I'm cross shopping 480 and 1080. I want to move to single card. Don't forget that 480 @ $200 w/ roughly 390x performance will be a great stopgap card until the actual high end 16nm cards drop with Vega and GP102. Probably not many buyers know enough to take this approach, but anyone on this forum could. It would let me sell out my 290s while miners are still buying them up for a good price but keep similar single card performance for not a ton of cash.
But at the same time I'm considering 1080/1070 because it would boil my 290CF performance into a single consistent card. The problem is how pricey it would be, and i'll certainly be tempted to upgrade when big 16nm hits.
I doubt that would really count as cross shopping.
It is cross shopping to me because I'm actively deciding between the two/three of them. I don't know what other definition cross shopping could take...
Stopgap shopping?
Really, every video card is a stopgap. It's just a matter of how long. Most of us enthusiasts aren't holding onto our cards longer than 1-2 generations anyways.
The decision is RX 480 stopgap for 6-12 months to Vega/GP102, or 1070/1080 stopgap to 3rd gen 16nm Volta/Navi, 24-36 months.
Hmm? If nvidia supplies them with the cards, (which they get to keep), and they advertise on said site, that sure looks like he is being paid...It's sort of the opposite. There's no evidence he is paid by Nvidia, and I really doubt he is. But it's clear AMD and Kyle have a very sour relationship.
Did anyone post this? LR has a preview up. Comparing it - in size - to a Nano and 1080FE... No performance numbers (obviously) until the 29th.
http://www.legitreviews.com/first-look-at-the-amd-radeon-rx-480-8gb-video-card_183213
Is the 6 pin limited to 75w or can i override it as the 6pin hardware is fit for 150w anyway?well reference in all glory, the interesting starts after with 8+6pin and OC cards
after all, aint it so we want to buy a value and OC for awesome extra performance?
and not have to pay the extra 100$ Nvida taxes?
Is the 6 pin limited to 75w or can i override it as the 6pin hardware is fit for 150w anyway?
If that's the decision, then 480 all the way. In 24-36 months a 1080 is going to be really slow lol
Is the 6 pin limited to 75w or can i override it as the 6pin hardware is fit for 150w anyway?
as others said, whats interesting to find out after the 29 is OC, and how much power addition does for a value entusiast, its good times.
WhyCry VideoCardz.com
I heard from reviewers the average OC is around 1330-1350 MHz. The highest clock I'm aware of is 1379 MHz. Of course all reference cards.
VCG reports reviewers max have reached 1379Mhz.
http://videocardz.com/61396/new-amd...exclusive-first-look-at-new-overclocking-tool
Disgraceful if true. Less than a 10% overclock? After amd stated they would leave aibs plenty of headroom with regard to clock speeds. But I doubt it's true. Why would any official reviewers leak information to videocardz. Calling it now, garage.VCG reports reviewers max have reached 1379Mhz.
http://videocardz.com/61396/new-amd...exclusive-first-look-at-new-overclocking-tool
Disgraceful if true. Less than a 10% overclock? After amd stated they would leave aibs plenty of headroom with regard to clock speeds. But I doubt it's true. Why would any official reviewers leak information to videocardz. Calling it now, garage.
Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk
I am told that all 6+8 pin Rx 480's are said to get this 1500mhz mark with software
Disgraceful if true. Less than a 10% overclock? After amd stated they would leave aibs plenty of headroom with regard to clock speeds. But I doubt it's true. Why would any official reviewers leak information to videocardz. Calling it now, garage.
Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk
~10% isn't that bad - certainly don't think it's make or break. Some of the rumors have been pretty silly and it wouldn't be surprising at all if it's less than those.
Completely unsubstantiated claims about overclocking are pretty normal these days though (JHH on the 1080 and "overclockers dream" etc on fury). Never trust this nonsense when it's impossible to test.
~10% isn't that bad - certainly don't think it's make or break. Some of the rumors have been pretty silly and it wouldn't be surprising at all if it's less than those.
Completely unsubstantiated claims about overclocking are pretty normal these days though (JHH on the 1080 and "overclockers dream" etc on fury). Never trust this nonsense when it's impossible to test.
It would be pretty disappointing on a price/perf basis. The 290/290x were regularly available in the US for $200-$250 as far back as late 2014. And those cards also overclocked 10-15%. At $200, the RX 480 wouldn't be moving forward on price/perf much at all, even if it's a better card in many other respects (power, tech, etc). But maybe that only applies to US consumers who have access to cheap AMD cards.