AMD teases R9 Fury X2

[DocSwag]

AMD's Scott Wasson has just tweeted an image of two Fiji GPUs.

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This is extremely similar to what AMD did last time with the 295x2.

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Scott Wasson tweeted the photo you see above today in silence. It shows two Fiji XT GPUs, which are the heart and soul of AMD’s R9 Fury X, R9 Fury and R9 Nano graphics cards. This is eerily similar to the company’s teaser campaign for the R9 295X2 which the company launched a couple of years ago. The campaign included all sorts of humorous  teasers. From sending reviewers’ mirrored photos of themselves with the hashtag #2BETTERTHAN1 to sending them boxes of volcanic water and two cans of chips.

Read more: http://wccftech.com/amd-teases-dual-fiji-xt-fury-x2-flagship-graphics-board/#ixzz3zyHPJlQD

They also seem to have sent a lot of stuff about #2BETTERTHAN1, which is definitely pointing towards a dual-GPU.

Perhaps the Furyx2 will be launching soon. As well, this was done last year http://wccftech.com/amds-secret-letters-more2betterthan1-r9-295x2-dual-hawaii-teasers/ not too long before it was launched.

Perhaps the Furyx2 will be coming within the next month.

[MEC-777]

They needed to launch this several months ago. Bit too late, IMO. 14/16nm GPUs coming out this year could very well make the Fury X2 somewhat irrelevant. 

[DocSwag]

3 minutes ago, MEC-777 said:

They needed to launch this several months ago. Bit too late, IMO. 14/16nm GPUs coming out this year could very well make the Fury X2 somewhat irrelevant. 

Yeah it makes sense that they want to wait for VR, but waiting this late is making waiting for Polaris a much better option. Launching in December would have been much better, even if VR isn't out yet. Waiting for VR means waiting for the summer, which is when Polaris is coming. I agree they should have launched it earlier. It would have made a great 1100 dollar card, as its only competition is the titan x which is way worse.

[MEC-777]

2 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Yeah it makes sense that they want to wait for VR, but waiting this late is making waiting for Polaris a much better option. Launching in December would have been much better, even if VR isn't out yet. Waiting for VR means waiting for the summer, which is when Polaris is coming. I agree they should have launched it earlier. It would have made a great 1100 dollar card, as its only competition is the titan x which is way worse.

Plus I don't see this "waiting for VR" as a good strategy. Depending on pricing, I don't think a lot of people will be adopting VR right off the start. Many will wait and see how it is and how the prices settle first. And then there's game compatibility which is very slim right now.  I'm totally pumped to try VR with my racing games, but the cost of Oculus stopped me dead (over $800 CAD). Until the cost is more reasonable, a lot of people are gonna wait.  

[daniellearmouth]

Just now, MEC-777 said:

Plus I don't see this "waiting for VR" as a good strategy. Depending on pricing, I don't think a lot of people will be adopting VR right off the start. Many will wait and see how it is and how the prices settle first. And then there's game compatibility which is very slim right now.  I'm totally pumped to try VR with my racing games, but the cost of Oculus stopped me dead (over $800 CAD). Until the cost is more reasonable, a lot of people are gonna wait.  

Given the potential cost of the card, you can expect it to be enthusiasts-only for a long time, probably three to five years.

[The Benjamins]

Well this should be faster then Polaris (per card not per GPU), and it does not have any competition (Nvidia is not making a Dual GPU as far as I know). so in reality they dont have a great need to rush it. It will be the fastest single card GPU.

[Coaxialgamer]

Honestly , the fury x ( and x2) will only be relevant for compute when polaris launches

[The Benjamins]

Just now, Coaxialgamer said:

Honestly , the fury x ( and x2) will only be relevant for compute when polaris launches

Fury X2 will be faster then a single GPU Polaris card. look at the R9 295X2 It is faster then one FuryX.

[VagabondWraith]

Too late. Won't get the big marketshare they would've had they launched 3-4 months ago. Now everyone is waiting on the new gen cards.

