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Radeon RX 480 "Polaris" Launched at $199
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No way in hell will it be 970 performance. Just..no
A 390 is around the same as a 970, slightly faster. So going from 5.1 to 5.8 TF from the 390 to the 480, they have regressed in actual performance when they are supposed to be easier to reach nearer to peak TF with the new arch? Nope, not happening. Should be faster than the 390x.
These people leaking the benches don't have proper drivers, that's the only explanation I can think of.
A 390 is around the same as a 970, slightly faster. So going from 5.1 to 5.8 TF from the 390 to the 480, they have regressed in actual performance when they are supposed to be easier to reach nearer to peak TF with the new arch? Nope, not happening. Should be faster than the 390x.
These people leaking the benches don't have proper drivers, that's the only explanation I can think of.
It all depends. Remember the 390x has a 512 bit bus compared with just a 256 bit bus (although that would probably only affect high res performance). It also has double the rops, and more TMU's if that Rx480 gpuz screenshot is true.
So apart from the 200mhz clock bump it is quite down on 390x specs wise.
It all depends on how much they have improved the single core performance or whether too much has gone into power efficiency.
All that being said, I still think it will be around 390x performance.
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Soldato
The 390x (gcn2) also had no memory compression, that only came about with gcn3 (tonga) which has then been improved with gcn4
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I seriously hope it isn't 970 performance lol
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How many times.....
The price should be £190 and performance will be probbly be 390x.
Retailers will try and milk the initial release by charging more £££ for the card. 20-30-40 quid over the recommended retail price.
Simply don't buy but wait for the retail price.
Well I certainly wouldnt go by the guy posting gameplay videos without giving actual proof it was a RX 480.
Sure, he showed a separate video of the plastic being taken off of a RX 480, but that doesnt prove thats the GPU he was benchmarking.
He ignored repeated requests to show the cpu/mem speeds in the OSD.
Didnt even have GPUz on the desktop as proof either.
Basically, he gave no real proof, for all we know that WAS a 970.
People are gullible.
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Indeed. That would be a bit sad, even if it is £200 to be honest. Hopefully no less than 390X and overclocks better than 390X.
Was not happy to find out it is 32 ROP's only. If it turns out to perform like 970, then I think I will just keep my 290 until Vega.
Here's hoping that it can reach at least a Fury level of performance once overclocked.
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This threads ******* hilarious! 
That doesn't disagree at all with what I said
A 390x is faster than a 970.
Nobody can be too certain about the performance and price yet though.
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Yes because it would make complete sense that he would have a 480 but then think to himself, f this I'll bench a 970...
While I can't immediately see a motive, you never know what some people may do.
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Or you never know what lengths of denial some people would use as excuses to prove that something they want is better than want it actually is...
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