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AMD Radeon R9 290X with Hawaii GPU pictured, has 512-bit 4GB Memory
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Wait and see
Furry muff.
Caporegime
If I was in the market for a GPU under £300, I would be all over a 7970.
And the R290X at around £500?
If true then that's a massive gap in their pricing? Unless the the 7xxx series is going to stick around a good while longer.
EDIT: Sorry is there an R290 as well?
Soldato
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I'm not sure if you can talk about this, but since you mentioned R290 and R290X above, I thought it's pretty much a confirmation that we will be getting two Hawaii GPU based cards?
So is that one card or two cards above the 280x?
I was just being realistic, as I know I won't be paying £500 for a graphic card, that's why I said R290 would be my most likely choice instead of R290X (if it will exist).
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So it looks like the new AMD top card (290X) is around the same performance and price as the 780.
Progress? None.
Progress? None.
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AMD rebadges last series (with minor changes) for lower cards, and new halo model in the new £500+ price point.
EXACTLY the same as NV this gen.
EXACTLY the same as NV this gen.
Soldato
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Well, a good time to buy myself a xmas present then I guess
Would be funny it if launch after the 25th
Soldato
Treat yourself to an upgrade marine! 
Well, a good time to buy myself a xmas present then I guess
Would be funny it if launch after the 25th
Treat yourself to an upgrade marine!
Treat me to an upgrade as well please Marine. I'd like a third 7950 HIS Ice-Q please. Can you also buy Humbug a second 7870? He loves those cards.
The graphics cards are on Marine!
AMD rebadges last series (with minor changes) for lower cards, and new halo model in the new £500+ price point.
EXACTLY the same as NV this gen.
Slightly off-topic, but I believe the footnote in history for this time period will be: "The era when men put profit before progress." In just about all walks of life, progress has slowed as companies focus solely on making as much money as possible in the short term.
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Jeesss you guys talk like I have a tree in my backyard that grows money...
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Agreed.
This is just so dissapointing:
New gen and NO progress at launch.
Maybe in future. Better drivers, Mantle.... who knows.
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Soldato
Good to see Gibbo posting some info
More than we got from AMD -.-
Soldato
So the prices and structure are very similar to Nvidia 7XX this round, AMD launching quite a few months later as well, I did expect AMD to beat Nvidia in a big way either on performance or 'price VS performance'. All the info so far suggests similar performance, similar price. Not that impressive tbh. Def no reason to switch from a 780 so far. Roll on 20nm..