By Darren Allan
As you doubtless saw, at the start of this week AMD’s new Radeon RX Vega 64 GPU hit the shelves, priced at $499 or £450 (around AU$630), but apparently this – and the quoted launch price of $399 (which is around £310, AU$510) for the Vega 56, which comes out at the end of the month – are merely ‘introductory’ prices for early adopters and were never intended to be a permanent fixture.
As Wccftech.com reports, an Overclockers UK staff member (‘Gibbo’) posted on the company forums regarding the Vega 64: “Now the good and bad news, the good news is AMD are rebating early launch sales to allow us to hit £449.99 on the stand alone black card which has no games.
“This is a launch only price which AMD at present are saying will be withdrawn in the near future, when if it happens is unknown, but remember do not be shocked if the price jumps nearly £100 in a few days. This time round there is no early adopter tax, quite the opposite on the stand alone black card, so do be quick.”
Of course, we have to bear in mind that this is …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components