Radeon RX 480 "Polaris" Launched at $199

Carta · 29 Jun 2016 at 08:05

sweols said:
Well at the moment I'm not desperately needing a new gpu so I might wait for aftermarket to be released just incase. Hopefully it should be here sooner rather than later so I can get my much needed upgrade..

My fingers are crossed it'll run 1440p freesync at max or very close.. Might be hoping for a tad to much though

I think everything at Max might be pushing it, but lets hope. I was in the same boat but I ended up getting the 1070 but might buy the 480 today if the benches are good and sell the 1070 as I have a freesync monitor.

We shall see.

Toss3 · 29 Jun 2016 at 08:06

Sneblot said:
I can't remember the last time I have been soooo excited about the end of an NDA. Bring on the reviews. *gets comfortable*

I was more pumped by the Fiji launch and had one on pre-order, so I'm trying to manage my expectations better this time around. Been a rollercoaster.

Finners · 29 Jun 2016 at 08:11

Toss3 said:
Just buy reference and watercool it - problem solved! The reference cards OC really well apparently, just not with the stock cooler (source).

If that's true AMD will get hammered again for a poor stock cooler as people will feel like they are missing out on free performance.

Everywhere I have seen these couldn't get past 1.4Ghz, are people saying now they have released an updated driver that improves this?

Toss3 · 29 Jun 2016 at 08:12

Finners said:
If that's true AMD will get hammered again for a poor stock cooler as people will feel like they are missing out on free performance.

Everywhere I have seen these couldn't get past 1.4Ghz, are people saying now they have released an updated driver that improves this?

Probably limited by temps. Hopefully we'll see what it can do under water/ln2 soon enough.

Gregster · 29 Jun 2016 at 08:24

Slept on it and will be ordering a 480.

Won't be able to take delivery till Friday though, as working 9-5 and very busy today and tomorrow

WeSbO · 29 Jun 2016 at 08:27

Finners said:
If that's true AMD will get hammered again for a poor stock cooler as people will feel like they are missing out on free performance.

Everywhere I have seen these couldn't get past 1.4Ghz, are people saying now they have released an updated driver that improves this?

No I think we will find out more over the coming week, when people have had chance to tinker around with voltages and what not, but if what is mentioned in the link is true, well the cooler is the limiting factor, and no-one should be surprised by that.

Rattleheadeire · 29 Jun 2016 at 08:27

Flying over to the UK for work this Friday.....wonder if OcUK will deliver to a Hotel

Finners · 29 Jun 2016 at 08:30

Rattleheadeire said:
Flying over to the UK for work this Friday.....wonder if OcUK will deliver to a Hotel

What city are you staying in?

FoxEye · 29 Jun 2016 at 08:32

spikerules said:
This again? Is this a joke? It's a 480, not 490x or Vega Fury or whatever. Were you really expecting a £200 card to match a £350 - £450 980ti? Seriously?

Those £350 and £450 cards are last generation's cards.

What are your expectations from a new generation, then? With a node shrink?

Same price/perf as old generation? If so, then you are a corporations wet dream.

I would *certainly* expect a £200 card to match a £350 last-gen card. Maybe not the £450 one, true.

Why would you personally settle for less?

orbitalwalsh · 29 Jun 2016 at 08:32

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TomRL · 29 Jun 2016 at 08:35

Someone said that the chip itself wasn't good at over-clocking and so the custom coolers wouldn't improve the situation. Does that sound legit?

spikerules · 29 Jun 2016 at 08:37

FoxEye said:
Those £350 and £450 cards are last generation's cards.

What are your expectations from a new generation, then? With a node shrink?

Same price/perf as old generation? If so, then you are a corporations wet dream.

I would *certainly* expect a £200 card to match a £350 last-gen card. Maybe not the £450 one, true.

Why would you personally settle for less?

Its a low power, low heat alternative, which matches last gens top tier cards (390x). If you were expecting more for £200 you were being little naive.

stuartdn · 29 Jun 2016 at 08:38

where does a 390x sit in comparison to a nvidia card? Never had amd but really tempted by the one, only currently on a gtx 960 at the moment

to clarify its a 480 i'm considering, people just dkeep comparing it to a 390x

Mr+ · 29 Jun 2016 at 08:40

interesting on amd website thnx to tpu:
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/rumor-rx480-aib-card-leaked-and-tested.223351/page-26

there is rx490 loool

DHR · 29 Jun 2016 at 08:40

So 4gb or 8gb, if you're running 1080p is there any point going for 8gb?

Alexrose1uk · 29 Jun 2016 at 08:44

Yes, some games are starting to use it, especially console ports.

If you intend to have the card for more than a year, for the small cost difference, it seems a good investment.

WildWayz · 29 Jun 2016 at 08:44

DHR said:
So 4gb or 8gb, if you're running 1080p is there any point going for 8gb?

I'm going for the 8GB one to future proof it a bit more (in case I get a 4K monitor, or I hook it up to my 4K TV)

Owenb · 29 Jun 2016 at 08:46

FoxEye said:
Those £350 and £450 cards are last generation's cards.

What are your expectations from a new generation, then? With a node shrink?

Same price/perf as old generation? If so, then you are a corporations wet dream.

I would *certainly* expect a £200 card to match a £350 last-gen card. Maybe not the £450 one, true.

Why would you personally settle for less?

Wafer costs have increased dramatically - the benefit of moving to 14/16nm is more about decreasing power usage and increasing performance rather than increasing the performance per transistor/dollar. Previously all of these metrics would improve but improvements in the latter have stalled.

deuse · 29 Jun 2016 at 08:46

What's the point of this card? you can buy a second hand 980 for £200 now.

FoxEye · 29 Jun 2016 at 08:46

spikerules said:
Its a low power, low heat alternative, which matches last gens top tier cards (390x). If you were expecting more for £200 you were being little naive.

1. We don't know yet if it's 390x perf or below.
2. 390x is not last gen's top card.