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http://videocardz.com/56154/amd-radeon-r7-370-leaked
http://fudzilla.com/news/graphics/37940-fiji-xt-has-water-cooler
http://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-300-series-pricing-confirmed-aggressive/
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The brand new design, somewhat similar to GeForce GTX 760 cooler, has been published at Chinese forums. It’s the first actual confirmation of that this card exists, and most important, not it’s not an OEM version. The OEM version is Radeon R9 370.
The new cooler is slightly longer than the PCB, which probably means AMD has spent some time improving cooling efficiency of its new series. Also the meshy cooler shroud seems to be similar to one we know from leaked Radeon Fury pictures. Apart from that we can’t really see all the details on this blurry picture, but it does seem Radeon R7 370 has one 6pin power connector and one CrossFire finger.
Radeon R7 370 could either be based on Radeon R9 270 or R9 270X. Based on my information we are looking at cosmetic clock speed improvement — 10-100 MHz on the core and 25 MHz on memory (depending if this is non-X or X rebrand).
The Radeon R7 370 is supposedly based on Curacao/Pitcairn silicon. It most likely has 1280 Stream cores and 2 GB memory. It’s the oldest graphics processor in Radeon R9 300 series.
http://fudzilla.com/news/graphics/37940-fiji-xt-has-water-cooler
We saw how the Fiji XT card looks. AMD shared some data and the dummy cards with its partners who wanted to examine the custom cooling.
Fiji XT card features quite large GPU surrounded by four memory chips. This is nothing that surprised us, as we have been saying this for a while. The GPU with interposer measures 55mm x 55mm,while the card length is around 190mm or 7.5 inches.
In late April, we mentioned that the card will end up shorter than traditional high end cards. For reference, the Radeon R9 290X measures almost 11 inches or 279 mm in its short iteration, and with custom coolers it expands to 305 mm or 12 inches. The Geforce GTX 980 TI is 10.5 inches / 266 mm long.
There is a catch, as the Fiji watercooler is not on the card. It adds additional length but it usually mounts above the card, in a designated place in your chassis. It should fit most 120mm fan mounts that every gaming case has.
http://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-300-series-pricing-confirmed-aggressive/
hours ago by Khalid Moammer
Pricing for AMD’s entire Radeon 300 series has been leaked and it’s showing major performance per dollar improvements across the board. Today’s leak is a little bit different, we’re bringing you an exclusive look at the pricing for the red team’s upcoming 300 series of discrete graphics cards. We’ve managed to confirm these prices directly through our own sources. . In fact we’re confident enough in the legitimacy of the information which our sources have provided that we’ve decided to drop the rumor tag.
AMD Radeon 300 Series
The pricing structure is very different from the one that we’ve seen with the Sweclockers rumor that we had covered five days ago. In fact the previously rumored prices were so irrationally high, that they prompted me to dedicate an entire paragraph to underline my skepticism. It has now become evidently clear that my doubts were not misplaced. But I digress, so without any further delay let’s take a look at the actual pricing structure for the Radeon 300 series as they were confirmed through our sources.
AMD Radeon 300 Series Pricing Confirmed – Very Aggressive Performance Per Dollar Focused Positioning
For anyone that’s paid attention to the discrete graphics business, even if for short a while, an aggressive performance per dollar focus from the red team will not surprise you at all. In fact many would argue that it’s been the mantra for Radeon. Providing users with performance that would otherwise only be accessible for a significantly larger premium from the green team.
Segment Graphics Card GPU MSRP
Enthusiast R9 390X 8GB Enhanced Hawaii XT $389
Enthusiast R9 390 8GB Enhanced Hawaii Pro $329
Performance R9 380X 3GB/6GB
(NOT CONFIRMED) Tonga XT -
Performance R9 380 4GB
Tonga Pro $235
Performance R9 380 2GB Tonga Pro $195
Performance R7 370 4GB Pitcairn $175
Performance R7 370 2GB Pitcairn $135
Performance R7 360 2GB Bonaire $107
AMD’s Hawaii is returning with higher clock speeds and double the VRAM. The R9 390X, replacing the R9 290X, will undoubtedly be faster than its predecessor. The higher clock speeds for the GPU core will likely enable the card to completely close the gap with the GTX 970 at 1920×1080. The doubling of memory capacity and the faster GDDR5 VRAM frequencies will enable the card to distance itself even further from the GTX 970 at higher resolutions in which the R9 290X is already ahead.
The fact that Nvidia has yet to show any interest in introducing 8GB versions of its GM204 based GTX 980 and GTX 970 cards means that users who need the higher memory capacity for multi-GPU setups driving high resolution monitors will find solace in the R9 390 series. Combine all of these advantages and $389 for the R9 390X 8GB is actually a worthy proposition. It’s priced close enough to the GTX 970 for users to contemplate moving up to the R9 390X. And it’s noticeably less expensive than the GTX 980 for users to consider the value proposition. A better deal however is perhaps the R9 390 8GB which is even less expensive at $329.
The card replaces current R9 290 4GB cards, of which there are no 8GB variants. Hawaii Pro only has 9% fewer GCN units compared to the fully unlocked Hawaii XT powering the R9 390X/290X cards. However despite that and the lower clock speed the chip actually performs much closer to its fully unlocked variant than you’d think. Often only trailing Hawaii XT by 5-6%. Couple that with a $60 / 15% price difference and you’ve got a major performance per dollar winner.
Going further down the food chain we find Tonga, AMD’s most recent GPU to date. Tonga Pro with 1792 GCN stream processors will debut at $195 as a direct competitor for the GTX 960. If you’re wondering how this card is going to perform all you need to do is take a look at the R9 285’s performance and add it 5-10% to it thanks to the higher clock speeds. The R9 285 has already put on a good show, especially when put against its main competition the GTX 960. But more interesting is Tonga XT, with 2048 GCN stream processors and a 384bit interface. AMD never launched this chip under the Radeon 200 series so we may finally see it with the 300 series. Although we were not able to confirm whether AMD’s going to launch this chip at their E3 event next week or not. So we’ll have to wait and see.
Tonga is actually a very capable chip and a fully unlocked version would be very desirable. AMD introduced significant improvements to the GCN microarchitecture with Tonga which enabled the chip to outperform its predecessor, Tahiti, despite having a lower clock speed and 33% less memory bandwidth. An R9 380X with a 384bit interface, 2048 SPs and a clock speed north of 1000Mhz will hold its own at $249. Especially considering that it can address the huge $130 market gap that exists between the GTX 970/R9 390 and the GTX 960/R9 380.
Read more: http://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-300-series-pricing-confirmed-aggressive/#ixzz3cUBagPfi
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