AMD Radeon R9 390X Demo Possibly Coming At GDC

tommybhoy · 1 Mar 2015 at 10:53

AMD’s upcoming flagship graphics card, the Radeon R9 390X may actually make a surprise appearance at GDC after all. We’ve reported two weeks ago that AMD is working on something “Crazy” for GDC according to Stardock’s CEO, Brad Wardell. We also touched on the possibility that AMD maybe preparing a showcase of its new graphics hardware there at the show.

http://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-r9-390x-gdc/#ixzz3T87YuVcF

MoonBoots · 1 Mar 2015 at 11:10

AMD Radeon R9 390X Demo Possibly Coming At GDC

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AMD’s upcoming flagship graphics card, the Radeon R9 390X may actually make a surprise appearance at GDC after all. We’ve reported two weeks ago that AMD is working on something “Crazy” for GDC according to Stardock’s CEO, Brad Wardell. We also touched on the possibility that AMD maybe preparing a showcase of its new graphics hardware there at the show.

Heh. Well, you never know, fingers crossed.

JediFragger · 1 Mar 2015 at 11:16

Please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please be true!!

Just a little something to whet the appetite.... :cool:

flopper · 1 Mar 2015 at 11:21

King, king king of the hill

andybird123 · 1 Mar 2015 at 11:22

wccftech = buckets of salt on standby

Final8y · 1 Mar 2015 at 11:34

Made of wood, but much much better quality wood to take the wood GPU crown.

JediFragger · 1 Mar 2015 at 11:35

Final8y said:
Made of wood, but much much better quality wood to take the wood GPU crown.

Don't forget the wood screws

shadow_boxer · 1 Mar 2015 at 11:35

I thought the 380X would likely appear before the 390X?

Ayahuasca · 1 Mar 2015 at 11:42

shadow_boxer said:
I thought the 380X would likely appear before the 390X?

To buy maybe, but for something to show off they'll want it to be the flagship card.

The 380x likely won't be any better than the 290x.

RanxZy · 1 Mar 2015 at 11:45

shadow_boxer said:
I thought the 380X would likely appear before the 390X?

Let's face it, everyone will want to see what the big dog can do, even if they can only budget for the cut down version.

MoonBoots · 1 Mar 2015 at 11:47

Ayahuasca said:
The 380x likely won't be any better than the 290x.

Sadly this sounds quite likely - probably a few new software features, HDMI 2.0 and a slightly higher clock. Die shrinks can't come soon enough!

Final8y · 1 Mar 2015 at 11:50

JediFragger said:
Don't forget the wood screws

Wooden dowels and biscuits

LoadsaMoney · 1 Mar 2015 at 12:49

If AMD are happy with it.

humbug · 1 Mar 2015 at 13:54

AMD's first appearance is on the 2/3.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18656537

kazuya1337 · 1 Mar 2015 at 14:43

If a tanker of LN2 turns up yes.

eyetrip · 1 Mar 2015 at 14:47

LoadsaMoney said:
If AMD are happy with it.

And it's ready.......

bru · 1 Mar 2015 at 14:47

I don't know how they can link the 'something crazy' with a new graphics card, because didn't they say it will be like WoW why haven't we had this 10 years ago and that sort of exclamation doesn't come from a new graphics card.

Doogles · 1 Mar 2015 at 14:48

Not to fussed just want the next die shrink to come, nothing has really changed much since 2012 with GPU's. I would like to see reference designs on higher end cards having the option of liquid cooling as well as air cooling like the R9 295x2 though, it would be a nice feature to have.

bru · 1 Mar 2015 at 14:51

Also even if AMD do show off a working (or even a mock up) 390x they certainly wouldn't be releasing any performance numbers for it if it is still many months away.

There is no way that AMD are about to surprise everyone with here is the 390x and it will be available next Wednesday, we would have had the usual plethora of leaks that usually build up to a launch.

Boomstick777 · 1 Mar 2015 at 15:04

bru said:
I don't know how they can link the 'something crazy' with a new graphics card, because didn't they say it will be like WoW why haven't we had this 10 years ago and that sort of exclamation doesn't come from a new graphics card.

That whole report was blundered, it was something crazy for 'E3' not 'GDC'. It looked to be more API related than hardware.. Guess we'll see at E3.

390/390X at GDC would be very welcome, waiting for a long time for a decent upgrade, from the spec the 390X looks like it could be the one.