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AMD Radeon R9 290X with Hawaii GPU pictured, has 512-bit 4GB Memory
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Yea that's sort of like saying every gpu that amd have released since the 8800gtx has been pointless as nvidia have pretty much always had the single fastest gpu discounting the 7970 v gtx680.
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They may have started it, but they failed to make it stick.
The early overpriced 7950/7970 were struggling to get shifted, and when Nvidia's GTX670/GTX680 came out the prices were dropped.
Despite the driver improvement plus the higher spec, and eventually became they became better and faster than the GTX670/GTX680- yet Nvidia managed to hold the price premium for their GK104 256-bit cards around £100 higher than AMD's equivalent card, and shifted equal if not more in volume.
So...the high price for that period we still got Nvidia to thank for it. And then the new gen, the high price hike was a chain reaction caused by the Titan, and has nothing to do with cards of previous gen.
Wasn't the 5### and 6### cheap? i thought it was only the 7970 that was more expensive than the much slower GTX 580.
And as for the GTX Titan, if you think £1000 is good value for that compared to what the 7970 cost vs the GTX 580 then i think your nuts
And as for the GTX Titan, if you think £1000 is good value for that compared to what the 7970 cost vs the GTX 580 then i think your nuts
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Are there any credible benches of these cards out yet?
AMD have already posted the following regarding the price leaks / speculation on their Facebook page.
Recommended AMD Radeon R9 290X pricing, specs and performance will be unveiled in the coming weeks. We haven’t released pricing and won’t comment on pricing seen on some e-tail outlets.
If this is true and they haven't released pricing, all the pricing you have seen so far is just Etailers guestimating what the price will be based on where they think the cards sit relative to other offerings.
Recommended AMD Radeon R9 290X pricing, specs and performance will be unveiled in the coming weeks. We haven’t released pricing and won’t comment on pricing seen on some e-tail outlets.
If this is true and they haven't released pricing, all the pricing you have seen so far is just Etailers guestimating what the price will be based on where they think the cards sit relative to other offerings.
right - yes thats it
probably just means they haven't released it to general public
presuming the etailers have bought stock ...you'd think they'd have an idea before buying of what price they'll sell at ...
Anyone know if these Cards support OpenGL 4.1 and higher?
I keep seeing the 7950's list OpenGL 3.2 support.
NVIDIA support 4.4 from the 4xxx onwards.
The KronosGroup also just confirmed that AMD does not conform to their standards for OpenGL at the moment.
I keep seeing the 7950's list OpenGL 3.2 support.
NVIDIA support 4.4 from the 4xxx onwards.
The KronosGroup also just confirmed that AMD does not conform to their standards for OpenGL at the moment.
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No.
The price we pay now is not the final cost price, so if we buy it at say $1000 now for the sake of placing an order, when AMD announce the price we'll get a credit note from our suppliers for the difference.
AMD are spot on, they have not announced a price, everything being seen is speculation as AMD are yet to decide the MSRP's.
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Undecided whether it will be worth ditching my crossfire setup for one of these, but I'm not sure if the performance will be worth it, so I'll see what the reviews say. I'd like to have one card for gaming as crossfire support isn't always there for every game still, but can't help feel I'd just be burning money.
Hate it when new technology comes out !
Hate it when new technology comes out !
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Anyone know if these Cards support OpenGL 4.1 and higher?
I keep seeing the 7950's list OpenGL 3.2 support.
NVIDIA support 4.4 from the 4xxx onwards.
The KronosGroup also just confirmed that AMD does not conform to their standards for OpenGL at the moment.
Reading around and the r9 290x will support open gl 4.3
What would the performance increase be with one of these compared to a single 5870 and a 5870 in crossfire going on the released specs that weve seen?
I had 2 x 5870 running in crossfire but gave one to my dad so just running a single 5870 now and waiting for one of these lol.
I had 2 x 5870 running in crossfire but gave one to my dad so just running a single 5870 now and waiting for one of these lol.
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You should know if you can afford a graphics card that's going to be £400+. Yey or nay.
They are busy working on the drivers for the release benchmarks, price will relate to performance vs. 780 and titan on launch day.
Here's hoping Nvidia are working hard and pull some decent gains ... that should result in a cheaper 290x with potential to reduce to Nvidia pricing as well.
GPU's are overpriced vs other components...
£250 for a decent I7 on s2011, s1155 or s1150 is a steal compared to GPU pricing.
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400plus and around 800 is very different for me
Nothing official yet I take it?
Seem the Khronos Group haven't had any new AMD gpu to test either, and no AMD gpu is on their conformance list.
I know AMD are trying to work hard for the workstation area, but they need to conform to industry standards.
At least they're ahead of NV in OpenCL the last time I checked.