AMD Info! HBM-equipped Radeon this quarter! Zen CPU architecture in 2016

[JEMC]

Lafiel said:

JEMC said:

Here's a render of what the 390X could look like. Be warned that it comes from Wccftech, so take it with the corresponding pinch (or bag) of salt

http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/liquid-cooled-amd-radeon-r9-390x-pictured.html

 

Three DisplayPorts, one HDMI, no DVI, all of which kind of makes sense but it also has no fan which is weird: if there's no fan, why the air vents on the back? And how are they going to cool the power phases?

that's a watercooler, the thing at the side is the radiator, but yea the air vents don't make sense in that picture - I can only guess that this part is cheaper than one without vents, because many many graphics cards use one with vents on the back

I know it's the watercooled version of the card. But with the 295X2, that only cooled the GPU chips, not the rest of the card and that's why it also had a fan. In that render there is no fan, so this leads me to think of two possibilities:

1-AMD has decided to go with a full block, cooling all the bits of the card. That route is more expensive but if they have done this, then there is no need for a fan. But then, why aren't they showing it? Why put the shroud? And why make it dual slot?

2-The CLC only cools the GPU and HBM. Does it mean that AMD has left all the power related bits of a card that is rumored to pull 250-300W without any active cooling? That's a reciepe for a disaster.

In any case, I won't put too much effort discussion that now without even knowing if the render is official or just a mock up made by some dude on the net.