R260/270/280/290/290x Review thread

[stahlhart]

Some people are dieing for some drama.

Agreed -- and there are going to be more vacations handed out here if it doesn't stop.
-- stahlhart

 

[Qianglong]

The beginning of a new ERA for graphics and audio fidelity is HERE!!

 

[Grooveriding]

http://www.shopblt.com/cgi-bin/shop...110040015013_BTF3729P.shtml&order_id=!ORDERID

Showing up for purchase at some NA retailers.

290X MSRP $550...

And an ASUS for $599.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121819

 

[GodisanAtheist]

AMD has either gained the master's touch or has gone full retard with product launches. I don't recall the last product launch from either company that either frustrated or excited me more.

While a low $550 pricetag is great for consumers, I honestly hope AMD keeps this card deep in the realm of profitability. I would personally never spend much more than $200 dollars on a new video card, so this card was never meant for me. That being said I am pretty deeply invested in both AMD and Nvidia remaining viable companies while simultaniously not being deeply invested in eithers brand or hardware. Nvidia has no problem staying profitable and people will pay what Nvidia asks; I want AMD to remain (become?) profitable as well, and so I hope they're getting boku margins on these cards.

Anyhow, questions get answered tonight and I'm sure Nvidia is sitting atop a mountain of price adjustments to rain on AMD's parade, so lets see how it all plays out.

I have my $200 HD7950, so I'm squared away as it is.

 

[Schmide]

The beginning of a new ERA for graphics and audio fidelity is HERE!!

For you young unhip ones...

 

[Majcric]

and so the anticipation begins.. pretty excited to see what happens..

 

[imaheadcase]

Watch them be out of stock within a hour and delayed for months. lol

 

[blackened23]

5870 all over again?

I don't think that will happen unless it's 500$ for the 290X. I can see a 450$ 290 non X selling like crazy though if it matches the 780 vanilla.

 

[n0x1ous]

Supply should be good with 28nm maturity.

 

[tential]

Pretty impressive for the 290X. Anyway, any predictions for the sure to ensue trolling and goal post shifting:

Stock price?

Financials?

290X uses (OH MY GOD) 9 more watts at load during gaming?

What?

I expect the 290x to beat Titan on most benches above 1080p like already shown, to be even better in Crossfire mode.
I expect the reaction to it to be from Nvidia fanboys "It's not better than Titan. Titan uses less power" or some other thing not related to actual gaming benchmarks (it's what a camp does anytime it's "favorite" brand loses").
I expect it to sell out because well, lets be real GPU enthusiasts MUST have it.

From all the 4K hype surrounding this card, I expect a single GPU solution to hit 60 FPS by the end of 2014/Early 2015.
I used to think late 2015/early 2016, but the industry seems to want to push 4K, HDTV developers want 4K, pretty much a lot of people want 4K. It's a chicken/egg thing really and it seems AMD and Nvidia will want to be prepared for the inevitable coming of 4K displays.

 

[toyota]

http://www.shopblt.com/cgi-bin/shop...110040015013_BTF3729P.shtml&order_id=!ORDERID

Showing up for purchase at some NA retailers.

290X MSRP $550...

And an ASUS for $599.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16814121819

are they all reference or are those just place holder pics?

 

[blackened23]

Apparently Asus has a DC II top card that will be available. According to Linus' youtube, more are coming.

 

[el etro]

Assuming it trades blows with the Titan in performance and comes in at a price below the 780, that's a win for everyone.

Good (for us) to put in market, but AMD is losing the Time-to-market of this graphic card release. My bet: driver issues and logistics are delaying AMD to make a real Hard Launch.

Apparently Asus has a DC II top card that will be available. According to Linus' youtube, more are coming.

290X or 290-nonX ?? Where??

 

[toyota]

so the plain 290 comes next week but what about all the other non x cards? I have not heard a single thing about them since all the other x cards launched.

 

[parvadomus]

I expect the 290x to beat Titan on most benches above 1080p like already shown, to be even better in Crossfire mode.
I expect the reaction to it to be from Nvidia fanboys "It's not better than Titan. Titan uses less power" or some other thing not related to actual gaming benchmarks (it's what a camp does anytime it's "favorite" brand loses").
I expect it to sell out because well, lets be real GPU enthusiasts MUST have it.

