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

[Usopp]

One thing I've observed, that performance aside, Fury X is a technological bargain compared to 980ti. AMD is earning way less than NV per card sold. Minus the usual AMD hype crap, anyone saying that they have been uninnovating (*cough bmw cough love*) are out of touch

AIO CM CLC w/ tamed Nidec GT fan & HBM vs a 3-yr old Titan ref cooler slapped onto a newer gen chip. And one needn't worry about temps multi card config, Mikiberry can attest to that

Yea, materials wise, Fury X is quite good. A short card with HBM and AIO cooler coupled with a Gentle Typhoon for the same price as the 980 Ti in exchange for a minor drop in performance is pretty great. Which makes me wonder how thin AMD's profit margin is for the Fury X.

 

[shadow84]

Titan Z is dual chip right..?

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It's a dual Titan inside.

Lol, forgot liao..... That card left my memories long ago le...

 

[royfrosty]

Just like one of our member here took out and show us. The components inside is no horse run.

Aside from that, they give good stuffs like a aio, GT fan, normal size radiator BUT with a nice reservoir on the top, sleeved tubings, HBM, nice full metal case, backplate, useful loading leds that can set blue/red/purple or off, and a dual bios switch.

 

[ondooy]

 

[Jian19]

if u all wan to see really dismantle of the whole card go tiong forum chiphell...got ppl hoot and dismantle the whole card lol

 

[koroshiya8]

Honestly the figures are too close to call which is actually 'better'

 

[escksu]

if it's really a driver issue then hopefully review sites will redo all their benchmarks...

Frankly, those results looks very good. I don't see anything wrong with it. Roy and my own 3Dmark results have prove that FuryX is on par with Titan X.

I am trying to get Metro Last Light to run some benchmarks. Will post tonight.

 

[royfrosty]

Frankly, those results looks very good. I don't see anything wrong with it. Roy and my own 3Dmark results have prove that FuryX is on par with Titan X.

I am trying to get Metro Last Light to run some benchmarks. Will post tonight.

Good job. Help post Metro. I do not owned the game. Look forward to it.

 

[trento]

How come TZ is faster than TX?

how come amd 295x2 is the fastest? no one talks about it here

 

[escksu]

Titan Z is dual chip right..?

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Talking about titan Z... I think it holds the record for the most expensive gaming card ever made..... I remember its USD 3K before Nvidia drop the price.

 

[monikernemo]

how come amd 295x2 is the fastest? no one talks about it here

Because cannot compare directly ma dual gpu vs single GPU.

Average fps is one thing and stuttering and compatibility is another thing...

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[Op_Valkyrie]

Because cannot compare directly ma dual gpu vs single GPU.

Average fps is one thing and stuttering and compatibility is another thing...

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Ditto.... Now hope for the best for fury x2 to discard my 295x2...lol

 

[escksu]

Because cannot compare directly ma dual gpu vs single GPU.

Average fps is one thing and stuttering and compatibility is another thing...

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IMHO, stuttering is not a problem. I am running a pair of Fury X and I never notice any stuttering. So I don't know why websites and pple keep talking about stuttering.

 

[trento]

Because cannot compare directly ma dual gpu vs single GPU.

Average fps is one thing and stuttering and compatibility is another thing...

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correct me if im wrong. trying to understand more here. Sapphire's website doesn't say it's a dual gpu?

i know it says x2 so i was expecting to see 2 295 but the images and description shows one card.

http://www.sapphiretech.com/productdetial.asp?pid=7A5B671A-8C94-459E-98C5-9E5B03DE636D&lang=eng

thanks for any info.

edit: ok. on closer inspection, i now see 2 under one shroud....

 

[monikernemo]

IMHO, stuttering is not a problem. I am running a pair of Fury X and I never notice any stuttering. So I don't know why websites and pple keep talking about stuttering.

Ahh okay I see. I am just describing common issue associated with multi gpu solutions.

I used a Mars III previously.
While most games can drive well, FC4 faced some issues when I load the game; encountered some weird flickering. And at that point of time, FC 4 was already released for about half year?

Had to turn on triple buffering to offset flickering temporarily though.

Was quite dulan so sold the card LOL and got a 780Ti...

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[Donten]

the ekwb looks good. surprise this time round is cover the whole thing compared to other recent offerings. do they still have nickel plating issues? xspc looks like crap as usual.

 

[trento]

Ditto.... Now hope for the best for fury x2 to discard my 295x2...lol

for yr 295x2, is it possible to turn off the crossfire? it does look impressive with its small size and power.

 

[monikernemo]

correct me if im wrong. trying to understand more here. Sapphire's website doesn't say it's a dual gpu?

i know it says x2 so i was expecting to see 2 295 but the images and description shows one card.

http://www.sapphiretech.com/productdetial.asp?pid=7A5B671A-8C94-459E-98C5-9E5B03DE636D&lang=eng

thanks for any info.

edit: ok. on closer inspection, i now see 2 under one shroud....

Each cores on the card is essentially a 290X..

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[escksu]

the ekwb looks good. surprise this time round is cover the whole thing compared to other recent offerings. do they still have nickel plating issues? xspc looks like crap as usual.

Agreed. The xspc one simply don't look appealing.

 

[Mikiberry]

Ditto.... Now hope for the best for fury x2 to discard my 295x2...lol

Before u discard just remember there is a rubbish chute called mikiberry lol