Today AMD officially ushered in a new era of PC Gaming by unveiling its line of next-generation AMD Radeon graphic cards that will soon mark the next technological turning point in PC gaming. The new technology brings new features alike super high resolutions, exceptional VR experiences, smoother gameplay, support for new, advanced APIs like DirectX 12 and Vulkan with groundbreaking form factors to gamers everywhere through a top-to-bottom line of GPUs that are able to fit every need and budget.
The top tier on the latest line-up features the AMD Radeon R9 Fury X with water-cooling attached to the card. The graphic card is one of the world’s most advanced and innovative GPU that’s ever been created because it has the highest GPU memory bandwidth in the world by using High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) that can deliver 60% more memory bandwidth over GDDR5 along with extraordinary 4096-bit memory interface. This card is catered more to users that enjoy the 4K gaming experience that will take advantage on the 4096-bit memory interface which exceeds the extreme performance requirements for the most demanding 4K games for stunning performance.
For enthusiasts that are looking for performance in a compact design, AMD will be releasing the R9 Nano soon. It is measured at 6-inch form factor, but retain the performance of a 290X and unexpectedly that it will be only using an 8-pin connector that will draw 175 watts at full load. This will be one of the best graphic cards that you require inside a compact form factor PC without worrying the heat nor the performance that it has.
In the mainstream segment, AMD claims the R9 300 series will be perfect for 4K gaming, as well as high-quality 1080p gaming thanks to the Virtual Super Resolution (VSR) technology that works similarly with Dynamic Super Resolution from NVIDIA. In addition, the R7 300 series will be the perfect choice for eSport and online gamers because of the performance that is capable of delivering 60fps performance at 1080p resolution for most of the games out there in the market.
The R7 300 and R9 300 series GPUIs are already on the market starting from RM 489 for R7 360, RM 619 for R7 370, RM 919 for R9 380, RM 1349 for R9 390, RM 1799 for R9 390 X, and RM 2829 for R9 Fury X. But, R9 Nano is expected to be arriving by late Q3 or early Q4 with a price slightly higher than R9 Fury X.