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

drakt said:
Lots of touting 4k, gonna be embarrasing if it can't run it (3-4 cards doesnt count)
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Why must people troll, supporting 4k properly and being able to run it great are different things, get over it. Neither company has made 4k support standard yet so it's a fairly large software(more than hardware, but hardware to enable ot natively with one cable and no problems is also important) step to take and doesn't require awesome performance for 4k to be useful. It's a generational software improvement, not a R290X thing. IE it means 4k monitor support on an R7 250 as well.... do you expect that to run 4k games at full res? Games aren't everything, standard desktops, workstations, graphics design will all want 4k as well.
 
LtMatt said:
Score 7202. 780. LN2 Cooled. Physics Score 19983. CPU 3930k @ 5.59 LN2 Cooled - 8 Pack - Link

That's the highest extreme score.

R290 scores 8000+ according to the presentation.
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If the 290X is beating a LN2 cooled 780 then that is impressive but I really really doubt that.
 
So is there any point 'upgrading' from a GTX 780? Or are we talking like 10 fps difference. Will be interesting to see the independent real world reviews and benches rather than the corporate pill swallowing stuff.
 
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