AMD R9 295X2 Review

[LinusTech]

NCIX: http://bit.ly/XzB3P6

Amazon: http://georiot.co/3QJ2

 

I'd like to thank AMD for making this card. I cover this in more detail in the video, but it's the first piece of hardware that I've really felt is TRULY enthusiast class from a mainstream manufacturer in recent memory. Props AMD for pushing the envelope and building something that's truly different from the other solutions out there.

 

[skullbringer]

WOOP

 

EDIT: I wonder, could you modd the card into a custom loop? do the blocks function with the pumps turned off? can you turn them off?

[SAV1OUR]

oooooo i was looking out for this

[Cacao]

Ah so they finally sent you one eh?

[qwertywarrior]

[TheSLSAMG]

As much as I hate the card and some aspects of the company behind it, I still must give them props for making a really high performance GPU.

[nishank93]

Yo @LinusTech, why is it unlisted?

[LinusTech]

Yo @LinusTech, why is it unlisted?

 

Videos always show up on the forum a little while before they go live. It's part of my release process.

[AlwaysFSX]

Now if only Luke could test more games

[brownninja97]

but can it run youtube videos in 60fps, the answer is no, they are capped at 24fps.

[Commander_Z]

Yo @LinusTech, why is it unlisted?

not finished processing perhaps?

[nishank93]

Videos always show up on the forum a little while before they go live. It's part of my release process.

 

Sweet, I had never noticed it before! Excellent review. I like it that you focused on what and who this card is meant for, rather than the usual rants one would find on the internet.

[Wiflare]

Surprised about it having extremely similar performance to two 780 tis.
Also, luke should buy a dozen or two cheap dell 1280x1024 monitors and have a superwall* instead of static posters.

*Note: I just created that word. It means a wall that doubles as a display.

[dragoon20005]

the video is now ready to watch

 

interesting you have to borrow the card from Austin

 

if Asus creates the Ares III with better cooler i will jump into that card but if only the card isn't way more expensive than the current pricing

[arecheese]

WOOP

 

EDIT: I wonder, could you modd the card into a custom loop? do the blocks function with the pumps turned off? can you turn them off?

 

i was also thinking this, possible or not? i reckon people who have the money to buy this kind of equipment would most probably have a custom watercooled rig setup anyway,  would be a shame to not utilize that.

[Createinator]

So basically we are getting better and cooler performance from a single 295X than 2 290X in Crossfire, while paying a 200$ premium over 2 reference 290X. Looks like a good deal to me, but I will need to put in the research to fit this card in any of my current builds.

Thanks for the information rich video and thumbs up for listing all the pros and cons lucidly.

[Tassadar]

I would like to see more games in the performance numbers

[dragoon20005]

Luke

 

can we also know the test bench setup?

 

was it the i7 3770K system?

[MCJeeba]

It has an AIO cooler, so the pumps are in the blocks that are on each GPU. So, whenever a proper water block is released, you'd have to remove current shroud and blocks to apply it just like any other card.

[skullbringer]

i was also thinking this, possible or not? i reckon people who have the money to buy this kind of equipment would most probably have a custom watercooled rig setup anyway,  would be a shame to not utilize that.

right, especially as it really is not that expensive when you factor in that you get a free "waterblock" with it.

[zeibis]

So if you are getting second one from AMD, maybe test a quad crossfire? How it will be to set up into ATX case?

[Kirby3499]

Can't wait to see what Asus, Gigabyte, EVGA and Msi do with this card  :lol:

[Almercenary]

I want folding and mining specs. 7990 is a beast folder.  Can't wait until Custom PC's review on this for those specs

[DIV1D3]

Can't wait to see what Asus, Gigabyte, EVGA and Msi do with this card  :lol:

Right, cause EVGA makes ref/non-ref AMD cards. 

[thewhitestig]

On 7:50 Slick said that there was some bottleneck in the computer. There wasn't. The Assassin's Creed 4 game engine is capped to 62fps. Even if you play on the lowest settings with a ridiculously high-end PC, it still goes only up to 62fps.

Here's an example. This was even taken on the highest possible settings. 

Source: TechPowerUp