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Speaking of AMD, The Radeon Pro Duo has finally launched... and there are no reviews of it. It turns out that AMD didn't send review samples to anyone :-/.

But we can always count on China! Expreview has reviewed it, and the charts are understandable for all. Below are some of the charts, but the summary is that the Radeon Pro Duo is about 50% faster than Fury X at 1080p and 60% faster at 4K. Meanwhile, it's only 30% faster than a 980Ti at 1080p but 60% faster at 4K.

Radeon Pro Duo vs Fury X at 1080p and 4K

Radeon Pro Duo vs 980Ti at 1080p and 4K

Power consumption and temperatures

 

And on another note, there's a new rumor about AMD and Polaris:

AMD Polaris 10 GPU Reportedly Offers Near 980 Ti Performance For 300 USD

http://www.game-debate.com/news/?news=20006&graphics=Radeon%20R9%20490X%208GB&title=AMD%20Polaris%2010%20GPU%20Reportedly%20Offers%20Near%20980%20Ti%20Performance%20For%20300%20USD

AMD reportedly hosted an event designed to showcase its upcoming Polaris GPUs and the Radeon Pro Duo to journalists behind closed doors in Taiwan recently, ahead of an expected official unveiling in May. The big noise coming out of the event is that the switch to the 14nm FinFET fabrication process means the Polaris 10 GPU performs extremely close to the GeForce GTX 980 Ti, but for a drastically cheaper price point.

As we’ve detailed before, the process shrink means improvements to efficiency and transistor density, resulting in a bump in performance. That bump looks to be a hefty one as well, if the Polaris 10 is to match the GTX 980 Ti.

The Polaris 10 GPU is the successor to the 300-series, which AMD views as its mainstream range. This means Polaris 10 is not the next Fury and Fury X, but rather a 300 series successor, which is up to and including the R9 390X. That equates to the eventual Polaris 10 powered Radeon R9 490X being capable of GTX 980 Ti performance for a price tag in the region of $300-400.

The Polaris 10 GPU itself has a maximum TDP of 175W, but AMD claims it will generally consume far less than that. Early benchmarks have the Polaris 10 scoring in the region of 4000 points in 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra, which puts it firmly in the ballpark of the Fury X and the 980 Ti. If AMD can hit the rumoured $300 price point with such a graphics card then it could have an absolute monster on its hands.

 

Would you like be ok with a card with the 980Ti performance but at $350?