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If it wasn't for this memory issue, I would have bought the 970 to replace my 280X. Now I'm not sure what to do. 290x?
Wait for next-gen top dogs.
If it wasn't for this memory issue, I would have bought the 970 to replace my 280X. Now I'm not sure what to do. 290x?
If it wasn't for this memory issue, I would have bought the 970 to replace my 280X. Now I'm not sure what to do. 290x?
Um. Hate to tell you but we are 99% sure it will be rebrands. Never read wccftech.
390x is brand new
380x is a refined 290x
370x is a refined tonga (285)
Um. Hate to tell you but we are 99% sure it will be rebrands. Never read wccftech.
390x is brand new
380x is a refined 290x
370x is a refined tonga (285)
Want to buy a new card but don't know what to buy.. not buying a 970 until they drop the price to the $250 range to compensate for the memory issues, not paying $550 for a 980... don't really want to buy AMD either.... will just keep using my 670 for now and my mother will be stuck with her 260 instead of inheriting my 670.
Um. Hate to tell you but we are 99% sure it will be rebrands. Never read wccftech.
390x is brand new
380x is a refined 290x
370x is a refined tonga (285)
I'm skeptical of this article. GPUs take time to develop, even when they're based on an existing design; you can't create a full lineup of new GPUs in a couple of months, certainly not with AMD's limited R&D budget.
I can understand AMD wanting all its GPUs to support FreeSync and XDMA Crossfire. This means they have to be GCN 1.1 or higher. The thing is, this wouldn't require a full new lineup. We already know that the R9 390X is going to be a new, very large chip with the latest version of GCN. Rumors are that the R9 380X is going to be a rebranded Hawaii - which is GCN 1.1 and thus supports FreeSync and XDMA Crossfire already. The R9 370X looks like it's going to be the full Tonga chip (2048 stream processors); this will take the place of the old Tahiti-based cards, which will be phased out since they're GCN 1.0. The only place where AMD doesn't really have a suitable product is the range between Bonaire and Tonga. Pitcairn is GCN 1.0 and really needs to be retired in favor of something more up-to-date and preferably more efficient. I do think there's a good possibility that we will be seeing a new chip for the R9 360X to replace Pitcairn. This would be to AMD's advantage since a chip in this range could also be repurposed for high-end gaming laptops. (Pitcairn is currently AMD's best portable GPU, but can't effectively compete with Nvidia's Maxwell offerings.)
I hope whatever new GPUs that AMD develops will finally fix the excessive power consumption in multi-monitor mode and video decoding. This has been a real problem for a long time, and it's worse than the excess power consumption in gaming, since it happens all the time even if there's no real load.
I agree. Why do Nvidia fan-boys want AMD driven into the ground though? Who wants no competition?Maxwell is on a rampage. June is very late.
Each day is a financial disaster the longer they hold back 390X.
I mean, we will see, but didn't GCN 1.2 already support all that? I'd be glad for new cards though.
Also we is just a general term. I didn't want to put I, and I didn't remember what specific site said it (turns out I read it at TechPowerUp!) so I just said "we". Minor grammatical freak out.
Titan X has already likely buried it, and I'd bet Nvidia will slap out the 980 Ti to shovel even more dirt on top. 2015 will be vicious.
I agree. Why do Nvidia fan-boys want AMD driven into the ground though? Who wants no competition?
Do you not know what a fanboy is?
Titan X has already likely buried it, and I'd bet Nvidia will slap out the 980 Ti to shovel even more dirt on top. 2015 will be vicious.