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AMD Radeon R9 295X2

2014-04-08T09:05:00.003-07:00

Two AMD Radeon™ R9 series GPUs

When you’re holding all the cards, it only makes sense to double down. We took two of our most advanced, Mantle technology-enabled GPUs and put them together in one cohesive unit. Don’t bet against it.

AMD Radeon R9 295X2

Factory-fitted liquid cooling system

In an industry first, the AMD Radeon™ R9 295X2 graphics card reference design ships with an advanced closed-loop liquid cooling system developed jointly with Asetek. Enjoy cool temperatures, quiet operation and consistently high performance, right out of the box.

AMD Radeon R9 295X2

All metal construction

Built from striking powder coated aluminum, this GPU is beautiful to behold. It’s built to our highest standards, and it sends a message that’s loud and clear: this is serious hardware.

Mantle technology2

There’s optimization, and then there’s Mantle technology. Games enabled with Mantle speak the language of Graphics Core Next to unlock revolutionary performance and image quality.

AMD Radeon R9 295X2

AMD TrueAudio technology3

Technology that puts the magic of surround sound into every headset and helps give sound engineers the freedom to innovate in ways they’ve never had before. This is what the future of PC gaming sounds like.

Ultra resolution powerhouse

For some gamers, having enough isn’t the point. For them, overkill is merely a starting point. That means extreme resolutions, multiple monitors and sliders to the max. Run ultra settings in 4K with impunity. Or get two million pixels more than 4K by combining five HD screens in an AMD Eyefinity technology setup.4 Either way, the AMD Radeon R9 295X2 barely breaks a sweat.

AMD Radeon R9 295X2

Specs

11.5 TFLOPS
5632 stream processors (2816 x2)
8GB memory (4Gb x 2)
512-bit memory interface x 2
Dual liquid-cooled AMD Radeon™ GPUs
Asetek closed-loop liquid cooling

AMD Radeon R9 295X2 Specs (Note: Showing stats for half the card)

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Sapphire Launches R9 290 Vapor-X OC

2014-04-08T06:06:00.000-07:00

Sapphire R9 290 Vapor-X OC

SAPPHIRE technology, the leading manufacturer and global supplier of AMD-based graphics products, has just announced an exciting new model in the successful R9 series of graphics cards. The SAPPHIRE R9 290 Vapor-X OC features several of the company’s industry-leading technologies and a factory overclock to deliver best in class performance with very low noise.

Based on the award-winning Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture from AMD with 2560 Stream Processors, the SAPPHIRE R9 290 Vapor-X is an Overclocked edition which boasts 4GB of the latest GDDR5 memory running at 1400 MHz (5.6 GB/s effective) and high speed engine clocks of 1030 MHz. Together these clocks deliver industry leading performance – but to achieve this performance with stability and reliability demands high quality components throughout the design (especially in the power control circuitry) together with a sophisticated cooling solution.

Sapphire R9 290 Vapor-X OC

SAPPHIRE Innovations

The advanced cooling system for the new SAPPHIRE Vapor-X series has been engineered with a combination of SAPPHIRE innovative technologies to provide not just efficient cooling, but also quiet operation. At the core of the cooling system is the SAPPHIRE exclusive Vapor-X technology. SAPPHIRE pioneered the use of vapor chamber technology on graphics cards and has now used it in several generations of highly successful products. The vapor chamber is mounted between the GPU itself and the base of the heatsink and cooler assembly to ensure the maximum transfer of heat away from the GPU into the cooler.

The new Vapor-X cooler uses SAPPHIRE’s latest and highly acclaimed Tri-X structure comprising five heatpipes and three efficient fans. The core heatpipe is an industry leading 10mm pipe, flanked by two 8mm pipes and two 6mm pipes ensuring even heat distribution across the cooler. The three 90 mm fans use aerofoil section blades for maximum airflow with minimum noise, and are each equipped with two sets of dust repelling ball bearings.

The stylish fan shroud also contains moulded guides to control the airflow across and through the cooler, including over the Power Control circuitry. The combination of Vapor-X and Tri-X technologies results in GPU temperatures between 5 and 10 degrees cooler than with Tri-X alone – delivering industry leading cooling for this generation of graphics cards.

