{"id":64417,"date":"2014-05-21T23:50:16","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T21:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=64417"},"modified":"2014-05-22T11:09:25","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T09:09:25","slug":"sas-most-powerful-and-expensive-graphics-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/64417-sas-most-powerful-and-expensive-graphics-cards","title":{"rendered":"SA&#8217;s most powerful and expensive graphics cards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s what you need to know: the following graphics cards are extremely powerful, very expensive, and look cooler than that Jamaican guy from the Tropika TV adverts.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=20&amp;products_id=12488\" target=\"_blank\">AMD Radeon R9 295X2<\/a> &#8211; R21,198<\/h3>\n<p>We first <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/63170-amd-radeon-r9-295x2-the-worlds-fastest-graphics-card.html\">featured <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the AMD R9 295X2<\/span><\/a>\u00a0at the beginning of April, when its makers touted the liquid and air-cooled device as the world&#8217;s fastest consumer graphics card. When (and if) the <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/62815-nvidia-unveils-geforce-gtx-titan-z.html\">Nvidia Titan Z<\/a> arrives on the market, the\u00a0R9-295X2 will be dethroned, though.<\/p>\n<p>There is not much we can say about this card that the price and picture don&#8217;t already: it is an epic piece of hardware.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anandtech.com\/show\/7930\/the-amd-radeon-r9-295x2-review\" target=\"_blank\">AnandTech<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/digitalfoundry-2014-radeon-r9-295x2-review\" target=\"_blank\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Digital Foundry<\/a> both praised the R9-295X2\u00a0for its impressive performance.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stream Processors &#8211;\u00a02 x 2816<\/li>\n<li>Memory Clock &#8211;\u00a05GHz GDDR5<\/li>\n<li>Memory Bus Width &#8211;\u00a02 x 512 bit<\/li>\n<li>VRAM &#8211; 2 x 4GB<\/li>\n<li>Typical Board Power &#8211;\u00a0500w<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_64431\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/AMD-R9-295X2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64431\" class=\"size-large wp-image-64431\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/AMD-R9-295X2-600x452.jpg\" alt=\"AMD R9 295X2\" width=\"600\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/AMD-R9-295X2-600x452.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/AMD-R9-295X2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-64431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AMD R9 295X2<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evetech.co.za\/PC-Hardware\/evga-gtx-titan-black-6gb-gddr5-384bit-graphics-card-585.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan Black<\/a> &#8211; R16,999<\/h3>\n<p>The GTX Titan Black is the slightly more powerful big brother of the GTX Titan. It may not have two GPUs like the R9 295X2, but it will handle all your games on full settings and have power to spare.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anandtech.com\/show\/7765\/nvidias-geforce-gtx-titan-black-no-compromises-for-gaming-compute\" target=\"_blank\">AnandT<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ech<\/span><\/a>\u00a0loved the the Titan, and were confident that the upgraded version of the card would keep hardcore gamers happy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stream Processors &#8211;\u00a02880<\/li>\n<li>Memory Clock &#8211;\u00a07GHz GDDR5<\/li>\n<li>Memory Bus Width &#8211;\u00a0384 bit<\/li>\n<li>VRAM &#8211;\u00a06GB<\/li>\n<li>Typical Board Power &#8211; 250W<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_64433\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Nvidia-Geforce-Titan-Black.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64433\" class=\"size-large wp-image-64433\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Nvidia-Geforce-Titan-Black-600x471.jpg\" alt=\"Nvidia Geforce Titan Black\" width=\"600\" height=\"471\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-64433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nvidia Geforce Titan Black<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=21&amp;products_id=11301\" target=\"_blank\">Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Ti<\/a> &#8211; R10,246<\/h3>\n<p>Looking for a extremely powerful card at a bargain price? The GTX 780 Ti is the answer. Not really, but when compared to its competitors, 10 grand starts to sound reasonable.<\/p>\n<p>Both <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anandtech.com\/show\/7492\/the-geforce-gtx-780-ti-review\/2\" target=\"_blank\">AnandTech<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/digitalfoundry-nvidia-geforce-gtx-780-ti-review\" target=\"_blank\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Digital Foundry<\/a> said this was the card gamers must buy if\u00a0they wanted to be near the top of the performance pile.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stream Processors &#8211;\u00a02880<\/li>\n<li>Memory Clock &#8211;\u00a07GHz GDDR5<\/li>\n<li>Memory Bus Width &#8211;\u00a0384 bit<\/li>\n<li>VRAM &#8211;\u00a03GB<\/li>\n<li>Typical Board Power &#8211; 250w<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_64481\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Nvidia-GeForce-GTX-780-Ti.