Radeon RX 480 "Polaris" Launched at $199

[Gerard]

It's not disappointing. 470 for 1080p. 480 for 1440p. Seems completely adequate for 90% of gamers. The pricing is competitive too. I think they're going to do very well from this.

Everyone's wanting a 1080 competitor, that's not coming for a while yet unfortunately.

 

[HeX]

So back to the waiting game then

 

[brawl3r]

It's not disappointing. 470 for 1080p. 480 for 1440p. Seems completely adequate for 90% of gamers. The pricing is competitive too. I think they're going to do very well from this.

I am not disputing that, I think it will do well. What about us the enthusiast that already have 480 or so performance, its a big dent on the movement.

 

[Mauller]

From the size of the die, it looks like the 470 is going to be a cut down polaris 10, while the 460 is polaris 11.

So it looks like it might be more confirmed now that polaris 10 is 36cu for the largest part. But if the performance is there from apparent leaks then it doesn't matter.

 

[TheMonkDontDo]

damn it i was hoping for some numbers a t least!

 

[wellibob]

According to 980ti users their card is a 1080 competitor.

 

[Troezar]

So back to the waiting game then

Just like Christmas

 

[AlamoX]

as expected 460/450, and 470 being the cutdown version of 480

 

[JTrickle]

disappointed, that's for sure.

The 7:45 bit on Dawn of War 3 saved it from being a waste of time tuning in, but the AMD Polaris/Zen part was 5 minutes and the only reveal was the existence of 470 and 460.

 

[Jono8]

Even worse is that the 8gb RX480 has appeared on a few UK retailers for ~£240 so we are being gouged on that as well.

£240 for a 390X performing card....yay...:/

Don't know what to buy now. Maybe nothing.

 

[greatash]

No 490, disappointing. $300 card beating/equal to 1070 would have been the choice for many 970/980/390 users, including me.

 

[karik666]

Nvm

 

[Deleted member 87287]

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[Shockwave]

The Zen video was disappointing as well.

 

[JediFragger]

Rx480 4gb £200

Rx480 8gb £300

Thats very dissapointing from Amd.

As expected with the VAT imo. People expect too much, they're not a charity...

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Best moment to capture ever.

470 left and 460 right.

It looks like the RX470 is Polaris 10 based and the leaked die size is probably correct.

 

[wellibob]

Rx480 4gb £200

Rx480 8gb £300

Thats very dissapointing from Amd.

What. Seriously. Sad times

 

[HeX]

Rx480 4gb £200

Rx480 8gb £300

Thats very dissapointing from Amd.

No one has said the 8GB is £300 at all... also we still don't know the actual performance, so it could be anything from 390X to 980Ti...

 

[AllBodies]

This is sad news if true.

Seems very weird AMDs most expensive card would be ~£240 for many months.

 

[GFX-Kid]

More info would have been nice. Was expecting more than 5 minutes.

That backpack looked like a cool idea though. Things will be awesome in the future using such tech.