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They should've redone the RX470/570, and pushed all the GPU's down one notch.
RX570 = Current RX580 36CU's same MSRP 4GB $199 8GB $229
RX560 = 28-30CUs (vs RX470/570 32CU's) to better separate, easier harvest too MSRP 4GB $149 8GB $179
RX550 = Current RX560 full Polaris 11 16CU's 4GB same MSRP $99
RX540 = Current RX550 full Polaris 12 8CU's 2GB MSRP should've been $75
Why? Because the RX470 4GB has been/is pretty much a $125 (or less) card already...and makes choosing the RX580/480 almost pointless, even making the full fat 8GB option less enticing. AMD really needed better separation between the x70 and x80 cards, but there's no way they could do it now and make the RX570 slower than the RX470. With things as I suggest, technically all the new named cards are far better than their last gen counterparts...and it more strongly encourages people to pay up for the full fat Polaris 10, even if 4GB. The RX470 would certainly clear out fast at it's current prices, and should then provide AMD with better profits on all cards.
Yes this would've left the RX580 slot empty, but that shouldn't be any issue...and provides the slot for a weaker Vega to fit in (x80, x90, and a "Fury" for low/med/high Vega)
RX570 = Current RX580 36CU's same MSRP 4GB $199 8GB $229
RX560 = 28-30CUs (vs RX470/570 32CU's) to better separate, easier harvest too MSRP 4GB $149 8GB $179
RX550 = Current RX560 full Polaris 11 16CU's 4GB same MSRP $99
RX540 = Current RX550 full Polaris 12 8CU's 2GB MSRP should've been $75
Why? Because the RX470 4GB has been/is pretty much a $125 (or less) card already...and makes choosing the RX580/480 almost pointless, even making the full fat 8GB option less enticing. AMD really needed better separation between the x70 and x80 cards, but there's no way they could do it now and make the RX570 slower than the RX470. With things as I suggest, technically all the new named cards are far better than their last gen counterparts...and it more strongly encourages people to pay up for the full fat Polaris 10, even if 4GB. The RX470 would certainly clear out fast at it's current prices, and should then provide AMD with better profits on all cards.
Yes this would've left the RX580 slot empty, but that shouldn't be any issue...and provides the slot for a weaker Vega to fit in (x80, x90, and a "Fury" for low/med/high Vega)