[GPU Review] Sapphire AMD r9 Fury X on the rise!

[idjekyll]

Hi Ray,

I will try to do some game play and screen grab of the log temps recorded by the Gigabyte software.

bro quick question, what's your output like? 1080p? 1440p?

 

[ondooy]

oh my, it's popcorn time again....

 

[jamickx]

I really liked the way the assessment of the Fury X was presented. Funny though why some can't resist fanning NV vs AMD flame.

BTW, for the resident tester Roy, did you manage to play around OC'ing the GPU? What are your thoughts?

 

[bemylove]

If $999 for Fury X is overpaying, then I don't know what to call for Titan X... Ripped off? Day light robbery?

It is called 980Ti-6GB OC, DX12.1 HDMI2.0

Titan branded cards are for richy rich gamers who dont need to ask is it worth it or not.

AMD tried to brand Fury X (got same 'X' somemore) to follow Nvidia grab the riches cash, but AMD failed because of poor performance. You need performance if you want to sell shiny halo products.

 

[royfrosty]

Sigh, still many will not realise.

I did not bring in any form of performance comparisons. Be it 980ti or fury X.

Theres nothing interesting in 980ti. It just looks exactly like any other cards out there that offers the same thing over and over again.

FuryX on the other hand is not a card that will topple 980ti. But rather everything is newly offered. A top tier card that is small, nicer looking, HBM, and a valued oriented CLC with a GT fan.

How much will NV charge their fans with a 980ti and CLC?

A true hardware enthusiast dont just buy whatever is top end hardwares.

They buy whatever is available, and plays with it and enjoys it. Not something about braging rights or comparing so much about performance.

IF one wants to compare performance, then where does the fury X really stands? Read all the benchmarks. So many of them cant even get a proper benchmarks. There are benchmarks that differs from the same game settings etc. And nobody talks about certain benchmarks that beats the 980ti.

Sad isnt it? When knowingly it just trades blow with each other here and there.

 

[jerrick0079]

can anyone help me? one of the pictures show ON/KE, what is this function for?

 

[idjekyll]

so basically bemylove is harping about 980ti > Fury X while Roy insist this thread is not all about that. It's about exploring the new tech that goes with this new offering which is just fine by me. Sounds to me like the argument is not even valid! Calm your tits everyone.

 

[royfrosty]

so basically bemylove is harping about 980ti > Fury X while Roy insist this thread is not all about that. It's about exploring the new tech that goes with this new offering which is just fine by me. Sounds to me like the argument is not even valid! Calm your tits everyone.

Precisely the whole point from the start.

If i really wanna take out a full benchmark, you all will see a 980ti scores in this threads benchmark.

Did any one see* ANYTHING of me plotting a graph or a benchmark runs with fury x and 980ti?

 

[escksu]

bemylove can harp about 980ti > Fury X. But this thread is not for that. Its about looking at Fury X performance alone.....A personal review by Roy. This is not Nvidia vs AMD thread.

bemylove should start his own thread if he wants to talk about 980ti > Fury X.

 

[Donten]

Sigh, still many will not realise.

I did not bring in any form of performance comparisons. Be it 980ti or fury X.

Theres nothing interesting in 980ti. It just looks exactly like any other cards out there that offers the same thing over and over again.

FuryX on the other hand is not a card that will topple 980ti. But rather everything is newly offered. A top tier card that is small, nicer looking, HBM, and a valued oriented CLC with a GT fan.

How much will NV charge their fans with a 980ti and CLC?

A true hardware enthusiast dont just buy whatever is top end hardwares.

They buy whatever is available, and plays with it and enjoys it. Not something about braging rights or comparing so much about performance.

IF one wants to compare performance, then where does the fury X really stands? Read all the benchmarks. So many of them cant even get a proper benchmarks. There are benchmarks that differs from the same game settings etc. And nobody talks about certain benchmarks that beats the 980ti.

Sad isnt it? When knowingly it just trades blow with each other here and there.

the only way a graphic card can be interesting is if it brings out strong performance. interesting new technology that gets trump by current technology is just gimmick end of the day. one buys a graphic card is mostly for the intended purpose to run games. the only thing that is advantageous for amd at the moment is size which means it will only benefit a small sub set of the enthusiast market.