Another new feature of the cooler on this new model is a PCB Component heat spreader. Along the edge of the card the PCB is extended and one of the copper layers left exposed. An additional heatsink mounted directly to this copper layer allows heat absorbed into the PCB from the GPU and other components to be transferred to the heatsink and cooled by the airflow. This feature alone can reduce core temperature by several degrees.

Sapphire R9 290 Vapor-X OC

New VRM Engine

To deliver sufficient power for maximum performance, the Vapor-X series uses Digital Power control and a new Aero6 VRM section delivering 6-phase power with high power Direct-FET technology to the GPU, memory and control circuitry. The power design uses the latest version of SAPPHIRE Black Diamond chokes, so called because they feature a black ferrite cooler for cool running and better efficiency. High reliability solid electrolyte capacitors are used throughout. The Aero6 gets its name because the layout of the 6-phase power circuits, chokes and the dedicated FET cooler resembles the appearance of a high performance engine.

Recognizing that the R9 series will not always be running at high performance, SAPPHIRE has incorporated another new feature in the Vapor-X models, Intelligent Fan Control (IFC). With IFC engaged, if the system is running simpler applications such as 2D work or watching video, only one of the three fans will operate, resulting in near silent operation. As soon as the GPU temperature rises, when performing more demanding tasks such as gaming or 3D rendering, all three fans will operate, and continue to run with fan speeds regulated by the temperature profile. Extreme users or keen gamers might want to have all three fans running all the time, so the card is equipped with an IFC override switch.

Sapphire R9 290 Vapor-X OC

How Cool is that?

The user has a simple visual indication of the temperature of the card as the color of the LED illuminated SAPPHIRE logo on the side of the card will change from blue when cool, through yellow and on to red when running hot.

Sapphire R9 290 Vapor-X OC

Universal Compatibility

The SAPPHIRE R9 290 Vapor-X is equipped with a Dual BIOS – so at the touch of a button it can be switched between compatibility with the latest UEFI or for use in legacy based systems. For optimum performance this card should be used in a mainboard with PCI Express Gen3.0 expansion slots. Multiple cards can be used in AMD CrossFire in a compatible mainboard.

Sapphire R9 290 Vapor-X OC

Latest Displays

The SAPPHIRE R9 290 Vapor-X is equipped with Dual DVI-D, High speed HDMI 1.4a and DisplayPort 1.2 outputs enabling it to support the latest digital monitors. It is ideal for use with three monitor Eyefinity set-ups, with no active adapter needed, or with the latest high resolution 4K displays.

The SAPPHIRE R9 290 Vapor-X is shipping now and will be available from the usual SAPPHIRE retailers.

Source Saphirethech

AMD Radeon R9 295X2 Graphics Card Leaked

2014-04-02T08:37:00.000-07:00

See the full official details and pictures here

Leaked Pictures of the upcoming AMD Radeon R9 295X2 Graphics Card have been leaked on the Chiphell forums.

AMD Radeon R9 295X2

From the pictures it looks like the card will be dual cooled by both air and liquid.

source Chiphell

GIGABYTE F2A88X-UP4

2014-03-27T06:39:00.004-07:00

GIGABYTE F2A88X-UP4

Features

GIGABYTE F2A88X-UP4 Features

GIGABYTE F2A88X-UP4 Panel Features

GIGABYTE F2A88X-UP4

Nvidia Titan Z announced at the GPU Technology Conference (GTC)

2014-03-27T05:24:00.000-07:00

Nvidia Titan Z

The $3,000 nvidia titan Z was announced at the GPU Technology Conference (GTC).

