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Title: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: Glen73 on May 31, 2016, 07:57:34 AM
AMD might finally reveal their Polaris 10 and Polaris 11 GPUs at a live streaming event during Computex 2016 in addition to the Radeon 490 card.

NVIDIA and AMD has been battling it out for the past few years in terms of who has the greatest video cards. The former recently unveiled their GTX 1080 which surpasses all of the current GPUs available today, but the latter may be storing a surprise with the new Polaris 10 and Polaris 11 GPUs.
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PC users who are budget-conscious tend to move towards Radeon cards because they offer more value in a good ratio with the price. However, NVIDIA's selections are still more powerful despite their steep price tags.

AMD could also offer more accelerated processing units (APU) besides the Radeon RX 480 Polaris 10 and Polaris 11 video cards, ChristianToday has learned. They could be featured alongside the Radeon R9 490 in the upcoming livestream event.

The GTX 1080 has been shown to beat even NVIDIA's own most powerful card from last generation at roughly half the price off. AMD would need to dish out video cards that could do the same or even better if they want more consumers to choose their GPUs.

AMD has unveiled the new Polaris Radeon R9 490 that will go toe to toe with the GTX 1080 at the high-end range. Unfortunately, there are still no benchmarking results available for a direct comparison of the two.

The Radeon R9 490 using the Polaris architecture will feature HDMI 2.0 and Display Port 1.3, Neurogadget reported. It is expected to launch in June which is also the same time the GTX 1070 will be released.

AMD's Polaris 10 and Polaris 11 GPU architecture is said to be less powerful than the new Pascal technology from NVIDIA. However, the price value of the Radeon cards could be their entry point in the market.

Official specs of the cards from AMD are still nowhere to be found. NVIDIA's GTX 1080 has 8GB VRAM and a power requirement of just 180W.

AMD is expected to reveal their full line of Polaris 10 and Polaris 11 video cards such as the Radeon RX 480 or the R9 490 at the Computex 2016 event. Fans will finally be able to see whether it can go up against the GTX 1080 and the GTX 1070.
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: Simone on May 31, 2016, 12:40:55 PM
Handy,quick, infos ,thx Glen
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: Gratulin on May 31, 2016, 01:36:35 PM
http://mobile.pcauthority.com.au/News/420265,australian-gtx-1070-prices-start-to-appear-and-its-looking-like-the-card-to-buy.aspx?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=PC+%26+Tech+Authority++-+Latest+Articles
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: Glen73 on May 31, 2016, 02:44:15 PM
Handy,quick, infos ,thx Glen
Xoxoxoxooxxo
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: Glen73 on May 31, 2016, 03:57:22 PM

490x should be same performance as 1070 which I would of thought might bring an end to the fury x. We will hopefully know more in 24 hours.
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: Glen73 on June 01, 2016, 03:57:44 PM
Well here it is, 480rx vr ready for $199 us, drawing 150 watt, oh put two of these together and they out perform the gtx 1080 for 2/3rds the price of the gtx 1080. Awesome
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: Glen73 on June 01, 2016, 06:15:31 PM
[youtube]ZwlQvjwYFEM?t=22m20s[/youtube]
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: Bird on June 02, 2016, 09:23:16 AM
Well here it is, 480rx vr ready for $199 us, drawing 150 watt, oh put two of these together and they out perform the gtx 1080 for 2/3rds the price of the gtx 1080. Awesome
I'd advise against crossfire - the AMD drivers can be a bit dodgy.
p.s. Glen you are still better off w/o youtube tags...just dump the link.
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: Glen73 on June 02, 2016, 12:17:14 PM
https://youtu.be/ZwlQvjwYFEM?t=21m57s
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: StanDaam on June 02, 2016, 12:48:43 PM
Your go Bird!!
 :D
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: Bird on June 02, 2016, 01:10:19 PM
Hm...interestingly this link won't work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwlQvjwYFEM&feature=youtu.be&t=21m57s

(and of course as we've seen above the youtu.be is not recognised by the current module either)

but removing the "&feature=youtu.be" part works:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwlQvjwYFEM&t=21m57s
Maybe I should look for an upgrade to this extension package...
Edit: there isn't a new one, sadly.   

Edit 2;

Actually this works as well - the set time can't be parsed by this extension.  It's a shame, innit?
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https://youtu.be/ZwlQvjwYFEM
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: Glen73 on June 05, 2016, 09:08:51 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1PtcKChZdk
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: Glen73 on July 02, 2016, 07:04:50 AM
https://youtu.be/CMi_LAQ5XuE
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: Glen73 on July 02, 2016, 07:05:53 AM
I purchased 2 xfx OC Black editions on release. So far so good  :o
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: Glen73 on July 02, 2016, 07:06:25 AM
https://youtu.be/GMHJhP7Y7oM
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: Bruce on July 02, 2016, 08:30:34 AM
I purchased 2 xfx OC Black editions on release. So far so good  :o
Looking up. Which model?
 Ready for next season?
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: slideways on July 02, 2016, 08:44:07 AM
Can't wait to see the prices for the 1060 when it gets here.  Leaked performance figures are pretty hot.
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: Glen73 on July 02, 2016, 10:08:06 AM
I purchased 2 xfx OC Black editions on release. So far so good  :o
Looking up. Which model?
 Ready for next season?

Hey mate, i went two rx 480 black oc edition running in Xfire. For the money even 1 card offers great performance at 1080p. i want to drive 3440 x 1440 monitor plus in crossfire on dx12 games it out performs the $1279 gtx1080. I got mine for $798.
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: Glen73 on July 02, 2016, 10:09:38 AM
Can't wait to see the prices for the 1060 when it gets here.  Leaked performance figures are pretty hot.

I like what amd have done with the 480. Now im hoping nvidia actually put out a real value for dollar card.
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: Glen73 on July 02, 2016, 02:51:03 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVVJPbFRDEc
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: Phil.8 on July 06, 2016, 03:46:26 PM
People Have Converted Their Radeon RX 480 4GB Cards Into 8GB Cards
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/07/people-have-converted-their-radeon-rx-480-4gb-cards-into-8gb-cards/
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: Glen73 on July 08, 2016, 09:22:43 AM
New drivers draw excess power through 6 pin now, games are smooth as butter. Even one of these cards do a super job for there price. Be interesting to see how the 1060 stacks up. 

Interesting Phil, I wonder how long they will be shipping 4GB card with locked 8GB on board. Personally I would rather pay the extra and retain my warranty. It is rumored it is only to get stocks up so it could be a lotto if you get a 4GB or 8GB variant.
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: slideways on July 08, 2016, 09:40:57 AM
Don't understand the need to put your warranty at risk. Just flash the bios, if it works you have 8gb, if it doesn't you have 4gb... :)
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: Glen73 on July 08, 2016, 10:28:41 AM
I'd be checking there was 8GB there first before I flashed which would ruin the warranty. I guess you don't have to but that's just me.
Title: Re: Meanwhile, in the red corner........
Post by: slideways on July 08, 2016, 10:45:57 AM
Problem is the only way to check is to pull it apart which will definitely void the warranty. Never used ATIFlash but I would assume it comes with a backflash feature to restore the original bios. Will stand corrected though.
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