06-25-2015, 09:52 AM
(06-25-2015, 03:47 AM)dmcowen674 Wrote: Based on reviews I'm seeing all over the place it is a dead heat. Price and Performance.
Title should be changed that they are equal.
AMD Radeon R9 Fury X Launched, Independent Benchmarks, HBM Put To the Test
The AMD Radeon R9 Fury X performed very well in the benchmarks, and remained competitive with a similarly priced, reference NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, but it wasn't a clear win. Generally speaking, the Fury X was the faster of the two cards at 2560x1440. With the resolution cranked up to 3840x2160, however, the Fury X and 980 Ti trade victories.
Even it is was true. Even if furyX was exactly equal to the reference 980ti, what kind of splash is that? They are the same price!!!!
So after all this time, months and months with no response to maxwell, the gm204 dominates and AMDs market share shrinks to 22%. The titan X launches and the the 980ti. By the time fiji launches (soft launches) the 980ti custom cards are flooding the market. And what do we get? A card you say is equal to the 980ti.......
It doesnt budge the market a single mm. What is the point then? AMD has a card too? They need a splash, they need to make an impact. They do not need a card that performs similar and is priced the same. That is not exciting, not in the least bit.
If you dont see the problem with being late and finally launching.... exact same price as the competition yet arguably slower..........that is the furthest thing from a splash. Thats not gonna do it. That is not gonna win over sales. Why bother? Anyone but the die hard AMD fans would buy a 980ti instead.
This card should have been priced cheaper, 600$ at the most. And that would still not be all that impressive.
You have to have something compelling.............AMD just has.................. something