AMD unveils specs of its new Radeon RX 470 and RX 460 cards

After unveiling its 480 series cards earlier this year, AMD is now releasing the less powerful Radeon RX 470 and 460 cards in just a few weeks from now.

When speaking about the Radeon 400 series earlier this year, AMD said the following, intimating that the devices were meant to jump-start VR performance and more.10

AMD expects that its aggressive pricing will jumpstart the growth of the PC VR TAM and accelerate the rate at which VR headsets drop in price:

• More affordable VR-ready desktops and notebooks: AMD expects that affordable PC VR enabled by Polaris architecture-based graphics cards will drive a wide range of VR-ready desktops and notebooks, providing a catalyst for the expansion of the addressable market to an estimated 100 million consumers over the next 10 years.⁴
• Making VR accessible to consumers in retail: Thus far, retail has not been a viable channel for VR sales as average system costs exceeding $999³ have precluded VR-ready PCs from seeing substantial shelf space. The Radeon™ RX Series graphics cards will enable OEMs to build ideally priced VR-ready desktops and notebooks well suited for the retail PC market.
• Unleashing VR developers on a larger audience: Adoption of PC VR technologies by mainstream consumers is expected to spur further developer interest across the ecosystem, unleashing new VR applications in education, entertainment, and productivity as developers seek to capitalize on the growing popularity of the medium.
• Reducing the cost of entry to VR: AMD expects that affordable PC VR enabled by Polaris architecture-based graphics cards will dramatically accelerate the pace of the VR ecosystem, driving greater consumer adoption, further developer interest, and increased production of HMDs, ultimately resulting in a lower cost of entry as prices throughout the VR ecosystem decrease over time.

The cards will be released in a week or so with the 470 launching on the 4th of August and the 460 on the 8th with lower price points and specs than the $199 480. The 460 will set you back by $109 while the 470 will cost $149.

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