AMD Radeon R9 Nano Launch Date Revealed

[btarunr]

AMD is expected to launch its super-compact performance-segment graphics card, the Radeon R9 Nano this Thursday, 27th August, 2015. Reviews and market availability could follow a week later. It will be marketed as a halo product, and hence will likely only be available in its reference design. AMD claims that the card will be faster than the Radeon R9 290X, while offering 90% higher performance-per-Watt than it. More importantly, that it will offer 50% higher performance-per-Watt than the Radeon R9 Fury X. "Elmy" from OCN snapped these pics of an R9 Nano installed on a compact gaming desktop, and boy is it tiny!



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[manofthem]

It's just such a cute looking card, makes me want one. Looking forward to reviews.

 

[ensabrenoir]

........X99 itx + Nano ..... Please Amd release a total killer product before little Titans start popping up.... Imagine if someone drops a 18 core Zeon in that X99 itx like Linus Tech Tips did in a silverstone SST-SG13WB......just plain senseless and expensive fun........

 

[vega22]

i can't be the only one thinking about slapping a kracken on one of these?

 

[NC37]

Sure hope they don't overprice this like they did with the rest of their lineup.

 

[Sony Xperia S]

The date was revealed by some sites last week.
You are a little bit late in almost the last possible moment.
It's now the day after tomorrow.

 

[RejZoR]

........X99 itx + Nano ..... Please Amd release a total killer product before little Titans start popping up.... Imagine if someone drops a 18 core Zeon in that X99 itx like Linus Tech Tips did in a silverstone SST-SG13WB......just plain senseless and expensive fun........

Just like I had Core i7 920 stuffed in a microATX case when most people had dual cores in full towers

 

[evilacg]

Looks hilarious when putting NVIDIA April Fool's Titan Mini together with R9 Nano:
http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/nvidia-announces-new-titan-mini

 

[Sony Xperia S]

Looks hilarious when putting NVIDIA April Fool's Titan Mini together with R9 Nano

Yes, someone's wet dreams vs reality.

 

[Mussels]

These just have so much appeal to me even if i dont need an upgrade, the lower wattage and compact size really, REALLY means a lot to most mid-range PC gamers.

 

[the54thvoid]

These just have so much appeal to me even if i dont need an upgrade, the lower wattage and compact size really, REALLY means a lot to most mid-range PC gamers.

Not pointing a finger at you Mussels but FTR, the low wattage is an irrelevance as so many AMD peeps have been spouting since Maxwell came out*
What is better for AMD is surely the low wattage = low heat output = less cooling requirement. So the size and noise could be awesome for Nano.
* I'm just sick and tired of the constant hypocrisy from both sides.

There are also GTX 970 mini's out there for about £300.

 

[Xzibit]

Not pointing a finger at you Mussels but FTR, the low wattage is an irrelevance as so many AMD peeps have been spouting since Maxwell came out*
What is better for AMD is surely the low wattage = low heat output = less cooling requirement. So the size and noise could be awesome for Nano.
* I'm just sick and tired of the constant hypocrisy from both sides.

There are also GTX 970 mini's out there for about £300.

But that's hardware/driver limited to 3.5GB. If your having issues with stuttering in DX11, DX12 is going to get worse because the driver no longer has that control. The program has to keep track of what is shown and what is flushed through API calls.

 

[the54thvoid]

But that's hardware/driver limited to 3.5GB. If your having issues with stuttering in DX11, DX12 is going to get worse because the program has to keep track of what is show and what is flushed through API calls.

Yeah. But canvas 90% of reviewers, our own W1zzard included who say it isn't a problem. The card isn't strong enough for 4k and if you want to bring in memory size, then 4gb isn't much better.

I'm not criticising Nano. I'm highlighting hypocrisy and (in your case) the inability to accept the review conclusions from almost all the other tech sites. But if you know better, I'll leave it at that. Can't convince a hater, can I?

 

[Xzibit]

Yeah. But canvas 90% of reviewers, our own W1zzard included who say it isn't a problem. The card isn't strong enough for 4k and if you want to bring in memory size, then 4gb isn't much better.

I'm not criticising Nano. I'm highlighting hypocrisy and (in your case) the inability to accept the review conclusions from almost all the other tech sites. But if you know better, I'll leave it at that. Can't convince a hater, can I?

What made GTX 970 special was that it was driver limited and used the 0.5GB to store non flush scheduling.

Nvidia explained it them selves

I guess not

DirectX 12 does not keep track of resource binding. The application, or in other words the programmer, must handle object lifetime management.

With the DirectX 11 API, the GPU driver was expected to know when such a resource transition was happening to avoid memory read-modify-write hazards. In DirectX 12 you have to identify and track any resource transitions via dedicated API calls.

Those Intel haters.

 

[the54thvoid]

What made GTX 970 special was that it was driver limited and used the 0.5GB to store non flush scheduling.

Nvidia explained it them selves

I guess not



Those Intel haters.

Your typical retort without answering or relating to my point. The 970 came out last year. In definite dx11 territory, a timeline we're still in. The reviewers pretty much said the 3.5gb limit want an issue. The card isn't powerful enough for most scenarios that needed it.

