News - Upcoming AMD R9 390X Fiji and GeForce GTX 960 details leak

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Thanks to import/export shipping manifest data.

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I have really high expectations for the new R9 390X, I want it to be an awesome card and I can't wait to see some reviews. If it comes out better than the GTX780Ti, then I will add 1 to my second PC and put the GTX780Ti I have there into my Intel rig so I can run 2xGTX780Ti in SLI as well as run a flagship AMD card in my AMD rig. lol.

Why would they need to put that much detail on a shipping manifest?! Seems very odd to me - admittedly I have absolutely zero experience in this area, but why wouldn't it just say "computer parts" or something vague like that? My point is, are we sure this is genuine?

Can't wait for the reviews,hopefully we will see a R9 390X with 8gb VRAM available soon after launch, than with the the 290X with 8gb VRAM which are now only starting to appear.

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Originally Posted by KIAB

Can't wait for the reviews,hopefully we will see a R9 390X with 8gb VRAM available soon after launch, than with the the 290X with 8gb VRAM which are now only starting to appear.

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... I've only read one review of an 8gb 290x but wasn't it decided that it was at best a nominal difference? Especially with GNC1.2 (same as Tonga) since it has a much improved memory subsystem I think it will a
Launch with 4 and 8gb will be rare at best.

My eyes locked on the "390X", and I thought for a minute that we were gonna get a peak at some new high end Amd Cpu's. Too bad :( Still very interested to see more specs on these new cards though :)

Is it known whether the 390 & 390X will be on the old 28nm process? If so, it'll be interesting to see if they run as hot as the 290 & 290X...

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Originally Posted by CK_1985

Why would they need to put that much detail on a shipping manifest?! Seems very odd to me - admittedly I have absolutely zero experience in this area, but why wouldn't it just say "computer parts" or something vague like that? My point is, are we sure this is genuine?

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I'd guess not. The GTX960 price translates to £160, which seems plausible, but the Radeon comes to £770, which seems... less plausible.

EDIT: mixed the two up :(
It could be AMD think dev boards cost more, or would cost more if they had to be replaced (insurance purposes)

Well let's hope £770 isn't correct! Although AMD have released some insanely expensive cards over the years, they need to compete with GTX900 pricing, and they know that. At least if £770 is correct, you can be sure it'll be something truly incredible to at least attempt to justify that price tag.

Well I presume it's competing with a titan class card from nVidia, which was the same $1000 price when it was released.

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Originally Posted by kalniel

Well I presume it's competing with a titan class card from nVidia, which was the same $1000 price when it was released.

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Like some kind of Maxwell-based Titan II that nVIDIA hasn't launched or even announced but that AMD somehow knows about?

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Originally Posted by spl

Like some kind of Maxwell-based Titan II that nVIDIA hasn't launched or even announced but that AMD somehow knows about?

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Well we all know that GM200 is coming. GM204 isn't the full chip.

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Originally Posted by CK_1985

Why would they need to put that much detail on a shipping manifest?! Seems very odd to me - admittedly I have absolutely zero experience in this area, but why wouldn't it just say "computer parts" or something vague like that? My point is, are we sure this is genuine?

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Working for a company that ship aircraft parts, we have to put alot of detail on the shipping details for custom purposes mainly.

Yeah it's not beyond the realm of possibility that this is infact not the 390X but rather some kind of Titan Radeon. A Titeon if you will. I'd expect to see the 390 and 390X first though, since that's where AMD more urgently need to compete. Can't imagine Titans are flying off the shelves - it's a pretty niche product compared to more gaming-oriented hardware, which is where the real sales volume will be.

20nm or 28nm for AMD this time?