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Radeon RX 480 "Polaris" Launched at $199

The 1080 is for those who want the fastest card and don't mind paying for it, the 1070 is a sweet upgrade and at a reasonable price, the 480 will be for those on older systems or those who want to get into PC gaming and at entry level.
 
humbug said:
Features? what features? you tell me, you're the one who made the argument, what features does the RX 480 have that the 970 or 390 does not? what features are they which make it a similar value at similar performance?
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Actually I have not argued with anyone but according to you people may as well buy the R390 instead.
Should people ignore Display Port 1.3 features for a start, new voltage over clocking possibilities. All the benefits of less heat/power draw and quieter operation? Do yourself a favour stop giving people poor advice and LETS JUST WAIT to see how reviews show exactly how the card performs.
 
Hmm pics could do with being smaller or putting them in spoiler tags tbh as while nice and high res close ups, the card aint that pretty to need em. :D
 
Sargatanas2511 said:
He also said that he never actually tested it. He just plugged it in and turned it on pretty much. So he is going on expectation and not experience.
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Yeah later on, he was very certain when he said that to me and it pretty much pins the performance of it down.

Mr Latte said:
Actually I have not argued with anyone but according to you people may as well buy the R390 instead.
Should people ignore Display Port 1.3 features for a start, new voltage over clocking possibilities. All the benefits of less heat/power draw and quieter operation? Do yourself a favour stop giving people poor advice and LETS JUST WAIT to see how reviews show exactly how the card performs.
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Or the 970 until Nvidia release the 1060 which would no doubt be faster than a 980 and there in the 480.

There is no point to the 480.
 
SiDeards73 said:
Does anyone know if theres Xfire Support for

Elder Scrolls Online
Diablo 3
The Division
WoW
Grim Dawn

These are the only games i play pretty much, they all run fine on my 290, although Division gives it a bit of a hammering now, and im moving to 1440p from 1080p, so want more grunt...

If Xfire works on those games i will prob go down the Xfire 480 route.

Edited to add: Hang on just found this list http://amdcrossfire.wikia.com/wiki/Crossfire_Game_Compatibility_List
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Elder Scrolls Online - yes, but you need to install a custom xfire profile last I recall
Diablo 3 - no (but don't think you would need to with a single 480...)
The Division - yes, but with some flickering issues
WoW - yes
Grim Dawn - yes, but unoptimized

That official AMD support list won't give you the full story, unfortunately. Honestly, after much experience with Crossfire (and SLI) every generation over the past 12+ years, I'd suggest sticking with the fastest singly card you can get. My advice is unless the Crossfire config is 50% faster and that 50% is needed for you to run your games comfortably than a single comparably-priced card, stay away from multi-GPU.
 
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Greebo said:
Err a 1070/80 is Nvidaia midrange part too..................................
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1080 is the most expensive card of its generation, the most powerful card and the latest current architecture.

It's not a mid-range part and your posts don't make it so.

Scramz said:
Genuine question here, what did you guys realistically expect from a $199.99 graphics card?
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Most of us? 390X performance. Greebo and Humbug? The holodeck from Star Trek, apparently.
 
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I think I'll buy the ref and throw the cooler in the bin. I need itx.

Once again people are forgetting the improvements the polaris will offer that hawaii/grenada cannot provide. Take your eyes off just the gaming aspects
These are hdmi 2, dp 1.3-1.4 hdr, 4k Hevc 265 decod/encoding.
390/390x + oc % performance on a low wattage itx size pcb.
 
harmattan said:
Elder Scrolls Online - yes, but you need to install a custom xfire profile last I recall
Diablo 3 - no (but don't think you would need to with a single 480...)
The Division - yes, but with some flickering issues
WoW - yes
Grim Dawn - yes, but unoptimized

That official AMD support list won't give you the full story, unfortunately. Honestly, after much experience with Crossfire (and SLI) every generation over the past 12+ years, I'd suggest sticking with the fastest singly card you can get. My advice is unless the Crossfire config is 50% faster and that 50% is needed for you to run your games comfortably than a single comparably-priced card, stay away from multi-GPU.
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Many thanks for that :)
 
Killer7xx said:
I'd say the GTX x80 and x70 parts are mid range, seeing as a Titan and a x80Ti are pretty much a given in each generation now.
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the X80TI and Titan level cards are enthusiast level, the 1070 and 1080 are pretty much high end while the 1050 and 1060 are entry and mainstream respectively..
 
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