Monday, March 17th 2014
AMD "Hawaii" Based Dual GPU Graphics Card Could be Named R9 295X2
AMD's dual-GPU flagship graphics card that runs a pair of 28 nm "Hawaii" GPUs is no unicorn, as the company began teasing the press about it. Dutch tech publication BouweenPC.nl dug up info that points to AMD naming the card "Radeon R9 295X2." The two "Hawaii" GPUs are expected to feature a core clock speed of no less than 1000 MHz, according to the report. It also adds that AMD is working on a air+liquid (hybrid) cooling solution for the card. Its cooler will feature heatsinks with a running air flow to cool the memory, VRM, and other hot ancillary components; while two liquid cooling blocks will dissipate heat form the GPUs. This would also mean that installing the R9 295X2 won't be as simple as pushing it into a PCIe slot, fastening a couple of screws, and plugging the PSU in. ASUS attempted a similar cooling solution for its Republic of Gamers ARES II graphics card.
Source:
BouweenPC.nl
15 Comments on AMD "Hawaii" Based Dual GPU Graphics Card Could be Named R9 295X2
But I have to wonder if this is a quick grab by AMD for headlines before Nvidia's Maxwell series drops in Spring/Summer 2014. When is AMD coming out with the next Islands series, Fall 2014?
AMD did state prior to Hawaii launch that they would reserve the 1k price point for ultra enthusiast
I'm guessing $800-$1000 MSRP (before USA e-tailers inflate it)
It will be interesting to see how the first XDMA Duel-GPU does. If its indeed 295. I'm guessing they removed some redundancy between the chips.