Radeon RX 480 "Polaris" Launched at $199

Shockwave · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:20

The 480 looks like a decent gaming card for my living room PC, but I was expecting more info.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:21

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

LMAO,the leaked price was £230ish for the Sapphire RX480 8GB from two UK retailers.

People are starting to make things up now.

WYNIR0 · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:21

It's about AMD targeting the mass market. If the performance is there then I think they got it spot on. I'll be waiting for Vega, but then I have 2 390s. Might pick up a 460 or 470 for my 3rd PC though.

GFX-Kid · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:21

karik666 said:
Rx480 4gb £200

Rx480 8gb £300

Thats very dissapointing from Amd.

Huh? Where did you get this info from? £100 for 4GB VRAM, I think that is made up info right there.

Toss3 · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:22

karik666 said:
Rx480 4gb £200

Rx480 8gb £300

Thats very dissapointing from Amd.

£300? What are you basing that on? :confused:

The price has already been confirmed to be $230 for the 8 Gb version, so that's closer to £200 with VAT included.

Mauller · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:22

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
It looks like the RX470 is Polaris 10 based and the leaked die size is probably correct.

yeah, also the orientation and size of the die can give some credibility to a 290x lightening cooler not working well with it.

But it is most likely the cut down polaris 10 while the 480 is a full p10, unless there will be 3 cuts. But who knows, the yields might be far better tahn we know.

Telecaster · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:22

Who is starting the 460 owners thread then? Roll up, roll up...

brawl3r · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:22

They could have taken so much market share with something a little faster than a 480, to just be behind the 1070 for $100 less, I would have got one, don't think I will be upgrading to next year now.

JediFragger · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:23

Mauller said:
yeah, also the orientation and size of the die can give some credibility to a 290x lightening cooler not working well with it.

But it is most likely the cut down polaris 10 while the 480 is a full p10, unless there will be 3 cuts. But who knows, the yields might be far better tahn we know.

Nah, I reckon their's a few more CU's in there for a 480X down the line

Telecaster · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:23

Toss3 said:
£300? What are you basing that on? The price has already been confirmed to be $230 for the 8 Gb version, so that's closer to £200 with VAT included.

You've not added GB tax and GB retailer tax, it will be £240-250 for a decent one, maybe a reference hair dryer will be £219 for the 8GB.

Relentless81 · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:24

What I dont get is she mentioned $300 again yet the 8GB 480 has been confirmed at less than $250 so the question still remains, what is $300?

Jono8 · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:24

Telecaster said:
You've not added GB tax and GB retailer tax, it will be £240-250 for a decent one, maybe a reference hair dryer will be £219 for the 8GB.

Indeed, if you google this - 21260-00-20G

Looks to be ~£240.

Gregster · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:25

Just got in from work and as expected, the 480 is the top end card. I did say that they use failed chips for the lower end cards, so very unlikely to see anything higher. Still, if the 480 has some good performance and is $200, that is a nice card for the money.

Lokken86 · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:26

These things are always crap.

brawl3r · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:26

Also cant believe she announced the "whole Polaris lineup" she definitely sucked AMD right there and then, Great move.

AllBodies · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:28

AMD why :'(

Not even some kind of super-overclocked 480 version?

Orangey · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:28

You set yourselves up for disappointment now reap the harvest.

karik666 · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:29

Toss3 said:
£300? What are you basing that on? The price has already been confirmed to be $230 for the 8 Gb version, so that's closer to £200 with VAT included.

I meant to put $200 for 4gb and $300 for the 8gb card

Dicehunter · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:29

Why are AMD conferences always so cheesy and cringeworthy where as Nvidia's are cheesy but don't make you walk away in absolute cheesy cringe ?

Troezar · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:29

Gregster said:
Just got in from work and as expected, the 480 is the top end card. I did say that they use failed chips for the lower end cards, so very unlikely to see anything higher. Still, if the 480 has some good performance and is $200, that is a nice card for the money.

Exactly. As stated the $100-$300 range is 84% of gamers. AMD could do very well out of this. More cash to splash on the halo products people here are more interested in.