r9 290x lost the way to the market?
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foxito7
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What nda stands for?sorry but i am not that good in english :-/
Tripp
too many shrooms
non disclosure allowance
WillSK
Active member
I always thought it was non disclosure agreement
Edit: I'm pretty sure it does actually!
Tripp
too many shrooms
ah yeah you're right it is agreement my bad ^_^
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
Hey guys!i am just wondering why we dont have any news about the 290x?its already october 19th.i sold my gtx 670 and i w8 that release to choose between 290x or the 780.and i just read on another thread about the 780ti release and i am more confused.plz amd hurry up!!!!!!
If the 290x is faster than a titan then a 780ti is slower.
Kaapstad
Active member
I think the R9 290X will only be faster than a Titan in the same way as a non ref GTX 780 is faster than a Titan out of the box. Once you start overclocking, the Titan comes out on top.
The new 780ti I think will be something along the lines of a factory overclocked GTX 780 with more vram to compete with the R9 290X at 4K. The other thing NVidia may do is enable another SMX module so it has 13 compared to the 12 on the GTX 780.
I posted the specs below on another forum as a joke but I don't think they will be too far away from what the 780ti comes with.
GTX 780 Ti
Stream Processors = 2496
Texture Units = 208
ROPs = 48
Core Clock = 928MHz
Boost Clock = 980MHz
Memory Clock = 6GHz GDDR5
Memory Bus Width = 384-bit
VRAM = 4.5gb
FP64 = 1/24 FP32
TDP = 250W
Transistor Count = 7.1B
Manufacturing Process = TSMC 28nm
Launch Price = $649
Source: www.fantasygpusrus.com
foxito7
New member
Any wild gues about the 290x price?
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
r9 290x is faster out of the box. Gonna need an overclocked titan. Then add in the 290x overclocked and it will most likely still be faster(assuming 290x oc's like the 7000 series).
Zoot
Active member
I read somewhere (can't remember where), that AMD is waiting for the version of Battlefield 4 with Mantle support to conincide with the release of the R9 290X, just to have more or less total dominance with benchmarks in that one game alone. Take it with a grain of salt of course.
Also I think AMD is lifting the NDA on the 24th.
Also I think AMD is lifting the NDA on the 24th.
Kaapstad
Active member
That's the problem the 7000 series don't overclock as well as the GK110 chips, check out some of the clockspeeds that the GTX 780 classifieds and lightnings are hitting. I would be surprised if the R9 290X can get much over 1125mhz on the core.
I am so tired of that waiting that if it wasnt sunday i would go to the stores and grab a 780!!!!!!its the firts time that i am thinking to go to amd but the "signs"keeps telling me its a mistake
I agree. All the secrecy they keep makes them look like they have something to hide. And Nvidia looks like it has a nice day with AMD again, shooting fish in a barrel...
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
I was comparing the OC ability vs the 600 series or 700 series(excluding 780). SO in that case it would be better.
foxito7
New member
I think that the oc ability of a card is based on the quality of the core itself and not on the brand.u might have a 7970 that oclocks way better than a 770 or a 780.am i wrong?
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
Generally speaking the 7xxx series OC more than 6xx/7xx cards. But yes comparing core to core you are right.
looz
Active member
Also assuming it can be overclocked without watercooling. Looking at some leaks it might be challenging.
