Anyone have any clue about if a R9 290/290X would be faster than 7850 2GB CF? That is what I am looking at replacing right now.

Quote Originally Posted by LordEC911 View Post
So-
1. Means they don't have enough supply. (can't launch)
2. Isn't logical...

So you are suggesting they cut short their new ASIC's lifetime by holding onto it?
The fact is they launched as soon as they could, relatively, to the consumer market.
1. 18,000+ in the Titan Supercomputer, they decided to use them for Tesla over GeForce. AMD releasing ~8,000+ Radeon over Fire Pro. Consider their corporate priorities and you will see AMD focus more on the consumer, nVidia are more split between business/enterprise and the consumer.
2. Not cannibalising sales of exisitng or upcoming products is very much a logical consideration for any company.