I agree on most terms except the innovation of the upcoming 390x. Sure, performancewise they just nail a few more cores on the die. And even with 4096 core it seems to be only slightly faster than the Titan X with its 3072 cores. But they also add HBM and that's where the game changing starts. It should have a big impact on the memory speed and latency, but even if that impact would not be big, it radically changes PCB design. Since the memory now is on the die, the PCB layout only needs some connection to the PCIE and some VCCD stuff, which now can be positioned almost freely on the PCB for best efficiency. So PCBs will be more compact hence cheaper to be produced. On top the revenue for the memory modules now shifts from OEM to AMD, raising their profit per card.
And if the watercooler is only nearly as powerful as the one from the 295x it only has to cool half the wattage away. It should be easily capable to do so and I bet you the 390X can run full speed even under hashcat if they didn't mess up that cooling system.
I also expect the normal 390 coming with a standard air cooler and a few less shaders, 3584 are rumored. Its performance (in games, not hashcat) and energy consumption will only be a little below the mighty Titan X. For maybe less than half the cost. Which is really not that bad.
Take a look at the bottom of this sheet, maybe we'll all know more tomorrow.
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And didn't it take Nvidia almost 3 years to catch up with GCN?
Since the die shrink to 14/16nm will be next year, there is still a chance AMD combines it with its new arcitecture. Let's hope they stay in the game and keep up the competition. Or to put in your words: the shit they're gonna take will be a fine piece of dump.
And if the watercooler is only nearly as powerful as the one from the 295x it only has to cool half the wattage away. It should be easily capable to do so and I bet you the 390X can run full speed even under hashcat if they didn't mess up that cooling system.
I also expect the normal 390 coming with a standard air cooler and a few less shaders, 3584 are rumored. Its performance (in games, not hashcat) and energy consumption will only be a little below the mighty Titan X. For maybe less than half the cost. Which is really not that bad.
Take a look at the bottom of this sheet, maybe we'll all know more tomorrow.
And didn't it take Nvidia almost 3 years to catch up with GCN?
Since the die shrink to 14/16nm will be next year, there is still a chance AMD combines it with its new arcitecture. Let's hope they stay in the game and keep up the competition. Or to put in your words: the shit they're gonna take will be a fine piece of dump.