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So when is the rumored date for the new cards to be out ?
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SeptemberSo when is the rumored date for the new cards to be out ?
So when is the rumored date for the new cards to be out ?
Two AMD Fiji cards coming in June
Fiji XT is faster than Nvidia’s Geforce GTX 980, but it is unlikely that it will end up faster than the Geforce Titan.
http://www.fudzilla.com/news/graphics/37566-two-amd-fiji-cards-coming-in-june
Latest rumor is >>>>>>>>>>>>> http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=27937360&postcount=1976
I'm more interested in that NV performance driver. Need more info
Probably a load of BS.
I don't think being caught holding back potential performance of their cards with drivers would be a smart thing after the 970 fiasco.
The Last time NV touted a "Performance Driver" it was right after AMD's last Performance Driver, the main highlights of which turned out to be SLI profiles they previously did not have.
GCN evolution:
GCN 1.0 (HD 7000)
GCN 1.1 (HD 7790) Increased Transistor Density, Increased Power Efficiency by 10%.
GCN 1.2 (R9 290X / R7 260X) Added True Audio, Improved Scaler.
GCN 1.3 (R9 285) Increased Tessellation Throughput by 200% to 400%, Increased Memory Bandwidth efficiency by 40%.
Here it is http://www.anandtech.com/show/7926/...r-offers-significant-performance-improvements
Out of 7 Games tested with single GPU only 2 had improvements, 10% on both.
If you look at thier PR slide you would think its some sort of miracle Driver touting 64% performance improvements, like lol....
GCN evolution:
GCN 1.0 (HD 7000)
GCN 1.1 (HD 7790) Increased Transistor Density, Increased Power Efficiency by 10%.
GCN 1.2 (R9 290X / R7 260X) Added True Audio, Improved Scaler.
GCN 1.3 (R9 285) Increased Tessellation Throughput by 200% to 400%, Increased Memory Bandwidth efficiency by 40%.
Those figures NVidia claimed were actually true but you needed 4 cards to see it.
The performance gains were in loads of games and benches too.
Having said that this is all ancient history as we are on 350.12 drivers now.
According to Anand 290x is only GCN 1.1. The only GCN 1.2 card is the R9 285 i believe. So the new cards are probably more advanced again.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7457/the-radeon-r9-290x-review/2
I think the 7790 is exactly the same as the 260X. True audio is part of the 7790 but is disabled. You can flash a 7790 to a 260X.
Here it is http://www.anandtech.com/show/7926/...r-offers-significant-performance-improvements
Out of 7 Games tested with single GPU only 2 had improvements, 10% on both.
If you look at thier PR slide you would think its some sort of miracle Driver touting 64% performance improvements, like lol....
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It was well documented by nVidia that the biggest gains where going to be in CPU heavy titles as the driver was a response to mantel in a lot of ways (and DX11 CPU usage as a whole) and in the the biggest gain in your example was in the Total War 2, a CPU heavy game. It also gave it the performance edge in BF4 over mantel.
Anyways both GPU company's have over blown PR guff when it comes to performance increases with drivers eps the "performance" drivers or did you forget the Omega Release back in December.
Most of the time they give best case (or "up to) for performance increases ether by comparing to a cards release driver or palatially broken one. I personaly I think anything over a 5% gain with a driver is pretty good
First time I've ever heard bio shock infinite be described as cpu heavy...
Why are we discussing nvidia drivers in this thread?
Not much 390x news to discuss...