By Kevin Lee
AMD Vega has been on the tip of our tongues since its grand introduction at CES 2017. Now, after more than half of a year, it’s finally here with one of its first cards, the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64.
The Radeon RX Vega 64 proves AMD is ready to reenter the world of high-end graphics cards with a part that performs just as well, if not better than, the Nvidia GTX 1080 and for slightly cheaper to boot. Underneath the surface, there’s much more potential in AMD’s Vega platform than just beating its team green rival.
Price and availability
Priced at $499 or £549 (about AU$630), the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 is just a smidgen more affordable than the $549 (£539, AU1,299) Nvidia GTX 1080 Founders Edition. That said, you could easily find third-party versions of both graphics cards at lower-prices.
If you’re looking to get the limited-edition version of the Vega 64, you’ll have to buy into AMD’s new Radeon packs. The $599 (about £461, AU$760) Radeon Black Pack is the only way to pick up a sliver-shrouded Vega 64 GPU, and the same goes for the liquid-cooled edition of this card, with the $699 (about £530, AU$875) …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac