AMD to Bundle Hitman with 390 series or FX series CPU

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/16/2016 03:40 PM | source: | 15 comment(s)

AMD is once again partnering with IO Interactive to bring an incredible Hitman gaming experience to the PC. As the newest member to the AMD Gaming Evolved program, Hitman will feature top-flight effects and performance optimizations for PC gamers.

AMD’s latest mission will commence on 16^th of February 2016. Qualifying purchases from participating retailers of an AMD Radeon R9 390/390X graphics card or FX 6-/8-Core PIB will receive a free copy of the creative stealth action game, Hitman. As well as the full years content, users will also receive access to the BETA for Hitman, running from the 19^th – 22^nd February.

AMD FX™ processors are a DirectX 12 performance leader, with the highest clocks and the most cores you can get on a desktop PC. Coupled with the leading-edge performance of the AMD Radeon™ R9-390/390x and innovative technologies such as AMD FreeSync technology which puts an end to choppy gameplay and broken frames with fluid, artifact-free performance at virtually any framerate, the choice is simple.

Hitman will leverage unique DX12 hardware found in only AMD Radeon GPUs-called asynchronous compute engines-to handle heavier workloads and better image quality without compromising performance. PC gamers may have heard of asynchronous compute already, and Hitman demonstrates the best implementation of this exciting technology yet. By unlocking performance in GPUs and processors that couldn't be touched in DirectX 11, gamers can get new performance out of the hardware they already own.

AMD is also looking to provide an exceptional experience to PC gamers with high-end PCs, collaborating with IO Interactive to implement AMD Eyefinity and ultrawide support, plus super-sample anti-aliasing for the best possible AA quality.

This partnership is a journey three years in the making, which started with Hitman: Absolution in 2012, a top seller in Europe and widely critically acclaimed. PC technical reviewers lauded all the knobs and dials that pushed GPUs of the time to their limit. That was no accident. With on-staff game developers, source code and effects, the AMD Gaming Evolved program helps developers to bring the best out of a GPU. And now in 2016, Hitman gets the same PC-focused treatment with AMD and IO Interactive to ensure that the series' newest title represents another great showcase for PC gaming!

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CalculuS
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#5232641 Posted on: 02/16/2016 04:17 PM

who even buys a vishera cpu these days. bundling them with their FX cpu's is stupid.

Just bundle them with the higher end APU's.

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#5232694 Posted on: 02/16/2016 06:09 PM

So will this be the first game to use DirectX12 ?

Denial
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#5232736 Posted on: 02/16/2016 07:48 PM

So will this be the first game to use DirectX12 ?

First AAA released title, I think so. There are a few UE4 games that use DX12 already though, most of them are indie/greenlight games, or unreleased like Fable Legends and AoS.

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#5232799 Posted on: 02/16/2016 10:31 PM

who even buys a vishera cpu these days. bundling them with their FX cpu's is stupid.

Just bundle them with the higher end APU's.I cannot agree more. This absolutely makes no sense. Most recent and especially newer APU's will outperform most Vishera CPU's.

The game has almost more value than those CPU's.
More like Hitman gets bundled with AMD FX CPU's, just to get rid of the remaining stock.

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#5232866 Posted on: 02/17/2016 01:12 AM

and i cannot disagree more.

an apu outperforming an fx6300 or fx8320?
are you joking?
http://www.technikaffe.de/cpu_vergleich-amd_a10_7870k-549-vs-amd_fx_6300-218

by selling the hitman key you can get those vishera cpus for less than 100€, thats a pretty sweet deal.

@Hilbert
are you sure the bundle will contain the full hitman game and not just episode 1?

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