Radeon RX 480 "Polaris" Launched at $199

[TheRealDeal]

Just got offered a 980 for £180, either way it's win win for anyone looking to buy a GPU. Holding on for AMD Rx 480

If it was not for dx12 that really would be tempting. The gtx980 overclocks really well but there is a 480 4gb that should be inline or close to that price so no sale for me. I still rate my 290 as a card that will be on par with the gtx980 in dx12.

 

[Mauller]

RX480 says - "I AM THE HYPE!!"

"I just followed the sound of Floppers screaming"

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Ivor the hype engine

I loved Ivor The Engine when i was a kid

 

[Mauller]

I think someone brain farted from all the hype

The Hypety hurpa derp tech illiteracy

Core Speed

• AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB: 1266 MHz
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080: 1607 MHz

Boost Clock

• AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB: 1733 MHz
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080: 1733 MHz

Architecture

• AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB: GCN 1.3 Ellesmere XT
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080: Pascal P104-400-A1

Resolution Performance

• AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB: Peak at 1920×1080
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080: Peak at 1366×768, 1600×900, 1920×1080, 2560×1440

Memory Size

• AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB: 4 GB
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080: 8 GB

Memory Speed

• AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB: 2000 MHz
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080: 1251 MHz

 

[Pick]

what if RX480@1400 CF faster than Pro Duo?

 

[LoadsaMoney]

I think someone brain farted from all the hype

The Hypety hurpa derp tech illiteracy

I thought the 480s were GCN 4.0

 

[Mauller]

I thought the 480s were GCN 4.0

I am sure it is just GCN 4, other sites were using GCN 1.0-1.3 etc and some still do.

 

[AlamoX]

curious thing, latest leaks put RX480 base clock between 1.2-1.3k Mhz instead of 1080Mhz

 

[Tute]

I think the 1.2-1.3GHz is the boost clock?

 

[TheRealDeal]

Nobody knows yet how this boost works. Have they went the Nvidia route or just calling the upper limit a boost clock.

 

[md99]

Should we get some leaked benchmarks this week?

 

[AlamoX]

Should we get some leaked benchmarks this week?

haven't you had enough leaks already ?

 

[.Trooper.]

Should we get some leaked benchmarks this week?

Honestly I feel like with all the leaks we've had so far, they seem very 'controlled', despite what people say about AMD being angry

So I'd make a guess that we'll see benchmarks when AMD want us to see, whether that's on the 29th or next week

 

[harney]

I loved Ivor The Engine when i was a kid

Tish tah ka Tish tah ka

 

[mnc fear]

Hopefully Gibbo has a Stack of them waiting for the 29th

 

[AlamoX]

Honestly I feel like with all the leaks we've had so far, they seem very 'controlled', despite what people say about AMD being angry

So I'd make a guess that we'll see benchmarks when AMD want us to see, whether that's on the 29th or next week

that makes me think of kyle at hardOCP, and his article about polaris, the contrast between what he said and the leaks is intriguing, him saying that polaris perform much worse thanexpected and doesnt overclock, and leaks with around 50% overclock and 980 perf, which seem more and more credible, even sapphire practically confirmed 1.5k+.
a year ago AMD stock were at 2$ now they are at 6$, probably will go up to 10 or 12 if the product is good, that is still a lot of money for someone who invested a significant amount to be tempted to play the stock troll.
starting to think that some parties worked together to blurr the radar for nvidia and the public, and that indeed AMD got a great product on their hands.

 

[brynhh]

We're missing a fundamental question here though. Is this low end or mid range?

 

[chaparral]

Well you wouldn't put one of these in yer PC would you

Many Years ago I used to have one them PSU in my system

Guessing it a good job PC systems back them didn't draw 500+ watts..

 

[Greebo]

Hopefully Gibbo has a Stack of them waiting for the 29th

Oh he has. He has already given the wink last week. Bet he's already taken the pyramid pic but can't post it yet

 

[humbug]

We're missing a fundamental question here though. Is this low end or mid range?

In AMD's range its mid range, we still have little Vega and big Vega to come