Monday, June 15th 2015
Radeon R9 390X and R9 390 to Feature Faster Memory, Core Over Predecessors
AMD's upcoming Radeon R9 390X and R9 390 performance-segment graphics cards reportedly feature higher GPU and memory clocks over the products they are a re-branding of, the R9 290X and R9 290, respectively. The 28 nm "Grenada" silicon they are based on, is identical to "Hawaii," down to the last transistor. This has been confirmed by leaked GPU-Z screenshots, which reveal the device-IDs of the two cards to be identical to those of the R9 290X and R9 290. Since the Device-IDs are the same, GPU-Z is reading the chip as "Hawaii." The code-name "Grenada" appears in the BIOS version string.
Unlike older, more blatant re-brands, such as GeForce 8800 GT to 9800 GT, AMD did drop in a few changes. To begin with, the memory amount has been doubled on both cards, to 8 GB. The memory clock has been increased from 1250 MHz (5.00 GHz GDDR5-effective), to 1500 MHz (6.00 GDDR5-effective), resulting in memory bandwidth increase to 384 GB/s, up from 320 GB/s. The core clock speed on the R9 390X is 1050 MHz (up from 1000 MHz on R9 290X); and 1000 MHz on the R9 390 (up from 947 MHz on the R9 290).
Source:
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Unlike older, more blatant re-brands, such as GeForce 8800 GT to 9800 GT, AMD did drop in a few changes. To begin with, the memory amount has been doubled on both cards, to 8 GB. The memory clock has been increased from 1250 MHz (5.00 GHz GDDR5-effective), to 1500 MHz (6.00 GDDR5-effective), resulting in memory bandwidth increase to 384 GB/s, up from 320 GB/s. The core clock speed on the R9 390X is 1050 MHz (up from 1000 MHz on R9 290X); and 1000 MHz on the R9 390 (up from 947 MHz on the R9 290).
114 Comments on Radeon R9 390X and R9 390 to Feature Faster Memory, Core Over Predecessors
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290X is also 208w (exact number).
Kinda weird though, since 390X has slightly faster clock, shouldn't it affecting the power consumption, maybe a watt more?
I think the 390x is going to sell well anyway. For every one of us that knows what it is there are probably a dozen others that don't read tech sites and will buy it anyway just because 390 is a bigger number than 290 so it must be better. ;)
That MSI picture shows 100 MHz overclock on the GPU and 275 MHz overclock on the memory.
We all knew what will happen, well at least I did, when 28nm was chosen. Of course people will buy those cards (3xx), just not the people you think of.
Nobody sane will replace 290x (or NVIDIA with similar capabilities, for that matter) with 390x. New buyers, ones who want upgrade over old existing tech, or jump a level in performance, will.
Perhaps 390x won't be labeled as 'noisy' anymore - and that's about it...
If I decide to upgrade my mid-range AMD card, I won't definitely buy the same model of the new generation. Or would with NVIDIA, for that matter.
Both companies made an effort to produce top-tier GPUs only, and will probably be reducing prices of the rest of the lineup graudally, as times passes by. Until real new architecture, based on 14/16nm arrives...
If someone wonders about 960 - well, that is just an 'experiment' - 'ok, we can make this also, but we won't design whole new line out of it'. In the price range the card is, it is nothing revolutionary - remember that until recently AMD had 'the best GPU which doesn't need auxiliary power'. I doubt they make more money on 960 than they do on other mid and low range GPUs.
The only group who SHOULD get excited (or disappointed) is a small one consisting of top-whatever-it-costs players (I imagine they are players with very high demands) - and they have to wait this painful 3-4 more days until benchmarks appear...
The rest of us will just have to continue with our lives, watch the price drops and buy 3xx instead 2xxx instead 7xxx when it happens
FuryX has 4 GB of HBM, not GDDR5. Some people keep comparing oranges with apples.
And do most people here buy cards for collision simulation?
Are you retarded or just plain stupid? 4GB = 4GB. Except when its a 970 you are talking about... :peace:
Still I will wait until we see more of these in the market and the drivers because I still am curious about these cards and these leaks...
And while we're on the topic of rebrands, these cards have more memory and are overclocked by 50Mhz each. Makes me think back when 290/290X was launched at how bad the overheating issues were.
Now I'm off to eating some shoes and overclocking my HD7950...
Its definitely not a good thing, however I am still reserving my comments until I see it in the market more than these leaks/early sales. I am still a bit skeptical personally but that is just me...
A re-brand, great! Wtf is AMD doing over there besides a shitty rebrand on there 3 series.. And twice the memory plus higher clocks lol what a joke... Fu%k both my 290 and 290x both run the same clocks at stock.
So AMD, have you cooled this rebranded bastard down? Being built straight down to the last transistor, identical, I pretty much have no doubt in my mind these will be just as hot as there older brothers...