AMD Radeon R9 NANO preview

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The Radeon R9 Nano will be equipped with digital connectors only, three Display port connectors and one HDMI connector (1.4). AMD for whatever reason decided not to make this an HDMI 2.0 connector. A bit of a miss as you can't fully use it on the Ultra HD TV in your living room. HDMI 2.0 offers bandwidth support for 60hz @ Ultra HD, on 1.4a it'll drop back to a measly 30 Hz. A miss if you ask me, HDMI 2.0 is the best answer for products in the living room, while I agree that DP is the best solution for PC gaming. It's a bit of a thing for 4K gaming in the living room I'd say. So Ultra HD gaming at 60hz is only possible through Display Port.
 

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In theory you could Crossfire two of these cards. AMD allows you to opt for the multi-GPU road with Crossfire as an option. You can pair say, two in one PC and have them do a decent workout. A Crossfire bridge is no longer needed. The data will be moved over the PCIE (preferably 3.0) bus. The Radeon R9 Nano no DVI monitor connectors. 
 

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Overall with the fully enabled GPU and thermal design you are looking at a product that might be a good notch slower then a Fury / Fury X, however compared to a 290/390 you will see a card that is a good notch faster, offers way more perf per watt and has a substantially lower TDP.
 

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And yes, small is an ongoiing thrend in the PC industry, it has become a very important chuck of the market, small form factor PCs that is. Next page please.

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