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Radeon RX 480 "Polaris" Launched at $199

Seanspeed said:
The results aren't strange if you understand how the benchmark works. It is not a traditional benchmark that rates based on average framerate, but by being able to not only hit a base framerate level, but also the framerate consistency. So if a card is fast, but has big or frequent drops, it will score worse than it would in a 'normal' benchmark.

What I'd take from that is that if they're using old drivers, it's quite possible the card performed adequately by normal gaming standards, but did not perform great by VR standards, which requires a very consistent framerate, particularly with SteamVR-specific applications, whereas Oculus SDK apps will have asynchronous timewarp applied smoothing over the bumps quite admirably.
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Thanks for the explanation.
 
Don't think theres any of these left now.

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Scougar said:
Thing is... who is going to buy this card exactly? I will because it will be an upgrade from the 380 4gb I have, but anyone with a 390 is likely to only get a side grade.
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Well if it can match a 1070 as some are saying, then it won't be a sidegrade, it'd be faster than a Ti and a TX. :p
 
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Scougar said:
Thing is... who is going to buy this card exactly? I will because it will be an upgrade from the 380 4gb I have, but anyone with a 390 is likely to only get a side grade.
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My current card is an R9 285 for which I paid £146 back around whenever it came out. A 470 would give me not insignificant boost for around the same price. Or if more likely I went for a 480, it a possible doubling in performance for just a little bit more.
 
LoadsaMoney said:
Don't think theres any of these left now.


Well if it can match a 1070 as some are saying, then it won't be a sidegrade, it'd be faster than a Ti and a TX. :p
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No chance of that happening unless it can overclock like crazy. If the card can come close to a Fury nano/Pro when overclocked then that is amazing enough imo.
 
h4rm0ny said:
My current card is an R9 285 for which I paid £146 back around whenever it came out. A 470 would give me not insignificant boost for around the same price. Or if more likely I went for a 480, it a possible doubling in performance for just a little bit more.
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970 is about 30-40% faster than 285
980 is about 40-50% faster than 285
assuming 470/480 is equivalent to 970/980, that is still a significant performance boost even for the 470
the 460 would be a side grade for you thou :D , it's about 960/380(285) performance.
 
This card is absolutely intriguing me. I'm 99% sure I'll be veering to the dark side and getting a 1070 but this thing really is winding me up.

It's like a heavily wrapped box under a Christmas tree with a do not open until.... tag on it.
 
Mauller said:
to keep the use of and speed on the 256bit bus, it could be eight 512MB packages.
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Not sure - quite a few articles suggesting 4GB and 8GB models of the 470... I'll be shocked if they do though - would suggest the speculated model numbers and 470 3D Mark benches with 8GB may be true.
 
AthlonXP1800 said:
Just found a retailer in india has Sapphire RX 480 cards in stock and already available for sale now cost Rs.30,439 included 14.5% VAT in india translated into £317.46 and excluded VAT would be Rs.26,584 translated into £277 excluded VAT and included 20% VAT would be £332.40 due to price gouging.

Just like GTX 1070 price gouging, you will have to pay more for RX 480.

Tried searched for RX 470 and 460 but they don't have on list yet so it will be in stock in next few months.
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India always pays significantly more than the rest of the world. Wouldn't worry about this.
 
sprite- said:
Not sure - quite a few articles suggesting 4GB and 8GB models of the 470... I'll be shocked if they do though - would suggest the speculated model numbers and 470 3D Mark benches with 8GB may be true.
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well even for the 4GB models, they would use eight 512MB packages otherwise you are just using half the memory bus otherwise if you use four 1GB packages.
 
hm.. "Availability? Hard dates are hard to come by. But I believe the 480 in 8GB dressing is landing this month while the 460, 470 and 480/4GB are slated for a few months out. "
 
sprite- said:
http://unlocked.newegg.com/article/hands-amd-rx-460-470-480-graphics-cards

Hands On: Radeon RX 460, 470, 480 Graphics Cards

At the top of the page is the raw RX 470. Below, the RX 460 with its adorable fan and Crossfire RX 480s.

Doesn't that picture at the top of the page suggest an 8GB version of the 470? :D
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In the article it said.

Availability? Hard dates are hard to come by. But I believe the 480 in 8GB dressing is landing this month while the 460, 470 and 480/4GB are slated for a few months out.

So the 480 4gb card isnt due on the 29th then just the 8gb AIB cards?
 
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