AMD Radeon RX 500 series launching on the 18th of April
By thomastelford-April 13, 2017
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Sites including videocardz.com have reported the release date and even leaked the specs of each of the new video cards being launched.
There is believed to be 4 different cards launching in the 500 series. they are the RX 580, RX 570, RX 560 and the RX 550. All 4 are said to use the same Polaris architecture as the current RX 400 series. AMDs new Vega architecture is believed to be coming out later in the year.
According to a wccftech report, these are the expected specs for all 4 new video cards:
Video Card Boost Clock Speed VRAM Bus / Bandwidth Estimated Price
RX 580 1340 MHz 4GB or 8GB 256-bit / 256 GB/s $229 to $279 USD
RX 570 1244 MHz 4GB or 8GB 256-bit / 224 GB/s $169 to $229 USD
RX 560 1287 MHz 2GB or 4GB 128-bit / 112 GB/s $110 to $120 USD
RX 550 1300 MHz 2GB 64-bit / 56 GB/s $99 USD
For a comprehensive rundown of all the nitty gritty details, check out wccftech.com.
The recently revealed specs for Microsoft's Project Scorpio, measure up well to the RX 500 series. While the 4 video cards have higher clock speeds than the Scorpio's 1172 MHz, the console comes out on top with a higher bandwidth of 326 GB/s as well as at least 4 GB/s more.
AMD have yet to confirm or deny if this release date is correct.