[Coaxialgamer]

Just now, Suicidal Korean said:

Fury X2 will be faster then a single GPU Polaris card. look at the R9 295X2 It is faster then one FuryX.

depends how big the performance is. Comparing the fury x2 to the 295x2 isn't a good comparison here because we are dealing with a new node , because the perfromance gap from fury x to r9 490x will hopefully be bigger than 290x to fury x

[dragosudeki]

2 minutes ago, Coaxialgamer said:

depends how big the performance is. Comparing the fury x2 to the 295x2 isn't a good comparison here because we are dealing with a new node , because the perfromance gap from fury x to r9 490x will hopefully be bigger than 290x to fury x

Even if the performance gap is lacking, there is still the fact that the Fury X2 will likely be less power hungry than the 295x2. Maybe they'll make a dual GPU version of the Nano, which would be even sweeter for smaller/faster (and more expensive) builds.

[The Benjamins]

12 minutes ago, Suicidal Korean said:

Well this should be faster then Polaris (per card not per GPU), and it does not have any competition (Nvidia is not making a Dual GPU as far as I know). so in reality they dont have a great need to rush it. It will be the fastest single card GPU for over a year. (assu

490X(top tire card) would have to be +80% faster then a FuryX  to be as fast as a FuryX2. and a 80% leap is CRAZY high, I think it may be 50% max. I dont see AMD making a Fury X2 if is not going to be the fastest card for about a year. it would be financial stupid if they release a card then have it be obsolete in a few months. If the Fury X2 is not the fastest card for a long period of time like all other Dual GPU cards then it is a big failure.

 

a 295X2 is about 35%-45% faster then a furyX I feel like it will be on par or a little slower then Polaris

[MEC-777]

3 minutes ago, daniellearmouth said:

Given the potential cost of the card, you can expect it to be enthusiasts-only for a long time, probably three to five years.

I think it will be surpassed and become irrelevant long before that. This next GPU generation at 14/16nm with HBM2 and GDDR5X very well could be a significant jump in performance - far greater than we've seen over the last several generations being stuck at 28nm. I can see single GPUs surpassing the Fury X2 in 2 years, maybe less. The 980Ti trades blows with the 295x2 in plenty of games and that only 1 generation apart. 

Just now, Suicidal Korean said:

Fury X2 will be faster then a single GPU Polaris card. look at the R9 295X2 It is faster then one FuryX.

Not necessarily. We'll have to wait and see. The 295x2 is only faster than the Fury X in games that properly utilize crossfire. In many other games, the Fury X crushes it. Also 295x2 and Fury X are still both 28nm. 14nm could yield a larger performance gain than we've seen in quite some time. 

 

Dual GPU cards also bring with them the same issues as CF/SLI, which is not worth the hassle, IMO. Single more powerful card is always the better choice overall.  

 

 

[The Benjamins]

2 minutes ago, MEC-777 said:

I think it will be surpassed and become irrelevant long before that. This next GPU generation at 14/16nm with HBM2 and GDDR5X very well could be a significant jump in performance - far greater than we've seen over the last several generations being stuck at 28nm. I can see single GPUs surpassing the Fury X2 in 2 years, maybe less. The 980Ti trades blows with the 295x2 in plenty of games and that only 1 generation apart. 

Not necessarily. We'll have to wait and see. The 295x2 is only faster than the Fury X in games that properly utilize crossfire. In many other games, the Fury X crushes it. Also 295x2 and Fury X are still both 28nm. 14nm could yield a larger performance gain than we've seen in quite some time. 

 

Dual GPU cards also bring with them the same issues as CF/SLI, which is not worth the hassle, IMO. Single more powerful card is always the better choice overall.  

 

 

 

Ya I am not saying to get a furyX2 over next gen, Just in a single card situation on optimized games it will be the fastest or AMD should never make it. it is a Dual GPU and it is for a super Niche market. I would not be surprised if the 295X2 is can compete with Polaris in some games.

[-BirdiE-]

I have to say, I am MUCH more interested in Polaris and Pascal than this.

 

1) 4GB of VRAM for a card that is going to be at quite a high price point doesn't seem super reasonable to me.

2) Still going to suffer from all the issues that any dual GPU solution does. As a previous (recent) owner of a dual GPU solution I know these all too well.

