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Radeon RX 480 "Polaris" Launched at $199

tavtavtav said:
Does a 20% overclock usually yield a 20% performance increase?
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depending on how the architecture and new hardware features go, we could see 1:1 or even greater than 1:1 scaling since 'instruction prefetching' is clock based and not time based. so similar to 'branch prediction' it often gives a bigger performance boost as clocks increase.

As in, being clock based means it always takes a certain number of cycle to perform an operation, so the higher the clock the more operations that can be performed in the same amount of time.
 
fs123 said:
I heard the Frostbite engine may support it with Battlefiled 1 and if other engines follow then it would greatly increase the suppport. It could potentially replace crossfire/SLI and it allows Nvidia and AMD gpu's to be mixed in a system.
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Haven't heard anything about that with BF1.

Honestly, expecting this to receive widespread support is even more ridiculous than thinking SLI/Crossfire support is going to get better.

Seriously, dont get overexcited about this stuff, you're only going to be disappointed.

tavtavtav said:
Does a 20% overclock usually yield a 20% performance increase?
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Not usually, no.
 
TheRealDeal said:
Coming from a guy with 2 x Titan X :D:D:D. The time to penny pinch was before you bought 2 of them lol. Seriously though if this comes in at 390x and above it's worth every bit of £170 and more.
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Haha man, they'll make good Door stops atleast! Na man SOLD em.. weren't getting used much. I'm all for bang for buck now
 
It feels like this card is getting faster and more expensive with each passing rumour. At this rate come the 29th when the actual details get released we're in real danger of being disappointed if its "only" almost as fast as a 980 for a bit under £200. :p

I think this card is going to be a great budget option, but I also think people need to not get set their expectations too high.

As great as it would be if AMD does release a monster of a card, a sub £200 1440 capable, mid range card is still good.
 
HarryBizzle said:
According to a Reddit post the price in Slovakia is 301€ (£236)for the 8GB and €265 (£208) for the 4GB.

That's sort of what I'm expecting.
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Sites often put placeholder items when they don't know the price and do it higher, both so they don't get screwed if price is lower and also to catch anyone who is desperate to preorder at a higher price.

Other places have said it's £210 for the 8GB XFX card. It shouldn't be more or much more than that for a reference card.

There is this thing where if all the users post on the forums it will be £240, and everyone becomes okay with that idea, retailers see that the users think that will be the price and then decide to price them at that because why not.

The RRP is $239 for the 8GB, people need to be strong and loud about the fact that more than that is a rip off and you won't buy it above that... or you get 1080 pricing.

AMD set a price, pay what they are saying it will be(inc vat obvious) because anything else is silly.
 
faceman123 said:
Won't be paying a penny more than £170.
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if they the speed talking about you aint getting one then :p they will be £200 minimum.uk going to do the usual come with excuses and them take the panties down.

if its quicker than a 970 gtx which is £215 then its going to be £220 minimum realistically isnt it ?

what AMD should do is for their rep keep the retailers from gouging and price them competitive on early release.
 
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drunkenmaster said:
Sites often put placeholder items when they don't know the price and do it higher, both so they don't get screwed if price is lower and also to catch anyone who is desperate to preorder at a higher price.

Other places have said it's £210 for the 8GB XFX card. It shouldn't be more or much more than that for a reference card.

There is this thing where if all the users post on the forums it will be £240, and everyone becomes okay with that idea, retailers see that the users think that will be the price and then decide to price them at that because why not.

The RRP is $239 for the 8GB, people need to be strong and loud about the fact that more than that is a rip off and you won't buy it above that... or you get 1080 pricing.

Those sites you are talking about usualy
AMD set a price, pay what they are saying it will be(inc vat obvious) because anything else is silly.
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Those sites you are talking about usually put a stupid price like (£9,999) when putting the card up as a placeholder and not even remotely close to the retail price like what we have seen. And if people are keen for the cards, then I can't blame anyone who pays a bit of gouging cost. Their choice at the end of the day.
 
Mauller said:
some more juicy from chiphell forum. Source

Guy also stated that it came with a manual showing gaming power consumption to be around 110W and to not go aggressive on the voltage when overclocking, and he estimates that it reaches 1.4ghz near peak board power usage. (150w) He is still waiting on drivers for it.
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Pretty much what i predicted months ago, so just hoping we see 10% or there abouts with front end improvements, if so then amd have done well at gaining 20%ish
 
.Trooper. said:
Eh? They're both focusing on different markets to make up their profits to be honest. AMD are clearly sticking to consumer end graphics, with deals with Apple, Xbox and such.

Nvidias compounded growth rate of their data centre and automotive market had grown 40% and 80% in the past 3 years. We already know they're focusing on deep learning, driverless car technology, etc.

Although I see what you mean, it looks like AMD will start to see some real strength in numbers by partnering with Apple and Xbox, though still have some years ahead to catch up with Nvidias market share in the PC gaming market.
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counting on deep learning and smart cars will be a bad idea to diversify their portfolio, yes the market has grown, but the companies who made that happen are making their own solution from Google and their 7 years in advance TPU, to tesla for hiring john keller, the market might not be as big as predicted few year back, and google might be just too big of a competitor for nvidia to handle.
 
SiDeards73 said:
UK wholesaler ex Vat price

https://m.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/4ooult/xfx_rx_480_8gb_uk_price/
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Thats wholesales

Hi guys, i have trade accounts with wholesalers/Distributors in the uk (in the process of launching a retail site) what i can find from one of them is the XFX RX-480M8BFA6 8gb is priced at £175.34 (ex vat) £210.34 (inc vat) this may change as always. just thought i would give people the heads up
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So £210 Wholesale, prolly £240 - £250 Retail.
 
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