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Fatboy spotted - XFX Radeon RX 590
Just before the weekend, the XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy surfaced onto the web. The XFX card looks rather similar to the RX 580 GTS as it has the very same cooler.
Specs wise things are different though, the Fatboy OC+ would see a 1600 MHz boost clock, which is a good 200 MHz over XFX's highest clocked RX 580. Would such a Turbo actually stick and not throttle down?
The card could be power hungry, as it has an 8+6-pin power connector. Interesting, it has five display connectors: DVI-I, HDMI and three DisplayPorts.
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#5606019 Posted on: 11/12/2018 10:07 AM
I assume it refers to fatman /littleboy nuclear warheads, the shape is vaguely projectile like.
What the story behind naming?
I assume it refers to fatman /littleboy nuclear warheads, the shape is vaguely projectile like.
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#5606021 Posted on: 11/12/2018 10:09 AM
That would be pretty much fucked up naming. Anybody plan on releasing twin-tower-boomer (911 edition) video card?
I assume it refers to fatman /littleboy nuclear warheads, shape kinda is vaguely projectile like.
That would be pretty much fucked up naming. Anybody plan on releasing twin-tower-boomer (911 edition) video card?
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#5606027 Posted on: 11/12/2018 10:34 AM
Dont give them any ideas!
That would be pretty much fucked up naming. Anybody plan on releasing twin-tower-boomer (911 edition) video card?
Dont give them any ideas!
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#5606169 Posted on: 11/12/2018 06:45 PM
Well, I feel pretty certain, in the absence of any official statement from XFX to the contrary, that the Fatboy moniker is a loose reference to the Harley-Davidson line of motorcycles known as the Fat Boy. And despite claims to the contrary, the last I heard was that Harley-Davidson's official stance on the name was that it did not reference the atomic bomb used during WW2.
We have a 2005 Fat Boy in the family motor-pool. And, yeah, it's pretty fat. So is a Polaris-based graphics card that flirts with 1600+MHz right from the manufacturer. Maybe people wouldn't be so touchy if XFX had called it the Phatboy, but I'm glad they didn't.
P.S. Here's a UK article I just discovered on the H-D Fat Boy:
http://sumpmagazine.com/harley-davidson/harley-davidson-fat-boy.htm
Well, I feel pretty certain, in the absence of any official statement from XFX to the contrary, that the Fatboy moniker is a loose reference to the Harley-Davidson line of motorcycles known as the Fat Boy. And despite claims to the contrary, the last I heard was that Harley-Davidson's official stance on the name was that it did not reference the atomic bomb used during WW2.
We have a 2005 Fat Boy in the family motor-pool. And, yeah, it's pretty fat. So is a Polaris-based graphics card that flirts with 1600+MHz right from the manufacturer. Maybe people wouldn't be so touchy if XFX had called it the Phatboy, but I'm glad they didn't.
P.S. Here's a UK article I just discovered on the H-D Fat Boy:
http://sumpmagazine.com/harley-davidson/harley-davidson-fat-boy.htm
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#5606174 Posted on: 11/12/2018 06:58 PM
I run a landscape business and FATBOY is an over rated large ZTR commercial mower like EXMARK and SCAG but is really just a fancy garbage mower with a spoiler, yes it has a car spoiler on the rear of the mower lol.
What the story behind naming?
I run a landscape business and FATBOY is an over rated large ZTR commercial mower like EXMARK and SCAG but is really just a fancy garbage mower with a spoiler, yes it has a car spoiler on the rear of the mower lol.
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#5606179 Posted on: 11/12/2018 07:12 PM
Wonder how long it will be before we can flash our rx580,s to rx 590,s ....
Wonder how long it will be before we can flash our rx580,s to rx 590,s ....
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#5606218 Posted on: 11/12/2018 09:12 PM
Better ask Raja POS trader that ruined AMD's GPU department Now Lisa Su has to yet again fix other peoples mess.
Wonder how long it will be before we can flash our rx580,s to rx 590,s ....
Better ask Raja POS trader that ruined AMD's GPU department Now Lisa Su has to yet again fix other peoples mess.
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#5606299 Posted on: 11/13/2018 01:15 AM
It could be because the card is fat.....?
I assume it refers to fatman /littleboy nuclear warheads, the shape is vaguely projectile like.
It could be because the card is fat.....?
