Amd Volcanic Islands details

[Tha Last Meal]

the 780 and 770 have not really sold well

who told you that??
the company's profits from one quarter to another was in addition to the increase it acquired in graphics cards market in this period According to Jon Peddie Research, and this gives us that those cards have had a role in it if your words were true we would have seen a decline in profits and not increase

http://abload.de/img/2013-market-sharehsj0h.jpg

[DefStar]

Cant tell on this photo. But there's more place and not the angle corner.

If it is recessed like the 7950, it is really easy to take and put a piece of paper over GPU, trace it out with apen or pencil, cut out the traced out section so you have a tempelate, put the tempelate on the heat-sink block (make sure it is centered between the mounts), trace around it, and then take a dremel or angle grinder (like I did) and shave just a little more than the recessed amount....I did it with an Arctic Acellero and it worked out perfectly. When I was done with the Acellero I was able to sell it on ebay, people were very interested in using the modded Acellero for themselves.

[DefStar]

But the latest information according to videocardz


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No, its a smaller chip then the GK110 so it will be cheaper then the 780....AMD knows $650 is to high and they want to both outperform and undercut Nvidia in price...Essentially a double insult to Nvidia's offering.

[madcho]

[BababooeyHTJ]

No, its a smaller chip then the GK110 so it will be cheaper then the 780....AMD knows $650 is to high and they want to both outperform and undercut Nvidia in price...Essentially a double insult to Nvidia's offering.

Hopefully they learned their lesson from the 7970 launch.

Lets face it AMD can not get away with charging what Nvidia does. I would be very tempted to pick up a couple of these cards at launch if the price is right. I would be giving up a lot of features that I use so the price has to be right. I won't pay more than $500.

[madcho]

[Piledriver]

Nvidia fastest card with a green cover.

[vortex240]

Hopefully they learned their lesson from the 7970 launch.

Lets face it AMD can not get away with charging what Nvidia does. I would be very tempted to pick up a couple of these cards at launch if the price is right. I would be giving up a lot of features that I use so the price has to be right. I won't pay more than $500.

Then you will NOT be picking one or two up at launch. There is no way they will be $499 at launch.

[vortex240]

No way these bandwidth numbers are correct for Hawaii. Should be higher...

And I am guessing this TDP is for 800Mhz core clock. I really wish both companies stopped this boosting nonsense. Marketing...

Also, it's sad to see that $650 USD is the new norm. Remember 5870 was sold for 399? 4870 was sold for 299...


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I agree, plain too much! Somehow it seems there are enough idiots to drop $650 plus tax = thats $750 in Canada. F0ck that!!!

5870 was the last high end card I got. Was $399 = $445 in Canada ...still expensive but acceptable.

Just last April I sold it for $140 then got a two Zotac 650Ti boost 2gb - for a total of $315 with TAX. Why in the world would I want to pay $750 for a 780 GTX??

$hit is out of control, it would be nice if AMD can price the top dog at $499 and just lay waste in nvidia's pocket book.

my $0.02

[BababooeyHTJ]

Then you will NOT be picking one or two up at launch. There is no way they will be $499 at launch.

Then it will fly off of the shelves like 7970 did.

or didn't

The fact of the matter is, AMD can't charge what Nvidia does.

[Ace123]

If it was the fastest car, sure they can

[Dainas]

Then it will fly off of the shelves like 7970 did.

or didn't

The fact of the matter is, AMD can't charge what Nvidia does.

as said here earlier at some point, most gamers buy videocards like most pensioners buy cars; they choose one brand for life and do not give anything so much as a passing glance nomatter what else is on offer.

[Russian]

I feel like the only thing we don't know yet is the price, and tbh... I think AMD thought about selling this card for $1K, but I think we all know they can't get away with it.

If they sell it for $649 they're going to still make a ton of money and piss off Nvidia while also making NV cards more affordable for everyone else.

[Ace123]

if its faster and a better product overall, who cares if it makes nvidia products more affordable..

[Sparky]

Also, it's sad to see that $650 USD is the new norm. Remember 5870 was sold for 399? 4870 was sold for 299...

And the X1900XTX was something like $450-$500 at release.

I don't like high pricing either, but the 4000 series was stupid dirt cheap for a high end card when it came out. Definitely was not the norm. Of course I didn't mind

[MaddMuppet]

if its faster and a better product overall, who cares if it makes nvidia products more affordable..

Of course it matters. If this card is faster and cheaper than the Nvidia equivalent, that will have an effect on Nvidia's pricing. That in turn, (if they drop the price enough on 780 and or Titan) can then cause AMD to drop the price on these new cards. It's all swings and roundabouts.

