It would allow AMD to not only under-cut the superior performance of the GTX 1070 and GTX 1080 in terms of sheer performance per dollar, but would also likely increase AMD’s market share – reaching a segment of the market that Nvidia did not reach out to (the GTX 1060 can change that if priced correctly). With a manufacturer suggested retail price of just $199 the RX 480 aims to be the king of the hill when it comes to the value proposition. As things currently stand however (and based on facts and released cards so far) AMD is poised to disrupt the GPU market with the RX 480. If what we are hearing is true and Nvidia releases the upcoming GTX 1060 in the same price bracket as the RX 480 then AMD could have a tough time breaking the market share. Interestingly, Nvidia's GTX 1070 has the highest value after the RX 480 (please note that the RX 470 is not on the list) and is easily able to score a perfect '11' on the SteamVR bench as well. The Polaris based graphics card is in a league of its own, and the disruption is value can be seen from the structural break that occurs in the trend line of the graph. In fact, I also took the liberty to calculate value (performance per dollar) based on the release MSRP and the RX 480 absolutely kills in that department. What sets the Polaris counterpart apart however is the high power efficiency and high value that the card offers. In fact, Sapphire has stated on record that even if you have an R9 390 (and certainly all cards above it), its not worth upgrading to the RX 480. The RX 480 is roughly equal to the R9 390 in terms of performance numbers.

The following is an aggregate SteamVR benchmark of the average scores of VR GPUs: This naturally means that the RX 470 is going to fall into the VR-Capable category, and considering the price point it offers this performance at, it will be an absolute steal. The RX 480 can do all of that and then some, with the stock clocks clocking in at around 6.8 Points, and overclocked version (1315 Mhz) clocking in at 7 points.

A VR Ready tag implies a score above the 6 point mark and usually means that not a single frame fell below the 90 fps limit. SteamVR benchmarks divides VR capable graphics cards into two distinct categories: 'VR-Capable' and 'VR-Ready'. RX 480 is currently the most affordable graphics card for VR - scores 6.8 points in SteamVR Benchmark This would put the RX 470 safely in the 'VR-Capable' section as well, wrapping up everything nicely under AMD's bid to expand the Total Available Market for VR. With the current set of drivers, the AMD Radeon RX 480 is able to score 6.8 Points (stock clocks) which allows it to earn the 'VR-Ready' rating. A new addition to the collection of leaks we have already covered so far is the SteamVR benchmark. We are on the eve of the launch of the RX 480 graphics card and just about everything has already leaked.

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