potatochobit Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 how is a 280X more expensive than a 285? is this like one of those failed higher end cards that sort of works but doesn't bench high enough? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheGamer11 Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 (edited) 280X is older(not sure if discontinued but prolly) but some prefer it to the 285(newer archi revision) so demand is still there Edited November 11, 2014 by DanTheGamer11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 280X ~= 7970 285 ~= 7950+ Yes, AMD is retarded. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_cow Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 they have to find a way to sell old stock lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 Different way that it handles memory makes it able to better handle higher textures without as much of a performance hit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 Different way that it handles memory makes it able to better handle higher textures without as much of a performance hit.Yeah - I'm surprised we haven't seen this technology before. I know hindsight is 20/20 but it seems pretty damn obvious to try and conserve memory bandwidth as much as possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_cow Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 is the R9 285 using a new chip? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 Yep. It's a scaled down version of Hawaii (R9 290/290X). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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