As we close in on the Radeon RX 480 release, some news on the 490 has surfaced. On the AMD website there is a promotion page, with that promotion ending December 2016, the Radeon RX 490 is listed on it. That indicates that the VEGA based card indeed will be released this year.

The unannounced video cards can be seen by clicking on the promotions page "check eligibility". The list is a proper indication of the Radeon RX 490 being released this year. The RX 490 is based on the Vega-GPU 10 architecture, which is expected no earlier than the end of 2016.

The Radeon RX 490 series will be based on a GPU called VEGA 10. AMD Radeon Technologies Group (RTG) chief Raja Koduri was in Shanghai last week to meet with one of the design teams of the "Polaris10" and the upcoming "Vega10." Koduri tweeted that development of "Vega10" had just crossed a milestone, although it's a long way to go before you can see it.

AMD's action applies to products purchased between February and December 2016. This shows the list indirectly that the Radeon RX 490 will appear before the end of this year.

In addition to the RX 490, there are Radeon R7 455, 450, 440 and 435 cards listed as well. Interestingly enough these do not carry the new RX denominator, indicating they might be respins. AMD has hasn't announced anything yet about the RX 490. Today the RX 480 will be released. Once the embargo is lifted at 15:00 CEST, our review will go on-line.