{"id":95115,"date":"2016-06-14T07:37:53","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T05:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=95115"},"modified":"2016-06-14T07:39:54","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T05:39:54","slug":"amd-reveals-radeon-rx-460-and-rx-470-details-and-early-specifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/95115-amd-reveals-radeon-rx-460-and-rx-470-details-and-early-specifications","title":{"rendered":"AMD reveals Radeon RX 460 and RX 470 &#8211; details and early specifications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AMD has announced three new Polaris cards that promise not to be a burden on your wallet.<\/p>\n<p>The Radeon <strong>RX 460<\/strong>, <strong>RX 470<\/strong> and \u00a0<strong>RX 480<\/strong> were all revealed\u00a0at E3&#8217;s PC Gaming show.<\/p>\n<p>The Radeon\u00a0RX 480\u00a0expected to be fully VR-capable, with the RX 470 and RX 460 designed for 1,440p and Full HD gaming respectively.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The products include the Radeon RX 480 graphics card, which can run virtual reality on a PC for prices starting at $200 for a four-gigabyte version. AMD is also showing the Radeon RX 470 and the Radeon RX 460 cards. They go on sale on <strong>June 29<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Radeon RX 480 can run games at a 1440p resolution and in VR settings. The 470 is geared for high-definition resolution games, while the 460 is targeted as quiet chips capable of delivering esports experiences such as League of Legends&#8221;, reports <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2016\/06\/13\/amd-shows-off-three-low-cost-polaris-graphics-chips-that-can-run-vr\/\" target=\"_blank\">VentureBeat<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can check out the RX 480&#8217;s early specifications below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can run VR on both Oculus and HTC Vive.<\/li>\n<li>Supports DirectX 12 and Vulkan APIs.<\/li>\n<li>Support for new monitor technology (HDMI 2.0b).<\/li>\n<li>Support for DisplayPort 1.3\/1.4 standards.<\/li>\n<li>Accelerated h.265 encoding and decoding for better video streaming at 4K resolutions at 60 frames per second.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This means that VR has suddenly become a whole lot more affordable, as both Nvidia&#8217;s and AMD&#8217;s new releases can easily tackle the steep system requirements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will you be buying a Polaris graphics card? 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