AMD Radeon R9 Nano cards reportedly shipping to retail

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And a Korean site publishes 'official' Unigine Heaven 4K Benchmark results.

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[kalniel]

Tell me AMD did not just provide a 'fps/inch' metric? *shakes head*

[DanceswithUnix]

Tell me AMD did not just provide a 'fps/inch' metric? *shakes head*

It feels very wrong, but tbh I can't think of a better way to measure density given a two slot constraint such that only one dimension actually matters for dimension, and performance matters else you can point to a £20 passive card and go "but that one is smaller".

But just *so* jarring.

[mack_5991]

as someone who is an ITX enthusiast, please dont lie to me AMD... the size and power draw is the right direction.

[cptwhite_uk]

*Inserts joke about "performance" per inch* '

[kalniel]

*Inserts joke about "performance" per inch* '

I was half expecting a cheeky campaign from AMD - would make a change from the mildly over-corporate image on the website

[petrucius]

Can we have a link to the supposed "official Heaven benchmarks"?
My Korean is not very good in these hot days.

[scaryjim]

It feels very wrong, but tbh I can't think of a better way to measure density given a two slot constraint ...

A lot of cards play fairly loose with the 2 slot specification and also extend heatsinks above the PCI backplate, so I'd personally prefer a fps/cm³

[DanceswithUnix]

A lot of cards play fairly loose with the 2 slot specification and also extend heatsinks above the PCI backplate, so I'd personally prefer a fps/cm³

Above the backplate has always been allowed.

[evs]

FPS per inch... oh my.....

Why are they benching this at 4k resolution as well? Surely that's not what this card is aimed at? 6 inch card gets 24fps. big whoop.
R290 vapor X was 11 inches - and at 1.6fps/inch thats 17.6fps.

Not exactly numbers to get excited about.

[sirhobbes3]

So, any high performance SINGLE SLOT cards being released any time soon? Would be so useful in small form factor PCs

[PuremasterZ]

When will it release in August?I am curious is it supposed to be better then 390?If so does it have HBM?

[azrael-]

When will it release in August?I am curious is it supposed to be better then 390?If so does it have HBM?

As it's part of the Fury line-up and uses the Fiji XT GPU, yes, it does use HBM.

[scaryjim]

Above the backplate has always been allowed.

Oh, I know it's part of the spec - but the Nano doesn't go above the backplate, so they'd look even better in a volume-based comparison. I'm going to retract my call for fps/cm³ though - in keeping with the fps/inch concept it should clearly be fps/fl. oz.!

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So, any high performance SINGLE SLOT cards being released any time soon? Would be so useful in small form factor PCs

AFAIK it's very hard to dissipate more than ~ 100W with a single slot cooler, and even then you're on the ragged edge of what's possible. AMD found that out when they tried a single slot 4850 and got hammered for it running hot and being very loud. And fo course, by the time we get current high end performance in a sub-100W thermal envelope, it won't be high performance any more!

The only way to effectively cool a high end card in a single slot is with a custom water block - but then you're looking for somewhere to house a pump, rad and fans too. So no, there won't be any high performance single slot cards suitable for small factor PCs released soon.

[jigger]

Oh, I know it's part of the spec - but the Nano doesn't go above the backplate, so they'd look even better in a volume-based comparison. I'm going to retract my call for fps/cm³ though - in keeping with the fps/inch concept it should clearly be fps/fl. oz.!

LOL

This card is looks very promising but I wasn't expecting for a while yet. I'll have to start saving my pennies.

[canopus72]

Quick question. Will the Nano outperform the air cooled Fury (Fiji-pro) in benchmarking and gaming?.