AMD releasing an R9 380X

[humbug]

@FoxEye.

Depends, the 280 is faster than the 280X 5 times compared to its 3 times here http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-radeon-r9-380-gaming-2g-review.html

I think with the higher clock rate it will sit between the 280X and 290, often much closer to the 290 than the 280X if not a match for the 290 more often than the 280X, its only running at 970Mhz compared with the 1050Mhz of the 280X.

 

[Aretak]

Hardly going to set the world on fire, is it.

Does it need to then? Did the 950 or 960 set the world on fire? Did the rest of the 300 series? Fact is, most graphics cards are pretty boring and just ticking boxes at a set price point. This will likely be the new go to card for people with a budget of £200 or just under for the next 6-8 months, and maybe longer depending on which parts of Nvidia and AMD's new product stacks launch first. Seems like it's fulfilling its intended purpose just fine to me. It's not aiming to thrill people with 11,000 posts on a computer hardware forum.