AMD Radeon R9 280

First Look At The Upcoming AMD Radeon R9 280

AMD Radeon R9 280

"A couple of weeks ago we talked about AMD reportedly preparing Radeon R7 265 and R9 280 graphics cards for production. Well, the R7 265 is officially out and the R9 280 doesn’t look to be far behind.

The R9 280 is set to be a refresh of a classic high-end graphics card, the HD 7950. Packing a Tahiti Pro 2 GPU with 3GB GDDR 5 memory, 1792 Stream Processors, 112 TMUs and 32 ROPs, this card is expected to hit retail within the next fortnight for around $250. That’s if the bitcoin miners don’t get their hands on it first anyway…

In terms of the specs of the R9 280 that’s all we have for now, the clock speeds of the reference card are still an unknown. So far we’ve received details on two cards being manufactured by AMD partners; the ASUS Radeon R9 280 DirectCU II TOP and the XFX Radeon R9 280 Double Dissipation.

The ASUS R9 280 looks identical to its R9 280X model, complete with trademark DirectCU II heatsink.

Also known is the XFX Radeon R9 280 Double Dissipation, with a slick looking finish and sturdy cooler.

Both of these cards are expected on the market within a week or two, priced at around $250. We’ll be sure to bring you more concrete info on clock speeds once we have it."

source - Game-Debate