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[Evantaur]

Still confused with tjis new naming... What are they gonna call those dual gpu cards?

[kromosto]

dual gpus might end with 5 like 295 or 285

[Ciric]

There is still the option to change the last number to 5. IE 295X for a VI dual card.

[PedantOne]

rebranded crap, but with great prices = many buyers!

[Dimitriman]

There is no need to make a top to bottom replacement of all products if the architecture is essentially the same and under the same node. It's a refresh, not a new arch.

Think this way, my 7970 Ghz is now the mid range card, that's not bad.

[Lanek]

Still confused with tjis new naming... What are they gonna call those dual gpu cards?

R9 290x2 ? ( lol )

Anyway, i doubt we will see a dual 290 ...

[vario]

So basically, we have 100% rebadged parts but the lower end ones which are a Retail launch from an OEM part. You do not get free games with the new Radeon series which you do on the 7xxx, and besides, they will probabily be more expensive than nearly identical 7xxx counterparts just because they're 2 years newer. Nothing to see here.

Not really.
While in this whole new rollout theyre using chips introduced earlier, PCB`s are new, memory chips are different ,clocks are different, 260X has trueaudio, and there are boost/eyefinity improvements.
Although, in 90% i agree with that statement ;-) .Thing is AMD kind of shoot itself in the foot, they introduce things like trueaudio, and then they offer it only in mid-low and ultra-high end segment.Thing is most enthusiast buys mid or mid-high end.As a 6970 owner i was looking for an upgrade this year, not many, but few games tend to be hard on my 3 year old card(notably GTA IV with icehancer i play lately).However i really want that trueaudio thing along with other improvements they made to the architecture in recent 2 years, but 500-700$ price range is totally out of my reach, so im gonna wait them out :P .

[Olivon]

Kudos to AMD !

2816SP/512-bit in 430mm?/6 billions trannies is a big "tour de force"

Waiting for results now.

[eric66]

rebranded crap, but with great prices = many buyers!

That crap can play 99 percent of games on high settings

[STaRGaZeR]

That crap can play 99 percent of games on high settings

It could do that almost 2 years ago too.

[Iconyu]

It could do that almost 2 years ago too.

I agree with your sentiment, but as the 280's are certainly upper mid range in AMD's new line up it's not too bad. Looking at the new Call of Duty requirements I imagine that a few people that decide against the PS4 or XBOne will be seriously considering an upgrade.

[i found nemo]

It could do that almost 2 years ago too.

he's right. amd, nvidia stop making faster cards. people don't like it :p
thought this was xtreme systems? not "www.complain about new faster improved hardware just because it's not completely renewed in every single aspect.com"
re-brand or not, who complains about upgrades? more is more, get real people.

[vortex240]

I won't lie, I'm disappointed. The main fanfare around the live announcement were the new technologies. From what I'm seeing here is the high-mid range will have none of them -wtf? Sure the value is good but NO Mantle.

I can live without true audio, but if Mantle is what it's all cracked up to be then this is mayor strike against investing in these cards. Since if the standard takes of and there is a good chance it will, then a year from now while the R9 290x might be the card to have, the R9 280x will be less then desirable.

[NEOAethyr]

The way I see it, somone has a 9970, decides to upgrade to the 280x, only to find out later they spent a huge amount of money on a bios upgrade.

I understand the rebrandings, but some people don't, there loss I guess :\.

[N19h7m4r3]

The way I see it, somone has a 9970, decides to upgrade to the 280x, only to find out later they spent a huge amount of money on a bios upgrade.

I understand the rebrandings, but some people don't, there loss I guess :\.

But the 9970 isn't out? And if it was it would be next gen, and a huge downgrade to a 280x

[Zer0th]

I won't lie, I'm disappointed. The main fanfare around the live announcement were the new technologies. From what I'm seeing here is the high-mid range will have none of them -wtf? Sure the value is good but NO Mantle.

I can live without true audio, but if Mantle is what it's all cracked up to be then this is mayor strike against investing in these cards. Since if the standard takes of and there is a good chance it will, then a year from now while the R9 290x might be the card to have, the R9 280x will be less then desirable.

Huh? As I understand it, Mantle will be supported across all GCN GPUs... i.e the older Radeon HD7000 series GPUs.

[Dimitriman]

I won't lie, I'm disappointed. The main fanfare around the live announcement were the new technologies. From what I'm seeing here is the high-mid range will have none of them -wtf? Sure the value is good but NO Mantle.

I can live without true audio, but if Mantle is what it's all cracked up to be then this is mayor strike against investing in these cards. Since if the standard takes of and there is a good chance it will, then a year from now while the R9 290x might be the card to have, the R9 280x will be less then desirable.

All GCN cards support mantle.. why do people keep arguing otherwise?

[vortex240]

All GCN cards support mantle.. why do people keep arguing otherwise?

My bad, only goes to show how confusing this launch is. I was under the impression that only the new iteration - not know yet(version 1.?), of GCN will support it.

[Yeroon]

It was mentioned as all GCN arch compatible, including 7000 series. Don't know how to get confused about that.

[NEOAethyr]

But the 9970 isn't out? And if it was it would be next gen, and a huge downgrade to a 280x

Oh my bad, I was so tired when I wrote that, I meant 7950 .

[paulbagz]

dual gpus might end with 5 like 295 or 285

There is still the option to change the last number to 5. IE 295X for a VI dual card.

Highly doubt they would do that considering there is already an actual 295 dual GPU card out there.

-PB

[hokiealumnus]

In case anyone was wondering... CONFIRMED: R9 280X & HD 7970 Work Just Fine In CrossfireX

[madcho]

I believe the 7970 GE are better option, I'am wrong ?

[GoldenTiger]

????

The winter is coming

If you were afraid that you won?t be able to afford this card then don?t be. In Montreal, NVIDIA will be showing something that may change the pricing in high-end segment on both sides. It?s for gamers and it?s not ONLY a GPU (more information to come).

Source: http://videocardz.com/46558/amd-rade...icing-unveiled

Wondering if I should be opening that 780 Classy that I have coming in, suddenly (paid ~$590+shipping thanks to evga discounts)... . I could just leave it unopened for a few days and see what's brewing, but I'm anxious to rip it open and use it . Just when I thought it was safe to do so...

[samsarulz]

I believe the 7970 GE are better option, I'am wrong ?

IMHO I would say that yes, especially considering the prices if the 280X. If you have a HD7970 GE, I will recommend you to stick with it. I have the same card, ATM i have no rush in changing for the new Volcanic Islands.