AMD confirms the Radeon R9 300 series – on Facebook

The next generation of graphics cards from both AMD and Nvidia are being teased and teased. For the red team, it is mainly about the Radeon R9 300 series, where the focus is on the top model R9 380X.

Many are hoping for a real jump in performance, not least in view of the rapidly growing interest in gaming at 4K UHD resolution. The extra pixels require a record amount of computing power, where it is currently a requirement with several graphics circuits to be able to combine good flow with high quality.

Now AMD is taking the opportunity to confirm the existence of the upcoming graphics family. In the comments to a post on Facebook, the company’s official Australia account says that they are currently putting the finishing touches on the 300 series, which probably means that a launch is not too far away.

However, the details of the new graphics cards are still shrouded in obscurity. Leaks speak of performance in round throws 50 percent over the current Radeon R9 290X, as well as a TDP value of 300 watts. Rumors also point to as many as 4,096 stream processors and stacked HBM memories for a bandwidth up to 640 GB / s.

Previous information states that the upcoming flagship Radeon R9 380X will be launched during the second quarter of the year, probably in connection with the electronics fair Computex 2015.