AMD Radeon R9 300 Series MegaThread: FAQ and Resources

[Mousemonkey]

I'm wondering if they actually did plan to delay the Polaris release. But after the storm of comments, decided to release lesser parts with disabled ROP's on the original schedule. That would tie together and explain the conflicting rumors along with AMDs denial of any delays.

I doubt the theory myself, but it may be possible that the reduced specs in the recent article are actually the same chips that couldn't validate 850 MHz at full spec. By disabling compute units, maybe that allows them to validate at 850 MHz and maintain the release schedule.

Again I don't believe it, mostly due to the short timeframe and my natural optimism, but it's an interesting thought.

It does fit the scenario quite nicely though. :lol:

 

[Rectifier]

What does this button do?
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[Mousemonkey]

What does this button do?
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Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

[jimmysmitty]

What does this button do?
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It is an overclocking button. Certain Sapphire GPUs had a stock clock and a higher overclock speed called "EZ- Boost". Basically since AMD GPUs have had a dual BIOS for a while they have one at their stock clock settings (normally 1050MHz) and one overclocked (depends on the model)

As for the rumors, they are rumors but it could be possible for AMD to be running into some production issues since the Samsung 14nm, both, are designed for low power applications and would need tweaking to work with such a high draw part.

Who is to say until Computex?

I just hope it isn't another paper launch. I hate when either company does that just to build up hype.

 

[AMD AND INTEL]

Can anyone help me tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-3061721/amd-msi-380-gaming-edition-wrong-pls.html