From all the 4K hype surrounding this card, I expect a single GPU solution to hit 60 FPS by the end of 2014/Early 2015.
I used to think late 2015/early 2016, but the industry seems to want to push 4K, HDTV developers want 4K, pretty much a lot of people want 4K. It's a chicken/egg thing really and it seems AMD and Nvidia will want to be prepared for the inevitable coming of 4K displays.

I have yet to see performance @ quiet mode. It may consume less power than Titan with that mode, and still be faster.
It will be funny to see NV fanboys crying @ 290X at 12PM EST, got to sleep now >)

 

[toyota]

I have yet to see performance @ quiet mode. It may consume less power than Titan with that mode, and still be faster.
It will be funny to see NV fanboys crying @ 290X at 12AM EST, got to sleep now >)

fixed

 

[Grooveriding]

are they all reference or are those just place holder pics?

Reference I think.

BLT is a legit shop and you can buy that card right now for $570 if you want. That is why I am thinking it is $550. The Asus on new egg I do not know, but Asus reference cards usually cost more than other brands, their ref Titan is still $1080, plus that is Canadian newegg which is usually about $20 more on expensive GPUs than the US site.

Could very well be $550 since the BLT card can be bought right now for $570. I am putting away my CC as $550 is tempting and I do not need one at all. Maybe a regular 290 next week when those come out.:awe:

 

[lavaheadache]

I expect the 290x to beat Titan on most benches above 1080p like already shown, to be even better in Crossfire mode.
I expect the reaction to it to be from Nvidia fanboys "It's not better than Titan. Titan uses less power" or some other thing not related to actual gaming benchmarks (it's what a camp does anytime it's "favorite" brand loses").
I expect it to sell out because well, lets be real GPU enthusiasts MUST have it.

From all the 4K hype surrounding this card, I expect a single GPU solution to hit 60 FPS by the end of 2014/Early 2015.
I used to think late 2015/early 2016, but the industry seems to want to push 4K, HDTV developers want 4K, pretty much a lot of people want 4K. It's a chicken/egg thing really and it seems AMD and Nvidia will want to be prepared for the inevitable coming of 4K displays.

No way are they just going to cook up cards in about a year that'll do 60 fps in demanding games with high settings at 4k.

It would be nice but we are so far from that right now that for a jump like to happen it would have to be alien technology....

 

[Venomous]

Good (for us) to put in market, but AMD is losing the Time-to-market of this graphic card release. My bet: driver issues and logistics are delaying AMD to make a real Hard Launch.



290X or 290-nonX ?? Where??

How do you figure? AMD never spoke a word about launch date . It kills me you youngsters and fanbois spin so much bs...

 

[lavaheadache]

If I wasn't hurting to play the new Batman with PhysX so bad I would totally be on one of these cards with overnight shipping.

 

[blackened23]

SKYMTL at Hardwarecanucks gave everyone a tease and revealed the awards the 290X received in his yet unpublished review: "dam good" and "dam good value".

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/video-cards/

Don't see the latter one too often at the 500$+ mark. Looking like a great card, only questions are noise (which I expect to be noisier than Titan, AMD's reference cooling isn't premium as is the Titan) and heat.

 

[Tempered81]

Hopefully they include the new smoothness per watt per transistor per mm^2 metric.

heheh

 

[tential]

No way are they just going to cook up cards in about a year that'll do 60 fps in demanding games with high settings at 4k.

It would be nice but we are so far from that right now that for a jump like to happen it would have to be alien technology....

The emphasis on 4K benchmarks that were leaked is what is making me think we'll see 4K gaming sooner than 2016.
30 FPS with all settings up on Bioshock Infinite (I know I know it's a console port)
and 60 FPS on medium settings isn't bad.

And don't think Nvidia is sleeping on that either. They'll come out with a card in 2014 to blow those numbers away and of course AMD will counter. I just think early 2015 or just 2015 in general we may see some games hit 60 FPS or at least very close to it from one of the two camps or even both.

I'd say SLI or CF, you'll DEFINITELY be able to hit 60 FPS in 2015 with a CF or SLI setup.

 

[Puffnstuff]

I hope that it comes out and blows the doors off everything. This would force NVidia to step up their game and everyone wins.

 

[BallaTheFeared]

Dam Good Value on a seemingly $550 product.

I think we've all died and gone to price hell.