AMD Radeon R9 Nano Review by TPU...Not

[Tsukiyomi91]

Such a no-nonsense, zero BS benchmarking methods even scares the pants off AMD? Is an even playing field proved to be "unfair" for them? Nvidia & Intel has no qualms for that but AMD? What are they afraid of anyways?

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

Also, despite the R9 295X2 being at the very bottom for all the test (power consumption under load, blew all resolutions across all games etc), it even consumes 650W (yes, 650W) at peak usage. When it came out for the first time, AMD did send one for TPU to flex it's dual GPU muscles to it's paces, recorded it's performance, tabled it & drew a conclusion with no hiccups, so was the rest of the other cards, but not the Nano.

 

[64K]

R9 295x2 drew 500 watts peak and the 646 watts was running Furmark which stresses the GPUs beyond what you will find in real world gaming.

 

[Cataclysm_ZA]

As a fellow reviewer, I've yet to be offered a Nano sample. Or Fury/Fury X for that matter either. Most vendors in my country don't have Fiji stock and that's a combination of being at the bottom of Africa and not having enough Fiji parts to go around to everyone. Maybe its the same for Nano's launch, maybe not. All I know is that Roy isn't helping at all right now.

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

@64K I see.

 

[OneMoar]

As a fellow reviewer, I've yet to be offered a Nano sample. Or Fury/Fury X for that matter either. Most vendors in my country don't have Fiji stock and that's a combination of being at the bottom of Africa and not having enough Fiji parts to go around to everyone. Maybe its the same for Nano's launch, maybe not. All I know is that Roy isn't helping at all right now.

roy needs to tread very carefully or hes gonna have another pr disaster

 

[john_]

All I know is that Roy isn't helping at all right now.

Yeap. Bad reaction. You don't write on public that "TPU. You don't do fair reviews". This makes it an official statement "We didn't gave you a card because we don't like your reviews". Even if you don't like TPU, better to say "Sorry, we didn't had enough samples for the press" than what he wrote.

 

[remixedcat]

 

[Mussels]

I'd say that some TPU *news posts* come across as very pro-nvidia, but i don't really see any anti-AMD in any reviews or articles.

 

[EarthDog]

LOL, he says "Amen"? Does he not see or not understand the irony in that statement? They are making up rules to play the game by manipulating how games are tested (no AF).

 

[Cataclysm_ZA]

Even I am happy enough with "not enough press samples" being offered as an excuse, because it is logical that a hardware vendor like AMD would like to sell as many parts as possible. But Roy's comeback is just... wow.

 

[dorsetknob]

For the Attention of AMD_ROY

Please fill in the Details So we can Process your Claim

A Hint from a British AMD owner /user

 

[btarunr]

Here's the original tweet. https://twitter.com/btarunr/status/639865708172611585

 

[john_]

LOL, he says "Amen"? Does he not see or not understand the irony in that statement? They are making up rules to play the game by manipulating how games are tested (no AF).

He sees it from his perspective "Do a fair review of AMD hardware and don't worry if you upset Nvidia".

 

[btarunr]

Even I am happy enough with "not enough press samples" being offered as an excuse, because it is logical that a hardware vendor like AMD would like to sell as many parts as possible. But Roy's comeback is just... wow.

That's bovine defecation, because we were invited for the pre-launch conference call (if you make it to that stage, a sample is normally en route you). We sat through the call. Then late last week we learn that they don't have a sample for us (because by then AMD PR partner's German office is stocked up with samples/dispatched). Only a high-level intervention could derail things from that stage.

 

[remixedcat]

I'd prolly be given one if I stuck a nano between my tits like I do some of the networking hardware and tweeted it to everyone. If so I'll give it to you

 

[EarthDog]

He sees it from his perspective "Do a fair review of AMD hardware and don't worry if you upset Nvidia".

LOL, and therein lay the problem.... As I said, what he doesn't seem to see (judging from his comments) is that they are taking a game (reviewing) and making up new rules that benefit them instead of playing with rules that are fair to everyone/what most people use. Who DOESN'T crank up the AF? The penalty is so small!!! This isn't 2004!!!

I talked with my rep yesterday and was sent a consolation prize (nothing Fiji)... and was told that sampling for Nano was done "a bit differently" this time around. I can understand we don;t get one as we are smaller than TPU, but TPU not getting one is a shock to say the least.

That's bovine defecation, because we were invited for the pre-launch conference call (if you make it to that stage, a sample is normally en route you). We sat through the call. Then late last week we learn that they don't have a sample for us (because by then AMD PR partner's German office is stocked up with samples/dispatched). Only a high-level intervention could derail things from that stage.

EXACTLY... I was on that call...I was in L.A for the Fiji release... and NADA. If we are not big enough to make the cut, THEN DONT FLY ME TO L.A... NOR INVITE ME TO THESE CONFERENCE CALLS......

 

[remixedcat]

 

[dorsetknob]

I'd prolly be given one if I stuck a nano between my tits like I do some of the networking hardware and tweeted it to everyone. If so I'll give it to you

My first thought
I'd pay money to see that
Second thought
where is my credit Card

 

[john_]

LOL, and therein lay the problem.... As I said, what he doesn't seem to see (judging from his comments) is that they are taking a game (reviewing) and making up new rules that benefit them instead of playing with rules that are fair to everyone.

What he doesn't see is that TPU is not the typical website with 10-20 people writing news and reviews. TPU is the perfect mixture of a hardware site AND a FORUM with thousand of loyal members. He should have been more careful.

 

[btarunr]

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Yeah, I saw a similar exchange with someone about TPU. I can't find that because he blocked me.

 

[remixedcat]

AMD_Roy blocked you??? wow how low can u go amd?

 

[Cataclysm_ZA]

That's bovine defecation, because we were invited for the pre-launch conference call (if you make it to that stage, a sample is normally en route you). We sat through the call. Then late last week we learn that they don't have a sample for us (because by then AMD PR partner's German office is stocked up with samples/dispatched). This couldn't have been possible without a last minute high-level intervention.

Perhaps I'm mangling my words here. I was in that conference call as well, I also expected a sample at some point. What I said in my post is that I would be happy with the "not enough samples" excuse, because that's a nicer way of saying "we don't think you're important enough to us to get one first" without slapping you through the face. They don't have to drop an (incorrect) insinuation about fairness on a public forum, they just have to say "not enough cards" and move on from there.

I am likewise uncomfortable with the fact that they'd rather send samples to someone who might not be objective instead of me, and that's their prerogative. They want to market it that way and they're entitled to do that. I don't agree with the way they're handling this publicly and I wish Roy hadn't made that comment. If I could, I'd be the one sending you a Nano sample.

 

[OneMoar]

keep on diggin roy

fight fire with fire
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/3k8og2/amd_denies_journalists_review_samplesblocks/

 

[dorsetknob]

Yeah, I saw a similar exchange with someone about TPU. I can't find that because he blocked me.

Utterly childish and pointless
all it takes is for someone to copy and paste to another place and you then have The Streisand effect
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect