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AMD Radeon R9 290X with Hawaii GPU pictured, has 512-bit 4GB Memory

Orangey said:
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lol if that was banter he put it across in a non banterous way. True Audio new technology lol, it's just 3d sound with a special name, just like PhysX is a physics engine with a marketing name.

I'd love to know these new AMD features the 290x has that nvidia don't have.
 
Lord_ZED said:
6 months for 1 minimum fps gain over titan.
TBH if i was a person that invested 850 pounds in Titan i still would be happy. After 7 months i still would have awesome card that does not do 93c :P
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Most of the poor press on here was down to timing as much as cost, there was no AAA title to really push the Titan on its release apart from 3DMARK and Heaven. Volt mods were banned and Nvidia refused to honour warranty if volt modded on what was supposed to be a niche gamer/bencher card. If Nvidia released another card which gives a 35% boost over the 290x in BF4 and supported the hobbyist better to allow the tweaking then people would be throwing cash at the screen to get one.
 
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Maybe a mod can answer this? But what graphics card launch has had the most views? There's a lot of action in this one and was just wondering if any other launch has had more views.
 
Suarez7 said:
lol if that was banter he put it across in a non banterous way. True Audio new technology lol, it's just 3d sound with a special name, just like PhysX is a physics engine with a marketing name.

I'd love to know these new AMD features the 290x has that nvidia don't have.
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True Audio - it's not just 3d sound, it is 3d sound done on hardware. Yes this was done before with EAX and Aureal but MS removed HW audio support from Vista. It is still unique to AMD Hawaii GPUs.

To be honest I am waiting to see how good/bad these features are before deciding if they are worth getting excited about. I hate proprietary features but regardless they are still AMD only features, you might not think they are exciting but you don't speak for everyone.
 
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Jamezinho said:
This will teach AMD not to mess about withholding price and performance details.
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What will ? If in 6 days time AMD release a card at a great price thats beats a GTX780 and matches a Titan then what's the problem ? :confused:

Maybe the 780ti announcement will benefit those who pre-ordered after all.

Patience.. there's still a lot to play for here ;)
 
The way I see it, it's good for both AMD and Nvidia users however it plays out. The usual high end Nvidia user buys Nvidia as they want the best performance out there. Whereas the usual high end AMD user buys AMD as they want the best price for performance.

So if the R290x is trading blows with the 780ti, then it's good for everyone as it allows options in the same bracket. If it doesn't and is only on par with the 780, then that's also good as the 780 price will come down and the 290x will most likely have to follow. Thus recreating the current situation with the 7970, 770 and 780 which seems to work for everyone.
 
Bestyyup i would pay extra 10-20 pounds for lets say unlocked version of card if standard was locked Standard locked ones should be cheaper then they are atm. Similar to Intel's K series.
I know its stupid to pay more for something that should be standard. But times changed. And *******s are cash milking us how much they can :(
 
Mei said:
cant they buy trousers that fit
im not sure they dress themselves

thx for post :)
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Trousers that fit, like suits for example, ride up when you sit down.

It's interesting to hear some points of view from those in the know. I think those heralding it as a game changer are very optimistic. While I think that on a game by game basis it could certainly shift the power to AMD, over the next couple of years, I think the only way it'll see implementation is by AMD throwing money at people. From then on, if it has actual merit then we may see it gain traction.
 
LtMatt said:
Good Find Mr Raven.


Mei does John Carmack make you go weak at at the knees? He kind of looks like a mature goat with a history of impotence in my opinion.
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lolz im not big on fashion i dont mind cheap clothes but £5 combats that they look like they have grown out of

just think they should treat themselves :)

anyway what cool games has he made recently!
 
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