Radeon RX 480 "Polaris" Launched at $199

Gibbo · 29 Jun 2016 at 11:06

stuartdn said:
still very tempted given i want to try freesync. Looks to be a fair bit better than my 960 anyway

Nail on head!

I have a load of FREESYNC deals going live today.

RX-480 plus a sub £200 FREESYNC monitor is truly an incredible way to get silky smooth tear free gaming at sub £400, even £300 is nearly possible (RX-480 plus 22" FREESYNC), this is vastly less then say buying a 970/980 with a G-Sync monitor.

This is where AMD easily wins due to how much better value Freesync monitors are compared to G-sync.

h4rm0ny · 29 Jun 2016 at 11:07

schneeb said:
The pound is on its way back up a little; will the prices be day to day?

I don't think it would be good for either OCUK or the customers for the prices of goods to be bouncing up and down from day to day.

Plus, it's not really recovering, it's just not currently falling and turned up very slightly. It's a long way from where it was.

FoxEye · 29 Jun 2016 at 11:07

Gibbo said:
OcUK have nailed every launch! No gouging.

We were going to hit £199.99, that is now impossible, not due to OcUK, not due to AMD, not due to partners, not due to gouging, but due to weakening pound.

Gibbo your difference in price between the 4gb and 8gb models has nothing to do with exchange rates!

You have a £50 difference between them????

The $ price difference is $30. Even if the pound was 1:1 with the $, you could only have a £30 difference between 4gb and 8gb models.

So what is going on?

I suspect you know the 8gb model is the one everyone wants... and gouging is accurate in this case.

Robi · 29 Jun 2016 at 11:07

I'm still stuck between a 480 and 1070. Will the custom 480's really be £225-250? If so then it's around £100 cheaper than the closest 1070, but obviously with £100 less performance.

h4rm0ny · 29 Jun 2016 at 11:08

Gibbo said:
Nail on head!

I have a load of FREESYNC deals going live today.

RX-480 plus a sub £200 FREESYNC monitor is truly an incredible way to get silky smooth tear free gaming at sub £400, even £300 is nearly possible (RX-480 plus 22" FREESYNC), this is vastly less then say buying a 970/980 with a G-Sync monitor.

This is where AMD easily wins due to how much better value Freesync monitors are compared to G-sync.

Ooooooooh. I don't normally let myself get tricked into buying something I didn't intend to buy through clever offers. But a Freesync monitor with a 480 is a nice combination... Hmmmm.

Seanspeed · 29 Jun 2016 at 11:08

I wish somebody made a 1080p/144hz IPS Freesync monitor.

harney · 29 Jun 2016 at 11:08

Gibbo said:
Nail on head!

I have a load of FREESYNC deals going live today.

RX-480 plus a sub £200 FREESYNC monitor is truly an incredible way to get silky smooth tear free gaming at sub £400, even £300 is nearly possible (RX-480 plus 22" FREESYNC), this is vastly less then say buying a 970/980 with a G-Sync monitor.

This is where AMD easily wins due to how much better value Freesync monitors are compared to G-sync.

So re freesync vs gsync and without going into too much depth

Which is the better one in terms of performance

razorpakk · 29 Jun 2016 at 11:08

Hope it's at least as cool as the 970, they had 2 years to catch up - wouldn't want a warm mid-range card.

DHR · 29 Jun 2016 at 11:09

So.... given i'm running on internal Intel HD graphics... should I go for an RX480 wait for the 980 prices to drop as a result

fs123 · 29 Jun 2016 at 11:10

RavenXXX2 said:
980 is faster

So AMD has brought the 390 down to the 380 segment. Will wait for the 490 now unless the reviews state otherwise or the non-reference cards are better.
Did you use the latest drivers or just the ones in the box Gibbo?

razorpakk · 29 Jun 2016 at 11:11

harney said:
So re freesync vs gsync and without going into too much depth

Which is the better one in terms of performance

As far as I know they are so close it's hard to tell the difference - although when I read about blind tests most people prefer G-Sync.

~>Dg<~ · 29 Jun 2016 at 11:12

fs123 said:
So AMD has brought the 390 down to the 380 segment. Will wait for the 490 now unless the reviews state otherwise or the non-reference cards are better.
Did you use the latest drivers or just the ones in the box Gibbo?

a 390 is twice as fast as your current card.

Seanspeed · 29 Jun 2016 at 11:12

harney said:
So re freesync vs gsync and without going into too much depth

Which is the better one in terms of performance

Freesync range tends to vary quite a bit depending on monitor.

Gsync has a generally larger range on average and seems to have a few advantages in terms of compatibility with certain output modes.

I'd say Gsync is functionally superior at the moment, but that can change. And its extra cost is debatable.

Big problem either way is that you're locked into buying a certain GPU brand to make full use of whatever monitor you buy.

RavenXXX2 · 29 Jun 2016 at 11:12

DHR said:
So.... given i'm running on internal Intel HD graphics... should I go for an RX480 wait for the 980 prices to drop as a result

I would wait to see what the custom cards are like with clock speed/overclocking and we have the 1060 that is due soon.

razorpakk · 29 Jun 2016 at 11:13

FoxEye said:
Gibbo your difference in price between the 4gb and 8gb models has nothing to do with exchange rates!

You have a £50 difference between them????

The $ price difference is $30. Even if the pound was 1:1 with the $, you could only have a £30 difference between 4gb and 8gb models.

So what is going on?

I suspect you know the 8gb model is the one everyone wants... and gouging is accurate in this case.

This is the only place where people complain about prices and Gibbo actually cares enough to answer -
I don't even understand the concept of gouging when regardless of the product is still a company trying to make money.

They aren't even the only shop in the UK and tend to price match whenever you call them...

scritchyrat · 29 Jun 2016 at 11:14

I have read through the thread (mostly!) and apologies if it has already been asked, and answered, a million times already but I take it there is little to no point getting a 480 if I have a 970 ATM?

I don't have a Freesynch monitor, just a BenQ 140htz 1080 one.

h4rm0ny · 29 Jun 2016 at 11:14

harney said:
So re freesync vs gsync and without going into too much depth

Which is the better one in terms of performance

I think in a theoretical sense, Gsync has a tiny edge, but in practical terms: none.

Plus Freesync is open and, imo, almost certainly the future. Nvidia are going to have to start supporting Freesync in the next few years or it's going to hurt their sales. And once they start supporting Freesync there is very little reason to keep trying to get the market to make Gsync this pervasive thing that everyone has to pay them for.

Orangey · 29 Jun 2016 at 11:14

It's like an Arabian rug market in here... are people really trying to haggle a GPU?

jimjiminy · 29 Jun 2016 at 11:14

I sold my 280x Toxic for £140 so will be happy if the RX480 gives me extra power for £90 difference. What do you guys think I can expect % wise?

RavenXXX2 · 29 Jun 2016 at 11:15

scritchyrat said:
I have read through the thread (mostly!) and apologies if it has already been asked, and answered, a million times already but I take it there is little to no point getting a 480 if I have a 970 ATM?

I don't have a Freesynch monitor, just a BenQ 140htz 1080 one.

No point, probably a downgrade if you overclock.