Good value for money, while the crazy hype that preceded its launch surely left many people more or less disappoointed.
About actual power consumption, from the little I read and considerng AMD slow burner reputation, I expect it to slowly improve, together with performances, as AMD releases more optimised drivers. I wouldn't be surprised if the first batches of reference implementation cards had some bugs, oversight or just unrefined code in launch firmware and drivers, AMD looked so sure about power efficiency and maybe, being eternally behind schedule, it rushed some things to avoid being it again.
Overall my feeling is that in 2017 and 2019 or 2020, when I'll do my next major and successive minor upgrades, AMD will offer me again what I want somewhere in the mid/low- to mid/high-range, and for even better value for money than in the past.
If I were a power user I'd be disappointed, maybe (but maybe I'd be waitng for Vega, skipping Polaris altogether), but I'm not, so I'm mildly satisfied now and optimist about being more so in the future.
Existing User Log In
New User Registration
Register for a free account to gain full access to the VGChartz Network and join our thriving community.
