Radeon RX 480 "Polaris" Launched at $199

humbug · 20 Jun 2016 at 15:40

tavtavtav said:
Hopefully the reference clocks as well as the aftermarket ones then and isn't too loud then

I'm thinking the reference one is probably limited, stock at 1266Mhz is should still do 1400 - 1500Mhz but AIB's with better coolers and more power would clock better.

2304 Shaders @ 1266Mhz rumoured Fury-Nano performance makes perfect sense to me, its 'at least' 390X performance but GCN 4 has a lot of enhancements over GCN 1.2

Performance wise i think the reference ones should clock to 980TI - Titan-X.

AIB ones, beyond that.

five8five · 20 Jun 2016 at 15:44

Gibbo said:
No custom stuff, ref. only which in my view is fine as AMD nailed the cooler this time, it looks great, is quiet and performs.

Don't think I'll be able to hold out for a custom. On integrated at the moment.......

HeX · 20 Jun 2016 at 15:46

I'll be holding off for the Sapphire beastly cooler version personally.

Greebo · 20 Jun 2016 at 15:49

HeX said:
I'll be holding off for the Sapphire beastly cooler version personally.

Me too.

HarryBizzle · 20 Jun 2016 at 15:51

3 year warranty with Sapphire sounds good to me.

Does anyone know whether a blower vs aftermarket is preferable in a BitFenix Prodigy? I've tried looking around but haven't really found much.

sidthesexist · 20 Jun 2016 at 15:56

Rroff said:
True story - many years back I had to recover a system in sort of an emergency at the weekend and had no spare PSUs to hand - all I could find on the high street were those q-tecs - think it was that exact same model - the system never ran properly again afterwards :|

First PC i ever had went through two of those with both lasting less than 6 months each before the Click/Black screen of death as they went pop.

chroniclard · 20 Jun 2016 at 16:02

Well if it clocks as fast as a Ti I will get one to replace my 980, cant see it personally.

If its that fast I would risk Crossfire too.

Freddie1980 · 20 Jun 2016 at 16:14

Gibbo said:
Nope most the AMD brands are 2yr, though Sapphire is now 3yr which is great news!

I thought MSI, Gigabyte and Asus all offered 3 years as well? Giabyte even has a UK RMA centre.

MyBrainz · 20 Jun 2016 at 16:41

Gibbo said:
Oh no, the throne is reserved for someone very special.

Sounds like the King of overclocking has overclocked the ***'s off one of these..

8 Pack.. your throne awaits! :cool:

Jono8 · 20 Jun 2016 at 16:46

Greebo said:
lol wondered when you would appear.

You dont think a 1000 is poor though when Gibbo is expecting to shift 500 480s in one day?

lol

. Love this place.

Jono8 · 20 Jun 2016 at 16:47

SiDeards73 said:
Yeah like Nvidia and their 10xx Launch... but i guess its not "oh dear" for them, as they are nvidia so it makes it ok...

Who said this?

CaptainTingTang · 20 Jun 2016 at 16:48

I've just noticed there's no DVI output on this card. Does that mean I'd need a new monitor?

(I've got one of these at the mo: http://www.iiyama.com/gb_en/products/prolite-g2773hs-1/ which I'm pretty sure requires DVI to achieve its 120Hz)

Apologies for the mini thread hijack

PhoenixUK · 20 Jun 2016 at 16:49

nitram100 said:
So about £200 once UK retailers add their own tax.

I don't know why people waste time calculating taxes and what not, as far as I can see from the past, $199 in US for GPU equals £199 here most of the time.

LoadsaMoney · 20 Jun 2016 at 16:55

CaptainTingTang said:
I've just noticed there's no DVI output on this card. Does that mean I'd need a new monitor?

(I've got one of these at the mo: http://www.iiyama.com/gb_en/products/prolite-g2773hs-1/ which I'm pretty sure requires DVI to achieve its 120Hz)

Apologies for the mini thread hijack

Some of the custom ones will probably have the DVI, like the custom Asus Fury Strix

Alexrose1uk · 20 Jun 2016 at 16:55

CaptainTingTang said:
I've just noticed there's no DVI output on this card. Does that mean I'd need a new monitor?

(I've got one of these at the mo: http://www.iiyama.com/gb_en/products/prolite-g2773hs-1/ which I'm pretty sure requires DVI to achieve its 120Hz)

Apologies for the mini thread hijack

Apparently the pin outs are on the PCB, there is just no connector on the ref boards. We need to see which boards have one or if it comes with an adaptor

CaptainTingTang · 20 Jun 2016 at 16:57

LoadsaMoney said:
Some of the custom ones will probably have the DVI, like the custom Asus Fury Strix

Alexrose1uk said:
Apparently the pin outs are on the PCB, there is just no connector on the ref boards. We need to see which boards have one or if it comes with an adaptor

Thanks for the responses :cool:

old gamer · 20 Jun 2016 at 16:59

I'm sure my fury had a adaptor in the box

Mauller · 20 Jun 2016 at 17:10

Alexrose1uk said:
Apparently the pin outs are on the PCB, there is just no connector on the ref boards. We need to see which boards have one or if it comes with an adaptor

a card won't come with an adapter for dual-link DVI, he will need a non reference version. The only adapters for Dual link are active dp to dual link dvi adapters which are around 80 squid.

TNA · 20 Jun 2016 at 17:16

Will be interesting to see how well the RX 480 will OC on the blower fan. Not sure I want to wait for AIB one's. I do like the look of the reference cards. It is nice that all the heat is dumped outside of the case.

The card will only end up in my partners PC when Vega comes out anyway, where it will go on to live a easy life

CaptainTingTang · 20 Jun 2016 at 17:21

Mauller said:
a card won't come with an adapter for dual-link DVI, he will need a non reference version. The only adapters for Dual link are active dp to dual link dvi adapters which are around 80 squid.

ouch! ok I'll be sure to keep an eye out for that, thanks.