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The next generation of AMD GPU's have launched, and it begins with the AMD RX 480. Benchmarks are now out there along with plenty of info.
I don't have the card myself as I have no contacts at AMD, but luckily Phoronix managed to bag a card and he's done plenty of testing as you can imagine. I will be referencing the green site due to other sites obviously focusing on Windows.
See the Phoronix article here for the full benchmarks. The Vulkan benchmarks are especially impressive where it performed better than an Nvidia 980 in Dota 2!
According to Phoronix, the UI "Radeon Software" may be open-sourced:
Phoronix did an extra set of benchmarks, but that article is sadly locked behind a paywall. Apparently in there he benchmarked Tomb Raider, Shadow of Mordor and Company of Heroes 2 all of which aren't even supported on AMD drivers.
Looks like the AMD RX 480 might actually be a pretty good card. It looks close to the level of an Nvidia 970, but will cost less. That's pretty damn interesting and will firmly put AMD on the table for a lot of people now I imagine. Not only that, but the performance of the card on Mesa is quite impressive too.
Considering the drivers for it are brand new, I expect the performance to improve a bit over time.
While the Nvidia 970 does outperform it in a fair few tests, it's not by much looking at the scores so considering the price if you were thinking about getting one, I would seriously think again and look at the AMD RX 480. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
I don't have the card myself as I have no contacts at AMD, but luckily Phoronix managed to bag a card and he's done plenty of testing as you can imagine. I will be referencing the green site due to other sites obviously focusing on Windows.
See the Phoronix article here for the full benchmarks. The Vulkan benchmarks are especially impressive where it performed better than an Nvidia 980 in Dota 2!
According to Phoronix, the UI "Radeon Software" may be open-sourced:
QuoteWhile my hopes for WattMan quickly diminished, on the call when inquiring about this lack of Linux support it was brought up that they are looking to potentially open-source Radeon Software! There is nothing set in stone yet and they are still investigating, but the hope would be to open-source Radeon Software and provide potential basic Linux support so the community can drive it further.
Phoronix did an extra set of benchmarks, but that article is sadly locked behind a paywall. Apparently in there he benchmarked Tomb Raider, Shadow of Mordor and Company of Heroes 2 all of which aren't even supported on AMD drivers.
Looks like the AMD RX 480 might actually be a pretty good card. It looks close to the level of an Nvidia 970, but will cost less. That's pretty damn interesting and will firmly put AMD on the table for a lot of people now I imagine. Not only that, but the performance of the card on Mesa is quite impressive too.
Considering the drivers for it are brand new, I expect the performance to improve a bit over time.
While the Nvidia 970 does outperform it in a fair few tests, it's not by much looking at the scores so considering the price if you were thinking about getting one, I would seriously think again and look at the AMD RX 480. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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leillo1975 Jun 29, 2016
I've always been green, but if this graphics card goes well could be red
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acrazyplayer Jun 29, 2016
I'm thinking of selling my gtx 960 to buy one of these. Time will tell though.
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natewardawg Jun 29, 2016
Wow, I really hope that AMD keeps it up. When I do decide to buy a new GPU I would love to support them instead of NVidia.
I also wish there were some Talos Principal benchmarks in there too. Maybe he didn't do it since you need to manually edit the Talos.ini file to get Vulkan working.
I also wish there were some Talos Principal benchmarks in there too. Maybe he didn't do it since you need to manually edit the Talos.ini file to get Vulkan working.
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Quoting: natewardawgWow, I really hope that AMD keeps it up. When I do decide to buy a new GPU I would love to support them instead of NVidia.I imagine Talos is in the extra benchmark article he put behind a paywall.
I also wish there were some Talos Principal benchmarks in there too. Maybe he didn't do it since you need to manually edit the Talos.ini file to get Vulkan working.
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I'm really starting to think about upgrading my GTX 760 to the RX 480 now. I always said that I'll get an AMD graphics card when their open source drivers improve and are actually competitive with the Nvidia blob. Well, it's time to put the money where my mout is and get one. If only they were actually available in my city :(
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natewardawg Jun 29, 2016
Quoting: liamdaweI imagine Talos is in the extra benchmark article he put behind a paywall.
You're probably right, that would make sense.
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leillo1975 Jun 29, 2016
Quoting: acrazyplayerI'm thinking of selling my gtx 960 to buy one of these. Time will tell though.
With your actual graphic card I don't change to a RX480. I think that this could be a good choice If you own a Nvidia 670, 760...
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Inspector_Gidget Jun 29, 2016
I'm considering switching to AMD, Depending of the price/performance of this card.. I don't know, It's a tough decision.
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Quoting: liamdaweI imagine Talos is in the extra benchmark article he put behind a paywall.Sadly that's not the case here.
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