Radeon RX 480 "Polaris" Launched at $199

[ToastedChip]

Typical AMD .. yet another rebadge release trying to keep up with Nvidia saying 'but if you buy 2 and go crossfire it beats the 1080 by 3fps in this game for $100 less!...' -with added power consumption, more heat, more noise!! AMD's driver/crossfire support has been atrocious the last few years to say the least. This presentation made me even happier about my 1080 purchase

 

[Akagi]

8GB models will be more, 4GB models will be $199.

If I can get two 8GB ones for under £450 I'll be happy!

 

[Greebo]

Not sure why they keep aiming it at VR, as VR needs some serious grunt in some titles and this 480 doesn't have enough of it.

Current generation of VR is only 1080 x 1200 per eye max so eq of a single screen of 2160 x 1200

All the big players state you only need a 970/290 or greater to run them.

So really any gfx card capable of running at 1440p is more than enough for this generation VR.

 

[Mauller]

8GB models will be more, 4GB models will be $199.

If I can get two 8GB ones for under £450 I'll be happy!

they said $232 for the 8GB models, worth the money tbh.

 

[Gregster]

Current generation of VR is only 1080 x 1200 per eye max so eq of a single screen of 2160 x 1200

All the big players state you only need a 970/290 or greater to run them.

So really any gfx card capable of running at 1440p is more than enough for this generation VR.

Try running Project Cars with all the bells and whistles on a 970/290.

 

[hyperseven]

Current generation of VR is only 1080 x 1200 per eye max so eq of a single screen of 2160 x 1200

All the big players state you only need a 970/290 or greater to run them.

So really any gfx card capable of running at 1440p is more than enough for this generation VR.

you forgot it has to sustain a high fps. 90/45

 

[JediFragger]

Ah man AMD, so kind to us, I bet they are giving us these at a loss they are so nice. FIGHT THE POWER!

 

[Akagi]

Try running Project Cars with all the bells and whistles on a 970/290.

My 390 struggles to do that in 1080P let alone 1440/2160

 

[Drollic]

Attractive option at 1440p

 

[AlamoX]

http://www.techpowerup.com/223043/amd-radeon-rx-480-clock-speeds-revealed-clocked-above-1-2-ghz

bwahahaha, that pc runs on windows 7

 

[Jono8]

8GB models will be more, 4GB models will be $199.

If I can get two 8GB ones for under £450 I'll be happy!

For £450 surely spending a bit extra on a 1080 would be a better buy? Less power usage, no dual gpu issues.

 

[LtMatt]

AoTS benchmarks for crossfire 480 vs 1080 @ 1440P. The 480's running at only 50% scaling too. Amazing for a cheap gpu.

480 crossfire 51fps Average
http://ashesofthesingularity.com/metaverse#/personas/b0db0294-8cab-4399-8815-f956a670b68f/match-details/ac88258f-4541-408e-8234-f9e96febe303

1080 50.9 fps Average
http://ashesofthesingularity.com/metaverse#/personas/b0db0294-8cab-4399-8815-f956a670b68f/match-details/cfe81b3f-f8d8-4c98-9e03-41978350fa02


At 50% scaling it means a single 480 will be about 34 fps @1440P crazy settings. How does that compare with other gpu's?
I may well go for 2 of these.

FYI with CrossFire disabled in Ashes:

1x Pro Duo Core @1000/500Mhz = 43 FPS
1x Pro Duo Core @1172/545Mhz = 48.4 FPS

Spoiler

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[Gregster]

My 390 struggles to do that in 1080P let alone 1440/2160

Yer, my TX does as well. To keep things smooth, 90fps is really needed and whilst you can turn down settings to achieve that, I feel PCars is totally amazing looking and don't want to turn down the settings lol.

 

[Lustral]

Worth upgrading from a Vapor-X 290X ? Need to see some benchmarks

 

[flopper]

For £450 surely spending a bit extra on a 1080 would be a better buy? Less power usage, no dual gpu issues.

should be enough to OC one single 480 and call it a day up to 1440p.
Its what I would do.

300euro difference here between a 1080 and 2x480 which is like you can actually buy 3x480 for the same price as a 1080.

 

[Akagi]

For £450 surely spending a bit extra on a 1080 would be a better buy? Less power usage, no dual gpu issues.

£200 isn't "a bit extra"

 

[HACO]

I wish AMD made a chip twice as big as this with the same specs, basically a 250 or 300w card that offers similar to GTX 1080 performance (or slightly slower), and they can sell it for $349 or $399.

That will be a super winner for high end as well.

 

[elrasho]

£200 isn't "a bit extra"

He meant crossfire 480s to 1080

 

[Gregster]

Let's be fair guys and the 480 is a good price and the 1080 isn't. We all know that but different markets, so comparing is pointless. And with the state of SLI/CF.... Who really wants to run that?

 

[Jono8]

£200 isn't "a bit extra"

They start at £525 on ocuk..and thats with some release price gouging.

So £75.