XFX Brings Out Numerous AMD R7, R9 300-Series Graphics Cards

[Guest]

With the release of the AMD R9 300 series of GPUs yesterday, many of AMD's board partners have released new graphics cards. XFX has released seven new GPUs to represent it in the very competitive gaming market.

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[Larry Litmanen]

Question for Michael Justin Allen Sexton.

Are you guys already testing Fury card or not, i know a lot of times you guys are under embargo not to publish specs until manufacturer allows it.

 

[Shankovich]

Release for Fury X is next week I believe, so expect reviews then. I know the R300's are re-brands but I don't get the heat AMD is getting over them on some of the other articles. Aside from GTX 900 series, nVidia and AMD always mix previous generations with new ones. Not just that, but all the R300 cards pretty much compete performance and price wise with their nVidia counterparts at target resolutions.

Not being a fanboy here, just looking at the numbers from that other article that came out two days ago. Also keep in mind Maxwell has tier 1 and 2 DX 12, so none of the new cards on both sides have "full" support anyways.

 

[Mac266]

@Shankovich

I think it's because the entire line up so far are rebrands. And that most are occupying the same place on the performance ladder that their counterparts do. Eg, 290x as 390x (+4GB VRAM)

 

[jimmysmitty]

Release for Fury X is next week I believe, so expect reviews then. I know the R300's are re-brands but I don't get the heat AMD is getting over them on some of the other articles. Aside from GTX 900 series, nVidia and AMD always mix previous generations with new ones. Not just that, but all the R300 cards pretty much compete performance and price wise with their nVidia counterparts at target resolutions.

Not being a fanboy here, just looking at the numbers from that other article that came out two days ago. Also keep in mind Maxwell has tier 1 and 2 DX 12, so none of the new cards on both sides have "full" support anyways.

Actually a GTX 980 will support DX FL_12.1 which is the top tier of DX12.

That said, the rebrands are just disappointing because while Hawaii was ok it is old and not up to the task. As well they took a product that you could buy for $370 and priced it at $430. It really is not worth the cost and the only thing that will interest anyone other than a diehard AMD fan is the Fury lineup as that is new and should hopefully perform better.

NVidia really needs good competition right now.

 

[Calculatron]

I have owned an XFX R9 280X Black Edition, and it was an overall great card. The only weakness was that the VRM cooling was not top notch. (It wasn't inferior, though!) While the VRM cooling was sufficient, it could have been improved, so I am glad to see that it was with the Ghost 3.0 cooling solution.

 

[IInuyasha74]

Question for Michael Justin Allen Sexton.

Are you guys already testing Fury card or not, i know a lot of times you guys are under embargo not to publish specs until manufacturer allows it.

Question for Michael Justin Allen Sexton.

Are you guys already testing Fury card or not, i know a lot of times you guys are under embargo not to publish specs until manufacturer allows it.

Hello Larry. I can't say much now, but we will have benchmarks and more info on those cards when the time comes.

 

[Shankovich]

Release for Fury X is next week I believe, so expect reviews then. I know the R300's are re-brands but I don't get the heat AMD is getting over them on some of the other articles. Aside from GTX 900 series, nVidia and AMD always mix previous generations with new ones. Not just that, but all the R300 cards pretty much compete performance and price wise with their nVidia counterparts at target resolutions.

Not being a fanboy here, just looking at the numbers from that other article that came out two days ago. Also keep in mind Maxwell has tier 1 and 2 DX 12, so none of the new cards on both sides have "full" support anyways.

Actually a GTX 980 will support DX FL_12.1 which is the top tier of DX12.

That said, the rebrands are just disappointing because while Hawaii was ok it is old and not up to the task. As well they took a product that you could buy for $370 and priced it at $430. It really is not worth the cost and the only thing that will interest anyone other than a diehard AMD fan is the Fury lineup as that is new and should hopefully perform better.

NVidia really needs good competition right now.

Yes you're right about the 980 my bad. But then there are reviews like this http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-radeon-r9-390x-gaming-8g-oc-review,16.html that make me wonder what all the fuss is about.

 

[Martell1977]

Is there a typo or is there really no difference between the 390X Black and Core Editions?

I am saddened about all the rebrands. After the 285 was released I expected that, at the least, there would be some tweaks to any rebranded cards to try to get their efficiency under control.

The Fury cards are very interesting, but out of my price range. I usually stick with cards ~$200. Guess I'll wait to see what the 400 series brings....if I don't end up getting an nVidia card first.

 

[AS118]

Very nice looking! I especially like the backplates on the 390's. I usually prefer Sapphire, but XFX has killed it on the design this time.

 

[Womble999]

XFX did not release 7 new GPUs. They released 7 new graphics cards with GPUs on them. Is it so hard to get this right?

 

[IInuyasha74]

Is there a typo or is there really no difference between the 390X Black and Core Editions?

I am saddened about all the rebrands. After the 285 was released I expected that, at the least, there would be some tweaks to any rebranded cards to try to get their efficiency under control.

The Fury cards are very interesting, but out of my price range. I usually stick with cards ~$200. Guess I'll wait to see what the 400 series brings....if I don't end up getting an nVidia card first.

This isn't a typo. In fact, this is the condensed list of graphics cards. XFX has at least 44 GPUs listed in the R9 300 and R7 300 lines, but several of them are identical in every detail except the model number. We attempted to contact XFX to find out why this was, but didn't get any answer. I ultimately decided to assume the simplest explanation, which is that XFX is using cards with different model numbers for different regions of release.

The list represented here is a consolidated list, showing one GPU for every change in specs. Some like these even have the same specs, but the name changed from the "Black Edition" to "Core Edition" or to say neither, so I included these too. I didn't want to include all 44 or so GPUs however. I was concerned if the chart was too long and repetitive that it would be hard to read.

 

[Darkbreeze]

I'm not seeing anything, at all, in the R9 300 lineup that does anything for me. Sigh. Guess we'll see if Fury really is, or ends up being more like slightly angry.

 

[atheus]

...The Fury cards are very interesting, but out of my price range. I usually stick with cards ~$200. Guess I'll wait to see what the 400 series brings....if I don't end up getting an nVidia card first.

The 400 series had better be pretty mind-blowing, considering that nvidia has already been out saying that pascal will be 10x maxwell performance. I don't think that actually applies to gaming, but the leap in gaming performance from pascal is probably going to be pretty breathtaking too.

 

[Guest]

Wow, XFX cards are looking better and better with each generation. I passed on an XFX 280X Black in favor of a Sapphire Vapor X 280X due to the Vapor X cooler being much better. This new cooler looks every bit as good as the Vapor X one is. Always glad to see more AIB's bringing out good stuff. Do they still do their lifetime warranty on the high end cards?