What is the expected performance of the future 380X?

[c_marriott]

Just seen this;

http://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/86432-xfx-double-dissipation-amd-radeon-r9-380x-pictured/

 

Not sure if its legit or not but if it is. What is to be expected of the card? And how much will it cost?

[OAcesync]

WTF are XFX doing with the colour scheme lmao

[ADZ_123_!"£]

I would estimate that a 380X would have performance slightly worse than that off a R9 290.

[themaniac]

doubt it will be a thing since amd has no reason to waste money on thw 380x since there is no competition in that area(other than their own 280x), but it will probably perform  about the same as the 280x

[itsmyjobtoknow]

At this point and time, we can only speculate that the r9 380x will have performance somewhere between the r9 380 and the r9 290....and the same can be said about the price point.

[Glenwing]

It's a Radeon HD 7970/280X with an updated architecture, including better power efficiency, memory bandwidth efficiency, bridgeless crossfire, and FreeSync. Performance will be unchanged other than potential differences from a different default frequency, but that's no different from overclocking.

[c_marriott]

At this point and time, we can only speculate that the r9 380x will have performance somewhere between the r9 380 and the r9 290....and the same can be said about the price point.

 

So probably be about £200-220 

[c_marriott]

It's a Radeon HD 7970/280X with an updated architecture, including better power efficiency, memory bandwidth efficiency, bridgeless crossfire, and FreeSync. Performance will be unchanged other than potential differences from a different default frequency, but that's no different from overclocking.

 

So it'll be better than the 380. And maybe a bit more vRam, like 4/6GB Maybe?

[itsmyjobtoknow]

So probably be about £200-220 

 

I meant to say the 390...whoops

[Zayzo]

It's a Radeon HD 7970/280X with an updated architecture, including better power efficiency, memory bandwidth efficiency, bridgeless crossfire, and FreeSync. Performance will be unchanged other than potential differences from a different default frequency, but that's no different from overclocking.

Which makes me sad. 

[Bogica]

It's a Radeon HD 7970/280X with an updated architecture, including better power efficiency, memory bandwidth efficiency, bridgeless crossfire, and FreeSync. Performance will be unchanged other than potential differences from a different default frequency, but that's no different from overclocking.

^

Dat.

And they said it will come in 3 and 6GB versions. I would go for 6GB.

[itsmyjobtoknow]

doubt it will be a thing since amd has no reason to waste money on thw 380x since there is no competition in that area(other than their own 280x), but it will probably perform  about the same as the 280x

 

Although there is no competition in that price bracket, it does fill the gap (hopefully) between the r9 390($330USD) and the r9 380($210USD).

[themaniac]

Although there is no competition in that price bracket, it does fill the gap (hopefully) between the r9 390($330USD) and the r9 380($210USD).

sure but i there wasn't competition in that price bracket before so why now?

[itsmyjobtoknow]

sure but i there wasn't competition in that price bracket before so why now?

 

Only reason I can think of at the moment would be giving consumer more options. 

Take myself for example, in my personal opinion the r9 380 isn't that powerful enough for an upcoming project of mine but the r9 390 is simply not necessary for the kind of build I am doing and is overkill for 1080p gaming...so the rumored 380x would be my choice of card since it would perform better than the 380 (in theory) but not as great as a 390

[themaniac]

Only reason I can think of at the moment would be giving consumer more options. 

Take myself for example, in my personal opinion the r9 380 isn't that powerful enough for an upcoming project of mine but the r9 390 is simply not necessary for the kind of build I am doing and is overkill for 1080p gaming...so the rumored 380x would be my choice of card since it would perform better than the 380 (in theory) but not as great as a 390

then you can get the 280x for about the same price as the 380

[MEC-777]

It's a Radeon HD 7970/280X with an updated architecture, including better power efficiency, memory bandwidth efficiency, bridgeless crossfire, and FreeSync. Performance will be unchanged other than potential differences from a different default frequency, but that's no different from overclocking.

 

I don't think this is correct. Tahiti XT (7970/280x) has been discontinued for quite some time now. I believe this will the Tonga XT (full Tonga), which would make sense seeing the rather lightweight cooler on it.

 

Performance will probably be 10-20% faster than the current 380 (Tonga Pro) putting it somewhere between the GTX 960, R9 380 and GTX 970, R9 290/390.

[itsmyjobtoknow]

then you can get the 280x for about the same price as the 380

 

Yes you can, but the 280x are becoming harder to find in retail and it doesn't support all of the new features that the Tonga GPU core may contain.

Albeit you can buy the 280x used but not everyone is comfortable buying used cards especially since some used card were used for mining at some point.

[c_marriott]

Although there is no competition in that price bracket, it does fill the gap (hopefully) between the r9 390($330USD) and the r9 380($210USD).

 

Little bit too much for me, I'm looking in the price range of the 380, maybe a little higher

[Zayzo]

Yes you can, but the 280x are becoming harder to find in retail and it doesn't support all of the new features that the Tonga GPU core may contain.

Albeit you can buy the 280x used but not everyone is comfortable buying used cards especially since some used card were used for mining at some point.

But its still better in every game. And if you can buy it new you should. It supports DX12 and, for me at least, that's all that matters. 

[c_marriott]

The 280X, although it is a good card, is quite old now. The 380 will be somewhat more reliable in most cases. Especially DX12. If the 380X does come out then I expect it'll make sense in some way

[itsmyjobtoknow]

But its still better in every game. And if you can buy it new you should. It supports DX12 and, for me at least, that's all that matters. 

 

Only problem is that they are getting much harder to find and usually if there are stock of it, it is from a third party retailer that is overpriced.

[Manny Calavera]

Will it rival 970?

[Glenwing]

I don't think this is correct. Tahiti XT (7970/280x) has been discontinued for quite some time now. I believe this will the Tonga XT (full Tonga), which would make sense seeing the rather lightweight cooler on it.

 

Performance will probably be 10-20% faster than the current 380 (Tonga Pro) putting it somewhere between the GTX 960, R9 380 and GTX 970, R9 290/390.

Yes, hence the "updated architecture" bit. Tonga is an updated Tahiti design.

[MEC-777]

Will it rival 970?

 

I doubt it. The 390 is about the same as, or a bit faster than stock 970's. There's quite a gap between the 960/380 and 970/390 as it stands.

 

Yes, hence the "updated architecture" bit. Tonga is an updated Tahiti design.

 

Ah, didn't know that. Understood.

[Manny Calavera]

I doubt it. The 390 is about the same as, or a bit faster than stock 970's. There's quite a gap between the 960/380 and 970/390 as it stands.

 

but 380 is better than 960, so i think it has its chance. maybe it will be just under 970 when overclocked but over it  in games that favor amd ( like thief )

 

Wanna bet?