AMD FreeSync

[Bruu Betyr]

Ok, i really want to buy the LG 29um67 (the freesync version). I know what AMD's FreeSync is but am confused by how the 290x, 290 and so on are more compatible with FreeSync than the r9 390 (the GPU i will be using in my next build). Ive heard that the 290 has access to dynamic refresh rates with FreeSync while the r9 390 doesn't? Can someone explain all this to me? 

[Rolling Potatoe]

That r9 290 freesync is different from r9 390 freesync is news to me.

 

Freesync-->dynamic monitor refresh rate ( the refresh rate range depends on the monitor though).

[Oshino Shinobu]

The R9 390 is the same GPU as the 290X I believe, just with(out) HBM and some other changes. It supports FreeSync. 

[ForsakenLive]

no difference on the R9 390/X with the 290/X.

 Where did you get that?

[ForsakenLive]

The R9 390 is the same GPU as the 290X I believe, just with HBM and some other changes. It supports FreeSync. 

The R9 390 doesn't have HBM, the only HBM GPUs are the Fury, Fury X and Nano.

[plfy6]

The R9 390 is the same GPU as the 290X I believe, just with HBM and some other changes. It supports FreeSync. 

 

I think its just a rehash of 290x, it doesn't even have HBM, that i'm aware of.

[Oshino Shinobu]

The R9 390 doesn't have HBM, the only HBM GPUs are the Fury, Fury X and Nano.

 

 

I think its just a rehash of 290x, it doesn't even have HBM, that i'm aware of.

I stand corrected. Maybe I was thinking of Fury instead. I haven't paid much attention to the 300 series to be honest. 

[plfy6]

I stand corrected. Maybe I was thinking of Fury instead. I haven't paid much attention to the 300 series to be honest. 

I don't blame you, they were a let down. Pretty much rehashes of 2 year old cards with slight hardware and software improvements. So, meh.

[Bruu Betyr]

The R9 390 is the same GPU as the 290X I believe, just with(out) HBM and some other changes. It supports FreeSync. 

 

That r9 290 freesync is different from r9 390 freesync is news to me.

 

Freesync-->dynamic monitor refresh rate ( the refresh rate range depends on the monitor though).

 

no difference on the R9 390/X with the 290/X.

 Where did you get that?

Sorry i was reading articals from a while back, i just checked the AMD website, they have the same compatibility

[Nena Trinity]

Mostly all 200 and 300 series should support Freesync!

[miagisan]

I don't blame you, they were a let down. Pretty much rehashes of 2 year old cards with slight hardware and software improvements. So, meh.

If they are a let down, then what are nvidia's new cards in those ranges that the AMD cards are still beating in terms of performance?

[plfy6]

If they are a let down, then what are nvidia's new cards in those ranges that the AMD cards are still beating in terms of performance?

 

The 300 serious was a let down because it was just a rehash. Whereas fury was freaking cool because it had new tech. Yeah, I know new tech doesn't happen often, but it completely outshines(maybe not in performance, necessarily) anything else that comes out.

[Glenwing]

The 300 serious was a let down because it was just a rehash. Whereas fury was freaking cool because it had new tech. Yeah, I know new tech doesn't happen often, but it completely outshines(maybe not in performance, necessarily) anything else that comes out.

New tech that doesn't beat existing tech is kind of a letdown.

[don_svetlio]

I don't blame you, they were a let down. Pretty much rehashes of 2 year old cards with slight hardware and software improvements. So, meh.

 

New tech that doesn't beat existing tech is kind of a letdown.

They are "refreshed" version and that's only the 390 and 390X - the 380 is barely a year old and the 380X, 370X, Fury and Fury X are all new cards (2 of those are unreleased but confirmed) and with the exception of the 950/370 and 980 Ti/Fury X - the AMD offerings are currently better than Nvidia's across the board so yeah. Why fix something that ain't broke?

[Glenwing]

They are "refreshed" version and that's only the 390 and 390X - the 380 is barely a year old and the 380X, 370X, Fury and Fury X are all new cards (2 of those are unreleased but confirmed) and with the exception of the 950/370 and 980 Ti/Fury X - the AMD offerings are currently better than Nvidia's across the board so yeah. Why fix something that ain't broke?

Everything's broke, it's just matter of degree. There are always improvements to be made, having something that works is no excuse for not making improvements, especially if they're improvements you're already made before. The Hawaii GPU could have been replaced with a slightly updated GPU incorporating the power efficiency improvements found in GCN 1.2, like the R9 Fury X, which is almost as efficient as a Maxwell card when combined with HBM. Releasing the 390/390X with lower heat output even if the performance was the same would have been a good publicity move, but they made very few improvements.

HBM is great technology but memory bandwidth is not an important aspect for gaming, and AMD's first HBM implementation is only mildly faster than existing GDDR5 solutions anyway. The technology has much more potential but it's not realized very much in the Fury X.

[don_svetlio]

Everything's broke, it's just matter of degree. There are always improvements to be made, having something that works is no excuse for not making improvements, especially if they're improvements you're already made before. The Hawaii GPU could have been replaced with a slightly updated GPU incorporating the power efficiency improvements found in GCN 1.2, like the R9 Fury X, which is almost as efficient as a Maxwell card when combined with HBM. Releasing the 390/390X with lower heat output even if the performance was the same would have been a good publicity move, but they made very few improvements.

HBM is great technology but memory bandwidth is not an important aspect for gaming, and AMD's first HBM implementation is only mildly faster than existing GDDR5 solutions anyway. The technology has much more potential but it's not realized very much in the Fury X.

I'd digress - HBM is the way VR is being handled since GDDR5 has quite a bit of input latency - the reason people buy the 390 is that it only uses 60W more of power but is also more powerful than the 970 - heat is not an issue for a lot of people.