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Forums - PC Discussion - Digital Foundry on AMD Polaris: Can 'R9 480'/'R9 480X' Dominate Mainstream PC Graphics?

AnthonyW86 on 07 May 2016
Slimebeast said:
It sucks so bad that a Polaris 10/Radeon 490 won't even beat a Geforce 1070, let alone a 1080.

So stupid of AMD to once again ignore the high-end. Always making the same mistake.

And I'm outraged since I have to wait until 2017 before I can upgrade from my R9 290.

Radeon 490 is high end in my opinion, anything from $400 or higher is enthusiast level.



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JEMC on 07 May 2016
Slimebeast said:
JEMC said:

But, what if 490X was within 5% of the 1070 and launched at $299, for example?

Of course, you wouldn't upgrade since the jump from your 290 wouldn't be as big, but how would react the market?

Now that would be great ofc for sales in the mainstream segment for AMD, but I still think having the high-end and performance crown is very important. AMD is seen as second rate by many gamers when they almost never have the crown. Nvidia understands the importance of this PR and having the high-end users on its side.

And yes, the performance of a 490X will never be enough for it to be worth it compared to a Radeon 290. And since most games don't support SLI/Crossfire nowadays buying two of them ain't an option either.

Being able to use the "fastest GPU" or "fastest card" of the world is always a good selling point, although AMD may be able to claim the second one with the Radeon Pro Duo, but fighting for that place has done AMD more harm than good these last gens.

Focusing on improving its marketshare and its profitability is the best AMD can do this time around.



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vivster on 07 May 2016
AnthonyW86 said:
Slimebeast said:
It sucks so bad that a Polaris 10/Radeon 490 won't even beat a Geforce 1070, let alone a 1080.

So stupid of AMD to once again ignore the high-end. Always making the same mistake.

And I'm outraged since I have to wait until 2017 before I can upgrade from my R9 290.

Radeon 490 is high end in my opinion, anything from $400 or higher is enthusiast level.

Sorry but "enthusiast level" is not above high end. If anything it IS high end. High end is always the best thing possible with current tech. Which means not even the 1080 is high end but its stronger brother Big Pascal. The only thing above high end is multiple high end cards.



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