AMD possibly will be using XX5 revisions e.g. AMD Radeon RX 495

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 07/01/2016 07:46 AM | source: | 52 comment(s)

AMD could be moving towards xx5 donominators say 480 and then later on a 485 for their graphics card series, indicating faster models compared to 0 suffix based models. The company also reaffirms the arrival of the Radeon RX 490 model.

These xx5 revisions may actually be released after the initial batches and this are released after the current line of available products, thus these would be updated GPUs with say optimizations on 14nm FinFET chips for higher clock speeds and lower consumption. While AMD hasn't confirmed this is the case it certainly is indicative. So inevitable you might see say a Radeon RX 485 with the 4 for Generation, the 8 is the tier and the 5 being the revision. Striking is the mention of the '9', which AMD again the arrival of the RX 490 card confirms indirectly.

Tier versus performance things wil look like this, and if you look closely at the slide you can see the xx5 shown under 'Revision':


Radeon RX	49X	>256bit	uhd, 2160p
	48X, 47X	256bit	wqhd, 1440p
	46X, 45X	128bit	fullhd, 1080p
Radeon	460X, 45X	128bit	fullhd, 1080p
	44X	64bit	-

You can also spot the Tier 9 in there indicating Radeon RX 490, it is listed with a 256-bit wide (or higher) memory bus and tagged as a 4K capable graphics cards. AMD has not officially confirmed of the revisions, but pointed to the possibility of it with this slide.

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#5298667 Posted on: 07/01/2016 08:18 AM

Considering performance/watt results of RX-480, there is a lot of space for revisions.
Even like RX-482/485/488.

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#5298858 Posted on: 07/01/2016 12:59 PM

So wait the RX 480 is targeting 1440p?!?!?!?? Okay AMD time to go home you're drunk.

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#5298912 Posted on: 07/01/2016 01:48 PM

So wait the RX 480 is targeting 1440p?!?!?!?? Okay AMD time to go home you're drunk.

And why wouldnt it? It runs perfectly 1440p@60... Why would everyone care about maxing games out. Too many elitists..

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#5298921 Posted on: 07/01/2016 01:57 PM

Considering performance/watt results of RX-480, there is a lot of space for revisions.
Even like RX-482/485/488.

I agree, perhaps even an RX481 that complies with PCI-E specs

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#5298924 Posted on: 07/01/2016 02:00 PM

And why wouldnt it? It runs perfectly 1440p@60... Why would everyone care about maxing games out. Too many elitists..

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#5298926 Posted on: 07/01/2016 02:07 PM

Considering performance/watt results of RX-480, there is a lot of space for revisions.
Even like RX-482/485/488.

Savage.

It's weird I remember seeing a couple of reviews that didn't have problems with the wattage, but must did have that problem (consuming a lot from the PCI-E, and more than 150w at full load)

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#5298928 Posted on: 07/01/2016 02:08 PM

Considering performance/watt results of RX-480, there is a lot of space for revisions.
Even like RX-482/485/488.
I think it means architectural revisions. So for example, going Polaris 10 to 11. So, not just simply tweaking clocks, voltages, or memory quantities. These revisions might involve where laser cuts are made on the die, though. Just my guess anyway.

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#5298930 Posted on: 07/01/2016 02:12 PM

I think it means architectural revisions. So for example, going Polaris 10 to 11. So, not just simply tweaking clocks, voltages, or memory quantities. These revisions might involve where laser cuts are made on the die, though. Just my guess anyway.

10 and 11 are different chip configurations. 11 is the smaller chip that will grace the 460 likely with a cut 10 in the 470.

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#5298944 Posted on: 07/01/2016 02:23 PM

Get out of here with that crap. The card is an excellent 1080p card but not a 1440p card end of story.

My potatoes I have in my computer right now will run 1440p just fine at low settings so I guess that makes them ideal 1440p cards.

You still sound like an elitist. You dont have to turn 480 to low for it to hit 60fps just a notch down from highest. And also I do have a freesync monitor so the experience should be excellent.

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#5298961 Posted on: 07/01/2016 02:40 PM

10 and 11 are different chip configurations. 11 is the smaller chip that will grace the 460 likely with a cut 10 in the 470.

I understand that. I wasn't expecting Polaris 11 to be used for something like the 485 anyway, I was just using it as an example of how the revision is probably going to be more than just a mere set of tweaks.

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#5298963 Posted on: 07/01/2016 02:45 PM

You still sound like an elitist. You dont have to turn 480 to low for it to hit 60fps just a notch down from highest. And also I do have a freesync monitor so the experience should be excellent.

Your reading comprehension is lacking. I did not claim the 480 has to have setting at low but you will not get highest with any AA and maintain 60 fps.

AMD is setting this at the top of the 1440p scale not bottom. Anyone would expect that too mean High setting and lots of AA not one or the other.

Again as I said this is an excellent 1080p card

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#5298973 Posted on: 07/01/2016 02:58 PM

Again as I said this is an excellent 1080p card

"Your reading comprehension is lacking" That applies also to you. As I said turning the settings from very high to just high will give you really good results. Not everyone cares about playing in max detail since it is hardly noticeable most of the time. But it seems that for you it is go big or go home. Besides when the 970 came out it got praised for 1440p capabilities and it didnt deliver 1440@60 on guru benchmarks also so why would this be different?

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#5298977 Posted on: 07/01/2016 03:02 PM

So wait the RX 480 is targeting 1440p?!?!?!?? Okay AMD time to go home you're drunk.

says the fanboy with the NVidia logo...

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#5298981 Posted on: 07/01/2016 03:03 PM

"Your reading comprehension is lacking" That applies also to you. As I said turning the settings from very high to just high will give you really good results. Not everyone cares about playing in max detail since it is hardly noticeable most of the time. But it seems that for you it is go big or go home. Besides when the 970 came out it got praised for 1440p capabilities and it didnt deliver 1440@60 on guru benchmarks also so why would this be different?

It definitely did not get praised for it's 1440p capabilities. In fact even the 980 didn't and I considered upgrading to a 980Ti specifically for 1440p. I run a bunch of games currently with an overclocked 980 at medium/high settings because I can't maintain 60fps.

RX480 is a nice 1080p card, it's definitely not a 1440p card.

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#5298988 Posted on: 07/01/2016 03:08 PM

RX480 is a nice 1080p card, it's definitely not a 1440p card.

I thought I read somewhere that AMD specifically intended the RX 480 to be for 1080p. That being said, the 4GB model makes a lot more sense, especially since (from what I heard) it has better bandwidth.

Doing multiple 8GB 480s in Crossfire seems like it'd be a fantastic 2k gaming setup; the price, performance, and power consumption ratio would be very solid. A single 480 should handle just about any game that doesn't support crossfire with playable frame rates.

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