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Captain_Tom on 24 October 2013
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ethomaz said:

Captain_Tom said:

If it was  $1000 it wouldn't have destroyed the Titan since it only trades blows with it.  But at nearly half the price I consider it utterly destroyed because price/performance is what really matters.   Also at the resolutions you should actually be using to justify this card, it does soundly beat the Titan.

I posted this to point out that nothing anywhere near close to this is happening in the CPU space and it is really sad for the consumer.  Imagine if AMD launched some $500 Steamroller 8-core that ran at 5+ GHz at 160w and beat the 6-core IB-E!

 

There is just no one to keep Intel (You from what I hear) in check.  If only IBM would jump into the race again, but we all know that would be a stupid decision...

I need to add that I said before GREAT price but in fact it is a AMAZING price...

The noise level and temperatures are unaceptable.

28nm is hurting both companies.

Oh I have to 100% agree there.  That's why I am not buying until 20nm.  Imagine the performance of this on 20nm with a new architecture!

However I have to quote this:

"Again AMD On This: We have designed the 290 Series to operate at a steady state of 95C. By running at 95C, we are both maximizing the performance and minimizing the acoustics of the product. Be assured, that 95C is a perfectly safe temperature at which the GPU can operate for its entire life. There is no technical reason to reduce the target temperature below 95C. "

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/radeon_r9_290x_review_benchmarks,31.html

 

It will be interesting to see if this holds true...