AMD Radeon RX 490 Vs NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti: Which Graphic Card Is The Better Performer? Here's The Answer

First Posted: Oct 20, 2016 05:10 AM EDT
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It is time to compare the most awaited graphic cards. Will it be the AMD Radeon RX 490 or the NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti? Let's take a look at both in this quick comparison post.

The AMD Radeon RX 490 VS NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti-

Reports do not show up any news on the release dates as of now, but the specs of the two graphic chips are being compared by experts. Speculations on the AMD Radeon RX 490 and NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti are spreading in the tech community stating that these chips are going to perform much better than their predecessors. And, gamers are going to love it.

Both graphic cards are reported to be great at their graphic-rendering capabilities. But, the AMD Radeon RX 490 will feature the third generation Graphic Core Next. On the other hand, NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti will have features as provided by Pascal Architecture.

Further reports say that the AMD Radeon RX 490 will provide an 8192-bit memory interface and a second generation HBM frame buffer of 8GB GPU. The reported memory clock on the chip is at 500MHz. On the contrary NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti will offer a memory unite interface of 256 bits. It will also feature 8GB frame buffer but through a second generation GEN GDDR5X. NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti will feature a higher memory clock of 1251MHz.

 AMD Radeon RX 490 VS NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti- Which is the better performer?

Reports say that these specs are only on paper and not the confirmed specifications. There is still no confirmation on the operational capabilities of the two graphic chips. This is why there is still no valid reason to provide an actual winner between the two.

Nonetheless, there are reports on NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti surpassing AMD Radeon RX 490 when it comes to the price. Moreover, there are speculations that the AMD Radeon RX 490 is going to launch really soon but the NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti is planned to come out next year. 

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