Anyone in the market for more MilkyWay GPUs?

[Fardringle]

I'll just leave this here since I don't have any budget to buy them myself...

https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/amd-radeon-290x-and-290.2589647/

 

[Fardringle]

He updated the post with prices ($85 each for R9 290 and $100 each for R9 290X). I'm sure they'll go fast if any of you want them..

 

[Icecold]

I don't think 290x's are ideal for Milkyway. They are a lower double precision ratio than a 280x(which is just a rebadged 7970 AFAIK) so they would not perform as well as a 7970 or 280x.

They might be decent on something like Einstein or Moo, but I'm not sure. I've never had a 290x.

 

[Fardringle]

Oh, bummer. I thought the 290X was also good in Milkyway.

 

[Assimilator1]

They're quite reasonable performers, but not a patch on the 280X/7970s.

The only data point I got for a 290X in my thread shows it's barely quicker than my HD 7870 XT.