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

[LtMatt]

Sorry forgot to mention its a completely new build, i7

Grab a 7990 then, its currently the fastest card and that doesn't look like its about to change.

 

[LtMatt]

Techspot says, "There's 4GB of memory aboard this card, 5 TFLOPS of computer power, 300 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and the ability to process 4 billion triangles per second. The GPU itself packs a whopping 6 billion transistors, and is built to support 4K Ultra HD resolutions.". It doesn't sound like an overclocked 7950 will beat it

For what this is worth ( i have no idea ) Titan only has 4.5 teraflops.

 

[LtMatt]

Did they say what cpu was used on the fire strike score? Or even what preset was used and if its an overall score or just graphics score?

AMD FX 9550 we 'think' at 5gz. Slide said 3dmark performance, but the numbers don't add up. The optimistic amongst us think its actually the extreme preset. The pessimists think an overclocked 7950 is faster than the 290x.

Pick your side or sit on the fence.

 

[LtMatt]

Yes they did. We need reviews and benches to know for sure. The reference cooler looks awful though.

I think it looks nice but as always i couldn't give a damn if it was shaped and coloured like a turd. Perform well and that's all i care about. Once its inside my pc that is where it stays until RMA time.

 

[LtMatt]

Funny you should mention that, my turds are sometimes quite large which means they do get red streaks on them.

I think you need to stop collecting expensive graphics cards and go to the doctor.

 

[LtMatt]

Press samples i heard. Though i did also hear that thing about PCIe 3.0.

 

[LtMatt]

If making a fool out of yourself by spamming the same comments over and over again is "picking" on anyone then my name is Matthew and I have a small one. I don't think you've really posted anything else in the last 24 hours have you?

Lol that's slander right there.

 

[LtMatt]

was anything said about 290x price or performance ? they said 280x 299$ that's about it .

didn't watch whole stream yesterday

The asking price is $600, the card will be available in mid October.

AMD Radeon R9 290X Specifications:
11 CUs (compute units)
44 SMIDs (11 per CU)
2,816 stream processors
176 TMUs (Texture Mapping Units)
44 ROPs (Raster Operating Units)
4GB GDDR5 VRAM (6GB models will come later) — according to Softpedia
5+1+1 phase design (5 Phase Core and 1 Phase memory)
2 x DVI ports
1 x HDMI
1 x DisplayPort
8-Pin plus 6-Pin power connectors (300W TDP)
TO BE CONFIRMED:

Clock speeds, TDP and die size.

http://videocardz.com/46006/amd-radeon-r9-290x-specifications-confirmed-costs-600

 

[LtMatt]

300W though - has a single GPU ever drawn so much power? Seems ridiculous.

That TDP is not confirmed. Infact other places are saying 250W-260W. Grain of salt required on a 300W TDP for now.

 

[LtMatt]

I read that the card has two bios you can select, the stock bios with TDP of 220Watt, then the overclocking (Titan destroying) bios that prob unlocks to limit of 300watt.

It may be fud, hopefully get some legit reviews soon, very little actual confirmed info at this point, AMD have done an excellent job at controlling information.

Interesting Mr Broomstick.

 

[LtMatt]

The statement that AMD guy made was "This is the fastest single GPU AMD has ever made" If you look at the 7990, AMD bill it as the fastest GPU on the planet.

Take from that what you will.

"Single" being the key word. I think AMD classes the 7990 as a Dual GPU.

Aye.

I remember AMD saying when the 7990 was released two months after titan that it was the "fastest gpu".

No chance of it beating a 7990.

 

[LtMatt]

I don't think this will have any trouble beating the 7970 massively and meh, ignore 3dmark. Isn't the 7970 already miles and miles behind a Titan anyway when in most games Titan isn't even remotely that far ahead, IE isn't 3dmark currently Nvidia architecture biased? I care about game performance not benching. I'm sure some games that favour Nvidia will have Titan ahead by varying amounts but hugely smaller amounts than currently, and there will be plenty of AMD favouring games which it will beat Titan again by varying amounts. I think the claim of how much faster it is in BF4 might be flimsy on release but come Mantle peoples jaws are going to drop.

Grain of salt as usual but its supposedly beating a titan in BF3, so id expect it to beat it in BF4. Even more so once mantle is supported.

 

[LtMatt]

Which card would you use with LN2, R9 290X, GTX 780 or Titan to break records.

Good question Kaapalini.

 

[LtMatt]

I think all the benches will be AMD.

 

[LtMatt]

I do find it hard to believe that this would not be something Nvidia already knows all about in advance. Why would EA and other companies optimize their top-games in a way that forces their users to use only AMD cards if they want proper performance?

I don't think they'd want to cripple their sales like that.

Of course. AMD are not known for crippling performance on competitor hardware, that benefits no one. It just might run a bit faster on a equivalent AMD Gpu.

 

[LtMatt]

Some sites are claiming their will be 6GB 290X variants, anybody know how this is possible with 512bit bus?

Hold on a minute. What's the difference between the 290 and the 290x? Just the ram size or something else?

I thought it would have to be 8gb on a 512bit bus.

 

[LtMatt]

I can soon look forward to looking at the mantle piece whilst i poke the fire.

What? Someone had to go there.

 

[LtMatt]

Look what i found.

 

[LtMatt]

Would need complete PCB revision but is possible by board partners. Not probable though!!

I thought there would be a 4gb/8gb version?

 

[LtMatt]

Quad 290X scores? Nice

I feel a new 8pack system coming on

Its going to cost an arm and a leg as well no doubt.