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#5606304 Posted on: 11/13/2018 01:27 AM
It is wide, but not tremendously so, if it was a true 3slot card I could see the name.
heres an actual "Fatboy"
It could be because the card is fat.....?
It is wide, but not tremendously so, if it was a true 3slot card I could see the name.
heres an actual "Fatboy"
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#5606401 Posted on: 11/13/2018 09:42 AM
It is wide, but not tremendously so, if it was a true 3slot card I could see the name.
heres an actual "Fatboy"
Card in OP is like 2.5 slots. But radiator in there is tiny in comparison to ASUS HD-7979 card you posted.
It is wide, but not tremendously so, if it was a true 3slot card I could see the name.
heres an actual "Fatboy"
Card in OP is like 2.5 slots. But radiator in there is tiny in comparison to ASUS HD-7979 card you posted.
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#5606545 Posted on: 11/13/2018 05:05 PM
The AMD Tsar Bomba although the real thing was only ever tested at half strength.
(Although then again some would argue AMD GPU's haven't been able to quite hit 100% either in efficiency so maybe it might fit, Vega's doing alright but it still has it's bottlenecks for example.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsar-Bomba
Fatboy seems like a weird name though, Fatbox perhaps if it's the cooler they're hinting but who knows with marketing really.
EDIT: Hmm wonder if 2.5 or 3 slot can account for width too and not just height, actually would be pretty weird.
(And a clear indicator that maybe the cooler isn't quite efficient enough.)
EDIT: Though I suppose the name isn't as bad as some of the actual designs for GPU's over the years.
(From https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/36gd00/found-the-ugliest-gpu-in-the-market/ )
Well history of GPU's that might be best forgotten aside it'll be interesting to see how these perform when released, guessing it'll be pretty close to the 580's but it'll be fun to hear more about these.
That would be pretty much fucked up naming. Anybody plan on releasing twin-tower-boomer (911 edition) video card?
The AMD Tsar Bomba although the real thing was only ever tested at half strength.
(Although then again some would argue AMD GPU's haven't been able to quite hit 100% either in efficiency so maybe it might fit, Vega's doing alright but it still has it's bottlenecks for example.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsar-Bomba
Fatboy seems like a weird name though, Fatbox perhaps if it's the cooler they're hinting but who knows with marketing really.
EDIT: Hmm wonder if 2.5 or 3 slot can account for width too and not just height, actually would be pretty weird.
(And a clear indicator that maybe the cooler isn't quite efficient enough.)
EDIT: Though I suppose the name isn't as bad as some of the actual designs for GPU's over the years.
(From https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/36gd00/found-the-ugliest-gpu-in-the-market/ )
Well history of GPU's that might be best forgotten aside it'll be interesting to see how these perform when released, guessing it'll be pretty close to the 580's but it'll be fun to hear more about these.
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#5606574 Posted on: 11/13/2018 05:56 PM
Made an account just to let you know that the "Fatboy" got listed for preorder on a Romanian eshop ar around €283 or $319, with 6 days delivery.
https://www.pcgarage.ro/placi-video/xfx/radeon-rx-590-fatboy-oc-plus-8gb-gddr5-256-bit/
I think that's pretty good pricing on it considering that prices on hardware tend to be higher here. For what it's worth, it's at the same price level as RX 580 :/
Made an account just to let you know that the "Fatboy" got listed for preorder on a Romanian eshop ar around €283 or $319, with 6 days delivery.
https://www.pcgarage.ro/placi-video/xfx/radeon-rx-590-fatboy-oc-plus-8gb-gddr5-256-bit/
I think that's pretty good pricing on it considering that prices on hardware tend to be higher here. For what it's worth, it's at the same price level as RX 580 :/
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#5606818 Posted on: 11/14/2018 03:42 AM
It's clearly referencing the rocket launcher in the Fallout series. With Fallout 76 coming out very closely to the release of the Rx 590 it appears to be marketing aimed at that game.
It's clearly referencing the rocket launcher in the Fallout series. With Fallout 76 coming out very closely to the release of the Rx 590 it appears to be marketing aimed at that game.
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#5606821 Posted on: 11/14/2018 03:49 AM
Not a bad angle actually.
It's clearly referencing the rocket launcher in the Fallout series. With Fallout 76 coming out very closely to the release of the Rx 590 it appears to be marketing aimed at that game.
Not a bad angle actually.
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What the story behind naming?