why do they call it the Radeon RX480?
>both cards have 480 in their names
>both cards are absolute failures
pottery
Because when you see it you turn 480 degrees and walk away
because it tries to draw 480W over the slot
>>55373849
I will smack you 481 times
>>55373849
Because it's 480 X better than retarded nvidia
>>55374017
Gotta say, I haven't heard of nVidia cards scorching PCIe slots, mate.
>>55373864
>>55374047
the 960 did and it was just accepted as a completely normal thing to do.
Because the majority of what would have been the R7 and R9 classifications are Polaris 10 this generation while the 490, which would have been R9, is Vega 10. Previously the 380 and 390 R9 cards were in the same league, but this time the difference between them is sunstantial enough to denote a new class system. Likewise the 460, 470, and 480 are closer than the 360, 370, and 380 were. Proper distinctions between classes based on merit and wealth is very important to both the Chinese and the Indians that make up the AMD Radeon team.
>>55374047
GTX 960 by Asus did because Asus trusted the specs Nvidia put out for power draw. Other AIB manufacturers knew better than to trust Jews and put extra pins as a precaution.
>>55374119
The 960 doesn't go out of spec at all, see this:
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/Power-Consumption-Concerns-Radeon-RX-480/Evaluating-ASUS-GTX-960-Strix
>>55374138
No it did not, the 960 was completely in spec, see >>55374148
>>55374119
I have a 960 and haven't had a problem, yet.
>>55373849
It's 480mm longer than my girlfriends dick
