LOL,this thread has more ups and downs than Eastenders.
Many of us expected R9 390X/GTX980 level performance,so as long as the cards are as close to £200 to £225 for the 8GB version as possible,it should be fine.
Plus,we have another 10 days to launch,so I doubt AMD even has the launch drivers fully out until then too.
Thing is how much faster is a 980ti stock over a 980 and hence so is a 1070?
20%?
So basically Gibbo has either confirmed the 480- doesnt match a 980 at stock or you cant get 20% overclock from it to match a stock 1070/980ti.
Either way the bubble has burst