AMD recently unveiled its R9 Fury X and R9 390X graphics cards, which it hopes will compete against high-end Nvidia GPUs like the GeForce GTX 980.
The Fury X features AMD’s High Bandwidth Memory, which gives the card a 4,096-bit memory interface.
The R9 390X will feature a “regular” 512-bit memory interface, but comes packed with 8GB of VRAM.
The cards have been inspected and tested by international hardware reviewers and have both subsequently received local pricing.
This lets us conduct a price versus performance comparison, which is detailed below.
AMD R9 Fury X
MSI’s AMD Radeon R9 Fury X
Specifications
First off, the card’s specifications.
| AMD Radeon R9 Fury X | |
|---|---|
| Stream Processors | 4,096 |
| Core Clock | 1,050MHz |
| Compute Peformance | 8.6 TFLOPS |
| VRAM | 4GB HBM |
| Memory Interface | 4,096-bit |
| Board Power | 275W |
| API Support | Direct X 12, Vulkan, Mantle |
Pricing
Next up, we take a look at how much it is selling for in South Africa.
| AMD Radeon R9 Fury X | ||
|---|---|---|
| Retailer | Card | Price |
| Wootware | PowerColor AX R9 Fury X 4GB | R9,999 |
| Evetech | MSI Radeon R9 Fury X 4GB | R11,999 |
| Rebel Tech | MSI Radeon R9 Fury X 4GB | R11,999 |
| Rebel Tech | Asus Radeon R9 Fury X 4GB | R11,999 |
| Rebel Tech | Gigabyte Radeon R9 Fury X 4GB | R11,999 |
Performance
Gaming specialists IGN gave the R9 Fury X a gaming “frames per second” test – the results of which are detailed in the table below.
| AMD Radeon R9 Fury X | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game | Settings | FPS |
| Batman: Arkham Origins | 2560 x 1440 Ultra Settings | 90 |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | 2560 x 1440 Ultra settings | 68 |
| Metro: Last Light | 2560 x 1440 Ultra settings | 27 |
| Hitman: Absolution | 3840 x 2160 Ultra Settings (No AA) | 60 |
| Tomb Raider | 3840 x 2160 Ultra Settings (No AA) | 42 |
| Heaven 4.0 | 3840 x 2160 Ultra Settings (No AA) | 27 |
Test rig used:
- CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K
- RAM: 16GB DDR3 1600
- Motherboard: Asus Z97-A
- SSD: 240GB Crucial M50
- PSU: 1000W Corsair
- OS: Windows 8.1
AMD R9 390X
MSI’s AMD Radeon R9 390X
Specifications
While the R9 390X does not boast High Bandwidth Memory, it does pack some impressive specs.
| AMD Radeon R9 390X | |
|---|---|
| Stream Processors | 2,816 |
| Core Clock | 1,050MHz |
| Compute Performance | 5.9 TFLOPS |
| VRAM | 8GB |
| Memory Interface | 512-bit |
| Board Power | 275W |
Pricing
How much it the card selling for in South Africa?
| AMD Radeon R9 390X | ||
|---|---|---|
| Retailer | Card | Price |
| Wootware | PowerColor PCS+ AXR9 390X 8GB | R6,399 |
| Rebel Tech | Asus Radeon R9 390X 8GB | R7,183 |
| Rebel Tech | Gigabyte Radeon R9 390X 8GB | R7,299 |
| Wootware | Sapphire Radeon Tri-X R9 390X 8GB | R7,499 |
| Rebel Tech | Sapphire Radeon Tri-X R9 390X 8GB | R7,504 |
| Evetech | MSI R9 390X Gaming 8GB | R7,699 |
| Rebel Tech | Sapphire Radeon Tri-X R9 390X 8GB | R7,504 |
| Rebel Tech | MSI R9 390X Gaming 8GB | R7,699 |
Performance
Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry put the new AMD card through its paces, as detailed below.
| AMD Radeon R9 390 X | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game | Settings | FPS |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2560 x 1440 Ultra Settings | 43 |
| Assassin’s Creed: Unity | 2560 x 1440 Ultra High Settings | 38.4 |
| Far Cry 4 | 2560 x 1440 Ultra Settings | 69 |
| Battlefield 4 | 3840 x 2160 High Settings | 44.5 |
| COD: Advanced Warfare | 3840 x 2160 Console Settings | 76.4 |
| Tomb Raider | 3840 x 2160 Ultra Settings | 51.4 |
This article originally appeared on MyBroadband and is republished with permission.
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