AMD's E3 2016 announcement gave the tech community a sneak peek at three of the company's upcoming graphics cards based on the new Polaris architecture. AMD also revealed that the graphic cards are powerful enough to run and support virtual reality games.

AMD CEO Lisa Su unveiled the Radeon RX 480, Radeon RX 470, and Radeon RX 460 at the ongoing E3 expo. The three GPUs use Polaris architecture and were manufactured using 14nm FinFET technology. AMD announced the products as a response to Nvidia's upcoming line of video cards that use the new Pascal architecture.

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AMD claims that the RX 480 is capable of running games at 1440p resolution and in virtual reality settings. On the other hand, the RX 470 is designed for high-resolution games whereas the RX 460 is intended for setups that can deliver high-end performance for eSports titles such as League of Legends.

AMD is pushing the boundaries of the graphics card market by releasing the RX 480 for only $200. Right now, PCs that are being used as virtual reality gaming platforms still cost around $1,000 and a significant portion of that price goes to the graphics card alone.

With its latest line of RX video cards, AMD is also aiming to deliver console-like performance to the PC crowd. Games that are currently available on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles could theoretically run on AMD's new graphics card on PC.

AMD added that console games ported to the PC can run at 60 frames per second at 1080p resolution when using the Radeon RX video cards. The company added that the Radeon RX 480 video cards can support virtual reality content on the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets and is compatible with both both Vulkan API and DirectX 12

In a statement acquired by Venture Beat, AMD Radeon Technologies Group senior vice president Raja Koduri said, "Today only the top 16 percent of PC users can afford GPUs that deliver premium VR and gaming experiences. Hundreds of millions of gamers have been relegated to using outdated technology."

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