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Started by niko619 | | 3 answers
Sapphire R9 290 vs R9 280
I must be missing something but why is the newer 290 cheaper than the 280?

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Sapphire R9 290
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Best solution chosen by niko619

October 10, 2014 2:56:32 PM

Yes the R9 290 performs better than the R9 280X.
However, even it is tempting, I'm waiting for the R9 300 series or if i can't wait a GTX 970. GCN 1.1 in on the R9 290 and it is missing some features that even the R9 285 has. GCN 1.0 and 1.1 is pretty old.
October 10, 2014 2:53:51 PM

So the 290 IS better then?
October 10, 2014 2:50:30 PM

Amazon do tend to drop prices on gpus sometimes but I do feel the price should be the other way round.

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