I ordered mine right after they went up, and nothing as of yet. If rumors are true, it will be 2-3 weeks
Given that I'm a broke college dude with my HD 6950 on life-support, I can't afford a GTX 1070...If XCOM 2 isn't that demanding and/or poorly optimized, I would have went with the $199.99 RX 470...
I read the 480 is pretty close to the R9 390 performance, which struggles to reach average 60 FPS in XCOM 2, so I expect the 480 Nitro can give me a few more frames to close that gap and maintain 60 FPS.
Ordered mine on 7/25. Not a peep from Amazon since.
I called Amazon 2 days ago regarding the shipping estimate, and apparently the representative doesn't know when they will received the 480 Nitro from Sapphire. But the Rep has kindly offered me a 1 day shipping when they do get the shipment from Sapphire.
Here's my speculation on next Quarter AMD earnings:
-Gamers that have the money and can't wait for the custom 480 already jumped ship to the green side.
-Gamers like me who's on government's food stamp will continued to wait and stuck with AMD...
Verdict,
AMD still wins BIG, from miners buying 20+ ref cards and picking up losers like me.
I mean yes, the 480 is perhaps the 2nd best
performance per dollar card according to
TechPowerUp, but its so difficult for us to even pick up a custom 480 after 6 weeks from its original launch.
470/460 both launched in August, yet they both have custom cards selling from multiple vendors on Newegg. What's the excuse?
Let me guess, because 470/460 have higher margins? Higher gains?
I am frustrated and this is the first time AMD has failed me...Enough is enough, when I get a job and I'll vote for nVidia from now on.