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Slimebeast on 07 May 2016
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JEMC 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.

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.