AMD does not allow extravagance with the Radeon R9 Nano

At least the Radeon R9 Nano does not contain a slimmed-down circuit but the full version of the worsting model Fiji. This means that the newcomer with a few simple interventions could at least in theory perform on a par with the flagship Fury X, but that is not something that AMD intends to encourage.

Now Chinese Expreview reports that AMD will hold the reins tight when partner manufacturers produce their own graphics cards based on the Radeon R9 Nano. Although it is free to change the cooling and to some extent also adjust the graphics processor’s clock frequency, the power consumption must not exceed the reference design’s TDP value of 175 W.

In practice, this puts an end to all kinds of attempts to create tailor-made models with performance close to the faster Radeon R9 Fury X. However, this does not prevent overclockers from embarking on a performance hunt, for example by manually lifting the TDP barrier and on their own. increase the clock frequencies.

The Radeon R9 Nano will be launched on September 10. First out is the reference design, while the partner manufacturers’ own graphics cards are expected to be delayed until sometime towards the end of the year.