Did you guys find the 480 benchmarks depressing

[21rkosta]

I expected it to be better, not saying its not a bad card but still, whats your take on the rx 480 benchmark speed?

http://videocardz.com/61005/new-amd-radeon-rx-480-3dmark-benchmarks

[Totalimus]

Wait..where are the benchmarks? I see only prices.

[21rkosta]

@Totalimus sorry i put in wrong link http://videocardz.com/61005/new-amd-radeon-rx-480-3dmark-benchmarks

[Delicieuxz]

Are you meaning the benchmarks on this page?: http://videocardz.com/61005/new-amd-radeon-rx-480-3dmark-benchmarks

 

So far, those benchmark scores are the outliers. Look at WCCF's for comparison: http://wccftech.com/amd-rx-480-faster-than-nano-980/

 

Videocardz FSU score: 2856

 

WCCF FSU score:
3381 for the 4GB variant

3432 for the 8 GB variant

 

Which is accurate? We don't know right now. But, as conjecture, I'm betting the WCCF score will be the accurate one. The WCCF score is more in line with other leaks, and makes more sense, IMO.

[Jack Longman]

So many people keep saying that you'd be stupid to buy say a gtx 1080 when you could buy 2 480's and get similar performance. There's still alot of games that don't support crossfire properly and if you're going for a smaller build you would only want 1 gpu. The 480 is alright for the money i suppose but it's in no way a contender with other new cards

[Delicieuxz]

There are rumours of a faulty BIOS in some of the RX 480 cards, and possibility of the Videocardz benchmark being run at 1080 clock speed, instead of the 1266 speed. Some people have said that the RX 480 has a 1080 Mhz non-boost speed, and a 1266 Mhz boost-speed. Whether that's accurate yet, we don't know. But some site claimed to be able to confirm that this was the case (can't remember which at this time).

 

If the Videocardz benchmark proved to be accurate, then yes, I would be very disappointed. But I suspect that there was something wrong with the card, the clockspeed, or the source. I think the WCCF scores are more likely close to accurate.

[DumbAsshole32]

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[Totalimus]

3 minutes ago, 21rkosta said:

@Totalimus sorry i put in wrong link http://videocardz.com/61005/new-amd-radeon-rx-480-3dmark-benchmarks

Oh, this benchmark has been discussed here for the last two days..I think.

Personally, I am not disappointed. I am looking for a new graphics card and I am happy it is more powerful than R9 390 for about the same price + with full DirectX 12 support which means the games are supposedly run even better.

Sapphire R9 390 Nitro costs 280 euros right now in my country (Europe, Latvia in case you want to know) so I don't really mind paying a little bit more for more performance.

[Bangflop]

Considering the price, I think the scores are good. At the same time, it is extremely early in the release and I don't think speculation is good at this point. I mean, people thought the 1080 would run at like 64 degrees until people got their hands on them and tested them for real so I think for now, we should just sit back and wait.

[DXMember]

welll... the $200 card is on par with a card that was $549 MSRP not two years ago

[don_svetlio]

That bench was done with the wrong clockspeeds IIRC so it's not indicative of anything. Wait for proper reviews with actual release drivers

[21rkosta]

@don_svetlio yes the website claims they are above stock speeds

[Cyracus]

r9 390x right now $320+

rx 480 at launch $200

Even if it only slightly outperforms its predecessor you have to remember AMD has said their goal was not to make the most amazing top of the heap graphics card, but to make an affordable vr capable card, which all signs indicate that's what the 480 is

[21rkosta]

@cyracus yes but im a little worried about its vr performance

[stconquest]

2 minutes ago, 21rkosta said:

@cyracus yes but im a little worried about its vr performance

Why?  Why are you worried? 

[Dackzy]

1 minute ago, 21rkosta said:

@cyracus yes but im a little worried about its vr performance

why? a 970 can run VR and the AMD card with the same performance is the 390 not the 390x

[21rkosta]

@dackzy yes it can run, notice how its can run not its good at running, and also if in like 6 months or so 4k/1440p/100hz/144hz vr comes along this thing will not be vr compatible at all

[stconquest]

I hope this is not a case where the OP is butthurt that a $200 AMD offering will wreck a GTX 970.  I have been seeing this from the dumber to the smarter people here on LTT.

 

This is a card (RX 480) that is poised to make at least 7 GPUs, in three different tiers, obsolete.  I guess it is starting to bother some people that spent $300+ on a GPU in the last year.

[21rkosta]

@stconquest im not actualy, i love the 480, its just im worried about its vr performance, because i know once the next vr headset comes out with like 1440p and 4k people will be like "but i thaught you said the 480 was vr compatible", its more of that im saying they should stop saying vr compatible and say its, htc vive model one and oculus rift consumer edition model one compatible

[ivan134]

4 minutes ago, 21rkosta said:

@dackzy yes it can run, notice how its can run not its good at running, and also if in like 6 months or so 4k/1440p/100hz/144hz vr comes along this thing will not be vr compatible at all

Dafuq? That's not even going to happen in years and even if it did happen in 6 months why would you expect a $200 card to do that? You're disappointed because of unrealistic expectations?

[crysilis]

34 minutes ago, 21rkosta said:

I kinda did, i mean i didnt expect it to be great but i didnt expect it to be that bad. whats your take on the rx 480 benchmark speed?

http://videocardz.com/61005/new-amd-radeon-rx-480-3dmark-benchmarks

those are synthetic benchmarks wait for some real in-game benchmarks

[JabroniBaloney]

No. I am not disappointed in a mainstream card's benchmarks that are similar to a few year old enthusiast card's performance. In fact, I'm quite glad a card that will be amazing for 1080p will be coming out for a budget friendly price.

[stconquest]

3 minutes ago, 21rkosta said:

@stconquest im not actualy, i love the 480, its just im worried about its vr performance, because i know once the next vr headset comes out with like 1440p and 4k people will be like "but i thaught you said the 480 was vr compatible", its more of that im saying they should stop saying vr compatible and say its, htc vive model one and oculus rift consumer edition model one compatible

The Vive and the Rift are VR platforms... high end ones.

 

Psst, no current single card is going to do 4K VR @ 90FPS.

[21rkosta]

@ivan134 no im dissapointed that there using the word phrase vr compatible, because when its not vr compatible  with the new headset people are going to think it is and its gonna be this whole thing, its kinda more of a pet peave thing, like how it annoys me that they named the successor to the 980 the 1080, because people who dont know much about pcs are gonna be like, oh i dont want the 1080 in my pc because it only games in 1080p

[xAcid9]

13 minutes ago, 21rkosta said:

@don_svetlio yes the website claims they are above stock speeds

AMD playing the catching game with them. Some with wrong clock speed, some with different TDP, some with different max temp, etc etc so they can find whose been leaking information before NDA ended.