AMD has kept the wraps on this one tight, however a document shows that the Tonga based Radeon R9 285 will be released onb the 2nd September, 2014. Tomorrow August 23rd AMD is celebrating 30 years o... AMD Radeon R9 285 Launches September 2nd
If you wanted good performance with acceptable power draw you have been able to get it since the GTX 600 series AMD is just super late on this.
Yeah, it's only now that I've needed to get a new card though really. Just so happens that this has rocked up at the right time .
not a fan of the new naming amd is using it can be confusing for people that dont closely follow hardware.
R9 285 spec 918 MHz Core Clock 28 nm Chip 1792 x Stream Processors SAPPHIRE DUAL-X R9 285 2GB GDDR5 (UEFI) http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1227&pid=2439&psn=&lid=1&leg=0 SAPPHIRE DUAL-X R9 285 2GB GDDR5 OC (UEFI) http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1227&pid=2442&psn=&lid=1&leg=0 SAPPHIRE R9 285 2GB GDDR5 ITX COMPACT Edition (UEFI) http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1227&pid=2444&psn=&lid=1&leg=0 SAPPHIRE R9 285 2GB GDDR5 ITX COMPACT OC Edition (UEFI) http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1227&pid=2445&psn=&lid=1&leg=0 XFX R9 285 DOUBLE DISSIPATION EDITION http://xfxforce.com/en-us/products/...9-285-double-dissipation-edition-r9-285a-cdfc
This card is horrible. Seriously, the 7950 was going for $180 during its lifetime. This card launches with less ram, 256bit at $250. It is hilariously bad.
They added amd audio and that new crossfire thing, freesync i believe as well? But still price is ridiculous , it could be a fine mid range choice if around 180 dollars or so.