AMD Polaris

[Khaoz]

Is the RX 480 the entry level card, has this card replaced the R5 240 ?

Or is it the R9 390 replacement ?

 

I feel a bit confused and I also feel in some way I should already know the answer to this which doesn't help with my confusion 

[ivan134]

1st, this is posted in the wrong section. 

2nd, the 480 is the 380 replacement. 

[DocSwag]

The rx 480 is mostly a 380/x replacement.

It is priced at that level, though it should offer 390/x performance.

The 390/x and fury/x replacements should come with Vega.

[Guest]

The 480 is obviously the 380 replacement; in terms of performance, however, it will likely be up at 390 or 390x levels.

[NicekillBG]

its a 390 with 4gb

[Omon_Ra]

1 minute ago, NicekillBG said:

its a 390 with 4gb

I believe there are going to be 4 and 8GB configurations. Why they didn't just do 8GB and leave it at that is beyond me.

[NicekillBG]

Just now, Omon_Ra said:

I believe there are going to be 4 and 8GB configurations. Why they didn't just do 8GB and leave it at that is beyond me.

Price i guess

for countries like mine the difference is like 150 levs which is 75 euros in such cards when it comes to gb

but we see it like 150 euros so yeah

[JefferyD90]

12 minutes ago, Khaoz said:

Is the RX 480 the entry level card, has this card replaced the R5 240 ?

Or is it the R9 390 replacement ?

 

I feel a bit confused and I also feel in some way I should already know the answer to this which doesn't help with my confusion 

The RX 480 is a high end entry level gaming card.

[mikat]

Just now, JefferyD90 said:

The RX 480 is a high end entry level gaming card.

so a mid range gaming card

and an entry level VR gaming card

[Omon_Ra]

7 minutes ago, NicekillBG said:

Price i guess

for countries like mine the difference is like 150 levs which is 75 euros in such cards when it comes to gb

but we see it like 150 euros so yeah

That's true, but if someone wants a 4GB card, there's the 300-series. I understand it's an 'entry-level' VR/mid-level gaming card; but if it's really for VR, 4GB of VRAM isn't much. I just think they should have kept the RX 480 as an 8GB card, and let the 470 come as a 4GB or even 6GB card.

 

*Sidenote: I keep wanting to type Rx Bandits, instead of RX 480. Fack.

[TheRandomness]

1 hour ago, Omon_Ra said:

That's true, but if someone wants a 4GB card, there's the 300-series. I understand it's an 'entry-level' VR/mid-level gaming card; but if it's really for VR, 4GB of VRAM isn't much. I just think they should have kept the RX 480 as an 8GB card, and let the 470 come as a 4GB or even 6GB card.

 

*Sidenote: I keep wanting to type Rx Bandits, instead of RX 480. Fack.

All 6 Polaris 11 cards are to feature 4GB of VRAM at least according to wikipedia videocardz (how the fuck did I get those two mixed up?).

[Humbug]

it's the R9 380 replacement.

however since it's next gen new architecture it's expected to perform as well as an R9 390 current gen.

[JefferyD90]

53 minutes ago, mikat said:

so a mid range gaming card

and an entry level VR gaming card

No sir.  It is a high end entry level card.  It is not a low end mid-ranged card, or anything else.  It is in the higher end of the entry level cards from AMD.

 

For example, their previous gaming generation cards were positioned as so:

Entry Level Gaming:

R9-380

R9-380X

 

Mid Level Gaming:

R9-390

R9-390X

 

High End Gaming:

R9-Nano

R9-Fury

R9-FuryX

 

Edit: If you want to get extremely technical you could start to include the R7-370 and R7-360, but I consider these "Entertainment" branded video cards, not really gaming cards.  And your R5 series cards are really positioned as integrated video replacements.

[Dackzy]

8 minutes ago, JefferyD90 said:

No sir.  It is a high end entry level card.  It is not a low end mid-ranged card, or anything else.  It is in the higher end of the entry level cards from AMD.

 

For example, their previous gaming generation cards were positioned as so:

Entry Level Gaming:

R9-380

R9-380X

 

Mid Level Gaming:

R9-390

R9-390X

 

High End Gaming:

R9-Nano

R9-Fury

R9-FuryX

 

Edit: If you want to get extremely technical you could start to include the R7-370 and R7-360, but I consider these "Entertainment" branded video cards, not really gaming cards.  And your R5 series cards are really positioned as integrated video replacements.

Um no, mid range is 380 and 380x in the eyes of AMD and the 390 and 390x is high end and lastly the nano, fury and fury x is enthusiast

[Dackzy]

2 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

Um no, mid range is 380 and 380x in the eyes of AMD and the 390 and 390x is high end and lastly the nano, fury and fury x is enthusiast

Just like the 970 and 1070 is high end for Nvidia.

[Omon_Ra]

45 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

All 6 Polaris 11 cards are to feature 4GB of VRAM at least according to wikipedia.

Lol. Wikipedia? Really?

 

The RX 480 will come in both 4GB and 8GB configurations (the former being the £160/$200 model)

 

From Ars Technica: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/amd-rx-480-polaris-release-date-price-specs/

[TheRandomness]

Just now, Omon_Ra said:

Lol. Wikipedia? Really?

 

 

 

 

From Ars Technica: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/amd-rx-480-polaris-release-date-price-specs/

Not wikipedia  I meant videocardz (how the fuck did I get that mixed up)

[Omon_Ra]

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

Not wikipedia  I meant videocardz (how the fuck did I get that mixed up)

Either way, there will be 4GB and 8GB versions; I wonder what the price bump will be for the 8GB. I'd guess $249 or maybe even $299? If that's the case, depending on how the 480 benchmarks, the price:performance value may still swing towards team green. If they could have had the 8GB at $199...damn.

[TheRandomness]

4 minutes ago, Omon_Ra said:

Either way, there will be 4GB and 8GB versions; I wonder what the price bump will be for the 8GB. I'd guess $249 or maybe even $299? If that's the case, depending on how the 480 benchmarks, the price:performance value may still swing towards team green. If they could have had the 8GB at $199...damn.

People are saying $229 for the 8GB variant, would make sense as that's the price for the 380X.

[App4that]

8 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

People are saying $229 for the 8GB variant, would make sense as that's the price for the 380X.

Nope, the experts are saying 250us.

 

 

[NicekillBG]

2 hours ago, Omon_Ra said:

That's true, but if someone wants a 4GB card, there's the 300-series. I understand it's an 'entry-level' VR/mid-level gaming card; but if it's really for VR, 4GB of VRAM isn't much. I just think they should have kept the RX 480 as an 8GB card, and let the 470 come as a 4GB or even 6GB card.

 

*Sidenote: I keep wanting to type Rx Bandits, instead of RX 480. Fack.

RX Bandtits