Model Name GTX Titan Z
Codename GK110 x2
Fab Process 28nm
Shaders 2,880 x 2
Transistors 7,100 x 2 (Million)
Core Clock ~700-800 MHz
Boost Clock ~? 750 - 850 MHz
VRAM 6GB GDDR5 x 2
Memory Bus ? 384-bit x 2
Memory Bandwidth ? 672 GB/s
Memory Clock 7.00 GHz
ROPs 48 x 2
GFLOPS(SP) ~8,000
GFLOPS(DP) ~?
TDP ~?(375W)
Power 8+8-Pin
Price $2999.99 US

HIS Radeon R9 280X IceQ X² 3 GB

2014-03-25T07:40:00.000-07:00

HIS Radeon R9 280X IceQ X² 3 GB

Model Name HIS Radeon R9 280X IceQ X²
Codename Tahiti XT
Fab Process 28nm
Shaders 2048
Transistors 4313 Million
Core Clock 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1050Mhz
VRAM 3 GB GDDR5
Memory Bus 384-bit
Memory Bandwidth 288.4 GB/s
Memory Clock 6.00 GHz
ROPs 32
GFLOPS(SP) ~3,340
GFLOPS(DP) ~835
TDP 250W
Power 8+6-Pin
Price $319.99 US

HIS Radeon R7 260X IceQ X²

2014-03-25T07:28:00.000-07:00

HIS Radeon R7 260X IceQ X² 2 GB

The HIS Radeon R7 260X is a member of the Radeon R7 series which is aimed towards the budget price range.

Model Name HIS Radeon R7 260X IceQ X²
Codename Bonaire XTX
Fab Process 28nm
Shaders 896
Transistors 2080 Million
Core Clock 1000 MHz
Boost Clock N/A
VRAM 2 GB GDDR5
Memory Bus 128-bit
Memory Bandwidth 104 GB/s
Memory Clock 6.50 GHz
ROPs 16
GFLOPS(SP) ~1,971.2
GFLOPS(DP) ~123.2
TDP 115W
Power 6-Pin
Price $149.99 US

Intel's upcoming Haswell CPUs

2014-03-25T03:48:00.001-07:00

Intel Logo

Intel's upcoming Haswell CPUs are expected next month.
This will include 6 new Core CPUs along with 2 Celeron CPUs and 3 Pentium CPUs.

The Core CPUs are Core i7-4790, Core i5-4690, Core i5-4490, Core i3-4360/4350/4150.
The Pentium CPUs are G3450, G3440, G3240.
The Celeron CPUs are G1850 and G1840.

Source :- Digitimes.

MSI GTX 680 Twin Frozr III OC

2012-04-13T12:38:00.001-07:00

MSI GTX 680 Twin Frozr III OC

MSI has officially launched its newest Geforce GTX 680 Twin Frozr III OC graphics card.

GPU : Nvidia GK104.
Cores : 1536 Cuda Core at 1058MHz Boost @ 1124MHz.
VRam : 2Gb DDR5 @ 6008Mhz.
Cooler : Dual 8cm PWM Fans with 8mm thick nickle-plated copper.
Power : 6-Pin x2
Price : Not Confirmed
Availability : Not Confirmed

AMD Radeon HD 7900 Tahiti

2011-12-09T16:50:00.000-08:00

A Beyond3D forum member leaked pictures of what appears to be an engineering release of Radeon HD 7900 series Tahiti cards running in CrossfireX.

The specs are still unknown but looking at the picture reveals a thing or two. The card is pictured from behind, and its pretty much clear it comes equipped with a total of twelve memory chips, which confirms the rumored 384-bit memory interface.

Another interesting thing are the PCI-Express power connectors, the card will need one 8-pin and one 6-pin PCI-Express power connector. Just remember these are engineering release cards and the final version might be slightly different.

We should expect more leaks and details pretty soon.

NVIDIA Project Denver: 8-core 64bit ARM and 256 Kepler CUDA cores

2011-07-21T08:21:00.000-07:00

Nvidia

The information we have at hand is that Project Denver CPU core is looking to be very much aligned with T40, i.e. "Tegra 4" i.e. Wayne. According to internal schedule, Wayne silicon is going to be taped out in the next couple of weeks, with developers getting their hands on prototype silicon in December 2011.Wayne silicon is consisted out of four ARM cores (NVIDIA is not disclosing the core type, teasing that it might be either A15 or PD) and up to 64 GPU cores.

Tegra Chip

During the same month (December 2011), NVIDIA plans to tape out the first silicon based on Project Denver, which combines up to 8-core custom NVIDIA-ARM 64-bit CPU with a GeForce 600-class "Kepler" GPU. The company had a lot of issues in development of a CPU and the general consensus is that NVIDIA is take a conservative approach with a single 28nm PD CPU design and the 28nm Kepler-based GPU.

