AMD Radeon R9 295X2 Dual Hawaii Graphics Card Features 1 GHz Core Clock and Hybrid Cooling – Announcement at GDC 2014

[Mr.Duck]

 <--- The '7990'

 

AMD may use a different naming scheme for the card and i had used the Radeon R9 290X2 as a place holder, turns out that it was true to some extent as the latest details name the card as Radeon R9 295X2. We do know that the card is codenamed Vesuvius which a is a stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples, Italy.

 

We suspected that AMD would use the full Hawaii GPU configuration which features 2816 stream processors, 176 texture mapping units and 64 ROPs equating to a total of 5632 cores. But the new details mention a 1 GHz clock speed for the card which would mean bizarre amount of heat and power production from this graphics card so it could only possibly mean one of two things, either AMD is using the R9 290 variant of the Hawaii core which features 2560 Stream processors, 160 TMUs and 64 ROPs or their Hybrid cooler design is that much effective to tone down the thermal levels of the card. I will still go with the second possibility since AMD managed to release the Radeon HD 7990 last year at 1 GHz clock speed with full Tahiti XT cores although that involved alot of waiting and a large cooler with triple fan design.

SOURCE: http://wccftech.com/category/news/#ixzz2w1OygksQ

 

[Excon]

The power consumption though.......

[KamiKatze]

Please make the hybrid cooler happen. Otherwise this thing will throttle at idle!

[Stefan Becker]

One must sure hope that the ones who buy this have aircondition. Otherwise they would melt slowly from the heat.

[Kilerbomb]

The power consumption though.......

 

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[Mateyyy]

I don't think it would be that good to make a Dual Hawaii GPU card. Maybe, only if it would have Hybrid Cooling, something like what's on the Asus ARES II. I don't think the TDP is going to be 375W, since they want to have 2 full chips. Maybe something like 425W, probably 2 8-pin connectors and 1 6-pin, maybe the GPUs will be downclocked, we'll see.

[nicehat]

Its a wccftech article. Dont believe anything you read

[samuel]

Let's be honest: if you have the money fot this kind of hardware, you may just give a sh*t about electric bills. Heat may be a problem in a ITX system tough. LOL

[ShadowofGhosts]

This will kick the ass of any GPU on the planet. The 790 is apparently using a not fully unlocked GK110, which wouldn't be as strong as the Hawaii GPU. The only problem is that the card alone would consume 400-500 Watts of power at full load (The TDP of a 290(X) is 250W). The Hawaii chip also runs pretty hot. The fans would be running at LEAST 60% at idle, and 100% on load. Unless you have sound cancelling headphones...have fun. 

 

However, if AMD spends time on the cooler, then perhaps it wouldn't be that loud, but it'll still consume 400-500 Watts of power, which means that you'll need at least a 900W PSU.

 

It'll most likely cost $799.99-999.99 at the start, possibly more due to its insane mining capabilities. 

[ShadowofGhosts]

Let's be honest: if you have the money fot this kind of hardware, you may just give a sh*t about electric bills. Heat may be a problem in a ITX system tough. LOL

Actually, the electric bills wouldn't be that bad. My 290 doesn't add that much to my electric bill anyway. 

[Humbug]

It'll most likely cost $799.99-999.99 at the start, possibly more due to its insane mining capabilities.

the crazy mining phase is coming to an end. AMD GPU prices will be back to MSRP soon.

[BloodySinner]

the crazy mining phase is coming to an end. AMD GPU prices will be back to MSRP soon.

 

How do you know this?

[KakaoDj]

might wanna fix the link 

http://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-r9-295x2-dual-hawaii-graphics-card-details-lea/

[PhantomChevron]

Well I guess it is time to move to the North Pole and buy a powerplant

[Alex(PlayMedium)]

It will HAVE to be a hybrid cooler, even the windforce cooler can't keep quiet with a single 290 under load(Not nearly as loud as stock mind you)

[Gunjob]

It will HAVE to be a hybrid cooler, even the windforce cooler can't keep quiet with a single 290 under load(Not nearly as loud as stock mind you)

I'm surprised the difference in temps for the aftermarket compared to my Arctic Accelero III cooled 290x, I don't break 55c at stock speeds and stayed well under 80c with a heavy clock. 

[Humbug]

How do you know this?

http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/AMD-Radeon-R9-Graphics-Stock-Friday-Night-Update

[That Norwegian Guy]

Do want.

 

Now.

[Sundanc3]

AMD can't even figure out how to handle the heat output of one of these chips...This will end in fire

[SixtyDashOne]

Codename: Vesuvius.

Quit fitting considering the massive amounts of heat that thing will probably generate.

[MrAlexOneill]

The power consumption though.......

 

[MrAlexOneill]

The power consumption though.......

 

[Musikman]

I would take this with a grain of salt.

[Fetzie]

I would take this with a grain of salt.

 

That's the solution! How about we use a liquid sodium cooler for the card!

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium-cooled_fast_reactor

[carolkarine]

okay fuckers, can we have an AMD thread without the melting or overheating jokes? it was funny for a week after launch. Now, it is incredibly annoying and repetitive. For the record, an over clocked titan can EASILY match the 290x in power consumption (and the only reason 780's and 780ti's don't is cause they're voltage locked), and with a decent cooler (gigabyte windforce x3, sapphire toxic) the temperatures don't go above 75c... which is, you know, perfectly reasonable, and temperatures 780ti's hit in a daily basis - the 780ti I borrowed from my friend while he was waiting for parts tickled 80 (and this was a DC2 cooler from asus)

 

So please stop. it's getting annoying because I came to these threads to see some worthwhile commentary and instead I see pointless jabs at the temperatures which aren't even a problem unless you use the shitty reference cooler.

 

As we can see http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-290-and-290x,3728-4.html, the power draw of MANY different AMD cards stay stable at around 300 to 325 watts. As we can see here: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-290-and-290x,3728-6.html, the actual temperature of the cards with aftermarket solutions is perfectly acceptable.

 

So please stop whining about the reference cooler. you should only have bought one if you were watercooling, and if you got stuck with that cooler, please stop being butt-hurt, you're giving the card a reputation much worse than it actually is.