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[HiroThreading]

It would be all kind of awesome, if:

- it had CUDA
- at least 8GB VRAM per GPU
- was not more than 1000

1. Why were you expecting CUDA (Nvidia closed proprietary platform) to be supported by AMD hardware?
2. A lot of professional applications do not require such large amounts of VRAM (granted, a lot do require large VRAM amounts).
3. It can run on FirePro drivers, therefore it's perfectly reasonable for AMD to command premium prices.

 

[MrTeal]

Not unless your benchmark suite of games are all GameWorks or titles where CF doesn't function.

A 980Ti at 1.5ghz is actually only ~20% OC due to it's default boost clocks in the 1.25ghz range.

As a guy running twin 390s, I can say that's disturbingly common even in triple a titles these days.

 

[finbarqs]

i've given up on dual monitors for gaming... it sucks... for productivity it's good... for gaming, I would need 3 monitors. But why go 3 monitors when I can have 1 sleek 21:9 curved LCD?

 

[thehotsung8701A]

i've given up on dual monitors for gaming... it sucks... for productivity it's good... for gaming, I would need 3 monitors. But why go 3 monitors when I can have 1 sleek 21:9 curved LCD?

Arent' curve LCD hella expensive?

 

[3DVagabond]

Confirmed compatibility with Firepro drivers. SOURCE: HotHardware

In Blackmagic Davinci Resolve 12 and Autodesk 3DS MAX AMD is claiming big performance improvements thanks to the Radeon Pro Duo’s pair of GPUs.

 

[Timmah!]

1. Why were you expecting CUDA (Nvidia closed proprietary platform) to be supported by AMD hardware?
2. A lot of professional applications do not require such large amounts of VRAM (granted, a lot do require large VRAM amounts).
3. It can run on FirePro drivers, therefore it's perfectly reasonable for AMD to command premium prices.

1. i did not expect it. Still from my own POV, its pretty much whats keeping this product from awesomeness. BTW, funnily, it seems, perhaps not so long from now, its actually going to support CUDA (sort of), thanks to Cross-compiler developed by OTOY for their own Octane Engine. I assume this will make possible to port other CUDA apps to AMD hardware too and its something, what AMD should have done long time ago. No wonder Nvidia has locked HPC segment for themselves.

2. Again, it was from my own POV, naturally if one does not need a lot of VRAM, its ok for him

3. Not really sure to what purposes are FirePro drivers good for except using them to display viewports in apps like AutoCAD, 3Dsmax etc,... without all the jittering, jagged edges and all around uncomfortable experience you get with regular gaming cards, but if thats all that is, then you did not really needed it to have with a dual-chip card, since you can use only one GPU with those apps anyway. Like, no Crossfire for AutoCAD (at least i am not aware of that).

 

[therealnickdanger]

Arent' curve LCD hella expensive?

If you're looking at comparable specs (IPS vs IPS, 60Hz vs 60Hz, etc.), one 34" 21:9 will be cheaper than three 16:9 monitors. Subjectively, I prefer one giant monitor to multiple monitors. 40" 4K, pls.

 

[xthetenth]

Arent' curve LCD hella expensive?

If 1440 and IPS are requirements it's generally ~1.5-2 times the price and I outright prefer it to two 16:9 1440s.