http://videocardz.com/46006/amd-radeon-r9-290x-specifications-confirmed-costs-600
R9 290x Important specs:
- 11 CUs
- 44 SIMDs
- 2816 ALU
hmm this is strange and interesting at the same time
Then i looked someone from other forum posted this:
Splitted into 4 ?
each SIMD now represent older CU ? more scalar , smaller vector unit but more ? , but also make sense for efficiency
R9 290x Important specs:
- 11 CUs
- 44 SIMDs
- 2816 ALU
hmm this is strange and interesting at the same time
Then i looked someone from other forum posted this:

Splitted into 4 ?
each SIMD now represent older CU ? more scalar , smaller vector unit but more ? , but also make sense for efficiency