AMD Radeon R9 280X to replace HD 7970, features 3GB GDDR5 memory

[ix9nine]

AMD Radeon R9 280X is a successor to Radeon HD 7970

So far we know only about Radeon R9 and R7 segments, most likely to be released together. The R9 segment will kick off with R9 280X graphics card, which will replace the HD 7970 GHz Edition. This is probably the most anticipated model featuring Hawaii XT GPU. We do not know how many Stream Processors it will have, but don’t be surprised if the number is somewhere between 2304 and 2560. It is now officially confirmed that the successor to HD 7970 will have 3GB GDDR5 memory, most likely across 384-bit interface. The iPower IceQ X2 from HIS will be equipped with a Dual-DVI connector along with HDMI and two mini-DisplayPorts. Of course it will support Power Tune Boost technology as well. It looks like a direct copy of HIS 7970 IceQ X² 3GB GDDR5 PCI-E DVI/HDMI/2xMini DP (iPower). It is unknown whether guys from HIS made any changes to the cooling solution.

 

 

Source: http://videocardz.com/45608/amd-radeon-r9-280x-replace-hd-7970-features-3gb-gddr5-memory

 

kinda confusing name IMHO

[DirkaFat]

So no 4gb?

 

And no 4096 stream processors?

[CoolBeans]

This has been posted before, and the 290X is the replacement for the 7970 which will supposedly perform as well as the Titan. The 280X will be replacing the 7850/7870 

[totjup5]

That's actually pretty disappointing... I expected more

[MrSuperb]

This has been posted before, and the 290X is the replacement for the 7970 which will supposedly perform as well as the Titan. The 280X will be replacing the 7850/7870 

And a 880GTX will be twice as fast. Those statements are stupid.

Also afaik there hasn't been an official word about the naming scheme, but mostly speculations ...

[Kuzma]

Just thought I'd add that this is probably going to be the 7870 replacement the same way the 770 that is almost identical to the 680 is the 680 replacement...

[DirkaFat]

This has been posted before, and the 290X is the replacement for the 7970 which will supposedly perform as well as the Titan. The 280X will be replacing the 7850/7870 

I searched it up, and it seems the r9 280x is the 9970 and the r9 290(x?) is the "9990"

 

 

Edit: These are rumors, I suppose

[Lays]

And a 880GTX will be twice as fast. Those statements are stupid.

Also afaik there hasn't been an official word about the naming scheme, but mostly speculations ...

 

everything we've been posting about for the last like 6 months has been speculation lol

[MrSuperb]

everything we've been posting about for the last like 6 months has been speculation lol

 

Then again it is stupid to say a future product is better or as good as a current one and also cheaper, when neither any benchmarks, nor specifications, nor any prices are known ...

[kuddlesworth9419]

It's a shame the standard didn't come in 4GB version. 4GB I think will be necessary from now on. My 680 has 4GB and the games I play reach 3GB and pass it all the time. Skyrim modded to all hell and Arma 3 which frequently uses 3.5 GB of memory.