Leaked benchmarks for AMD Radeon RX 480 hits minimum VR spec for $199

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se7en7thre3 said:

JEMC said:

 
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The 7870 is a 2.5+ tf card, we know the PS4 is a cut down version (1.84).  

The R9 270, rated at 2.3 tf got a 7850 score, lower than the rx460.  So this card is a healthy bump over PS4 and they can cut it down further if nec. Im guessing.

You're right we don't know the requirements, but it seems to me if the goal for NX is to match current gen, it will have to be done on the new process node if Nintendo wants to avoid an unusually large tdp compared to their expected standard.

The R9 285/380 is a newer chip (GCN 1.2 vs GCN 1.0) than those that's not only more powerful (3.2TFlops and almost 11,000 3dMark score) but also more efficient in both power consumption an memory usage thanks to newer memory compression.

 

Anyway, I'm starting to think that those +1,500 MHz rumors may be more than that. I was checking another forum when someone posted a link to this post at overclock.net:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1603252/wccf-amd-rx-480-can-hit-1-5ghz-new-overclocking-tool-with-voltage-control-coming/390#post_25267966

Earlier here today i posted some info on two different AIB vendors releasing $300 dollar 1500mhz Rx 480 Editions. There is some clarity i wanted to update on what exactly this means. Its quite simple, There will be some "superclocked" editions (< not the exact name) released with a bios option set at 1500mhz, its as simple as that. As for how many others vendors will release these Rx 480's that have the bios option switch to 1500mhz is unknown outside of the two companies that i am aware of. I cannot share which companies are releasing this but honestly I am told that all 6+8 pin Rx 480's are said to get this 1500mhz mark with software, Let me just quote what they said...this is a C/P from my email that was forwarded to me by my brother just a few hours ago.

This particular $300 Rx 480 OC Edition will have toggle with two bios options - Standard bios of 1266mhz and Extreme bios of 1500mhz - All 6+8 pin models will be able to reach the 1500mhz mark - the only difference is some editions will have a overclock bios setting that will be set at the 1500mhz mark - while other cards will have to be done manually although today its easy to do manually by just a few clicks of a button with software - While running at 1570mhz - the OC edition runs at 72c with 99% gpu load with 65% fan - one impressive feat to say the least - This bodes well for AMD's new Polaris cards as it shows these cards are capable of even more than this impressive 1570mhz mark - In fact, in a closed box setup, we were able to "easily" obtain 1600mhz while running Battlefield 4 for over an hour with zero crashes or artifacts all while keeping below the 75c mark while using 99% gpu load - Even more impressive is the fact that the voltage usage leaves room for even a bit further tweaking to further our overclock past 1600mhz - One has to wonder what AMD has with the entire lineup of Vega right now - we can only imagine pure bliss in terms of performance at the top enthusiast level - AMD really does have something special on their hands. The Rx 480 while running 1500mhz is on par with the stock 1070 in-game, it even beats it on some games at this clock, anything more and the 480 begins to put some distance between the two cards. Keep in mind this is Dx12 games, this is where GCN 4 truly shows off.

And then, someone mentioned that the italian branch of Sapphire shared the WCCFTech article about those +1,500MHz cards on both Facebook and Twitter:

https://www.facebook.com/SapphireTechnologyItalia/photos/a.339371192758661.98675.208837312478717/1294753827220388/?type=3&theater

Il clock conta ....... eccome se conta !https://t.co/UiyODvbY6b https://t.co/Mp699pbj7g

— Sapphire Tech Italia (@SapphireItalia) June 18, 2016

Can those cards be real?