[EDIT]hmmm.....whats going on at AMD? (and history of 3Dfx Rampage)

[RolloTheGreat]

I think what has happened is that AMD overclocked the RX480 at the last minute and did not test the card properly.  I say this for a few reasons:

1. The card has virtually no overclocking headroom.
2. The card runs quite hot even at stock settings.
3. The card draws more power than it's rated for.
4. The GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 came in way ahead of expectations in terms of price and performance.

I think AMD got really desperate and tried everything they could to make the RX480 competitive.  Unfortunately they failed badly. :(

Winner winner chicken dinner!

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