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AMD HBM-based 300 Series Announced | [Jun 16, 2015, 4:28 pm ET] - 55 Comments |
AMD announces a new R9 and R7 300 series of graphics cards they say "ushers
in new era of PC gaming" with "revolutionary" HBM technology. Here's word:
AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today ushered in a new era of PC gaming, unveiling its
line of next-generation AMD Radeon™ graphics cards at a live webcast held in Los
Angeles and broadcast to thousands of gamers around the world, joined by
industry giants Microsoft®, EA and Oculus. The AMD next-generation graphics
cards mark a technology turning point in PC gaming, bringing super high
resolutions, exceptional VR experiences, smoother gameplay, support for new,
advanced APIs like DirectX® 12 and Vulkan™, and groundbreaking form factors to
gamers everywhere through a top-to-bottom line of GPUs that fit virtually every
need and budget.
Radeon™ R9 Fury series graphics -- Don't just upgrade. Revolutionize.
- Revolutionary inside -- and out - The most
advanced and innovative GPU ever created for the enthusiast market, the AMD
Radeon™ R9 Fury X GPU represents a paradigm shift in GPU design in the chip
previously codenamed "Fiji."
- Innovative technology. Making beautiful memory -
The AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury X GPU brings to market the highest GPU memory
bandwidth ever, pioneered by a consortium led by AMD, High-Bandwidth Memory
(HBM) integrated on-chip delivering 60% more memory bandwidth over GDDR5
along with unprecedented 4096-bit memory interface. The Radeon™ R9 Fury X
GPU delivers more than 3x the performance per watt of GDDR5 in 94 percent
less PCB surface area, producing ultra-enthusiast-class performance in a
mere 7.5" (19cm) board.1,2,3
- Premium design. Bright lights. Big Intensity. -
The AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury X GPU's state-of-the-art, premium industrial styling
features black-nickel aluminum exoskeleton and soft-touch aluminum plates,
high-caliber liquid cooling, customizable GPU Tach activity meter that
measures GPU utilization and LED illumination that highlights design details
for the finishing touch.
- Redefine Reality. - The AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury X GPU
is the definitive VR solution, designed to deliver exceptional performance
in the most demanding VR games and applications, while benefitting from AMD
LiquidVR™ technology to enable the most comfortable VR experience and
compatibility across a wide range of head-mounted displays.
- The best 4K gaming experience. Enjoy the View. -
The AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury X GPU takes gaming to the next level, boasting
4096-bit high-bandwidth memory interface that not only meets but exceeds the
extreme performance requirements for the most demanding 4K games for
stunning performance in 4K resolutions and beyond8 with image quality
settings turned up, smooth gaming with AMD FreeSync™ technology10, and is
ready for the future with support for next-generation multi-threaded APIs
including DirectX® 12, OpenGL® 4.5, Vulkan™ and AMD's Mantle.4,5,6
Enabling new PC form factors. Small Size. Giant Impact. - The incredibly
compact design of AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury X GPU opens the door for new and
exciting PC form factors, with more design flexibility for modders, DIYers
and System Integrators than ever before. The AMD Innovation Lab's recently
unveiled Project Quantum prototype PC illustrates the point, making use of
Radeon™ R9 Fury X GPUs to reinvent desktop computing for the VR era,
enabling form factors never imagined before.
- A new family of the world's first HBM-powered GPUs
- The AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury X, which is the world's first HBM-powered graphics
card (previously codenamed "Fiji"), is scheduled for availability starting
June 24th. The AMD Radeon R9 Fury, with both liquid- and air-cooled options,
is slated for availability starting July 14th. The deceptively small (6" in
length), category-creating AMD Radeon R9 Nano is scheduled to follow in Q3
2015. AMD also plans to bring to market this fall a flagship Radeon Fury
product for very smooth 4K gaming and VR that is based on two "Fiji" GPUs.
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