[Russian]

if its faster and a better product overall, who cares if it makes nvidia products more affordable..

Uh, what? Most people don't usually buy the latest and greatest card, if the latest and greatest card is really that great, it makes most of the rest of the market cheaper... especially if its little brothers are equally as competitive.

Thanks for your incredibly polite and constructive comment.

[Ace123]

Your sarcasm is dually noted, however I think the point was missed, especially by you. The release of this card, if superior, "MAY" convince Nvidia to lower their pricing some, but only to match that of AMD's pricing. Then you will have two top tier cards priced the same, one being slightly superior to the other. I doubt very highly NVIDIA will slash their pricing acrossed the board immediatly. Even if they did, this will both be a good thing for people who intend to purchase a new card, and bad for someone who just purchased a card, or who intends to sell theirs as they will be drastically devalued. That being said, how is the possibility of Nvidia lowering their pricing relevent, or constructive in a thread regarding the details of AMD's Hawiian Islands GPU?

[Tha Last Meal]

AMD Shares Photo of the GPU Tech Day Command Center – Ready to Launch Hawaii GPUs

They are ready
http://www.legitreviews.com/wp-conte...pu-launch.jpeg

With all the leaks surround the next-gen GPUs from AMD we figured that it would be best to go straight to AMD and ask if they had any info they wanted to share. They kindly declined to share any details on the upcoming AMD Hawaii GPU that will power the AMD Radeon R9 290X video card, but did share an image exclusively with Legit Reviews of their GPU Tech Day Command Center. The photo shows some of the PR team working on Sunday to get ready for the international press briefing about Hawaii based GPU products that will be taking place this week in beautiful Hawaii!

It has been some time that we have seen a product launch taking place at an exotic destination, but it certainly has the enthusiast and gaming communities attention! AMD has gained a bunch of attention over the past year with the Never Settle gaming bundle that also turned into a nice marketing story. With AMD’s upcoming Volcanic Islands graphics cards being announced this week, we can’t wait to see what AMD has planned. The AMD Sea Islands product line was solid and they have the micro-stuttering bug crushed for the most part with the latest driver releases, so AMD has the chance to pull ahead of NVIDIA here. NVIDIA will certainly be watching this product launch as they will be interested in how it performance against their upcoming NVIDIA Maxwell GPU. NVIDIA Maxwell GPUs were announced back in September 2010 and are expected to launch in Q1 2014. Will the AMD Hawaii GPU be able to outperform NVIDIA’s Maxwell GPU that comes out months later? It is way to early to say, but we love it when NVIDIA and AMD launch new graphics card series. Get ready to sit back and watch the NVIDIA and AMD marketing machines do their work this week and get ready to see a ton of forum activity as people sound off with their thoughts on the announcements.

http://www.legitreviews.com/amd-shar...ii-gpus_124633

[Evantaur]

Guy in a white shirt is like F it, i'll play tetris"

[Piledriver]

That being said, how is the possibility of Nvidia lowering their pricing relevent, or constructive in a thread regarding the details of AMD's Hawiian Islands GPU?

Dude Half this thread is about maxwell. How it's going to be best card ever, how is coming out next month in 20nm, etc, etc. Only fitting that when AMD is about to release the fastest "single GPU" card, that people talk how it's great because nvidia cards are going to get cheaper. It's called fanboyism and you can't do anything about it but make fun of it.

[PedantOne]

Branded sample R9 290X arrived at our office! Photos, info a details only thru PM! No NDA signed, but it is branded, have to be carefull!

[BababooeyHTJ]

I feel like the only thing we don't know yet is the price, and tbh... I think AMD thought about selling this card for $1K, but I think we all know they can't get away with it.

If they sell it for $649 they're going to still make a ton of money and piss off Nvidia while also making NV cards more affordable for everyone else.

No they won't. 7970 didn't exactly fly off of the shelves at $550. Lets be realistic it was the first card to launch on a new node with no supply issues. I think that the steam hardware survey also spoke volumes. I don't know if things have changed since AMD adjusted pricing.

Nvidia offers a lot more in the way of software support and over all customer service.

I would be very tempted to pick up a pair of these but not at a similar price to GTX780.

[Handrox]

Branded sample R9 290X arrived at our office! Photos, info a details only thru PM! No NDA signed, but it is branded, have to be carefull!

let us, send us information ... 're thirsty! : Chocado:

[flopper]

I wait 2 days.
have things to do anyhow