AMD Fury X - Has Red risen once again?
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The Fury X has finally arrived! Has AMD left its competition in the dust with their new flagship card? This video would have been extremely delayed without the help of The Tech Report.
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The Fury X video begins by framing AMD's long-awaited flagship GPU reveal, highlighting the official embargo lift and the anticipation surrounding the card’s power and design. The host emphasizes the Fury X’s compact form factor, noting its 7.5 inch length being 30 percent smaller than the 290X, and introduces the Fiji core built on a 28 nm process. The discussion quickly shifts to the memory subsystem, detailing the HBM implementation with a 512 GB/s memory bandwidth, the 4,096 stream processors, and the 4 GB of memory, while explaining the rationale behind high bandwidth memory and how it aims to simplify PCB design and enable smaller cards. Throughout, the host provides context on AMD’s strategy, including the interposer approach that stacks memory dies close to the GPU to improve bandwidth per watt, and previews the pricing and potential overclocking limitations of first-generation HBM. The segment ends with a tour of the card’s exterior and cooling solution, including the liquid cooling loop, a sealed enclosure, the Radeon branding, and the GPU Tachometer feature that signals load, setting the stage for real-world performance and future driver updates.
Topics · technology · hardware · gpu · graphics-card · product-review · computer · overclocking · liquid-cooling
Questions answered
- What makes the Fury X's cooling solution notable for a high-end GPU?
- The Fury X uses an integrated liquid cooling loop with a compact form factor, a sealed enclosure, a copper VRM cooling path, and a high-quality fan to keep noise and temperatures in check, reflecting a shift toward all-in-one liquid cooling for flagship GPUs.
- How does AMD's HBM memory impact the Fury X’s performance characteristics?
- HBM provides substantially higher memory bandwidth with a wide bus width and proximity to the GPU, enabling improved bandwidth per watt and potential performance gains, though early-generation HBM can have overclocking and availability caveats.
- How does the Fury X compare to its Nvidia counterpart in initial testing?
- Initial tests show a close race with Nvidia's 980 Ti, with the 980 Ti often leading in several scenarios, but the Fury X remains competitive due to its bandwidth advantages and potential future driver updates.