The interesting bit that we heard is that Project Denver is geared towards "full PhysX support".

Nvidia Cuda GPU Roadmap

Unlike AMD's APU design, where CPU and GPU parts connect to the memory controller at the speed of DDR3 memory, Project Denver is looking for a more direct communication between CPU and GPU cores, i.e. relying on the best GPU design can offer: high-bandwidth connection. NVIDIA is not taking the conventional route with L1, L2 and L3 cache design, since the GPUs have 1TB/s+ connections to its cache memory, similar approach is rumored for Denver core design as well. Just like in the GPUs, memory controller takes the larger portion of the die and connects CUDA cores with CPU cores and CPU will have priority access to the bandwidth needed.

NVIDIA doesn't want to clock it to heavens' high, but rather to squeeze each IPC (Instruction Per Clock) as possible. Still, it is realistic to expect 2.0-2.5GHz for CPU and similar clock for the GPU part, with memory controller and the rest of the silicon working at a lower rate to keep everything well fed. However, NVIDIA needs around 10%-25% of the total bandwidth available for the CPU portion, keeping the GPU well fed with system memory.

The design for the motherboards for notebooks, desktops and servers is also under way, with PCIe 3.0 being touted as the main connectivity feature, alongside USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gbps. According to the information given, nV is going to attack all remaining fronts - light notebooks will be covered by lower-scaled Tegra 3 and 4 (smartphone/tablet/netbook/t'n'l notebooks), more powerful silicon will be used for lighter-use notebooks and desktops, while the server play is probably the most interesting strategy.

From one side, within one generation of PD CPU designs, NV wants to enter the blade market and offer a powerful GPU, but from another, the company wants to get rid of the demands for Intel or AMD x86 cores in their Tesla business (one Tesla GPGPU requires one x86 CPU - Xeon or Opteron for "feeding"). Removing X86 from that equation will significantly boost the profit outlook, just like AMD and Intel are enjoying charging an arm and a leg for the same silicon used in their desktop/notebook computers.

Source here.

AMD launches lLano APU A8 and A6-3850-3650 for the Desktop

2011-07-01T10:05:00.000-07:00

AMD lLano APU

After releasing their APU market for laptops , AMD has introduced its first 2 APU (Accelerated Processing Units) of A-Series family computer market for desktop models A6 and A8-3850-3650, which promise high performance integrated graphics on the same processor.

Although the A-Series family includes more models and their specifications and features and we have detailed in previous notes, it is not until June 30 now that AMD officially introduced and initially these two models.

The A6 and A8-3850-3650 are manufactured in a 32nm GPU and incorporate quad-core x86 with support for DirectX 11 GPU for Integrated controller, dual channel DDR3 memory with support for graphics technology combined (Integrated + discrete) Dual AMD Graphics Technology

AMD lLano Details and Specification

These APUs are for new plates FM1 socket (905 pin) we have detailed in previous notes and incorporate the AMD A75, next to the APU same part of the AMD platform for desktops Lynx midrange as come for the high ground FX-8000/6000/4000 AMD (Bulldozer).

The A8-3850 is priced at $ 135 , has four cores at 2.9GHz with Radeon HD graphics 6550D (400 Stram Processors) at 600MHz, 4MB L2 cache and a TDP of 100W. For his part, A6-3650 model will cost $ 115and has a design with four cores to 2.6GHz with Radeon HD graphics 3530D (320 Stream Processors) to the GPU to 443Mhz, 4MB L2 cache and TDP of 100W the same.

AMD lLano Details and Specification

These APU today released to the press (reviews), but will be available in stores on July 3. Later A8 models launched AMD-3800 (2.4GHz / 2.7GHz CT) and A6-3600 (2.1Ghz/2.4 CT) have support for Core Turbo and have a TDP of just 65W, the model will then A6-3500 (2172 TC 0.4) .

Are also scheduled dual-core models A4-3400 (2.7Ghz/65W) A4-3300 (2.5Ghz/65W) that come with graphics Radeon HD 6410D with 160 Stream Processors with 600Mhz and 443Mhz GPU A respectively.

