Why? Some sites are so clearly anti-AMD its a waste of $ and time to send them free samples so they can continue their bashing.
That's exactly what I'm implying. Nvidia lies all the time. They get caught. Yet, their PR team is so good, and their fan base so loyal, they're able to spin it in a way where they'll benefit from it.
I don't know if you remember; but, during the GTX 970 memory fiasco, some people were so upset that they returned the card.......Only to spend even more money on a GTX 980. LOL. That's how Nvidia roll. They're on a whole new level of marketing/PR.
Having said that, I am against cherry picking reviewers. I do, however, understands that this is the nature of the industry. Just don't do it so poorly that it backfires.. AMD, get it together!!
Why? Some sites are so clearly anti-AMD its a waste of $ and time to send them free samples so they can continue their bashing.
I completely agree. Dr. Su are your reading this?
Have the PR person who did this, call Kitguru, apologize and send them the Fury X. Period. OR don't send out any.
My goodness, whatever goodwill AMD could generate with this launch in the reviewing community could be effectively "gutted" by such a bonehead move.
BTW, Kitguru's positive review of the Sapphire Tri-X R9 290 was one of the primary reasons I eventually bought 3 of those cards!
Yea in the other thread. People were saying its not accurate because there is no AA but take in consideration these are suppose to be 4k bench results. You really would not need much AA at all with 4k. So for 1080 or 1440 these benches would probably score higher. Gotta wait until next week to verify.Has this been posted before ??
Yes this PR Slide of AMD has been posted already.Has this been posted before ??
Let me rephrase it. Since review units are limited, I understand that there should be a priority list. Those sites that are lower on the priority list will obviously get the card later, or not at all. The order of priority should be done at AMD's discretion.
Completely agree.Yup, exactly this.
The question is why the marketing person at AMD is so bad at his job that he would tell KitGuru (not a biased site at all!) they don't get Fury X for "negative content".
A good PR person would have said "we just don't have enough samples to go around, sorry!"
So, that's one head that should roll immediately and a full official apology to KitGuru be made public, clearly it was a misunderstanding and someone not doing their job right.
Yes this PR Slide of AMD has been posted already.
If those are accurate, is the R9 Fury X matching the 295X2 and other 290X Crossfire setups?
I have 2x 290X Lightnings, and if I can get the same performance without having to pay much more after selling off the current cards, with none of the multi-GPU scaling issues and waiting for game/driver support, then I'll be making every effort to make that switch.
It's [H]. The crowd here either hates them or loves them depending on each and every individual review. They're either great at testing realistic situations or they're crappy because their particular card doesn't overclock well or their gaming experience opinion doesn't coincide with the beliefs of various flock. Right now since Nvidia is currently owning the high end market and is getting generally great reviews, they're hated around here. Lets see what happens to everyone's opinion about [H] when Fury reviews hit.
Has this been posted before ??
I don't think hardocp is biased as much as the standards they have. I've seen them say games unplayable because of dips below like 45 fps.
I think they mean over 3 year of ownership or so 6fb of vram is safer than 4gb
Yup, exactly this.
The question is why the marketing person at AMD is so bad at his job that he would tell KitGuru (not a biased site at all!) they don't get Fury X for "negative content".
A good PR person would have said "we just don't have enough samples to go around, sorry!"
So, that's one head that should roll immediately and a full official apology to KitGuru be made public, clearly it was a misunderstanding and someone not doing their job right.
Btw, Guru3d complaint they didn't get an invite to NV's conferences and paid trips because they were one of the few to keep on using FCAT during the 970/980 release showing poor SLI stutters. They aren't hypocrites, they keep on using the tool good or bad.
Probably videos like this are why AMD pulled the review card from Kitguru. I have noticed subtle bias from Kitguru towards Nvidia, but they're not terrible most of the time. This video however is a bit too much from them. He shuts AMD down for 13 minutes straight and that would probably ruffle me a bit if I worked for AMD.
Ah yes, it's so much better when the PR division from a company like Nvidia lies about the actual specs of a product (GTX 970) for four months. So professional!All most all website are negative about AMD so tell me which are not?
This is the reason why AMD is near bankruptcy, low share, low DGPU market and non exist in CPU and mobile.
It is sign of Immature and unprofessional management of AMD.Basically AMD has hired fanboys not professional to the their job.
Ahh okay that makes a ton of sense. I read their articles from time to time, did not notice the bias, but this video is .
Looks like someone at KitGuru has an vendetta and pissed off AMD, now they don't get their shiny Fury X, they go public with private exchanges, real nice gentlemen!
What a whine fest, very unprofessional.
Yup, exactly this.
The question is why the marketing person at AMD is so bad at his job that he would tell KitGuru (not a biased site at all!) they don't get Fury X for "negative content".
A good PR person would have said "we just don't have enough samples to go around, sorry!"
So, that's one head that should roll immediately and a full official apology to KitGuru be made public, clearly it was a misunderstanding and someone not doing their job right.
Did you watch that that KitGuru youtube video? I completely understand AMD's decision after suffering through listening to that idiot.This was exactly my thought when I read the news.
Which sane PR person would tell the website that they are being discarded for their content? PR people should be great in coming up with at least 3 different and credible excuses for any need.
Now AMD should really say goodbye to this employee and send the card to KitGuru.