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64481\" class=\"size-large wp-image-64481\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Nvidia-GeForce-GTX-780-Ti-600x533.jpg\" alt=\"Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Ti\" width=\"600\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-64481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Ti<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=20&amp;products_id=12489\" target=\"_blank\">Asus ROG Matrix R9290X<\/a> &#8211; R10,791<\/h3>\n<p>The Republic of Gamers\u00a0R9290X takes all the power of the AMD card and makes it that much more alluring by slapping on branding gamers know and love.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anandtech.com\/show\/7457\/the-radeon-r9-290x-review\" target=\"_blank\">AnandTech<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/digitalfoundry-radeon-r9-280x-review\" target=\"_blank\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Digital Foundry<\/a>\u00a0said the R9290X\u00a0was good value for money &#8211; R10,791, yeah right &#8211; and it should make Nvidia very worried about where gamers will be spending their hard-earned cash in the future.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stream Processors &#8211;\u00a02816<\/li>\n<li>Memory Clock &#8211;\u00a05GHz GDDR5<\/li>\n<li>Memory Bus Width &#8211;\u00a0512 bit<\/li>\n<li>VRAM &#8211;\u00a04GB<\/li>\n<li>Typical Board Power &#8211; 300w<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_64493\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Asus-ROG-Matrix-R9290X.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64493\" class=\"size-large wp-image-64493\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Asus-ROG-Matrix-R9290X-600x377.jpg\" alt=\"Asus ROG Matrix R9290X\" width=\"600\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Asus-ROG-Matrix-R9290X-600x377.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Asus-ROG-Matrix-R9290X.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-64493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asus ROG Matrix R9290X<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=20&amp;products_id=10895\" target=\"_blank\">AMD Radeon HD 7990<\/a> &#8211; R13,661<\/h3>\n<p>This <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/53157-amd-radeon-hd7990-reviews-go-live.html\">dual-core beast&#8217;s<\/a> three fans aren&#8217;t for show &#8211; this card is hot. The HD 7990 was launched to glowing reviews back in April 2013, and although it was not lauded by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/digitalfoundry-radeon-hd-7990-review\" target=\"_blank\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Digital Foundry<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anandtech.com\/show\/6915\/amd-radeon-hd-7990-review-7990-gets-official\" target=\"_blank\">AnandTech<\/a>\u00a0like the other cards we featured, it still passed all the tests that were thrown at it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stream Processors &#8211;\u00a02 x 2048<\/li>\n<li>Memory Clock &#8211;\u00a06GHz GDDR5<\/li>\n<li>Memory Bus Width &#8211;\u00a02 x 384 bit<\/li>\n<li>VRAM &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #444444;\">2 x 3GB<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Typical Board Power &#8211; 375w<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_64501\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/AMD-Radeon-HD-7990.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64501\" class=\"size-large wp-image-64501\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/AMD-Radeon-HD-7990-600x504.jpg\" alt=\"AMD Radeon HD 7990\" width=\"600\" height=\"504\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-64501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AMD Radeon HD 7990<\/p><\/div>\n<h6 style=\"color: #0f0f0f;\">Note: we excluded cards built for servers and specialised 3D application use.<\/h6>\n<p>Tell us which card is your favourite in the comments and forum.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #6e6e6e;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0066cb;\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/64401-cheapest-uncapped-adsl-in-sa-price-comparison.html\">Cheapest uncapped ADSL in SA: price comparison<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #6e6e6e;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0066cb;\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/64487-age-of-extinction-looking-good-with-glorious-dinobot-battles.html\">Age of Extinction looking good with glorious Dinobot battles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #6e6e6e;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0066cb;\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/64459-philips-sues-nintendo-over-wii-controller.html\">Philips sues Nintendo over Wii controller<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forget practicality and competitive pricing &#8211; these cards play hard and fast, and probably cost more than your entire PC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":214,"featured_media":64503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[8647,8361,21,12433],"class_list":["post-64417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hardware","tag-amd-radeon","tag-asus-rog","tag-headline","tag-nvidia-geforce"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/214"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64417"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64767,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64417\/revisions\/64767"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}