R9 285

[SpaghettiCarbonara]

So I'm watching the live stream, thought I'd update you guys on the R9 285. Keep in mind my memory is terrible, so some of these points could be wrong.

 

At 1440p, it performs 15% better than a GTX 760.

It has a TDP of 190w.

It's $249.

 

Whaaaaaaaaaat

[helping]

It's also a lesser card than a 280x, and god knows what a 280 is.

[Manny Calavera]

uberclocked 280?

 

nvm, new card

[Hans Christian | Teri]

It's also a lesser card than a 280x, and god knows what a 280 is.

 

Yeah their new naming scheme isn't working out too well for them.

[Vacsol]

so it's 15% better than a card which is over a year old?

wow. great job AMD.

[Manny Calavera]

so it's 15% better than a card which is over a year old?

wow. great job AMD.

its pretty bad comparison, but yeah, 15% better performance for same price.

but a year later. nothing breathtaking

 

i wonder when will nvidia drop prices on 760 i bet my profile picture place they wont do it for 2 months, starting now. 

any bets?

[Vrbas]

Hmm cost more than the 280.. with worse specs... guess we have to wait and see.

[ivhyn]

so it's 15% better than a card which is over a year old?

wow. great job AMD.

The 285 is based on the 7950 which was released in 2012

[Askew]

that was the most underwhelming thing I've seen from AMD and that includes the kaveri space drop

 

the finale of the 30yr anni of your company is a fucking bucket of water, NOT EVEN ICE WATER......................

 

 

gg

[AlwaysFSX]

It's also a lesser card than a 280x, and god knows what a 280 is.

Did you know the 280 and 285 have the same core?

[helping]

Did you know the 280 and 285 have the same core?

no, I was barely being kept awake during this thing

[Stefano]

I am disappointed to say the least, I was looking forward to a 295x, not this, whatever this is...

[AlwaysFSX]

no, I was barely being kept awake during this thing

Well it'll be fun to know it's a 280 or 7950, whichever you prefer. At the same price they've been released at for the past three years pretty much.

[Menta]

well i guess Nvidia can show their hand now.

[Vacsol]

there goes my hopes of switching to the red side next month

[IrshaadH]

Don't really understand the drop in vram though, especially with newer games taking advantage of 3 gig cards for 1080p

[YoloSwag]

I was actually expecting it to be a bang for the buck card - a new one.

Time for Nvidia to show they're hand. Hopefully a GTX 870/860 that doesn't disappoint will be great.

[Sintezza]

It's also a lesser card than a 280x, and god knows what a 280 is.

 

280 = 7950.

 

So its probably somewhere between a 280 and 280X.

However you still get less Vram, which i dont understand...

 

I dont realy understand the point of the 285 card, the naming is way to confusing.

The biggest question will be, how much better does this tonga gpu perform then the Tahiti-Le