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AMD's next dual-GPU graphics card has been tipped to launch next month. The card was initially shown off back in June at the announcement of AMD's new 300-series and Fury line-up and has been in development under the codename ‘Gemini', though things have been fairly quiet since then. The card itself will feature two fully unlocked Fiji graphics chips.
AMD found success with its last dual-GPU solution, the R9 295X2, which featured a closed loop water cooler. The Fury X2/Gemini will also feature a closed loop presumably, though we won't know for sure until the announcement scheduled for next month. That said, one DICE developer did recently receive a pre-release GPU, though the liquid cooling loop was broken on arrival, according to this tweet.
DICE and AMD have a close relationship, partnering on titles like Battlefield and Battlefront. DICE developers were also amongst the first to receive Fury cards, so it would make sense for them to have access to the new dual-GPU card.
Right now, it doesn't look like Nvidia is planning an Nvidia 990 or a successor to the Titan Z, though that could change at some point in the coming months.
KitGuru Says: Quite a few of our readers went out and bought R9 295 X2s when they launched. Are any of you still using CrossFire? Would you consider this dual-fiji card?
Is it still going to be limited to just 4GB of HBM? Because that would somewhat negate it being a super amazing card for high resolution/multi monitor gaming..
Is it still going to be limited to just 4GB of HBM? Because that would somewhat negate it being a super amazing card for high resolution/multi monitor gaming..
It wont be any worse than FuryX crossfire, if not slightly better due to reduced communication latency.
The Furys also scale superbly and more consistent compared to the 980ti and titanX, 4GB isn’t nearly as much of an issue as you might think.
It wont be any worse than FuryX crossfire, if not slightly better due to reduced communication latency.
The Furys also scale superbly and more consistent compared to the 980ti and titanX, 4GB isn’t nearly as much of an issue as you might think.
That’s true. As long as it’s one-monitor 4k, or 1440p with multi-monitors, and you don’t go too crazy with uncompressed textures or anti-aliasing (not that 4k needs that much AA, if any) 4gb is enough.
The biggest issue with a dual-Fiji card is it’s launching towards the end of the 28nm with Pascal/Arctic Islands around the corner in 2016. 4GB of memory is the least concerning aspect for this card as plenty of benchmarks online between Fury X CF and 980Ti SLI show the 4GB vs. 6GB isn’t the primary driving factor for choosing one over the other. Since AMD is launching so late in the cycle, hopefully it costs less than a grand.