Not to miss

A8 = 4 CPU-cores, 400-core GPU (Radeon HD 6550D)
A6 = 4 CPU-cores, 320-core GPU (Radeon HD 6530D)
A4 = 2 CPU-cores, 240-core GPU (Radeon HD 6410D)

Nvidia Kepler 28nm Geforce taps out expected in Q4 2011 (GTX 680 ??)

2011-06-30T08:21:00.000-07:00

Nvidia

Looks like Nvidia is on track with its 28nm Kepler GPU. Reports from fudzilla have confirmed that the Kepler 28nm has taped out and we might see the first kepler (GTX 660, GTX 670, GTX 680) products as early as Q4 2011.

Nvidia GPU Roadmap (tesla,fermi,keplermaxwell,)

Multiple fudzilla sources have confirm that the new 28nm chip is alive and that it looks quite well. Nvidia didn't have any major obstacles with the first tape out, but naturally there is still a lot of work to seal the leakage, and make the chip generally better. This is nothing unusual for a new chip, and getting from 40nm to 28nm is definitely not a walk in a park.

28nm Die

The optimistic projection is to see Kepler GPUs in retail by Q4 2011 but some sources suggest that this won't actually happen this year, as TSMC needs a bit more time to make the 28nm more mature.

Source here.

EVGA GTX 570 HD

2011-06-23T13:55:00.000-07:00

EVGA GTX 570 HD

EVGA custom GeForce GTX 570 graphics card with features 2.5GB GDDR5 memory and an increased number of video outputs. The EVGA GeForce GTX 570 HD 2.5GB packs 480 cores ticking at 1.46GHz (GPU clock: 732MHz) and 2560MB (2.5GB) of GDDR5 memory clocked at 950MHz in QDR mode. The memory is connected to the GPU using 320-bit memory interface, resulting in video bandwidth of 148GB/s.

EVGA GTX 570 HD Outputs

The card also features four display ports, instead of three offered on NVIDIA reference boards (2x DVI, mini-HDMI): EVGA packet two DVI - one on top of another, full-sized HDMI 1.4 port and full sized DisplayPort 1.2. Board is immediately available for purchase with the price tag of $400. This is $40, 10% more than the original version with 1.25GB of memory.

Source here.

Powercolor HD 6970 X2

2011-05-31T08:42:00.000-07:00

Powercolor HD 6970 X2

The new Powercolor HD 6970 X2 features a non-reference PCB and comes with a custom dual-slot/dual-fan cooler. It has a total of 3072 stream processors and works at 880MHz for each of GPU. The card features 4GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 5500MHz and paired up with a dual 256-bit memory interface. The backplate features DVI, HDMI and two mini DisplayPort outputs. The card also requires 3 x 8pin PCI-E power connectors. Powercolor still hasn't releases the price of the card.

Source here.

HIS Radeon HD 6790 IceQ X

2011-04-07T04:16:00.000-07:00

HIS Radeon HD 6790 IceQ X

The new HIS HD 6790 IceQ X features 800 Stream Processors, works at 840MHz for the GPU and comes with 1GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 4200MHz and paired up with a 256-bit memory interface. It needs two 6-pin PCI-Express power connectors that should provide enough juice for some additional overclocking. The backplate features two DVI, HDMI and two mini DisplayPort outputs.

The IceQ cooler is well known and has done a great job on some other HD 6000 series cards and should be able to handle the HD 6790 as well. Suggested price tag is €129.90 for Europe and US $149.99 for the USA.

Source here.

Powercolor Radeon HD 6790

2011-04-06T13:18:00.000-07:00

Powercolor Radeon HD 6790

Powercolor has now officially launched its own HD 6790 card. The Powercolor HD 6790 goes out of the reference card and actually only needs a single PCI-Express 6-pin power connector.

Other than that the Powercolor's HD 6790 is pretty much the same as the reference HD 6790. It features a 40nm Barts GPU with 800 Stream processors clocked at 840MHz and comes with 1GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 4200MHz and paired up with a 256-bit memory interface. Powercolor is also using the same cooler seen on the HD 6800 series cards. It should cope very well with the HD 6790 heat dispassion requirements.

Source here.

