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

LtMatt · 30 Sep 2013 at 08:31

Kaapstad said:
With two weeks on your hands you could give the Catzilla bench thread a go, it really seems to like HD 7950s and HD 7970s.

Ok then.

I haven't forgot about the Heaven bench either.

LtMatt · 30 Sep 2013 at 12:29

The 7950 and 7870XT are merging. The 7950 will soon be RIP forever.

Basically the 7807XT Tahiti gets all the 7950 features (sp,tmu's, cu etc) but keeps its 2gb memory and 256bit wide bus and retails for cheaper than the 7870XT does now.

AMD's performance-segment Radeon R9 270X could prove to be a winning sub-$200 product for the company. Sources affiliated with a leading online retailer revealed that the SKU could greatly resemble the limited edition Radeon HD 7870 "Tahiti LE," possibly with higher clock speeds and stream processor count. "Tahiti LE" is a major variation of "Tahiti," which features not just lower numbers of stream processors and TMUs, but also a narrower 256-bit wide GDDR5 memory interface. The die is mated with a more compact BGA package that has lower pin count, thanks to the narrower memory interface, and probably fewer power/ancillary connections. Sources reveal the R9 270X to be "a crippled HD 7950," which could indicate a stream processor count of 1792, higher than the 1536 of Radeon HD 7870 "Tahiti LE." The TMU count could be proportionately higher due to the way they're structured on the GPU; at 112, compared to 96 on "Tahiti LE." The clock speeds are still under the wraps. AMD set an SEP price of the Radeon R9 270X at $199.

http://www.techpowerup.com/191703/radeon-r9-270x-a-faster-radeon-hd-7870-tahiti-le.html

The price to performance on this card looks cracking. Looking at about £125 give or take.

LtMatt · 30 Sep 2013 at 13:02

Orangey said:
So 7950s on the MM will actually go up in value a bit... right?

You'd think they will once word gets round.

LtMatt · 30 Sep 2013 at 14:04

humbug said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P67tWF2mMrM

run down of the new cards.

Orangey said:
I know this is being mean but... his head really is shaped like a turnip.

After closer inspection and thorough analysis by myself and my technicians. I believe his head is actually shaped like a light bulb, or even a pear turned upside down. See here for some examples of my findings.

LtMatt · 30 Sep 2013 at 18:10

33% faster than a 7970ghz.

LtMatt · 30 Sep 2013 at 19:31

The funny thing is its probably true.

LtMatt · 30 Sep 2013 at 19:38

Th0nt said:
Lets bring the kith guy on to explain it to you....

Haha.

LtMatt · 30 Sep 2013 at 19:41

Kaapstad said:
So what are Nvidia going to do next

I think that is perhaps a more interesting question.

LtMatt · 30 Sep 2013 at 19:43

Th0nt said:
TrueSniff'nScratch

What a great idea!!

LtMatt · 30 Sep 2013 at 19:47

Where did you get that from? It says CUDA core on the left.

LtMatt · 1 Oct 2013 at 19:43

Ferrari100 said:
found this. Interesting if true. ALthough I'm not surprised.
AMD have gone for features and efficiency and matched Titans power.

http://wccftech.com/amd-r9-290x-benchmarks-surface-almost-beats-nvidia-titan/

Lol at benching rage.

LtMatt · 2 Oct 2013 at 07:35

Marine-RX179 said:
I wonder if anyone is like me hoping that the 290X at launch is able to beat Titan with "crappy launch driver", and that we will get EVEN MORE performance with driver updates 6 months down the line like how we did with the 12.11 driver for the 7000 series cards?

That's the way AMD plan it.

LtMatt · 2 Oct 2013 at 08:07

teppic said:
I hope the launch drivers aren't poor, as the reviews for 670s and 680s claim they're faster cards than the 7970 when it was all due to rubbish launch drivers, and that's what people still read now.

That and gpu boost, inflating benchmark scores.

LtMatt · 2 Oct 2013 at 08:22

teppic said:
That's true. My 670s always start at a higher clock which drops after a few mins of gaming.

LtMatt · 2 Oct 2013 at 16:40

Not sure what cards these are. Posted by an AMD PR guy on rage3d. The new 7970ghz ala 280X cards, maybe??

LtMatt · 2 Oct 2013 at 16:46

humbug said:
With 8 + 6 Pin power headers?

Yes my 7970 had 8+6. My peasant scum 7950's have 6+6.

LtMatt · 2 Oct 2013 at 16:51

teppic said:
I thought the 280/280X still needed a Crossfire connector?

Good shout teppic. Can't see one on the card, but the angle doesn't really make it clear viewing does it.

LtMatt · 2 Oct 2013 at 19:05

Besty said:
Those look like 290/290x's to me.

The 290x prototypes have the gap and even the soldering points for the connectors.

But the 290/290x cards are supposed to be reference only so they can't be.

LtMatt · 2 Oct 2013 at 19:14

Balb0wa said:
from twitter

Well I'll be damned. :eek:

LtMatt · 3 Oct 2013 at 07:29

Is the NDA and official reviews/benchmarks coming today or is it still the 15th?