AMD Launches RX 480 GPU, Buys HiAlgo Software Maker

The chip maker's GPU is based on its Polaris architecture, and the HiAlgo acquisition will bring more software capabilities to its RX graphics cards.
By Jeffrey Burt 2016-06-30

Advanced Micro Devices continues to push the capabilities of its graphics cards for gaming and virtual reality engines, announcing the launch of its latest high-end GPU based on the new Polaris architecture and the acquisition of a startup developing technologies for PC gaming that takes advantage of GPUs.

The company on June 29 released its Radeon RX 480 graphics card, which AMD officials previewed at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January and which they said will drive such strong performance-per-dollar metrics that it will help bring virtual reality (VR) capabilities to a broader market. The announcement comes two weeks after AMD officials unveiled the entire line of Radeon RX GPUs, which also includes graphics cards for high-efficiency computing and low-end e-sports gaming.

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