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AMD is going to re-launch the R9 290x with 8GB of memory

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I  don't really know what to think about this, Many won't need it, YET, thing is, why don't they just give the next R9 300 series 8gb of VRAM instead of launching the 290 again, since many people will not need this amount of VRAM yet...

 

 

 

KitGuru Says: While it is nice to see that AMD actually wants to compete against the GeForce GTX 980 using something else than price-cuts or promotions, exclusive graphics cards with no obvious performance advantages are not exactly something that can capture a significant share of the market (due to limited availability). Therefore, while some gamers might prefer Radeon R9 290X 8GB to GeForce GTX 980 4GB, it is unlikely that the majority of gamers will make the same choice.

 

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Yea because gamers only buy things they need...

 

 

They don't have anything else to put out right now and the new 900 series cards are flying off the fucking shelves. This makes sense as I plan to upgrade to a 4k monitor soon and will probably have to upgrade my card. I was planning on going Nvidia but idk I'll have to see what happens. I won't be building for a little bit anyway. 

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but why? its not like it can handle 3 4K screens...

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8gb to play that one game.

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Anyone who does not have a sister hates the fact that Kasugano Sora isn't his sister.
I'm not insulting anyone; I'm just being condescending. There is a difference, you see...

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wtf are AMD on?

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EDIT:

 

...forget it.

Read it wrong, my bad.

 

;-)

 

Still it was already kinda available....

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maybe the CEO plays skyrim with mods an quickly got herself a suiting card :P

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but why? its not like it can handle 3 4K screens...

dat CFX doe :P (disclaimer, i think this is retarded)

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wtf are AMD on?

That new drug called "holy shit, we are behind and don't have a way to catch up for a bit"

Ketchup is better than mustard.

GUI is better than Command Line Interface.

Dubs are better than subs

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That GPU was actually released in May this year...

You mean the one in the picture? No, the one in the pic is the 8GB version.

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Literally how my face changed when thinking about it

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why don't they just give the next R9 300 series 8gb of VRAM instead of launching the 290 again, since many people will not need this amount of VRAM yet...

 

My guess is that they're facing delays in coming up with a product that will beat the GTX 980 either on performance or price at the moment. Releasing a product that has nothing going for it on launch day is worse than no launch at all.

 

They may be hoping that if they can put out an R9 290X with a lot of VRAM at a low enough price point, it will find a market niche.

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That new drug called "holy shit, we are behind and don't have a way to catch up for a bit"

ok that sums it up

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You mean the one in the picture? No, the one in the pic is the 8GB version.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8001/sapphire-r9-290x-vaporx-8gb-hits-retail-uk-only-600

 

Yeah I meant the one in the picture. ;-)

I didn't read till the end. And the news here is that they will have more from other brands as well.

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This is the ultimate crossfire card guys. It's a niche market, but it fulfills the need perfectly.

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Did sapphire not produce a limited 8GB version of the 290 cards anyway? or did i imagine this? haha.... I suppose its good for higher resolutions/Eyefinity (or those ultra textures with silly VRAM req  :rolleyes:)

Also whats with the people attacking AMD at every chance they get?

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This is the ultimate crossfire card guys. It's a niche market, but it fulfills the need perfectly.

exactly

You are not going to play 4K or 3x 4K on 1 GPU but you might on 4 in QCF. Then you will love the 8Gb Ram

 

it happened before as well, for example 760 with 4GB ram instead 2 GB...

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This is the ultimate crossfire card guys. It's a niche market, but it fulfills the need perfectly.

But it isn't.

 

You will not be able to utilize all 8GB VRAM. Not unless you're playing at triple 4K (maybe, not even) and at that point, you would want something more powerful than four R9 290Xes.

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They must be crazy insane...

 

They spent tons of money developing and manufacturing that super wide memory bus. Might as well take full(or rather better) advantage of it. That doesn't sound too crazy to me.

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