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AMD to release new GPUs this quarter with HBM tech

"forthcoming GPUs will be the first AMD GPUs to support High Bandwidth Memory. AMD’s GPU roadmap coyly labels this as a 2016 technology, but in fact it is coming to GPUs in 2015"

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crazychris41243317d ago

Love to see what their best single GPU for 4k gaming is. Hopefully they announce something official very soon.

Volkama3317d ago

I'm looking forward to seeing what (if any) of the range I can stick in my existing crossfire setup. I'm not quite ready for a complete upgrade, but if I can keep what I have and just layer in some extra juice then I will.

Kleptic3316d ago (Edited 3316d ago )

^not sure which, if any, are rebrands of Hawaii gpu's...

there were some leaked benches of a rumored to be R9 390x a month or so ago...with something like 8.x Tflops, which is over 4x the most powerful current console...with the rumors stating it would hit this summer at around $500...

if thats accurate, that should give at least a rough estimate of the costs for the new higher end stuff...but its unlikely any of the truly 'new' gpus will CF with any existing hardware...so, again, we'll just have to see if the 380x is a 290x rebrand of some sort...

and i'm with you...as GCN cards apparently fully support all 3 tiers of DX12 implementation...meaning, they're already fairly optimised for DX12's improvements (thank mantle for that, most likely)...that in itself could make the need to upgrade even less relevent...I'm fine with 1080 at high frames for the time being...with the current consoles, and this is not a dig, there is very little incentive for any devs to really ring out super powerful stuff...unless chasing 4k or something...

Volkama3316d ago (Edited 3316d ago )

@Kleptic I do chase 4k :)

My rig crunches through games well enough, but my issue is that the 290 series do not support HDMI 2.0, so if I want to play on my TV I'm stuck at 4k30hz. Annoying problem.

A displayport to HDMI 2.0 adapter is due this quarter, but if a 290 rebrand comes first then I'll just swap out 1 card and be happy. If it turns out that the new new beast of a card will crossfire with a 295x then that's even better, but yeah it is pretty unlikely. AMD do support some odd crossfire configurations though.

DevilOgreFish3316d ago (Edited 3316d ago )

8-Tflops GPU would be killer if the pricing is low. 8-Tflops GPUs could theoretically Render PC games of this generation at 4k 60 fps, if the recommended specs stays at a GTX-780/R9-290. That also reminds me, the PC community should let game developers know the recommended requirements shouldn't exceed a 780 or 290 ASAP.....those GPUs aren't even being taken advantage and here we are with Square Enix using 4 titan Xs on us.

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FFIX Remake Dev Was Originally Outsourced, Square Will Allegedly Reveal Games At Xbox Showcase

Development of the Final Fantasy IX remake was originally outsourced, and Square Enix will allegedly reveal titles at the Xbox Showcase.

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gold_drake6h ago

i think a reveal at summer game fest would make a bigger impact.
but we'll see what happens this week

-Foxtrot1h ago

So they tried to outsource FFVII's Remake initially, wern't happy with it and took full control restarting development.

Now they tried to do exactly the same thing...

Square Enix and the way they run a business baffles me completely.

Also why at an Xbox focused event when the franchise, especially IX which released on the PS1 is more PlayStation related.

Michiel198957m ago

they're bankrupt from paying for exclusivity for 4 final fantasy games

CrimsonWing6953m ago(Edited 53m ago)

They have a reestablished relationship with Xbox now. I’m curious if Xbox will have forked money over to put it on Gamepass. I have a feeling… and I hope I’m wrong about this, but I have a feeling this will be a humongous let down.

MrBaskerville48m ago

Maybe this is a rare case where a square game skips ps, like Octopath Traveller 1. That for some reason arrived on xbox but not ps.

Kurisu40m ago

Is this...really happening?!

ravens5215m ago

Seems like the Xbox showcase is gonna be packed 👀

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Shadow Of The Erdtree Renews The Awe And Adventure Of Elden Ring - GameSpot

Tamoor Hussain - "Shadow of the Erdtree is more of the same Elden Ring gameplay you know with new weapons, items, and areas to enjoy. But that is something that no other game has offered and no other developer has delivered. If Shadow of the Erdtree's quality as a whole is consistent with what I played, From Software is on the cusp of reaffirming Elden Ring as one of the greatest open-world games ever made."

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Lorelei and the Laser Eyes Interview - Sequels Not Likely

We recently spoke to the developers of Lorelei and the Laser Eyes to find out more about the process of making games. Looks like a sequel isn't coming though

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