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Radeon RX 480 "Polaris" Launched at $199

TheRealDeal said:
Sure they have shown off some smoke and mirrors but nothing that leads us to know performance and facts. Literally we are still in the dark.
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Conversely I think a paper launch would serve AMD well here - unless they have one **** of a trick up their sleeve. Unless supply falls flat on its face rather than the usual easing up over time nVidia will likely be in a position to make things difficult for them in terms of pricing unless AMD are planting thoughts in people's minds in good time.
 
TheRealDeal said:
Sure they have shown off some smoke and mirrors but nothing that leads us to know performance and facts. Literally we are still in the dark.

I wish Amd would paper/soft launch right now :D
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i was just going by the definition someone linked her to argue that Nvidia's WAS a paper launch - "A paper launch is the situation in which a product is compared or tested against other products of the same kind, despite the fact that it is not available to the public at the time."

AMD compared the RX480 to a 1080 with a performance benchmark but it was not available to buy at the time. So technically even the RX480 is a paper launch by that definition.

Which just goes to show how stupid this whole debate is :p
 
TheRealDeal said:
That's what google says. Have amd done this? This thread would be almost dead if we had reviews which we haven't. What AMD have done is smoke and mirrors. We still don't know much hence this threading pounding on at rapid amounts of posts.

"A paper launch is the situation in which a product is compared or tested against other products of the same kind, despite the fact that it is not available to the public at the time. Generally, the term is applied to the computer and gaming industry, but is not limited to that."
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Okay, but AMD have released (not leaked) specifications and benchmarks prior to the release date. How is that different?

Not trying to be facetious, but is there a term for a launch when a product isn't available on advertised release day? (**** launch springs to mind)
 
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Jono8 said:
i was just going by the definition someone linked her to argue that Nvidia's WAS a paper launch - "A paper launch is the situation in which a product is compared or tested against other products of the same kind, despite the fact that it is not available to the public at the time."

AMD compared the RX480 to a 1080 with a performance benchmark but it was not available to buy at the time. So technically even the RX480 is a paper launch by that definition.

Which just goes to show how stupid this whole debate is :p
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Beat me to it :p
 
Kaapstad said:
First good post today.:)
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So I post Vega will blow 1080 away and it's baseless... except I based it on knowledge of the expected die size extrapolated from the RX480 die size, the power usage of HBM2, the leaked specs of Vega. Flopper says it will blow the 1080 away and it's a good post.

That is some good continuity of posting.
 
Jono8 said:
i was just going by the definition someone linked her to argue that Nvidia's WAS a paper launch - "A paper launch is the situation in which a product is compared or tested against other products of the same kind, despite the fact that it is not available to the public at the time."

AMD compared the RX480 to a 1080 with a performance benchmark but it was not available to buy at the time. So technically even the RX480 is a paper launch by that definition.

Which just goes to show how stupid this whole debate is :p
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Yea let's not be silly though. Tested not one test and compared I doubt one test/card is what's meant. The 1080 was against Crossfire. It obviously means reviews but I know your not stupid so let's move on.
 
"ding dong ding"
Tannoy announcement

Please can everybody on station platform 1 who are heading to AMD hype valley get back on the AMD hype train as its about to leave ...the Amd train is hoping to reach speeds of 2500mhz... please all climb aboard and enjoy the hype....

All those debating re nvidia please make there way to platform 2 however the nvidia train is delayed due to a paper launch ... Sorry for the inconvenience it should be arriving shortly..
 
harney said:
"ding dong ding"
Tannoy announcement

Please can everybody on station platform 1 who are heading to AMD hype valley get back on the AMD hype train as its about to leave ...the Amd train is hoping to reach speeds of 2500mhz... please all climb aboard and enjoy the hype....

All those debating re nvidia please make there way to platform 2 however the nvidia train is delayed due to a paper launch ... Sorry for the inconvenience it should be arriving shortly..
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only 2.5Ghz? if you are going to hype it that much then go for broke! 4Ghz and not a mhz under! :p
 
five8five said:
Okay, but AMD have released (not leaked) specifications and benchmarks prior to the release date. How is that different?

Not trying to be facetious, but is there a term for a launch when a product isn't available on advertised release day? (**** launch springs to mind)
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They have released some info as is usual. Can you tell me how it performs? No I didn't think so. Can you say for definite what the core clock is and how the boost works? We know very little. So in essence we don't have all the paper facts and in fact we know less than we actually have confirmed.
 
drunkenmaster said:
So I post Vega will blow 1080 away and it's baseless... except I based it on knowledge of the expected die size extrapolated from the RX480 die size, the power usage of HBM2, the leaked specs of Vega. Flopper says it will blow the 1080 away and it's a good post.

That is some good continuity of posting.
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Show me your evidence to back up your claims DM or you have nothing but waffle. Come on show us hard facts !!!

As to Flopper I think his posts are great and although sometimes a bit optimistic, they are very funny and good humoured.
 
TheRealDeal said:
Yea let's not be silly though. Tested not one test and compared I doubt one test/card is what's meant. The 1080 was against Crossfire. It obviously means reviews but I know your not stupid so let's move on.
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Again though, semantics. How much testing must be done to qualify? This could go on all day. :p
 
flopper said:
200euro difference between the 1070 and a 480 and OC the 480 you now have the best card for 1440p and lower resolutions.
If your at 4k, wait for Vega as it will blow away the 1080 in october.

The king the 480 the card of decade is soon here.
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We know the 1070 prices but the problem is we don't know the exact prices for the 480 (in Pounds Sterling)
 
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