AMD Launches Antigua (Tonga) Powered Radeon R9 380X

[dungeon]

Renaming hardware is so much FUN!

Killing completely the best GTX 960 4GB even with referent R9 380X is where THE FUN is It is same or bit more expensive so pricing is right

[duby229]

I don't have a problem with renaming. Besides it has different specs. It's not exactly the same. We are in an era now where GPU capability is handled in software and GPU's themselves only need to scale performance. In this kind of situation renaming is perfectly valid.

[Nille]

Renaming hardware is so much FUN!

Its a new ASIC

[Nille]

Killing completely the best GTX 960 4GB even with referent R9 380X is where THE FUN is It is same or bit more expensive so pricing is right

Currently its 80$-100$ more expensive.

[dungeon]

Currently its 80$-100$ more expensive.

100$? I guess you found lowest end and lowest priced 2GB 960 and compare it with highest priced 380X custom models?

[Nille]

100$? I guess you found lowest end and lowest priced 2GB 960 and compare it with highest priced 380X custom models?

no the gtx 960 with 4GB for 200$ and the 380x for 300$

[Damodread]

I'm reading the TechPowerUp review and:

R9 380: Tonga, 1792 cores.
R9 380X: Tonga, 2048 cores...

Ok both are based on the Tonga chip, but it's like you were saying that the 290X is a rebranding of the 290.

[dungeon]

no the gtx 960 with 4GB for 200$ and the 380x for 300$

And where is that for $300? I read many 380X reviews and nowhere saw it will be priced that high.

[dungeon]

Yeah, beating that card at Direct3D benchmarks by ~10% while consuming ~30% more power, and not being able to beat a GTX 750 2GB 75W at OpenGL benchmarks is VERY FUN indeed

Yeah i don't know about Windows OpenGL yet, nor Linux of course... talking just about Windows reviews i readed now

BTW OpenGL version does not move at all even on Windows till 15.9 (same GL version is on that or with 15.11.1 beta driver), it is on hold until Crimson release i guess.

[przemoli]

no the gtx 960 with 4GB for 200$ and the 380x for 300$

According to PCPartPicker 960 4GB retails for 196-256$ depending on OC/cooling.
According to PCPartPicker 380 4GB retails for 170-220$ depending on OC/cooling.
According to AMD 380X 4GB will retails for 230$ for reference and 239+ $ for custom OC/cooling

So as You can see 380X is well within 960 4GB price range.

Do note:

• Its 380X. Not 380, not 390, especially not 390X, thus Yours "300$" involve wrong GPU