AMD's Polaris architecture is the answer to Nvidia's Pascal: a 2016 update to graphics card technology that promises all the traditional boosts in efficiency, performance, and value for money — along with the new priority of better VR. Instead of taking on Nvidia directly, however, AMD has sought to hit breakthrough pricing with its opening Polaris salvo, the Radeon RX480, which dips down to $199 while offering enough power to support the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. That's AMD's premise, anyway, so does the RX480 deliver?
The always-thorough reviewers at The Tech Report place the RX480's performance on a par with Nvidia's pricier GTX 970, noting that "a performance jump like this hasn't happened around this price point for a long, long...
via The Verge
