[Techspot] 6 generations of AMD Radeon $200 GPUs compared

[Final8y]

A few weeks ago we published our latest feature in the 'Then and Now' series, testing and comparing six generations of flagship GeForce graphics cards. Since then many of you have asked for an AMD version, however the wait for next-gen Vega parts could be longer than anticipated.
So we decided to ditch high-end GPUs and considering we do have AMD's latest $200-250 offering on hand -- the Radeon RX 480, that is -- run the same exercise for past mainstream Radeon GPU releases.
The RX 480 may not be as drool inducing as a Pascal Titan X or even the GeForce GTX 1070, but it doesn't cost nearly as much either, which means this is what most people will end up buying. Whereas the GTX 1070 will set you back some $400+, the 4GB RX 480 should eventually sell for just $200. As history has shown us, once supply improves you can expect the RX480 4GB models to hit and possibly even dip below that official $200 MSRP.
This got us thinking, what has $200 bought you previously from the red team? We're talking release day MSRPs here, so discounts applied over the lifetime of the product weren't considered, such as the Radeon R9 280 which launched at $250 but eventually sold for as little as $200.

http://www.techspot.com/article/1238-amd-radeon-six-generations-mainstream/

 

[mahius]

Lol, the RX 480 isn't a $200 GPU. Even with the fall of GBP and counting tax, the prices of those cards don't come close to it, not even in the US.

 

[TheRealDeal]

Lol, the RX 480 isn't a $200 GPU. Even with the fall of GBP and counting tax, the prices of those cards don't come close to it, not even in the US.

Amd's RRP was $200 for the 4gb and $240 for the 8gb. There is a good few $250 cards in there anyhow.

 

[Sargatanas2511]

It's a good time to be a smaller budget PC gamer that's for sure. AMD and NVidia offer good things around this area.

 

[N19h7m4r3]

Lol, the RX 480 isn't a $200 GPU. Even with the fall of GBP and counting tax, the prices of those cards don't come close to it, not even in the US.

Even Gibbo stated they were planning on selling the 8GB 480 at £199 originally. Then Brexit hit.

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=29705935&postcount=8545

Hi there

Well $239 / 1.45 = £165 x 20% VAT = just shy of £200, yes the plan was to hit £199 with 8G !!! NO CHANCE NOW!

But now $239 / 1.31 = £182 x 20% VAT = near as dammit £220.


£20 increase on such a low price part because we left EU, on cards such as 1080 the price increase is simply too saddening.

Come on UK, sort it out, get the pound back upto at least 1.40 your ruining the economy!

 

[Jono8]

Lol, the RX 480 isn't a $200 GPU. Even with the fall of GBP and counting tax, the prices of those cards don't come close to it, not even in the US.

This is total rubbish.

 

[Gibbo]

Lol, the RX 480 isn't a $200 GPU. Even with the fall of GBP and counting tax, the prices of those cards don't come close to it, not even in the US.

Yes it is.

 

[Ian Evey]

It is technically a $200 card, but no one will find one for that price.