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

LtMatt · 24 Oct 2013 at 12:51

MooMoo444 said:
Bring on the R290X2 dual gpu version

Lol yeah thats never gonna happen.

Boomstick777 · 24 Oct 2013 at 12:51

Suarez7 said:
The 780 is not at its peak, the WHQL's released the other day added good % for some games and upped a few peoples synthetic bench scores.

There's no point trying to make sane comments, the red fanboy glasses are on strong today.

95C, same price as 780, uses more power, 780 faster when overclocked.

Yup fanboy goggles on.

LeJosh · 24 Oct 2013 at 12:52

LtMatt said:
Lol yeah thats never gonna happen.

ASUS wants a word.

flopper · 24 Oct 2013 at 12:52

db posted

flopper · 24 Oct 2013 at 12:53

Boomstick777 said:
Nice damage control.

Every review says it's to hot, power hungry, high stock performance but beaten by overclocked Nvidia cards whilst running cooler and quieter.

I call (unable to print) on that

LtMatt · 24 Oct 2013 at 12:54

LeJosh said:
ASUS wants a word.

Haha i believe it when i see it Josh. It would be cool though. (obviously not cool in that sense of the word)

LeJosh · 24 Oct 2013 at 12:56

LtMatt said:
Haha i believe it when i see it Josh. It would be cool though. (obviously not cool in that sense of the word)

One day unless they're holding off until 20nm for another 'planet' card.

Suarez7 · 24 Oct 2013 at 12:56

Boomstick777 said:
There's no point trying to make sane comments, the red fanboy glasses are on strong today.

95C, same price as 780, uses more power, 780 faster when overclocked.

Yup fanboy goggles on.

Tbh Boomstick the 290x is the better card but some comments are a little OTT, it's expected though, let them have their fun today

Silent_Scone · 24 Oct 2013 at 12:57

I think the difference with this card compared to most other launches (if you discount the secrecy) is that it clearly bests an £800 card. That is the big, big deal breaker. As Boomstick has pointed out this reference card as an off the shelf product has some serious drawbacks. It runs very hot, the power draw is massive and it's loud. Currently (and I'll happily hold my hands up tomorrow if I think otherwise) I'd probably rather own 780 GTX SLi as a 1440P solution. And I've no doubt they will down in price soon.

teppic · 24 Oct 2013 at 12:57

Suarez7 said:
The 780 is not at its peak, the WHQL's released the other day added good % for some games and upped a few peoples synthetic bench scores.

Like all driver updates. The 780 isn't going to get better except with tuning for new games, SLI profiles, etc. The 290X has a way to go before it gets to that stage.

LeJosh · 24 Oct 2013 at 12:58

"Let them have their fun today."

Is that baiting? It feels like baiting.

Suarez7 · 24 Oct 2013 at 12:59

teppic said:
Like all driver updates. The 780 isn't going to get better except with tuning for new games, SLI profiles, etc. The 290X has a way to go before it gets to that stage.

I'm afraid you're wrong, these don't look like new games to me:

New in GeForce R331 Drivers

Up to 11% in Dirt: Showdown
Up to 9% in Metro: Last Light
Up to 8% in Sleeping Dogs
Up to 13% in Sniper Elite V2

Suarez7 · 24 Oct 2013 at 13:00

LeJosh said:
"Let them have their fun today."

Is that baiting? It feels like baiting.

lol

I understand the hype around releases, heck we wait long enough for new cards it's good to see the place erupt when they eventually land.

teppic · 24 Oct 2013 at 13:03

Suarez7 said:
I'm afraid you're wrong, these don't look like new games to me:

New in GeForce R331 Drivers

Up to 11% in Dirt: Showdown
Up to 9% in Metro: Last Light
Up to 8% in Sleeping Dogs
Up to 13% in Sniper Elite V2

'Up to' is pretty meaningless, it could be at 800x600 for people on i3s. Only genuinely tested benchmarks at known resolutions/specs can show changes.

The point I'm making is that the 780 drivers are already mature. Small updates isn't the same as making launch drivers mature.

BaDBoY_uK · 24 Oct 2013 at 13:05

A lot of talk in <12 hours

I'll stick with my dodgy 7970s until we see Mantle

flopper · 24 Oct 2013 at 13:05

teppic said:
'Up to' is pretty meaningless, it could be at 800x600 for people on i3s. Only genuinely tested benchmarks at known resolutions/specs can show changes.

The point I'm making is that the 780 drivers are already mature. Small updates isn't the same as making launch drivers mature.

yea GCN 7970 made 30%+ during its development with drivers.
aint thinking that with 290 but more power is there to gain for them down the road.

Scougar · 24 Oct 2013 at 13:05

Boomstick777 said:
95C, same price as 780, uses more power, 780 faster when overclocked.
.

No. When are you actually going to read results that have actually used voltage control? Seriously, stop spreading disinformation.

Bottomline it's 780 vs 290X, it isn't 290X vs Titan. (Except beyond a few very specific scenarios).

Boomstick777 · 24 Oct 2013 at 13:05

MjFrosty said:
As Boomstick has pointed out this reference card as an off the shelf product has some serious drawbacks. It runs very hot, the power draw is massive and it's loud. Currently (and I'll happily hold my hands up tomorrow if I think otherwise) I'd probably rather own 780 GTX SLi as a 1440P solution. And I've no doubt they will down in price soon.

Thanks and I agree, 780's def more appealing than the refernece 290X. The non reference cards could be very nice.

Just watched TTL's video, no wander some AMD guys feathers were ruffled lol. Totally agree with what's he / Linus and other reviews are saying. TTL review sums it up from 23mins.

dave_beast · 24 Oct 2013 at 13:05

Scougar said:
No. When are you actually going to read results that have actually used voltage control? Seriously, stop spreading disinformation.

+1

dave_beast · 24 Oct 2013 at 13:06

Boomstick777 said:
Thanks and I agree, 780's def more appealing than the refernece 290X. The non reference cards could be very nice.

Just watched TTL's video, no wander some AMD guys feathers were ruffled lol. Totally agree with what's he / Linus and other reviews are saying. This sums it up from 23mins.

I'd remove that as it has swearies and TTL? Come on, the guy is clearly bananas :rolleyes: