Radeon RX 480 "Polaris" Launched at $199

[antonusklesk]

I'll wait for more reviews, but at this point I think I'll end up plumping for a 1070 the way it's going.

 

[harney]

What of the chances then of AMD fooling all of us
and there is a 490 today as well
wish full thinking i know but still would be such a fantastic surprise more so that they where able to keep it stum

So All aboard the 490 surprise card train

 

[PhoenixUK]

Except most of what you just said is false :/

SAME performance.
SAME price.
New "featers"

On mobile so pardon the typo.

Price isn't same, even with the exchange rate difference which you shouldn't really be counting it still isn't. Ocuk is the only place with few cards left and those prices, everywhere else the 970 is still a £260-300 card.

 

[~>Dg<~]

970 custom is quite a bit faster in many mainstream games.2 years old as well and still smashing 1080.

 

[FoxEye]

Well, looks like I'm going Nvidia for the first time since my 7950GT

Yup, me too (last nV card was 460).

AMD do not deserve to stay in business, if the absolute best they can do is match last gen's perf/£ on a brand new process.

Poor show.

 

[nashathedog]

And so they begin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CJBaZ9V2Eo

A couple of surprising results like Fallout 4 but overall it's a disappointment, Nvidia will be laughing there socks off.

 

[RavenXXX2]

970 will be going up in price at this rate.

 

[no_1_dave]

LOL
Less than 390/970 performance.

970 is still a better purchase.

GG hype train

 

[Doogles]

Waiting for VEGA then if I didn't have freesync I'd of brought a used 980ti or 1080. Remember this is one guy though and he might not even have the right drivers.

 

[Seanspeed]

24" 1080p 144hz Freesync

http://www.amd.com/en-us/innovation...:"and","k":false,"m":null}]}#Default={"k":""}

But not IPS.

24" is also too small for me. 27" is my sweetspot.

 

[PhoenixUK]

I don't see how people can't decide between 480 or 1070. It's not even the same category, its $400 vs $200 GPU.

It's like thinking whether to get a 960 or 980ti.

 

[MG42Maniac]

Not sure how Gibbo has it between 970 and 980 but that youtube review has it way below the 970?

 

[Sacrifice]

Some of those benches had HBAO+/Gameworks features. Also, the 970 was EXOC- why?!

 

[Armageus]

Gouging is not accurate, nominate any forum member who is local, they can come in, I shall show them our purchase orders on all RX-480's and they will then see all cards are at single digit margins.

Seriously nominate someone to come in, or anyone local who wishes to come in I will happily show them.

Our cost difference is $40-$50 between 4G & 8G !!!!

Thanks Gibbo, it's this level of feedback and honesty that sets OcUK apart from most other retailers (As well as the detailed explanation previously with regards to how invoices were raised and how the exchange rate affects this).

I appreciate this and find it interesting to know a little bit more about the inner workings of the shop.

People are quick to accuse OcUK of gouging, but time and again it is proven that other suppliers who are cheaper normally have very little stock at that price.

 

[Jono8]

I don't see how people can't decide between 480 or 1070. It's not even the same category, its $400 vs $200 GPU.

It's like thinking whether to get a 960 or 980ti.

It is because there was hope that the 480 might overclock to near 1070/980Ti levels.

The ass seems to have fallen out of that now though.

 

[Sargatanas2511]

Some of those benches had HBAO+/Gameworks features. Also, the 970 was EXOC- why?!

I imagine either the reviewer never thought of this at all, or wanted it to show one thing.

 

[N19h7m4r3]

Not sure how Gibbo has it between 970 and 980 but that youtube review has it way below the 970?

Some of those benches had HBAO+/Gameworks features. Also, the 970 was EXOC- why?!

Interesting thing there is how well the 480 did in games like Fallout 4 and Creed with Gameworks on. It was a good bit better than the other AMD cards there. Also he benched the new Total War game at DX11, but Tomb Raider with DX12. Odd choice

So I'm going to wait for more reviews, to see what the overall performance is.

 

[Dontrocktheboat]

First 480 review -

Doesn't look great....must say....over clocking is a let down

 

[RavenXXX2]

Doesn't look great....must say....over clocking is a let down

91c WTH.

 

[SiDeards73]

But not IPS.

24" is also too small for me. 27" is my sweetspot.

27" 1080p IPS

http://www.amd.com/en-us/innovation...:"and","k":false,"m":null}]}#Default={"k":""}