Powercolor Radeon HD 6790

Asus GTX 590

2011-03-24T11:27:00.000-07:00

Asus GTX 590

The card is slightly overclocked 612MHz for the GPU, 1224MHz and 3420MHz for the 3GB GDDR5 memory paired up with a dual 384-bit memory interface. The reference clocked card are set at 607/1214/3414MHz.

Asus GTX 590

Source here.

Nvidia GTX 590 Released (Nvidia GTX 590 Ti might follow soon)

2011-03-24T11:00:00.000-07:00

Nvidia GTX 590

The Nvidia Geforce GTX 590 features two fully enabled GF110 GPUs packed on a single PCB and this sums up to a total of 1024 CUDA cores, or simply 512 per each GPU. The rest of the specs include 2x48 ROPs, 3GB of GDDR5 memory (2x1536MB) paired up with a dual 384-bit memory interface. Due to plain power limitations the card doesn't share the clocks the single GPU GF110 based GTX 580 as it was brought down to 607MHz for the GPU, 1214MHz for shaders and 3420MHz for those 3GB of memory.

Rumors say Nvidia might also release a Nvidia GTX 590 Ti Version with a slight overclock.

Club 3D HD 6990

2011-03-09T08:42:00.000-08:00

Club 3D AMD HD 6990

The HD 6990 4GB GDDR5 PCI-E DVI-I/QUAD Mini DP is a 30 cm long graphics card. Thanks to the 2GB memory buffer per GPU, gaming on 6 monitors should be a breeze.

The HD 6990 is clocked at 830MHz for the GPU and come with 4GB of GDDR5 memory (2GB for each GPU) clocked at 5000MHz and paired up with a 2x256-bit memory interface.

Just like on the rest of the HD 6900 series cards, there is a BIOS switch that takes the card up to 880MHz for the GPU.

MSI HD 6990

2011-03-09T08:38:00.000-08:00

MSI AMD HD 6990

Asus HD 6990

2011-03-09T08:30:00.000-08:00

Asus AMD HD 6990

Powercolor HD 6990

2011-03-09T08:27:00.000-08:00

Powercolor HD 6990

Sapphire HD 6990

2011-03-09T07:40:00.000-08:00

Sapphire HD 6990

Sapphire HD 6990 4GB GDDR5 PCI-E DVI-I/QUAD Mini DP is a 30 cm long graphics card. Thanks to the 2GB memory buffer per GPU, gaming on 6 monitors should be a breeze. Sapphire HD 6990 comes with a dual-link DVI out and four mini-DisplayPort (version 1.2) outs. Its clocked at 830MHz for the GPU and come with 4GB of GDDR5 memory (2GB for each GPU) clocked at 5000MHz and paired up with a 2x256-bit memory interface.

Just like on the rest of the HD 6900 series cards, there is a BIOS switch that takes the card up to 880MHz for the GPU.

Sapphire HD 6990 Box

Sapphire threw in a few dongles in case you require an HDMI or DVI connectors. Among them is the active single-link mini-DP-to-DVI adapter which can come in handy for connecting the third DVI display.

Sapphire HD 6990 Accessories

Point of View / TGT GTX 580 Beast 2

2011-03-07T10:15:00.000-08:00

POV / TGT watercooled GTX 580 Beast 2

Point of View (POV) and its TGT Tuning team, led by no one other than Mr. Wolfram Tismer, used an opportunity at Cebit to launch its latest and fastest ever GTX 580 Beast2 card with water cooling.

The new POV/TGT GTX 580 Beast2 is the creme of the crop and it simply can't get better than this with the GTX 580 GPU. It features a 9mm full-cover copper waterblock made by Aqua Computer that keeps the GPU well cooled while ticking at 873MHz for the GPU, 1746MHz for shaders and 4104MHz for 1536MB of GDDR5 memory. Of course, the card has 512 CUDA cores and a 384-bit memory interface.

The backplate features two DVI and mini HDMI outputs and the card supports SLI, in case someone wants to go for multi-GPU setup. The card should already be in the stores and the suggested price is set at €799. In case this sounds a bit steep for you, you can always go for the original water cooled GTX 580 Beast that sells for €729.

Source here.