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

[Hixxy0]

I've got a Gtx780. But I really hope Amd bring these cards out at a great price, force Nvidia to drop there prices. Cheaper card's for everyone

 

[SS-89]

It does look like 280x, oh well only a few hours before we find out.

 

[Boomstick777]

the 9 on the R9 looks pretty much exactly the same as the apparent 8 or 9 on the part in question, just a pixelated block of a similar shape.

no idea, it could even be R8 280X

Yeah I think you may be right, it looks like the second 9 has more pixelated image, not sure what I think about the cooler, nice design but looks a bit um cheap? That same design in a Titan-esque shroud would have been nice, the red and black can look to plasticy..

 

[Nocky24]

I can't enhance it, its to far pixelated, but one thing i can see, the 9 on the R9 looks pretty much exactly the same as the apparent 8 or 9 on the part in question, just a pixelated block of a similar shape.

no idea, it could even be R8 280X

Yup looks like R9 280X from where I'm sitting.

 

[humbug]

Yeah I think you may be right, it looks like the second 9 has more pixelated image, not sure what I think about the cooler, nice design but looks a bit um cheap? That same design in a Titan-esque shroud would have been nice, the red and black can look to plasticy..

I have to be honest, i do think the shroud pictured does look a bit like it was carved out of my wheelie bin.

But meh, its not the shroud that counts, it will be available with 3'rd party coolers anyway.

 

[RetrogamerX]

The shroud looks like a AMD design. Blah

 

[Suarez7]

Yeah would be better if they used this type of shroud imo:

Spoiler

 

[Hixxy0]

hahaha

 

[RavenXXX2]

I think they have gone cheap on the cooler to save costs and give the consumer the best deal at £399 inc BF4.

 

[cjph]

Jesus has a photocopier ?

 

[RetrogamerX]

I think they have gone cheap on the cooler to save costs and give the consumer the best deal at £399 inc BF4.

+1

 

[Nocky24]

I think they have gone cheap on the cooler to save costs and give the consumer the best deal at £399 inc BF4.

If the ref cooler doesn't come with a light I'm not interested *strokes 780*



In all seriousness though, I really hope AMD get it right this time both on performance and pricing.

 

[Orangey]

This seems to have slipped by unnoticed:

While launch of the R9 290 series will be tightly controlled by AMD (i.e., don't expect non-reference designs for a while), the R9 280X will launch entirely by non-reference designs. The three cards will launch a little later this week.

So the rebadged 7970s will only be available from AIBs as custom jobs?

 

[humbug]

I think they have gone cheap on the cooler to save costs and give the consumer the best deal at £399 inc BF4.

If they are cost cutting on the reference cooler shroud to keep the retail cost down, i'm all for it.

 

[Orangey]

If they are cost cutting on the reference cooler shroud to keep the retail cost down, i'm all for it.

+1 going water anyway

 

[Hixxy0]

If the ref cooler doesn't come with a light I'm not interested *strokes 780*



In all seriousness though, I really hope AMD get it right this time both on performance and pricing.

+1 We need more competition in the market place.

 

[humbug]

+1 going water anyway

I expect to see you and it in my Valley thread, or i will be coming after you with my Zimmer frame, before i wipe LtMatt's blood off it.

 

[jrwagh333]

Really naive post here as I have been out of the GPU game for a while. I'm still rock my Nvidia 260's in SLI.

What advantage does AMD have over Nvidia? I know that Nvidia has CUDA and PhysX but am unaware of any AMD advantage apart from OpenGL

 

[LtMatt]

I expect to see you and it in my Valley thread, or i will be coming after you with my Zimmer frame, before i wipe LtMatt's blood off it.

I've prepared an orifice in anticipation.

 

[imginy]

Videocardz are saying that is the 290X, on the back of the card it looks like it says 280X? Maybe eyes are dodgy..

That's not an 8