AMD R9 270X is Disappointing..

[Fanatical Meat]

When it comes to video, never mess with the Russian....you will lose....

 

[RussianSensation]

@ RussianSensation: AMD is providing the same performance and featureset (R9 280X vs. 7970 OC edition) or worse performance and featureset (R9 270X vs. 7950 OC), all at a higher price and with zero game bundle included. .

Both NV and AMD release new cards that are often slightly more expensive then prices on clearance inventory for old gen products. HD6850/6870 vs. 5850/5870 is a prime example of that.

R9 270X is worse than 7950. Not denying that. I would never recommend R9 270X at $199 when HD7950 is $199-220.

On R9 280X, the situation is not as clear cut.

1) better after-market coolers
2) higher GPU clocks on some models without a large price premium
3) UEFI bios on some models
4) TPU says the Never Settle bundle is included

My honest opinion? The reason R9 280X is not particularly better than 7970Ghz is because of NV's ridiculous pricing. If 770 was $299-329 then AMD would have never been allowed to replace 7970Ghz with a $299 R9 280X.

Right now AMD has no incentive at all to offer a lot more performance than 7970Ghz for $299 since 770 is $100-150 more expensive for 2-4GB versions. I blame NV's market positioning for R9 280X being nothing special.

Think about it:

MSI Gaming R9 280X 3GB = $310 without MIR
vs.
MSI Gaming GTX770 2GB = $399
MSI Gaming GTX770 4GB = $469 after $15 MIR

You say that 770 will perform better in games that take advantage of NV specific features such as PhysX in Batman but what about games where R9 280X will match or beat GTX770 for $100-150 less? What about Mantle for BF4? I don't think it's viable to justify such a large pricing premium on 770.

 

[raghu78]

@ RussianSensation: AMD is providing the same performance and featureset (R9 280X vs. 7970 OC edition) or worse performance and featureset (R9 270X vs. 7950 OC), all at a higher price and with zero game bundle included. So for those who play games that are more favorable to AMD's GPU architecture, the 79xx OC editions would arguably be a much better choice. And for those who play games that are more favorable to NVIDIA's GPU architecture (including Batman Arkham Origins), GTX 7xx OC editions would arguably be a much better choice.

I thought GPUs were purchased to play games in general. Whats this argument of games which favour one vendor or the other. there are always going to be AMD GE and NVIDIA TWIMTBP games now and in the future. what we need to see is how these cards perform on all kinds of games. thats the reason for reviewers to pick a set of games and calculate an avg performance. a single game is never a good basis on which to judge or decide on a GPU. btw even if you pay the full price of Batman Arkham origins and get a R9 280X, its less expensive than a GTX 770.

 

[RussianSensation]

I thought GPUs were purchased to play games in general. Whats this argument of games which favour one vendor or the other. there are always going to be AMD GE and NVIDIA TWIMTBP games now and in the future.

Exactly. Fact of the matter is NV's 660/770's pricing is out to lunch. 760 also need a price cut.

"The new Radeon R9 cards match up very well against the competition from Nvidia, too, mostly because they're priced quite aggressively—especially the 280X. Nvidia needs to lop 50 bucks off the price of the GTX 760 and 100 bucks off the GTX 770 in order to remain competitive. Even then, the R9 280X looks to be slightly faster than the GeForce GTX 770." ~ TechReport's Review

 

[ams23]

@ raghu78: There is no doubt that GTX 770 is no miraculous "value", but those who prefer NV or NV-friendly games (such as Batman Arkham Origins) will justifiably buy it. On the other hand, HD 7950 and 7970 OC editions offer the same or better features, the same or better performance, a lower price, relative to R9 270X and R9 280X, while also including a free game bundle. Hardly seems like a step in the right direction for those interested in AMD cards at these price points.

 

[el etro]

Need to see more reviews to make my conclusions, but i still think its disappointment too.

 

[Gikaseixas]

Anyone has any idea of when the 290 series are supposed to launch?

 

[Crap Daddy]

Anyone has any idea of when the 290 series are supposed to launch?

Maybe AMD knows, just maybe.

 

[Stuka87]

Anyone has any idea of when the 290 series are supposed to launch?

October 15th

 

[Techhog]

From what I see on retailers sites, all R9 and R7 260 come with never settle free boundles.

The trick why old HD7000 series is better buy is:
When you manufacture something that is evolving every year or two you need to make sure you get rid of the previous generation as soon as possible. You can't give better value with new products, because you will be left with the old ones for good. It is almost impossible to change all stock in day 1. You can't sell every piece of last gen 1 day before next gen comes out, because that could lead to missed sales and empty shelves. You need to put old next to new and make sure some people will go with better value of old product, and some will go for a "new and shiny" overpriced product.

Well put. These cards will see price cuts once the 7870, 7950, and 7970 are nearly gone.

 

[Gikaseixas]

Thx guys. Oh we'll one more week wondering... They better be baking something worth the wait.

 

[ShintaiDK]

October 15th

Thats just the NDA isnt it?

 

[Stuka87]

Thats just the NDA isnt it?

Pretty sure I had read someplace it was for release as well, but may be mistaken. Either way, we should at least get a release date on the 15th.

 

[SolMiester]

If AMD dumps the 7950 and forces folks to choose between the 270x and 280x it would be for shame.

7950 is the king of price/performance and the 3gb mem is another sweetener.

Yes, they removed the sweet 7950 option?!.....too close in performance to the 7970 perhaps?...

 

[ShintaiDK]

Pretty sure I had read someplace it was for release as well, but may be mistaken. Either way, we should at least get a release date on the 15th.

Considering you cant even preorder yet, but only get in a preorder queue. I would expect it to be abit later.

 

[Face2Face]

Yes, they removed the sweet 7950 option?!.....too close in performance to the 7970 perhaps?...

It may pop up as the R9 280 and fill the $250 void??

 

[sm625]

yeah the ASUS R9 280X DCII TOP is a steal for USD 309. edges ahead of the the GTX 770 at USD 90 less. now thats a amazing deal. :thumbsup:

Not to mention it is top of the line in terms of "quietness" and low load temperatures. Pretty amazing for a card that actually pulls more power.

 

[venkman]

I could see this going a lot like the 4890 went. 4890 was a tweak/refresh on the 4870 created late in the lifecycle. As the cycle drew to a close, 4870 went discontinued and 5X cards where just around the corner which led to a firesale on the 4890 cards. I remember getting a 4890 for $150 after MIR which lasted me until last year when I went to a 670.

 

[Skott]

Do we have a conclusion of what's the best bang for buck for these new cards yet? Was thinking of upgrading my 6950 2G sometime during the upcoming holiday sales. I game on a 1920x1200 lcd.

 

[toyota]

Do we have a conclusion of what's the best bang for buck for these new crads yet? Was thinking of upgrading my 6950 2G sometime during the upcoming holiday sales. I game on a 1920x1200 lcd.

I would get the Asus or MSI 280x for just a hair over $300. its competition, the $400 770, looks like a joke now.