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Rx 480 instock5/18/2023 The eight-core system has 32GB of RAM while the six-core has 16GB. Both systems are running Windows 10 and Intel Core i7 CPUs, one being a 6-core 4960X, the other being an eight-core 5960X. One for benchmark testing and one for roomscale VR testing on the HTC Vive. In my testing, I used two different systems. In fact, I would recommend most gamers buy the 4GB version of this GPU unless they find the necessity to have 8GB or feel more comfortable paying 20% more for the comfort of having 8GB. However, in all of my testing (done at 1440p resolution), I never once actually saw any need for 8GB of VRAM. This is somewhat similar to what NVIDIA has done with their GTX 10, where they provide the press and most consumers with one version of the GPU and talk about a lower MSRP based on AIB custom designs. Also, keep in mind that while AMD is touting the RX 480 as a $199 GPU, the GPU sent to us for testing was the 8GB which cost $239. That means testing the Radeon RX 480 in synthetic benchmarks, real games and even VR benchmarks-not to mention, also trying to use the RX 480 in VR. As such, I wanted to take a look at overall performance of the Radeon RX 480 in regular games against the competition and also to see how good the experience was in VR in the short time that I’ve had to test the GPU. So, naturally, people are going to want to see how the GPU performs in regular games as well as VR. After all, there still aren’t that many VR games on the market, and not everyone is going to be able to afford a VR capable PC and a new VR headset right away. ![]() The RX 480 is touted as a VR certified GPU but also one that enables a very good gaming experience outside of VR as well. Driving down the cost of entry to VR is extremely important, and companies like AMD are driving that right now. That means someone looking to use an Oculus Rift can get a whole VR system for under $1,500 and an HTC Vive and VR system for under $1,600. The RX 480 is the culmination of a lot of work from AMD and their partners and finally helps drive down the cost of a VR capable system to under $800. ![]() They have been developing new software and capabilities for VR and today the fruits of AMD’s efforts are available to not only those that can afford premium mid-range or high-end graphics cards. AMD has been building to this moment ever since the company started to support and talk about VR in early 2015. Today, thanks to the competitiveness of the GPU market and the efficiency of the 14nm and 16nm FinFET processes from Globalfoundriesand Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company(TSMC), we are able to get fantastic GPUs with great performance for the same or less money. Most GPUs that are labelled as VR Ready by AMD and NVIDIA were a good $100 or more than the RX 480 at launch. AMD is positioning the RX 480 as the best GPU for high quality VR enabling both Facebook’s Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive VR headsets at a price point that has never been seen before. ![]() This GPU is AMD’s first new major GPU architecture change in quite some time, and although it is still part of the GCN family of graphics chips, it does have a lot of new capabilities and improvements that make it a worthy successor. Today marks the launch of Advanced Micro Devices’ (AMD) new Radeon RX 480 GPU, the company’s first VR-capable GPU that is sold for $199. This is all rather besides the point, here, though.There is no doubt in my mind that many gamers have been waiting for this day for quite some time. ![]() Nvidia GTX 1060, 10 vs AMD RX 480: Performance Of course, the first Pascal Titan X then out-punched the GTX 1080, but we now have the That cost £850-900 and – at the time – was the best single-GPU card on the market. Amazingly, the newer cards are not only cheaper than their predecessors (the GTX 980 and GTX 970), but the GTX 10 also out-punch the 2015 Titan X (based on Maxwell architecture). VR is a big focus for Nvidia, and Pascal brings big performance jumps in this area. The Nvidia cards all use the Pascal architecture.
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