ASUS To Launch Four ROG RX Vega 64 Graphics Cards
ASUS today announced no less than four cards based on the newly announced Radeon Vega 64, two of them are ROG and two STRIX branded.
The first two cards, the non-Strix models and are based on the reference design for the air and water-cooled models. The Strix SKus will be based on a triple fan cooler, get Aura RGB lighting. ASUS did not share base or boost clocks for the ROG Strix RX Vega64 cards.
ROG Strix RX Vega64 will feature our exclusive MaxContact GPU cooling technology together with FanConnect II that provides hybrid-controlled fan headers and a comprehensive set of tuning options with GPU Tweak II to optimize system cooling and performance even further. Industry-exclusive Auto-Extreme technology features a 100%-automated production process that incorporates premium materials for a new standard of quality, performance and longevity.
ROG Strix RX Vega64 also features ASUS Aura Sync, our RGB LED technology that can synchronize colors and effects across a complete system, from the motherboard and graphics card to peripherals and other components in an ever expanding eco-system. A VR-friendly design with two HDMI ports lets gamers keep a VR headset connected to their system for immersive, virtual-reality gaming without swapping cables.
ROG Strix RX Vega64 will be available worldwide from early September. ASUS RX Vega64 Water Cooled Edition and ASUS RX Vega64 Air Cooled Edition will be available worldwide from August 14th with pricing to be announced shortly. Please contact your local ASUS representative for further information. If you want to see more of what ASUS has to offer for RX Vega64, please visit ASUS North America.
The Radeon RX Vega64 Air and Water Cooled editions will become available at or around August 14th but they will be available “early September” for the ROG Strix models. Pricing has not been disclosed at this time.
ROG Strix RX Vega64 OC Edition | ROG Strix RX Vega64 |
ROG-STRIX-RXVEGA64-O8G-GAMING | (ROG-STRIX-RXVEGA64-8G-GAMING) |
PCI Express® 3.0 | PCI Express® 3.0 |
OpenGL® 4.5 | OpenGL® 4.5 |
8GB HBM2 memory | 8GB HBM2 memory |
2048-bit memory interface | 2048-bit memory interface |
Boost Clock - TBD | Boost Clock - TBD |
Base Clock - TBD | Base Clock - TBD |
1 x DVI-D | 1 x DVI-D |
2 x HDMI 2.0 | 2 x HDMI 2.0 |
2 x DisplayPort 1.4 | 2 x DisplayPort 1.4 |
ASUS RX Vega64 Water Cooled Edition | ASUS RX Vega64 Air Cooled Edition (Black/Silver Editions) |
(RXVEGA64-O8G-LIQUID) | (RXVEGA64-8G) (RXVEGA64-8G-SILVER) |
PCI Express® 3.0 | PCI Express® 3.0 |
OpenGL® 4.5 | OpenGL® 4.5 |
Stream Processors 4096 | Stream Processors 4096 |
Boost Clock 1677MHz | Boost Clock 1546MHz |
Base Clock 1406MHz | Base Clock 1247MHz |
8GB HBM2 memory | 8GB HBM2 memory |
Memory Clock 945MHz (1.9Gbos) | Memory Clock 945MHz (1.9Gbos) |
2048-bit memory interface | 2048-bit memory interface |
1 x HDMI 2.0 | 1 x HDMI 2.0 |
3 x DisplayPort 1.4 | 3 x DisplayPort 1.4 |
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So how to does this new GPU compare to NV... been any benchmarks yet?
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Well i guess it depends on miners interest.
They are ready to buy "some" AMD GPUs:

Lisa Su, AMD’s chief executive, said the firm saw “elevated demand” from cryptocurrency miners during the quarter. This need for graphics cards helped AMD give a “solid beat” to analyst estimates, said Kevin Cassidy of Stifel, who covers AMD’s stock at Stifel Financial Corp.”While management wasn’t specific on how much, the revenue upside was driven by cryptocurrency applications.”
Crypto miners—in particular those mining ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency by market valuation behind bitcoin—have been in the crypto equivalent of a gold rush since early this year. They are racing to take advantage of ethereum’s exploding price by adding more processing power to their mines. Some of them are even resorting to leasing Boeing 747s to fly the increasingly scarce graphics processors from AMD and Nvidia directly to their ethereum mines so they can be plugged in to the network as quickly as possible.
“Time is critical, very critical,” in mining, Marco Streng, chief executive of Genesis Mining, a major ethereum miner, told Quartz.
Up for grabs is a supply of roughly 36,000 units of new ether, the digital token associated with ethereum, per day. At current prices of around $200 per ether, that translates to $7.2 million worth of ether that miners compete for each day.
“When building our data centers, we have the highest priority on time,” Streng said. “Time counts so much. We are using the fastest delivery possible. You risk the opportunity to mine for the days you are delayed. If you are deploying 10 days later, you are losing 10 days of mining—that is the cost.”
To make money, miners must buy GPUS (graphics processing units) from AMD or Nvidia, then pay the costs of electricity and labor to run them, and maintain giant warehouses to store the machines. In return, miners get a supply of ether each day if they possess sufficient processing power. Because their costs have remained stable while ether’s price has surged from around $10 at the start of the year to a high of $400 in June, miners’ potential profits have increased 40-fold.
“Everyone began to realize this and wanted to get GPUS to get mining. This created an absolute shortage in the market,” Streng said. “The mining gear has a certain price. And suddenly the price of coins goes from $10 to $400—so a factor of 40. The mining return has gone up by 40 but the hardware is still the same cost. This creates an incredible economic incentive for people to start mining.”
The amount of processing power devoted to mining ethereum is measured in “hash rate.” Here’s a chart showing that explosion in mining resources:
Streng says he has maintained “very strong connections” with his GPU suppliers, by virtue of being one of the earliest large ethereum miners. But the competition is heating up. “Now more and more miners are coming, and you have these scenarios where you experience shortages,” he said.
Genesis maintains mines around the world, including in Iceland and China, Streng claims. Streng was visiting his facility near Shanghai when Quartz contacted him. Miners are notoriously secretive about the size and location of their facilities since they must compete against each other to win new supplies of cryptocurrency. It’s an “information advantage” to maintain secrecy, Streng says.
Despite the thirst for graphics cards from crypto miners, AMD management says it’s not going to include that demand in its forecasts. “We didn’t have cryptocurrency in our forecast and we’re not looking to it as a long-term growth driver,” Su said. The chip maker says it’s focusing on its core market of gamers. In the meantime, though, it’s selling virtual shovels to miners as the cryptocurrency gold rush continues.
https://qz.com/1039809/amd-shares-are-soaring-ethereum-miners-are-renting-boeing-747s-to-ship-graphics-cards-to-mines/
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Pricing is already out was from 399 to 699$ for different variants.
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Miners and their financial pyramid.
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Great, but.... Still no pricing...WHY is it such a state secret ????