R9 295x2 vs dual 980 ti?

[Rpkiller]

R9 295x2 vs dual 980 ti

$600             $1200

Which is better?

 

if i get the R9 295x2 i will be watercooling it with a full waterblock and 480mm rad

[Aytex]

r9 295x2 still is worlds fastest gpu

 

im just clamping my buttcheeks for r9 395x2

[Br3tt96]

The 295x2 is one heck of a gpu.

[ANewFace]

r9 295x2 still is worlds fsatest gpu

LOL. 980 ti SLI will smash a 295x2

[Rpkiller]

r9 295x2 still is worlds fastest gpu

 

im just clamping my buttcheeks for r9 395x2

have you seen the 390x2?

[Aytex]

LOL. 980 ti SLI will smash a 295x2

yo thats true dou ;p

[Rpkiller]

LOL. 980 ti SLI will smash a 295x2

 

but the 295x2 is $600

[The_Stig]

have you seen the 390x2?

Yeah, but the Fury X2 and/or 395x2 will melt faces

[Rpkiller]

Yeah, but the Fury X2 and/or 395x2 will melt faces

lol

[thekeemo]

but the 295x2 is $600

2x295x2 it is

[stconquest]

have you seen the 390x2?

 

It is $800 though, but interesting:  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131680&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

[RyanMacRocks]

lol how bout 295x2 in 2x crossfire for same price as 2 980 Ti's. is that a thing???

[Aytex]

It is $800 though, but interesting:  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131680&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

very intrestseing, cant wait to see it gaming

[Necrodead]

lol how bout 295x2 in 2x crossfire for same price as 2 980 Ti's. is that a thing???

Quadfire, actually.   I don't think it scales as well, but people do it.

[Rpkiller]

lol how bout 295x2 in 2x crossfire for same price as 2 980 Ti's. is that a thing???

yes it is but you'd need 1600 watt power supply

[The Official Czex]

 

That fourth image has three GPU' s on one card. The others have two. Yes, I know the 9800X2 exists.

[Necrodead]

It is $800 though, but interesting:  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131680&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

very intrestseing, cant wait to see it gaming

 

Its a 295x2 with higher base clocks and 8GB per core, I don't think it will really perform any differently than the 4GB per core Devil 13 from powercolor. In fact, its still called the devil 13. I think they would change the name if it was significantly different.

[Cheddle]

two 980ti's

 

easy.

[Rpkiller]

Its a 295x2 with higher base clocks and 8GB per core, I don't think it will really perform any differently than the 4GB per core Devil 13 from powercolor. In fact, its still called the devil 13. I think they would change the name if it was significantly different.

yeah i'm not sure why they made the card since its exactly the same as a 295x2

[Rpkiller]

two 980ti's

 

easy.

still $600 vs $1200

[Lethal Seraph]

295x2 cause it's the cheaper.

[stconquest]

Its a 295x2 with higher base clocks and 8GB per core, I don't think it will really perform any differently than the 4GB per core Devil 13 from powercolor. In fact, its still called the devil 13. I think they would change the name if it was significantly different.

 

Makes sense, but we all thought that about the 290(X) vs 390(X) as well... wait for the benches.

[Necrodead]

Makes sense, but we all thought that about the 290(X) vs 390(X) as well... wait for the benches.

And it was true? Clocks went from 1000mhz on the 290x to 1050 on the 390x which is a 5% clock speed increase, and when I look up benchmarks I don't see more than 4% difference. The increases you are seeing right now are from driver improvements, and the 290 gets those too. Memory clocks are up to 6gbps as well, and that would probably effect certian titles.

[Cheddle]

still $600 vs $1200

 

yeah definitely, but they both are around the same value... my 980ti @ 1.5ghz gets the same GPU score in firestrike as my two r9 290's at 1.0ghz did (using half the power)

 

ultimately it depends on what your goal is, 4k 60fps would be more consistently achieved with two 980ti's where as an r9 295x might not always get you there...

 

I would go a single 980ti over an r9 295x just to avoid crossfire driver headaches and avoid the doubled power draw for only 10-20% more performance.

[stconquest]

And it was true? Clocks went from 1000mhz on the 290x to 1050 on the 390x which is a 5% clock speed increase, and when I look up benchmarks I don't see more than 4% difference. The increases you are seeing right now are from driver improvements, and the 290 gets those too. Memory clocks are up to 6gbps as well, and that would probably effect certian titles.

 

What is true is that the GPU is the same.  The way that GPU is used on the 390 gives it that performance boost that overtakes the R9 290/GTX 970 in many titles. 

 

These are cherry picked, but examples nonetheless:

 

http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/1984-amd-r9-390-380-benchmark-review/Page-2