New name : Radeon Wattman Instead of AMD overdrive!
pretty close to Walkman
I like it
Watt Man sounds like a robot master from Mega Man.
Are you having trouble seeing the exact quote bellow my reply?So what did you read then and where?
Looks like sometime in July for custom models. Early to mid-July most likely.
e.g. Powercolor's new "Devil" card is inferred to be announced/available July 11th:
http://fudzilla.com/news/graphics/40983-powercolor-teases-new-radeon-rx-480-devil-graphics-card
Even if it's not immediately available, it should follow shortly after.
And this reference cards will be more expensive just like Pascal?
Will they have something better than the non-reference at least?
And this reference cards will be more expensive just like Pascal?
Will they have something better than the non-reference at least?
It seems every time I see this thread, there is more and more hype going on, but, any OC'ing ability don't matter at all for the market AMD is directing these reference cards for.
OC'ing matters to enthusiasts, and that is about it.
Enthusiast cards are Vega, not Polaris.
It seems every time I see this thread, there is more and more hype going on, but, any OC'ing ability don't matter at all for the market AMD is directing these reference cards for.
OC'ing matters to enthusiasts, and that is about it.
Enthusiast cards are Vega, not Polaris.
I am sure the AIBs will have non-reference cards that clock better, and maybe even much better than the reference designed ones, and if rumors are correct, AMD is willing for them to have custom PCBs to add additional power plugs to the 480, unlike the Fury Nano, where they were not allowed to change anything major.
It's just speculation.
Because the same source that claims the reference RX 480 doesn't OC well, have said every custom RX 480 with a better PCB stock clocks 1.5ghz.
To me, that doesn't make sense because 6+1 power phase on the reference is plenty for what is a card that uses ~100W in gaming. 1x 6 pin also allows up to and even beyond (good PSU) 150W. There's head room there for the chip to hit the same clocks as the custom board. IF it does not, according to these rumors, it only means it's artificially gimped via the bios.
From our OC early tests: the PCB and the new tools are very good, and the Polaris 10 overclocks very well even at stock voltage. The problem is the reference cooler (it's very good just at stock frequencies or a little bit over). With a 3rd party cooler (Sapphire Nitro?) Polaris 10 will be a best buy, IMHO.
Fix your link, It's "reply" !
edit : http://semiaccurate.com/forums/showpost.php?p=267069&postcount=2183
the ref cooler looks terrible imo
http://cdn.videocardz.com/1/2016/06/AMD-Radeon-RX-480-PCB-Polaris-10-4.jpg
I'm not surprised at all, it's just a shame they didn't choose to make the price 10$ higher and install a proper cooler to keep the card cool and throttling-free
I'll definitely wait for AIB cards.
the ref cooler looks terrible imo
http://cdn.videocardz.com/1/2016/06/AMD-Radeon-RX-480-PCB-Polaris-10-4.jpg
I'm not surprised at all, it's just a shame they didn't choose to make the price 10$ higher and install a proper cooler to keep the card cool and throttling-free
I'll definitely wait for AIB cards.
At least i am happy to read that the only issue is the reference cooler and not the chip itself.
the ref cooler looks terrible imo
http://cdn.videocardz.com/1/2016/06/AMD-Radeon-RX-480-PCB-Polaris-10-4.jpg
I'm not surprised at all, it's just a shame they didn't choose to make the price 10$ higher and install a proper cooler to keep the card cool and throttling-free
I'll definitely wait for AIB cards.
There is no proof that it throttles at stock speed.the ref cooler looks terrible imo
http://cdn.videocardz.com/1/2016/06/AMD-Radeon-RX-480-PCB-Polaris-10-4.jpg
I'm not surprised at all, it's just a shame they didn't choose to make the price 10$ higher and install a proper cooler to keep the card cool and throttling-free
I'll definitely wait for AIB cards.
They didn't say it was a OC'ers dream, so, anything beyond what they said it is capable of doing is hype. They set there expectations to be mainstream, nothing more.I wish I had a dollar for every time someone typed hype. Anything even remotely hopeful or optimistic about the card is instantly "hype".
There is no proof that it throttles at stock speed.
I am willing to bet that it don't throttle at all with the reference cards at the factory speeds, and the cards won't repeat the noise level of the 290's fiasco cooler.
Besides, $199 price point is what they were shooting for, not $209.
I honestly have no clue why anyone in these forums would bother with reference designs from either AMD or nvidia. We (in the forums) all know that custom coolers are the domain of the AIB, and are much better than the reference designed ones.
Because non reference designs are coming later, who knows when.
I'm tired of poor reference designs (srsly, who would not pay 5$ extra for a decent cooler) and of waiting for a solid card. 28nm seems like a waste and >400$ GTX 1070 like overkill for my needs.
no thank you