E3 2016: AMD teases an insanely affordable, powerful Radeon GPU lineup

E3 2016: AMD teases an insanely affordable, powerful Radeon GPU lineup

By Joe Osborne

E3 2016: AMD teases an insanely affordable, powerful Radeon GPU lineup

We all know about the incredibly affordable and awfully powerful AMD Radeon RX 480 that was shown off just a few weeks ago. At 200 bucks for a VR-ready graphics card, we didn’t think the firm could go any lower.

Well, it went and did just that in teasing the rest of its Polaris-equipped GPU roundup during the second annual PC Gaming Show at E3 2016, put on by our friends at PC Gamer.

On stage, CEO Lisa Su unveiled the Radeon RX 470 and 460, aimed to sit in the “$100 to $300” price range and compliment areas of gaming that the 480 might be too much for.

Power for the rest of us

Neither the RX 470 nor the 460 have been priced yet – that will likely come later this month – but we do know what to expect from these new cards in terms of capability. On stage, Su said that each card is aimed at fulfilling a specific niche, just like the RX 480.

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The RX 470 is said to be aimed toward the average PC gamer, the one that wants …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components

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