Only 2GB but what a great price for a very respectable GPU. Includes the awesome Dirt Rally game from Codemasters.
This GPU features two Asynchrounous compute Engines (ACE) that are a vital part of DX12 / Windows 10 gaming in new titles to enable better performance.
That makes this GPU much more future proof (despite the 2GB limitation) than the competition who do not have asynchronous compute engines in any of their hardware.
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BenderRodriguez
13 Oct 153#6
Gaming Edition? Really? Is there MS Word Edition of this card too?
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Catsy
30 Oct 15#22
dead link
Ferrari100
24 Oct 15#21
The DX12 spec will allow for RAM pooling the the future if Dev's implement it but we are away off from that. Next year Maybe.
Bobbith
23 Oct 15#20
Correct, no difference, you'd have 6 (or 4 with a pair of 2gb cards) total but only 2 useable.
baddyboiz
23 Oct 15#19
So I'll be totalled to 6gb of video memory, right? As in, ultimately, is there really a difference for me buying whether a 2gb or a 4gb? And I'm on an asus m5a97.
baddyboiz
23 Oct 15#17
I've got a gigabyte 270x 2gb. I'm thinking of crossfire instead of buying a new gfx. Would my card work well with a 4gb 270x?
Bobbith to baddyboiz
23 Oct 15#18
You'll only be using 2gb on the second card, obv make sure your motherboard fully supports it aswell
Aretak
13 Oct 151#16
Competitive overclocking is a thing, believe it or not. There are even well-known personalities, like 8Pack (who actually works for OCUK and has his own line of GPUs made by KFA2) and "K|NGP|N" (who EVGA's top cards are named after). They hold various world records for top clock speeds achieved on different CPUs and GPUs. Record-setting is basically the only point of LN2 cooling at all. I don't think anybody on the planet runs it as a day to day setup.
Personally, I think the whole thing is dumb, but different strokes I suppose.
BenderRodriguez
13 Oct 15#15
And why would you dangerously overclock your GPU if not for extra 10fps when gaming? Mining crypto coins on those cards isn't profitable since 2013.
Optimus_Toaster
13 Oct 15#14
No. By high end overclocking I mean dangerous overvolting, only needing to be stable for a couple of minutes and LN2. Not just adding 100mhz in MSI afterburner and running Valley for 24 hours to ensure stability.
BenderRodriguez
13 Oct 15#13
So basically gaming then?
BenderRodriguez
13 Oct 153#6
Gaming Edition? Really? Is there MS Word Edition of this card too?
fishmaster to BenderRodriguez
13 Oct 152#11
I love my TItan Z Office edition, I can get 1 million spreadsheets per second.
Optimus_Toaster to BenderRodriguez
13 Oct 15#12
It's opposed the hawk version which is designed for high end overclocking.
fishmaster
13 Oct 15#10
A pair of GTX 770's is not much more if you're in to that dual GPU thing.
sibeer
13 Oct 15#9
Might have to sell my 7850 1GB at these rates for a slight bump
openair
13 Oct 151#8
Thanks OP , I already had one of these that I bought 2 years ago but never got round to buying a second to crossfire but at this price why not!
stonebear
13 Oct 151#7
Wow, I paid £120 for a 270x not long ago. For sub-£100 this is great.
mxer450
13 Oct 15#5
Out of all the steam games I own the only one that don't work with this card is Dirt 2, lol..
Bobbith
12 Oct 15#4
Thats what I said, cost me 158 for a pair of them with delivery, didn't want to post it here till I got the confirmation, by which time they'd all gone I guess
Bobbith
12 Oct 15#2
Nice, but the 4 gig version was £73ish over the weekend
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This GPU features two Asynchrounous compute Engines (ACE) that are a vital part of DX12 / Windows 10 gaming in new titles to enable better performance.
270X / 260X review:
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/63523-amd-radeon-r9-270x-r7-260x-review.html
That makes this GPU much more future proof (despite the 2GB limitation) than the competition who do not have asynchronous compute engines in any of their hardware.
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Personally, I think the whole thing is dumb, but different strokes I suppose.