The Upcoming Amd GPUs of 2015

AMD is in the perfect position to capitalise on the recent PR blunder Nvidia has found themselves in with the GTX 970, with many opting to return their cards and jump ship to the brand new R300 series. But there’s no solid date yet, which has many wondering whether or not the trade in is even worth it. AMD wants you to hold out, because they’re so close to launch as one AMD Official said, “Hey mate, we don’t have an official date to share just yet but the second we know, we will definitely announce it on Facebook. We’re still putting the finishing touches on the 300 series to make sure they live up to expectation. Can’t wait to reveal them though. We’re pretty excited.”

XFX launches its Radeon R9 370 Core Edition video card powered by AMD's Trinidad Pro processor next month.

The highlight is Fiji-powered Radeon R9 390X, which is set to have 4096 shader units and 4GB High Bandwidth Memory on a 1024-bit HBM memory interface. If the specs are true then AMD could have an absolute beast on its hands, although it remains to be seen how it handles power optimisation and heat dissipation.

If AMD were to launch a dual-GPU version later in the year, the Radeon R9 395X2 would be an absolute monster, packing 8192 shader units and 2 x 4GB HBM on a 2 x 1024-bit HBM memory interface.

R300 Series

Based on the rumors so far, the R9 370 Core Edition will be a mid-range card. Here's a look at the full lineup:

• Radeon R9 395X2

  Bermuda

  1.3

  8192

  2x1024-bit

  2x4GB HBM

  price still unknown

• AMD Radeon R9 390X: 28nm Fiji XT GPU, 3,584 cores, 224 TMUs, 64 ROPs, 4GB memory, $599

• AMD Radeon R9 390: 28nm Fiji Pro GPU, 3,328 cores, 208 TMUs, 64 ROPs, 4GB GDDR5, $399

• AMD Radeon R9 380X: 28nm Hawaii XTX GPU, 2,816 cores, 176 TMUs, 64 ROPs, 4GB GDDR5, 512-bit, price unknown

• AMD Radeon R9 380: 28nm Hawaii Pro GPU, 2,560 cores, 160 TMUs, 64 ROPs, 4GB GDDR5, 512-bit, price unknown

• AMD Radeon R9 375X: Tonga XT GPU, 2,048 cores, 128 TMUs, 32 ROPs, 2GB GDDR5, 384-bit, price unknown

• AMD Radeon R9 375: Tonga Pro GPU, 1,792 cores, 112 TMUs, 32 ROPs, 2GB GDDR5, 256-bit, price unknown

• AMD Radeon R9 370X: Trinidad XT GPU, 1,280 cores, 80 TMUs, 32 ROPs, 2GB GDDR5, 256-bit, price unknown

• AMD Radeon R9 370: 28nm Trinidad Pro GPU, 1,024 cores, 64 TMUs, 24 ROPs, 2GB GDDR5, 256-bit, price unknown

• AMD Radeon R7 360X: Bermuda GPU, 896 cores, 128-bit GDDR5, price unknown

• AMD Radeon R7 350X/340X: Oland GPU, 320 cores, DDR3 and GDDR5 memory, 128-bit

• AMD Radeon R5 300: Caicos GPU, 160 cores, DDR3 memory, 64-bit

None of these are official or set in stone, and as you can see, more is 'known' (rumored) about the higher end GPUs than the lower end ones. So, take these specs with a block of salt.