AMD Radeon R9 285 Launches September 2nd

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 08/22/2014 07:00 AM | source: | 12 comment(s)

AMD has kept the wraps on this one tight, however a document shows that the Tonga based Radeon R9 285 will be released onb the 2nd September, 2014. Tomorrow August 23rd AMD is celebrating 30 years of graphics and gaming. On that day, AMD will share "partial" details of the card.

The GPU has 2048 GCN stream processors running over 32 compute units. The chip would have 128 texture memory units

The block diagram originates from a FirePro W7100 professional graphics card presentation which is based on "Tonga." The W7100 uses 28 of the 32 available CUs and as such you can easily recalculate the true number of shader processors. Tonga will be tied to a 256-bit wide GDDR5 memory interface

The initial consumer graphics card based on Tonga will be the Radeon R9 285 which is expect to have 1792 activated stream processors making it perform at GeForce GTX 760 and Radeon HD 7950 level performance but with better thermals and lower power consumption.

The R9 285 is designed to offer performance roughly of the Radeon R9 280 but is more energy-efficiency.

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#4897704 Posted on: 08/22/2014 08:36 AM

Is it 2048 or 1792 stream processors or is it still unconfirmed?

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#4897727 Posted on: 08/22/2014 09:27 AM

Is it 2048 or 1792 stream processors or is it still unconfirmed?

285Pro is 1792, 285XT should be 2048. We should know more tomorrow.

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#4897743 Posted on: 08/22/2014 09:55 AM

AMD's naming scheme ... man!

So the R9 285 will be slower than a 280X ...

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#4897787 Posted on: 08/22/2014 11:59 AM

Its the 280 replacement, the 280X replacement, is the 285X.

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#4897807 Posted on: 08/22/2014 12:53 PM

This is what I have been waiting for, good performance with acceptable power draw.

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#4897810 Posted on: 08/22/2014 01:02 PM

This is what I have been waiting for, good performance with acceptable power draw.

If you wanted good performance with acceptable power draw you have been able to get it since the GTX 600 series AMD is just super late on this.

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#4897873 Posted on: 08/22/2014 04:09 PM

Yeah, it's only now that I've needed to get a new card though really. Just so happens that this has rocked up at the right time

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#4898167 Posted on: 08/23/2014 02:23 AM

not a fan of the new naming amd is using it can be confusing for people that dont closely follow hardware.

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#4898358 Posted on: 08/23/2014 03:19 PM

R9 285 spec
918 MHz Core Clock
28 nm Chip
1792 x Stream Processors

SAPPHIRE DUAL-X R9 285 2GB GDDR5 (UEFI)
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1227&pid=2439&psn=&lid=1&leg=0
SAPPHIRE DUAL-X R9 285 2GB GDDR5 OC (UEFI)
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1227&pid=2442&psn=&lid=1&leg=0
SAPPHIRE R9 285 2GB GDDR5 ITX COMPACT Edition (UEFI)
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1227&pid=2444&psn=&lid=1&leg=0
SAPPHIRE R9 285 2GB GDDR5 ITX COMPACT OC Edition (UEFI)
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1227&pid=2445&psn=&lid=1&leg=0

XFX R9 285 DOUBLE DISSIPATION EDITION
http://xfxforce.com/en-us/products/amd-radeon-r9-series/amd-radeon-r9-285-double-dissipation-edition-r9-285a-cdfc

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#4898391 Posted on: 08/23/2014 04:25 PM

285Pro is 1792, 285XT should be 2048. We should know more tomorrow.

why tomorrow, I mean today.. Isnt its rls @ September 2nd?

nvm, i see numbers 0655 linked it ;D

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#4898433 Posted on: 08/23/2014 05:56 PM

This card is horrible. Seriously, the 7950 was going for $180 during its lifetime. This card launches with less ram, 256bit at $250.

It is hilariously bad.

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#4898446 Posted on: 08/23/2014 06:30 PM

This card is horrible. Seriously, the 7950 was going for $180 during its lifetime. This card launches with less ram, 256bit at $250.

It is hilariously bad.

They added amd audio and that new crossfire thing, freesync i believe as well? But still price is ridiculous , it could be a fine mid range choice if around 180 dollars or so.

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