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AMD announces Radeon R9 Nano price cut

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AMD Radeon R9 Nano new MSRP is 499 USD

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The R9 Nano is in my opinion is the most interesting solution based on Fiji-GPU. It is fast and power efficient, something that AMD was struggling to deliver for a long time. Radeon R9 Nano is based on Fiji GPU with 4096 Stream Cores, so exactly the same configuration as Fury X. It also ships with 4GB High-Bandwidth-Memory enabling 512 GB/s bandwidth, so more than two times higher than GTX 980.

According to TechPowerUP review R9 Nano offers better performance at higher resolutions. So if you are planning some 1080p+ gaming, R9 Nano might just be exactly what you’re looking for, especially at new price. It’s also worth noting that R9 Nano has no competition when it comes to Mini-ITX format. NVIDIA’s fastest solution for Mini-ITX market is GTX 970. The R9 Nano is faster in almost all scenarios.

The GTX 980 is currently selling for around 500 USD. The price of R9 Nano has not yet been adjusted, but when it does I suspect many buyers will think twice before opening their wallets.
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http://videocardz.com/58109/amd-announces-radeon-r9-nano-price-cut
 
I guess it make sense.

They can't go toe to toe against the 980Ti with the Fury X, so they aim for the gap between the 980 and 980Ti and take the fight to the 980 instead with the Nano.

It's a bit like the 290 vs 770 back then- 2nd tier AMD flagship vs top tier Nvidia mid-range ;)
 
I suspect it was always planned to reduce the price once the purchase from early adapters who saw the need, or were intrigued in what Nano offered had dried up.

It is a great little card according to the one person I know who owns one and I would purchase this over a 980 every single time considering a mild OC brings it to almost Furx X speeds.
 
very interesting.

I am hopeing they make a nano sized card again but using the new chips. that for sure would be my next upgrade
 
Still too expensive for the last hurrah at 28nm, just before it gets superseded by an actual next-gen part. AMD will have to do better if it really wants to clear inventory.
 
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