 

[jarred1223]

you support nvidia or amd so much on forums also no point

it's not like the relevant companies will take note and send you a graphics card as a way of saying 'Thank you for your support'

 

[Avaxano]

If $999 for Fury X is overpaying, then I don't know what to call for Titan X... Ripped off? Day light robbery?

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[monikernemo]

the only way a graphic card can be interesting is if it brings out strong performance. interesting new technology that gets trump by current technology is just gimmick end of the day. one buys a graphic card is mostly for the intended purpose to run games. the only thing that is advantageous for amd at the moment is size which means it will only benefit a small sub set of the enthusiast market.

You shoot yourself in the foot leh brother...

You first said strong performance is key, then you said new tech and other features are just is gimmicks (how to perform better without new tech?), then you said amd small card size is an advantage (due to its new technology using HBM resulting in its small size, totally negating what you said earlier about new tech/gimmix), then you said again that it only benefits a small subset of users (then how is it advantageous?)



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[royfrosty]

E-Peen enlarger

 

[hlots123]

can anyone help me? one of the pictures show ON/KE, what is this function for?

controls the led: GPU Tach Off/ Red/ Blue/ Red+Blue
http://videocardz.com/56728/amd-radeon-r9-fury-x-reviewers-guide

 

[trento]

Sigh, still many will not realise.

I did not bring in any form of performance comparisons. Be it 980ti or fury X.

Theres nothing interesting in 980ti. It just looks exactly like any other cards out there that offers the same thing over and over again.

FuryX on the other hand is not a card that will topple 980ti. But rather everything is newly offered. A top tier card that is small, nicer looking, HBM, and a valued oriented CLC with a GT fan.

How much will NV charge their fans with a 980ti and CLC?

A true hardware enthusiast dont just buy whatever is top end hardwares.

They buy whatever is available, and plays with it and enjoys it. Not something about braging rights or comparing so much about performance.

IF one wants to compare performance, then where does the fury X really stands? Read all the benchmarks. So many of them cant even get a proper benchmarks. There are benchmarks that differs from the same game settings etc. And nobody talks about certain benchmarks that beats the 980ti.

Sad isnt it? When knowingly it just trades blow with each other here and there.

Roy, I hear u. The hardware enthusiast explores new territory, tests the unknown. I'm a bit of one myself and have always been keen to try out AMD FX processors for the fun of it. Just an example. But i guess comparisons are inevitable as ppl just like to know if they should put their money on something.

for me, i won't pay 1k for this card. I'm probably more keen to buy a 290x and try watercooling it. In the end, it's all about the joy of trying new stuff and the new stuff from amd looks interesting too.

 

[royfrosty]

But it is not single digit. Keep saying single digits, wont make it come true.
http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=37507613&postcount=187

Hello bro, read carefully. It is all single digit. You are merely taking all the OC 980ti NON REF vs a stock ref Fury X or an OC Fury X.

Read all the REF 980ti and where it really stands. REF means there is no special PCB or special component or special features to bring the core to its maximum performance.

 

[Donten]

You shoot yourself in the foot leh brother...

You first said strong performance is key, then you said new tech and other features are just is gimmicks (how to perform better without new tech?), then you said amd small card size is an advantage (due to its new technology using HBM resulting in its small size, totally negating what you said earlier about new tech/gimmix), then you said again that it only benefits a small subset of users (then how is it advantageous?)



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means the tech not mature yet? nvidia also have hbm in the works but not yet bought out. im saying the advantage amd have over nvidia now is that it appeals to the sff crowd such as me. if not for the size i believe 980ti is the better choice.

 

[escksu]

That is the jist of the day isnt it?

Our cdl sell 980Ti G1 at only $100 more than Fury X, comes with latest Batman and a mouse! When spending $1K, 100 bucks is no consideration.

AMD just lost all value by pricing Fury X as a premium product for that kind of beh-kan perf. I share your attachment as one of the first Fury X consumers, but AMD flopped in the end. Bad for them, bad for us, good for Nvidia.

Btw i using 290 series, not a past Nvidia supporters because local distros overpriced Nvidia cards here. But tables have turned with Fury X.

beh kan? Did you check out the 4K CF performance??? In several cases, Fury X CF outperforms Titan X SLI.... We are talking about Titan X here, not 980ti...... you call that beh kan?

I am going to verify the CF performance 1st hand tonight when I get home.

 

[bemylove]

and also hor, ref. 980Ti shows great OC capability unlike Fury X, just that they gets loud niah. But for Roy, you going to water block, so ok mah?