Maximum PC: AMD has some big plans for its Radeon graphics cards, details of which have been trickling out over the past couple of weeks. As a primer, we highly recommend checking out our Live Blog coverage of AMD's GPU14 Tech Day 2013 along with Maximum PC Online Editor Jimmy Thang's photo gallery from his visit to Hawaii where the event was held (work can be so grueling sometimes!). Unfortunately those pesky NDAs prevent us from sharing details of AMD's R9 290X and 290 video cards, but in the meantime, we have full specs on no less than five other Radeon R9 and R7 Series parts. Let's get to it!
GamingWorm says :
The Radeon R9 280X is a high end GPU by AMD. Basically it's rebranded HD 7970 and performance wise equal to HD 7970 GHz.
The GPU offers very cheap price and have the muscle to best any game. Even very demanding games can be maxed out using 1080p resolution. In some cases like Crysis 3 and Metro LL where settings have to be reduced a bit only Anti-Aliasing.
ThePCEnthusiast.com: "Today, letβs take a look at one of the latest AMD Radeon cards manufactured by Asus β the Asus Radeon R9 280X DirectCU II TOP 3GB. This card belongs to the top tier AMD graphics card, and it is the successor of the HD 7970. But this doesnβt feature the latest Hawaii chip. Instead, the R9 280X is powered by a 28nm Tahiti chip, meaning that it is very much likely to be a rebrand or refresh of the HD 7970. It seems that AMD feels that the Tahiti chip is still very much capable, and added with latest features and improved configurations, making it better and faster than its predecessors. Please continue reading my Asus Radeon R9 280X DirectCU II TOP review below and find out if this is the right graphics card for you."
ThePCEnthusiast.com: "The AMD R9 280X is one of the popular graphics card released this quarter, and is one of the best GPU to consider in the $300 price category. Asus has recently released three different versions of their Radeon R9 280X graphics card; the Asus R9280X-DC2-3GD5, Asus R9280X-DC2-3GD5-V2, and Asus MATRIX-R9280X-3GD5. Iβm not sure if you are aware that Asus has three different versions of this card, or if you do know, you might probably be wondering what the difference is. And if ever you are planning to get an Asus R9 280X, which among the three should you get. Let me discuss to you what the difference between these three GPUs are and which one should you get."
Bring on the competition.