A few hours ago AMD shook up the PC community when it announced the RX 480, which will be a -get this-, $200 dollar graphics card that will rub shoulders with the much loved R9 390 and the GTX 980, and at a much lower price point.,
The card will apparently run on a 256-bit bus, which as we posted according the rumours earlier will be the same as the GTX 1060. The power consumption is stated as 150 W which, though lower than the previous generation cards this matches in graphics power, is comparable to the GTX 1070 and it's expected that the 1060 should definitely be lower than this.
From the chart above, you can see that the card will come in 4 and 8GB variants. perfect for tackling VR requirements or gaming at 4k. The Radeon RX 480 will also expand the total overall market for virtual reality—a key new battleground for computing. AMD’s been beating the drum loudly with its LiquidVR development kit initiative and the Radeon Pro Duo, a dual-GPU beast of a graphics card devoted to VR game development.
As far as the form factor and aesthetics are concerned, the RX seems to be continuing the legacy of the Nano and the Fury X, slick, black and minimal.
With the release of the 480, AMD has officially just steamrolled all over the mid-range graphics cards market. There's absolutely no reason to buy a 950, 960 or even a 970 now, and the same applies to the 370, 380 and their predecessors. The hype for the Vega family cards has also significantly increased.
Your move, Nvidia.
Author: Ishaan
Source: AMD livestream
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