AMD Polaris GPU - Discussion Thread

C4C

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Sapphire's Nitro RX480 launches sometime next week. I called Micro Center and they told me that there's no date listed, but they have over 100 cards (3 shipments for the one card next week) coming to the Denver store. Lady said to keep calling every morning when they open. First come, first serve, no limit. Hoping I can get one :D

4GB at $216, 8GB at $269. Not sure which one I'm gonna get..

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3098...480-review-polaris-rethought-and-refined.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/sapphire-nitro-radeon-rx-480,32306.html
 
C4C

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Intel_man said:
Grab the 1070. huehuehue


On a more serious note, just grab the 8gb one.
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If the prices drop enough, and I save for a while I might be able to get one haha

I know Sapphire is making their 4GB cards with only 4GB (note reference card "scandal" here), but I'm only playing in 1080p and benchmarks show no difference until 1440p and 4K where it ends up only being at max 3-4 FPS.

I'll check out the 8GB model and I know it doesn't hurt but an extra $43 according to leaks doesn't seem like a good deal. I didn't even touch 5GB of the RAM on my R9 390 when I had it!
 
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Not really... that game is terrible to benchmark GPU's because it barely uses it. The game does use about 8gbs of my RAM though and is using about 40% of my processor across 12 threads according to the Task Manager. GPU Usage is at a whopping 15%.
 
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I'm not sure how that would work out. I've got my worries on a few things.
  1. Heat is one of those questions. Current m.2 ssd's run rather hot sometimes, and being housed inside a GPU doesn't sound ideal or help.
  2. This sounds to me like its purpose is to provide caching for workstation machines. Not sure how this will translate to consumer gaming level stuff.
  3. Even with today's blazing fast m.2 ssd performance, it's still much slower than what DRAM can achieve. Is this a compromise?
 
Laquer Head

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Intel_man said:
How else did you think I managed to get a hold of my 1080? These things are still freaking sold out within minutes of listing.
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Some of us don't need to stress, I literally snapped my fingers and MSI texted my private line within minutes...pretty much begging me to take a 1080 and even offering to have the CEO deliver it to my door.

Thats how the big dogs roll!
 
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Intel_man said:
I'm not sure how that would work out. I've got my worries on a few things.
  1. Heat is one of those questions. Current m.2 ssd's run rather hot sometimes, and being housed inside a GPU doesn't sound ideal or help.
  2. This sounds to me like its purpose is to provide caching for workstation machines. Not sure how this will translate to consumer gaming level stuff.
  3. Even with today's blazing fast m.2 ssd performance, it's still much slower than what DRAM can achieve. Is this a compromise?
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Yeah this card seems more like a proof of concept than anything, and the article seems to agree with that sentiment.
 
Origin Saint

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Laquer Head

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Be strong for Lisa.....Bwhahahahahahaha

“AMD is at our best when we are taking bold, calculated risks and aggressively pursuing the leading-edge technologies that change the world.” - Dr. Lisa Su (President and Chief Executive Officer Advanced Micro Devices)
 
C4C

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lolololololololol

guess the Sapphire Nitro+ is getting released tomorrow? There's no announced date so I'm still in the dark. Didn't get released today as far as i know.

Cancelling my fishing trip to the local lake and pushing it to Saturday... let's hope all goes well tomorrow....
 
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C4C said:
lolololololololol

guess the Sapphire Nitro+ is getting released tomorrow? There's no announced date so I'm still in the dark. Didn't get released today as far as i know.

Cancelling my fishing trip to the local lake and pushing it to Saturday... let's hope all goes well tomorrow....
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Why not go for the Asus ROG Strix RX480?
 
C4C

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Intel_man said:
Why not go for the Asus ROG Strix RX480?
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The waiting game is killing me... Been without a GPU since June 22nd when I built this thing. I'd get the ROG but only if I knew I could receive it before I leave for school the 30th of August.
 
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