Jad Chaar
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A lot has changed since November though... drivers have really matured and games have been optimized.Bit late to this party but this article is very helpful since I'll be looking for a GPU upgrade soon...
A lot has changed since November though... drivers have really matured and games have been optimized.Bit late to this party but this article is very helpful since I'll be looking for a GPU upgrade soon...
I have expected a reply based on facts.
You probably could've a couple months ago, this is an "old" topic so it won't show on trend and unless someone is following this you won't get a reply
Hello Steve & Kibaruk,
Thanks to both of you for replying. I want to buy a GPU, that is the reason I came here. Please see the below video 7970 & GTX 680 side by side comparision, I have watched some videos before asking it here,
Thanks.
Well, isnt the latest driver 13.3 beta? It hasnt been updated since March 20, 2013. As for 13.5, is that a typo or did you all get it early? Isnt that Frame Pacing Prototype the latency improvements in 13.3 beta?Not sure there is any need to update the article. How much is the 13.4 driver going to change this article? We are testing the 7990 this week and that review is based on the 13.3 and 13.5 beta drivers, results are much the same for cards like the 7970 as they are in this article.
AMD is working on a "Frame Pacing Prototype" driver right now which we have the second version of so once that driver is complete we will likely do an article that looks at fps and frame time performance.
When are you allowed to benchmark the 7990 this week? Is there an NDA placed on it?
I wanna see AMD kick some butt.Yeah there is an NDA in place and it is lifted on the 24th so keep your eye out for that one, we have done lots of testing for you
Yeah, I have seen 2. One from TS and another from Toms Hardware. I am yet to see AnandTech's. Latency has been an issue for AMD every since they have launched the 7000 series. The 13.3 beta driver has been in beta stage since January. It is said to resolve those frame latency issues.JC713 Have you seen the review. AMD should have solved the frame latency issue before releasing the 7990. But value for money is exceptional.
PCPerspective used Catalyst 13.5 (beta 2 I think), which still shows marked propensity towards CFX stutter. PCPer also tested the prototype 2 driver which does seem to alleviate the issues of frame latency- the down side is that the driver wont be available until June-July. Review sites were cautioned against using the P2 driver in HD 7990 reviews based on immaturity and drops in performance (frame rate).Yeah, I have seen 2. One from TS and another from Toms Hardware. I am yet to see AnandTech's. Latency has been an issue for AMD every since they have launched the 7000 series. The 13.3 beta driver has been in beta stage since January. It is said to resolve those frame latency issues.
Yeah the new driver shows good promise, but its 3 months away. Still I will reduce 350$ for their gaming bundle and only see it as a 650$ card, so AMD 7990 is more than worth the money.Yeah, I have seen 2. One from TS and another from Toms Hardware. I am yet to see AnandTech's. Latency has been an issue for AMD every since they have launched the 7000 series. The 13.3 beta driver has been in beta stage since January. It is said to resolve those frame latency issues.JC713 Have you seen the review. AMD should have solved the frame latency issue before releasing the 7990. But value for money is exceptional.
AMD released the card at the right time I think. If nVidia releases the 790 in the rumored May-June timeframe, it may be tough for AMD, but this driver will help to combat nVidia. If the rumor about the 780 using Tesla K20x cores is true, then we could speculate the 790 will be that x2. AMD will really need to ramp up their game from that point on.PCPerspective used Catalyst 13.5 (beta 2 I think), which still shows marked propensity towards CFX stutter. PCPer also tested the prototype 2 driver which does seem to alleviate the issues of frame latency- the down side is that the driver wont be available until June-July. Review sites were cautioned against using the P2 driver in HD 7990 reviews based on immaturity and drops in performance (frame rate).
Maybe, but unlikely IMO. AMD will at least get over the hump of inconsistencies in Crossfire (profiling notwithstanding), but the elimination of partially rendered frames will count against AMD cards in benchmarking where average framerate is the overriding factor since those average framerates will drop. The alternative is that AMD petition review sites to use separate drivers for single and multi-GPUAMD released the card at the right time I think. If nVidia releases the 790 in the rumored May-June timeframe, it may be tough for AMD, but this driver will help to combat nVidia
You mean the hullabaloo the 3DCenter article caused, and the subsequent guesswork at BSN and Fudzilla based on 3DC's musings?If the rumor about the 780 using Tesla K20x cores is true, then we could speculate the 790 will be that x2. AMD will really need to ramp up their game from that point on.
For Nvidia pro cards, the price premium is (in descending order):As for the K6000, isnt the high price due to 6GB of ECC GDDR5 and the "quality" drivers?