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Radeon RX 480 "Polaris" Launched at $199

Mauller said:
Apparently AMD are not too happy with WCCFTech if this is true.

This is in relation to the 1500mhz+ clocks and new overclocking tool leaks.

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maybe they are angry because not all 480 samples are expected to reach 1.5k, just some lucky samples, or that wccftech might be ruining the launch of the card by overhyping it, to some unrealistic expectations
 
AlamoX said:
maybe they are angry because not all 480 samples are expected to reach 1.5k, just some lucky samples, or that wccftech might be ruining the launch of the card by overhyping it, to some unrealistic expectations
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Or maybe because they want their authorised reviewers to do the reviews because of this stuffs true they will all most likely be drooling over the cards
 
They have hinted about trying to get media onboard, with their comments about single card vs dual card results. It is a long nda period, but boy has it been good for generating discussion!
 
i know some ppl are sceptic about mgpu, and yes it sucked before, and yes new API need 2-3 years for Devs to migrate to it (new graphic engines, techs, etc) but vulkan and dx12 is the future, and ppl seem more eager this time to jump to dx12 then at the time with dx11.
more dx12 games showed in 2016, 2017 will be pretty balanced between 11 and 12, 2018 dx12 will take over, and if AMD wants mgpu to work, it will work, they have a solid hold on gaming console/pc, to be able to influence that direction.
 
karik666 said:
I still dont get why amd have such a long nda for these cards,why not tell everyone how good the cards overclock,if its true.
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mostly because of partners like Apple, HP, lenovo, etcthey woudn't appreciate the reviews make it look like the cards are released, while their catalogue doesnt offer it yet.
and of course stock market.
 
Mauller said:
Usual amount of salt in these cases but a guy whose brother works in the industry has some info.

Here is a summary followed by the post.

Some AIB's will be releasing Dual Bios parts with a switch for 1266mhz default bios and 1500mhz bios. At 1500mhz it is said to trade blows with a stock 1070 in games while running at ~70-80c with more room for overclocking on the voltage. They are said to run perfectly stable at these clocks and it is easy to push them to 1600mhz and beyond. When run at 1600mhz he mentions they are ahead of a 1070.
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My mum heard someone from amd talking In primark regarding the 480 being as fast as a 1080 @ 2000mhz! True story.
 
CREATIVE!11 said:
Wonder why they are so fussed now.... it's only 10 days away anyway.

Who cares.
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AMD do, if they have $300 oc editions that beat a 1070 which is costing $400, then they look great. If NVidia know these cards will beat theirs then Nvidia pre-emptively tank their prices to $300 and when AMD launch at that price point the public reaction is "oh, they matched Nvidia". If they launch and Nvidia are at their current rip off pricing then the public reaction is "zomg, this card is amazing, great going AMD and damn Nvidia you're such a rip off".

After this reaction and Nvidia dropping their 1070 price to $300 who gets credit for that, AMD, people think Nvidia were forced to drop their prices due to a better product from AMD, not that AMD couldn't price higher because Nvidia had that price point sewn up. Public perception and frankly the truth matter to AMD.
 
Why the flip am I always In this threa? Every time I get in here a post (like Mauller's one) makes me squeal on the inside, then I have to put my cynical cap back on.

Roll on 980 performance.

I guess I have to do something between revision...
 
From Reddit on Why NDAs exist:

"Without an NDA in place, someone will get an exclusive by virtue of being first. And having rushed reviews just to be first isnt really great for anyone.
Anyone late to the party might not even bother publishing.
To maximize publicity you have everyone release info at once, so no one gets left behind and all the web mags get an equal shot at page hits.
Its really in everyone's best interests, the public get better more in depth reviews, the manufacturer gets more coverage and the web portals get equal chance to present the news.
Of course leaks happen, its in the best interest of any web mag without an NDA to publish any info they can get their hands on. And at the moment were gobbling up any scrap of info that gets released.
So this is why the NDA wont lift early, you can't suddenly move the goal posts on the press you have embargoed to a specific date.
Having said all that, we don't know what the NDA contract states, maybe RX 480 reviews can release on a specific date, and some other info cant be released until the 29th.."

So no surprise AMD aren't happy about the leaks.
 
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