My point here is that an itx size powerful card was out last year, with low power consumption.
Is Nano better, 99% sure it is. A great little card it will be, no doubts. And to counter folk that say it cannibalises 390 sales, no it won't. The 390 can overclock better than Fiji, so the 390 is probably a better choice for dedicated gaming over Nano.
Likewise, Nano will be the best itx form factor card out there. Probably for a while.

I knew you'd respond to my initial post. I just wish you were more balanced. The majority of gfx posts you make are AMD defending and it doesn't take much for you to attack Nvidia. You have a great deal of intelligence and you waste it with some pretty glib and smug replies. Your Intel hater reply to my post is evident of that. A response without substance to try and make me look dumb. Well, I am pretty dumb with tech. But I'm unbiased at least.

 

[Mussels]

Not pointing a finger at you Mussels but FTR, the low wattage is an irrelevance as so many AMD peeps have been spouting since Maxwell came out*
What is better for AMD is surely the low wattage = low heat output = less cooling requirement. So the size and noise could be awesome for Nano.
* I'm just sick and tired of the constant hypocrisy from both sides.

There are also GTX 970 mini's out there for about £300.

for a full ATX system, the heat of a 300W card is normal.

For mATX or mITX, these cards are an effing godsend. I'd love to shrink my PC down to two SSD's, a nano and my i7 in a compact little box.

Nvidia cards tend to be priced way, WAY higher in countries outside the USA vs AMD, so the price/performance balance is WAY off.

 

[the54thvoid]

for a full ATX system, the heat of a 300W card is normal.

For mATX or mITX, these cards are an effing godsend. I'd love to shrink my PC down to two SSD's, a nano and my i7 in a compact little box.

Nvidia cards tend to be priced way, WAY higher in countries outside the USA vs AMD, so the price/performance balance is WAY off.

Yeah, you're in Australia(?), I've seen how much you guys get ripped off. You have my sympathies!

 

[Mussels]

Yeah, you're in Australia(?), I've seen how much you guys get ripped off. You have my sympathies!

since someone mentioned the 970 earlier:

and the fury/X cards:

you can see why people outside the USA might think the nano has the best price/performance, since the top end cards are a joke price wise here.

 

[buildzoid]

Your typical retort without answering or relating to my point. The 970 came out last year. In definite dx11 territory, a timeline we're still in. The reviewers pretty much said the 3.5gb limit want an issue. The card isn't powerful enough for most scenarios that needed it.

My point here is that an itx size powerful card was out last year, with low power consumption.
Is Nano better, 99% sure it is. A great little card it will be, no doubts. And to counter folk that say it cannibalises 390 sales, no it won't. The 390 can overclock better than Fiji, so the 390 is probably a better choice for dedicated gaming over Nano.
Likewise, Nano will be the best itx form factor card out there. Probably for a while.

I knew you'd respond to my initial post. I just wish you were more balanced. The majority of gfx posts you make are AMD defending and it doesn't take much for you to attack Nvidia. You have a great deal of intelligence and you waste it with some pretty glib and smug replies. Your Intel hater reply to my post is evident of that. A response without substance to try and make me look dumb. Well, I am pretty dumb with tech. But I'm unbiased at least.

From the leaked PCB pics(4+1+1 Phase VRM) I'll be surprised if any NANO gets even close to 1Ghz so the 390X and 390 are safe in the full size desktop segment since those can clock to 1150ish with ease and will probably cost less.

 

[Sony Xperia S]

Those Intel haters.

These people are definitely the most right who you can meet. Wild capitalism at its worst in action by intel.

 

[Basard]

It's just such a cute looking card, makes me want one. Looking forward to reviews.

They should have a pink version! lol

 

[Tarkhein]

since someone mentioned the 970 earlier:
and the fury/X cards:
you can see why people outside the USA might think the nano has the best price/performance, since the top end cards are a joke price wise here.

Your first comparison is 970 with 960, what? Second comparison is still well within expected pricing - $670-680 US is approximately $1,020 - 1,035 AUD when you factor in 10% tax. We Australians don't tend to get shafted on hardware prices.

 

[Uplink10]

Looks hilarious when putting NVIDIA April Fool's Titan Mini together with R9 Nano:

The joke is on Nvidia now, seems AMD took their challenge.

Yeah, you're in Australia(?), I've seen how much you guys get ripped off. You have my sympathies!

you can see why people outside the USA might think the nano has the best price/performance, since the top end cards are a joke price wise here.

I was under the impression salary and living standard is much higher in Australia than in USA or EU (in EU there is better healthcare but the salary is a lot lower than in USA, I would definetly trade the EU healthcare for USA salary and add to this EU high prices), and you always have to compare that with prices of products e.g. "USA -healthcare +salary +product price" EU "+healthcare -salary -product price".

 

[Mussels]

Your first comparison is 970 with 960, what? Second comparison is still well within expected pricing - $670-680 US is approximately $1,020 - 1,035 AUD when you factor in 10% tax. We Australians don't tend to get shafted on hardware prices.

i might have put the wrong image in by accident. being shafted as 'normal' was exactly the point - the midrange cards like the nano have less excessive pricing, so they're more interesting.

 

[64K]

since someone mentioned the 970 earlier:

and the fury/X cards:

you can see why people outside the USA might think the nano has the best price/performance, since the top end cards are a joke price wise here.

Even with the exchange rate in USA dollars ($1 USA=$1.39 AUS) those prices still seem high. I've heard it's because your country has high import tarrifs.