Before the release of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti cards release, AMD has lessen the price of its Radeon RX 400 series.
NVIDIA's new GeForce graphics cards are scheduled to hit stores tomorrow, with a price tag of US$ 109 for the GeForce GTX 1050 and US$ 139 for the 1050 Ti Through this announcement from AMD, the Radeon RX 460 will be sold for US$ 100, on the other hand Radeon RX 470 will only be sold for US$ 109. In the past, these graphic cards were sold for US$ 109 and US$ 179 respectively.
Meanwhile, as many people have already eyeing the Radeon RX 460 and 470 to be a little bit expensive for features it offered, there are rumors that AMD will be launching GeForce and GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti. These sets will be expected to compete as a budget card segment.
According to NVIDIA claims, GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is 40% faster and more than 128% more efficient than the Radeon RX 460 at stock speeds. It seemed that this rumor is implying that AMD is really exerting their best to ruin the launch party by putting off $10 for the price of its Radeon 460 and 470 graphic cards. These two are now available.
Moreover, these changes in the prices have taken its effect on the e-commerce platform of today like Amazon and Newegg. Mostly, Radeon RX 460 cards have been affected. The following are the list for the discounted graphic cards:
- Gigabyte Radeon RX 460 Windforce OC 2GB
- XFX Radeon RX 460
- Powercolor Red Dragon Radeon RX 460
AMD is highly encouraging gamers that Radeon RX 460 and 470 are their best choices for gaming at 1080p. Well, no need to worry as we'll keep you posted for any updates of this amazing graphic cards!
