I've never even heard of tech altar. Why is it not listed in the OP? I also wish that their gaming compilation listed on page 3 had provided some context. And measuring power consumption using AOTS doesnt seem very wise.
I've never even heard of tech altar. Why is it not listed in the OP? I also wish that their gaming compilation listed on page 3 had provided some context. And measuring power consumption using AOTS doesnt seem very wise.
I've never even heard of tech altar. Why is it not listed in the OP? I also wish that their gaming compilation listed on page 3 had provided some context. And measuring power consumption using AOTS doesnt seem very wise.
Price gouging is, honestly, not a bad thing for AMD right now. It means supply is constrained and demand is still high. It means they sold out of their launch inventory, which was like 20x times what Nvidia had for the 1080/1070, and it means the PCI-E stuff isn't impacting sales.
I doubt the 1060 will match the 480 for perf/$. And even if it comes close, it'll likely be a mediocre FE-only launch vs the first wave of AIB 480s, plus the 470 and 460, the former of which might be the best deal of the bunch. I think AMD wins this mid-range round handily. The only real concern is how Vega competes at the high end.
Everything I'm seeing indicates that yields are the key issue for both companies. If that's the premise, then gouging means that demand's outstripping supply. We know supply isn't utterly terrible, so that would indicate that demand is healthy if not outright good.
I think a lot of the people were cross shopping the 1070 and a hypothetical 480 that would be an 8800 GT grade legend, and the 480 as is is just not in their bracket, and it wasn't likely to be. The people I know in the actual price range for it are still excited even though I've told them to wait for aftermarket.
Wasn't Vega going to be TSMC? That'll be interesting to see. If we accept the premise that GloFo gave really inconsistent chips that needed huge volts to get parametric yields I think AMD did the right thing volting them hard and keeping yields high so prices are low.
It is not debatable that high demand for a product is a good thing for the company selling it.
Others have already answered this point, but I'd also add that the hysteria in forums and on Reddit does not match the public at large, and people posting in internet forums about video cards are not the target market for midrange cards, such as the 480.
I really don't understand this nonsense about "so many missteps." There is a minor power draw issue. The reviewers who uncovered said issue didn't even seem to care, they still recommended the card. That's like 0.5 missteps. They have released a card that kills everything else in perf/$ and it's selling very well. To suggest this is anything but successful launch is asinine.
You've gotten waaaaaay ahead of yourself, my man.
We all knew Nvidia apologists were going to attack AMD's launch no matter what happened, that doesn't make it any less frustrating to see in action.
AMD isn't claiming the RX 480 offers premium VR in the way you are suggesting, and in the interview with Linus, Raja was pretty clear, he is talking about Premium compared to stupid Google Cardboard, or other lame VR "Solutions" that use a smart phone as the display.
It's offering Premium VR with Oculus Rift type sets, clearly.
Yeah, but if you tell me it's a gourmet cookie, and there's an Oreo in the box...
Now there are rumors that there will be the RX485 with improved P10 chip and GDDR 5X memory. The date is unknown BTW..
However on the official side, the RX490 is already listed in a promotion in this year.
so now you're oreo-ist?
opinions about the fan seem to be all over the place. tom's seems to like it (although idle resonance may be an issue), and the techaltar guys (whoever they are) said it was quiet. but tpu and techreport say it's loud (and techreport actually has a dB level that backs that up) and linustechtips (which may be as influential as any, being on youtube) didn't even mention it.
guess i'll have to wait for someone to send SPCR a sample
LTC8K6 said:"about 1.5 percent faster" seems to be what it says.
Where did "up to 5%" come from?
So 485 and 490 is what Vega?
That's why I want an AIB 480 to just use until Vega comes out. I'll get their top end at that point and keep that card for a while 3+ years or more, assuming it's good.If I read the posts earlier right, 485 is Polaris with GDDR5X controller and chips.
Might be time for another train to depart?
Vega is definitely going to be something to watch for. Perhaps they treat it more like Fury and let AIBs do all the talking?
Well, I still don't think very many people are going to be standing around with a thing on their head to escape reality and play video games.
It's really hard for me to believe that VR is going to be a huge market.
I'm certainly never going to wear anything on my head like that.
We called people dorks for that back in the day.
That's why I want an AIB 480 to just use until Vega comes out. I'll get their top end at that point and keep that card for a while 3+ years or more, assuming it's good.
According to AMD, RX 485 is...
Generation 4, 8 Tier (256bit/1440p), Second revision.
Sony expected to sell 6 M vr this yearWell, I still don't think very many people are going to be standing around with a thing on their head to escape reality and play video games.
It's really hard for me to believe that VR is going to be a huge market.
I'm certainly never going to wear anything on my head like that.
We called people dorks for that back in the day.