt black.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 13 Jun 2016 at 15:29

Saw this posted on AT forums:

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