Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is speculated to cut down the price of their Radeon RX 470. This move is in relation to the rumors that an alleged NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti will be released before the end of the month that is said to be offered cheaper.
The AMD Radeon RX 470 was released last August with a suggested retail price of $179, although this is not its actual price on the market. The graphics card is being sold close to $200, or even more, by retailers around the country. According to WCCFTech, the GTX 1050 Ti is expected to have a $149 SRP, while custom models could go up as high as US$169. This is still a lot less than the AMD model.
It is now rumored that the Polaris-based card could be offered for $169 but still cost higher than the Pascal-based card. It is also possible to see some games bundled with the AMD card, or a promo to entice gamers and PC enthusiast towards their product.
AMD's RX 480 also adds to the hard decision that buyers could have. Aside from having an almost similar price, it is also slightly more powerful than the RX 470.
The AMD RX 470 is based on the Polaris 10 architecture, and it contains 4 GB GDDR5 VRAM. It has 2,048 cores, 128 Texture mapping units, and 32 Raster operation units. Its base speed is at 926 MHz, and its boosted speed is 1206 MHz. It also offers up to 4.9 TFLOPS, a 256-bit interface, and TDP of 120 watts. It uses the 14 nm FinFET manufacturing process.
The NVIDIA 1050 Ti is based on the Pascal architecture, and it will reportedly use the GP107 core and 4 GB GDDR5 VRAM. It is said to carry 768 cores, 1290 MHz base clock speed, and 1392 MHz boosted clock speed. It is capable of providing up to 2.1 TFLOPS computing power, a 128-bit interface, and a power consumption of 75 watts. It uses the 16 nm FinFET process node.
The AMD RX 470 is now available, while the NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti is speculated to be released on Oct. 18.
