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none of those are good modern options for a new rig. The fury x only has 4GB of RAM, which is not going to be enough for 1440p ultra, not to mention 4k, which is where the fury x does best. The pro duo and 295x2 are dual GPU solutions, not single cards, and suffer from all the disadvantages of dual cards. Given that modern games rarely support proper dual gpus properly, I'd never recommend those cards. And they are also VRAM limited, specifically the 295x2. Not to mention how much more power they need and heat they put out compared to pascal.
Also, the pro duo cost more then a titan pascal, which will walk all over it most of the time at 4k, and has three times the VRAM. the few times you can find a 295x2, it cost $100 more then a 1070 that will be far more consistent in performance then a 295x2. without crossfire, the 295x2 cant touch the 1070, nevertheless a 1080.
DualGPU should NEVER be a stand in for a proper high end solution. AMD has nothing to directly compete against the 1070 and 1080, and nvidia's revenue shows that. AMD needs to get a full proper 1070 competitor, and a 1080 competitor, out soon.
I am currently using a Fury X and it is over qualified for 1440p, hell i get 45 FPS in 4k on notoriously poorly coded for AMD game, "The Division". HBM isnt GDDR5 so you cvan lift that cap a lil .. 4GB of HBM is closer to 7GB of GDDR5 .....