3) Going to be Fiji GPUs which are scaled back to manage heat since they're on one card.

[MEC-777]

1 minute ago, Suicidal Korean said:

 

Ya I am not saying to get a furyX2 over next gen, Just in a single card situation on optimized games it will be the fastest or AMD should never make it. it is a Dual GPU and it is for a super Niche market. I would not be surprised if the 295X2 is can compete with Polaris in some games.

Yeah, I get what you're saying. We'll just have to wait and see what happens with this next gen line up.  

[MEC-777]

1 minute ago, -BirdiE- said:

I have to say, I am MUCH more interested in Polaris and Pascal than this.

 

1) 4GB of VRAM for a card that is going to be at quite a high price point doesn't seem super reasonable to me.

2) Still going to suffer from all the issues that any dual GPU solution does. As a previous (recent) owner of a dual GPU solution I know these all too well.

3) Going to be Fiji GPUs which are scaled back to manage heat since they're on one card.

Agree with all of this except the last point. Most likely (I am guessing) the Fury X2 will be water cooled and if that's the case, they won't have to scale or throttle them back at all.

[-BirdiE-]

1 minute ago, MEC-777 said:

Agree with all of this except the last point. Most likely (I am guessing) the Fury X2 will be water cooled and if that's the case, they won't have to scale or throttle them back at all.

I highly doubt the small AIO cooler they put on it will be able to handle the heat from two full power Fiji GPUs.

[TheRandomness]

1 minute ago, -BirdiE- said:

I highly doubt the small AIO cooler they put on it will be able to handle the heat from two full power Fiji GPUs.

Either a 180/240mm rad or a triple slot cooler like Powercolor did with their Devil13 series.

I have to say, I am MUCH more interested in Polaris and Pascal than this.

 

1) 4GB of VRAM for a card that is going to be at quite a high price point doesn't seem super reasonable to me.

2) Still going to suffer from all the issues that any dual GPU solution does. As a previous (recent) owner of a dual GPU solution I know these all too well.

3) Going to be Fiji GPUs which are scaled back to manage heat since they're on one card.

Don't you mean Fury Nanos? Would make the most sense.

[ivan134]

No one cares AMD. This project belongs in the trash. Took way too long to release by tying to VR. The genius that came up with that strategy needs to be fired.

[The Benjamins]

3 minutes ago, valdyrgramr said:

Isn't that just a 290x crossfire?

ya but clocked higher. and it still the fastest single card GPU.

[-BirdiE-]

Just now, TheRandomness said:

Either a 180/240mm rad or a triple slot cooler like Powercolor did with their Devil13 series.

 

I'd vote for a codename of Krakatoa.

I feel like putting a 240mm closed loop cooler on a GPU would not be a good idea.. You'd need tubes running across your entire case (instead of just putting it on the rear exhaust by the gpu. Not to mention the people who can afford this card willy probably already have at least an AIO cooler for their CPU, and not a ton of people would be able to fit two 240mm rads, one for CPU and one for GPU.

[daniellearmouth]

15 minutes ago, MEC-777 said:

I think it will be surpassed and become irrelevant long before that. This next GPU generation at 14/16nm with HBM2 and GDDR5X very well could be a significant jump in performance - far greater than we've seen over the last several generations being stuck at 28nm. I can see single GPUs surpassing the Fury X2 in 2 years, maybe less. The 980Ti trades blows with the 295x2 in plenty of games and that only 1 generation apart.

Oh, obviously. Cards are coming out that outperform the last gen kings, and that's all fine and dandy, and cards are one of the parts in a computer that depreciate in value like tanks.

 

But right now, the price of entry is still higher than what your average Joe would be willing to pay, and will likely remain so for three to five years, by my reckoning.

[MEC-777]

7 minutes ago, -BirdiE- said:

I highly doubt the small AIO cooler they put on it will be able to handle the heat from two full power Fiji GPUs.

Have you forgotten; the 295x2 is two 290w TDP GPUs and is easily cooled via a dual pump/block with a single 120mm rad AIO? The Fury X2 would be two 250w TDP GPUs so this will not be an issue.

[TheRandomness]

Also, I vote for a codename of Krakatoa.