Poll: The Vega Review Thread.

[old gamer]

Then you're buying the wrong card It's not like we don't know they operate like this by now!!!

Yep it's the amd way, both the 7970 and 290x had Luke warm receptions but both turned out pretty good with driver updates

 

[RavenXXX2]

 

[Gerard]

What is he on when he correlates the 290 series being the catalyst for amd to get the "hot and loud" tagline? They had plenty of cards previous to that you could put that tag onto.

 

[nashathedog]

DX12 aint doing much for AMD here.

You know, thats not the first time ive seen questionable DX12 performance on a Vega card, somethings definitely not right, they either havent geared the drivers for DX12 yet or the hardware is a step backwards with regards to their previous cards DX12 performance, because ive seen a few other people comment the DX12 performance does not seem where it should be given the hardware behind it.

I think it requires more analysis, anyone got a Vega and a Polaris card? would be interesting to test the performance of both cards in DX11 and DX12 over a range of titles.

I think Nvidia's Pascal handles low level API games a lot better than Maxwell did, The AMD advantage that's always thrown around has been shrinking for a while.

 

[Brazo]

I'm sure they'll improve. Not doubting that. But given Pascal completely crushes Vega and we are on the verge of Volta I don't really care if in 12 months time Vega catches up with an AIB 1080(non ti).

 

[pagepack]

Yep it's the amd way, both the 7970 and 290x had Luke warm receptions but both turned out pretty good with driver updates

My 290x (under water) is on a par with my 9700 pro as my best gpu ever. Their longevity has been outstanding. Still looking for a compelling reason to buy Vega.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

It looks like the first picture of an aftermarket Vega56 has been leaked:

https://videocardz.com/72190/asus-shows-off-rog-strix-radeon-rx-vega-56

 

[chrcoluk]

It doesn't look very promising for the price of Vega 56.

It will be £350










for 2 minutes, get ready for the refresh battle at launch mwuahahaha.

 

[chrcoluk]

oc3d has popped up his review, it wasnt the disaster I thought it would be, he took the time to point out amd's statement was vague, he also said he thinks the prices are down ti yields (on the 64) not down to people like gibbo lieing, and the nice bit is he has the 1080ti on the graphs.

So not sure why he deleted those comments on the other video as he satisfied me anyway.

 

[daniel2K16]

when you can get 1070 for £350 I really doubt this will sit well at £399+ for long.

 

[Chuk_Chuk]

What is he on when he correlates the 290 series being the catalyst for amd to get the "hot and loud" tagline? They had plenty of cards previous to that you could put that tag onto.

Do you have memes to prove this?
You may be right, but with the 290; there were memes everywhere.

 

[DragonQ]

when you can get 1070 for £350 I really doubt this will sit well at £399+ for long.

Aside from the mini ones you're talking more like £390, with the really good ones closer to £450. I agree that reference Vega 56 will not be interesting at £399+ though.

 

[AthlonXP1800]

Retailers are Buying AMD RX Vega 64 at $675 Each

https://www.techpowerup.com/236422/retailers-are-buying-amd-rx-vega-64-at-usd-675-each

Ouch I feel sorry for all retailers buy RX Vega 64 reference cards from distributors at $675 each. Far more expensive than GTX 1080 Ti probably cost around $350 each from distributors.

 

[old gamer]

Aside from the mini ones you're talking more like £390, with the really good ones closer to £450. I agree that reference Vega 56 will not be interesting at £399+ though.

not so sure because the 56 is in a different position to the 64 as compared to the 1070 i think the 56 as the edge over it, looking through some reviews of the asus 1070 oc strix the reference 56 is matching it or beating it, this is dependent on what reviews you look at of course

 

[JediFragger]

Far more expensive than GTX 1080 Ti probably cost around $350 each from distributors.

No.

 

[TNA]

Retailers are Buying AMD RX Vega 64 at $675 Each

https://www.techpowerup.com/236422/retailers-are-buying-amd-rx-vega-64-at-usd-675-each

Ouch I feel sorry for all retailers buy RX Vega 64 reference cards from distributors at $675 each. Far more expensive than GTX 1080 Ti probably cost around $350 each from distributors.

Around $350 for 1080 Ti? What you smoking bro? The bias is strong with this one

 

[old gamer]

No.

hah they saw you coming and palmed off a cheap ti for more than it costs

 

[chrcoluk]

I know margins are better on nvidia but 350usd wholesale even I am not saying that.

 

[DragonQ]

not so sure because the 56 is in a different position to the 64 as compared to the 1070 i think the 56 as the edge over it, looking through some reviews of the asus 1070 oc strix the reference 56 is matching it or beating it, this is dependent on what reviews you look at of course

But reference cards suck if you're not water cooling. I don't care if it's 5% faster if it sounds like a jet engine and throttles constantly.

 

[Nemesis.ie]

http://wccftech.com/radeon-rx-vega-64-msrp-pricing-update/