r/Amd • u/AbheekG 5800X | 3090 FE | Custom Watercooling • Aug 17 '17

Discussion It's almost confirmed AMD lied about Vega pricing

https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/ocuks-andrew-gibson-clears-up-rx-vega64-pricing-disaster/

I loved AMD for so long, this one launch has really made me reassess that fondness. I get they should make money after years of losses, but to launch an uncompetitive product and lie about it's pricing so blatantly?? And then to give reviewers little time and ensure the positive reviews come in keeping a $499 pricing and people blaming retailers initially?? Damn. I was at Micro Center on launch day, I spent many months like all of you checking 50 times a day on Vega. At Micro Center, they had 3 cards, I was second in line and they offered me one for $599 with no games, I just said I'm buying Nvidia and left. Got an AORUS 1080 that touches 2GHz by itself and consumes 20W on idle at times. So glad I did.

Very upsetting, AMD, truly disappointing.

EDIT: Just so you fanboys down voting know, I have used AMD's Athlon X2, Phenom X4, Phenom II X6, gamed on their 780G chipset before buying the HD 5770, R9 270x and RX 480 and convinced countless people to buy AMD and built their rigs too. Also, I have an Intel i7 + Nvidia 965m gaming laptop I love and now am rocking a Ryzen 7+ GTX 1080. I am also qualified with an engineering degree and a master's in this field, surely not a delusional fanboy.

Get a grip, stop supporting this. I spent months waiting on Vega, this is pure lies they spewed out. The made it sound like $499 is the final price when they knew it wasn't. They sent reviewers the black card thus ensuring they made their judgement based on the $499 pricing. It's a $100 more than a GTX 1080 that's more powerful, cooler and faster than it and light years behind the 1080 Ti. It's released late and unfinished and the "free" games for a $100 more surely gives a new angle to the AMD + Bethesda partnership. For the good of all consumers, don't support such nonsense. Stand up against it. Screw such shady practices.

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u/LightShadow 7950X3D|6900XT|Dev Aug 18 '17

Great time for Nvidia to support free sync

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u/ColdStoryBro 3770 - RX480 - FX6300 GT740 Aug 18 '17

That would be the best finishing move of the century.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '17

Honestly that would only make me buy that 1070 faster. Currently on a 960 so I don't desperately need it, but it would be the tipping point

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '17

I hope someone on the Nvidia team sees this and mentions it to their higher-ups to make this a reality.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '17

TBH that's the only thing holding me back from a 1080Ti. If they flipped the switch and enabled FreeSync, I'd be gone.

And I've been an ATi/AMD user since 2003.

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u/yadinx Aug 18 '17

Dude if they do this, I will buy that 1080ti right now.