R9 Nano price drop

[Phynaz]

Now $499

http://techreport.com/news/29584/amd-slashes-the-r9-nano-price-tag-to-499

What it should have been to begin with IMHO. AMD has a tendency to price themselves out of the market with halo products (see FX-9790).

 

[Gikaseixas]

Tempting for high end HTPC systems.
Vanilla Fury should be cut also, $450 perhaps

 

[AtenRa]

Supply and demand, also NV droped the price of both 980 and 980Ti since last August.

 

[ShintaiDK]

Supply and demand, also NV droped the price of both 980 and 980Ti since last August.

I dont see any cuts:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...61&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=30

But you are right, supply and demand. And it isn't in favour of the Nano.

 

[Rakehellion]

Isn't the 980 Ti faster and cooler?

 

[AtenRa]

I dont see any cuts:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...61&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=30

But you are right, supply and demand. And it isn't in favour of the Nano.

GTX980 MSRP was $549, it had a price drop to $499 and can be found even at lower than that (newwegg currently has one at $470).

So Fury Nano at $499 is more than competitive against GTX 980 now.

 

[AtenRa]

Isn't the 980 Ti faster and cooler?

Faster yes, cooler no and now more expensive at $499 vs $599

 

[ShintaiDK]

GTX980 MSRP was $549, it had a price drop to $499 and can be found even at lower than that (newwegg currently has one at $470).

So Fury Nano at $499 is more than competitive against GTX 980 now.

Yes, but 980TI prices haven't been touched as you claimed.

 

[AtenRa]

Yes, but 980TI prices haven't been touched as you claimed.

Yea I was thinking of the rebates, MSRP is still $650 for the 980Ti.

 

[Magic Carpet]

This is great news, imo. Nano is the only card I like from the current AMD's line-up. It's compact, low-power and reasonably fast.

 

[MrTeal]

This is great news, imo. Nano is the only card I like from the current AMD's line-up. It's compact, low-power and reasonably fast.

I wish Gigabyte made a Windforce version of the Nano with a couple extra power phases, custom OC BIOS and their Windforce triple fan cooler. Even with a $50 premium, that would be a great card.


Yes, I know that such a card would essentially be a good air cooled Fury X.

 

[3DVagabond]

I wish Gigabyte made a Windforce version of the Nano with a couple extra power phases, custom OC BIOS and their Windforce triple fan cooler. Even with a $50 premium, that would be a great card.


Yes, I know that such a card would essentially be a good air cooled Fury X.

If you are going to O/C that card. it's not going to happen with the Nano cooler. It would need a full sized cooler. Then it wouldn't be very Nano, would it?

 

[Madpacket]

Keep in mind before buying the Nano's suffer from horrendous coil whine. You've been warned.

 

[railven]

Keep in mind before buying the Nano's suffer from horrendous coil whine. You've been warned.

I completely forgot about the coil whine. Was reading a few reviews out of boredom (and basement PC is now pushing a 1080P HDTV, might be time to upgrade the HD 5870).

Woof. Might just get a second hand TriX 290 for the basement and call it a day.

 

[Stuka87]

Keep in mind before buying the Nano's suffer from horrendous coil whine. You've been warned.

Any card can have coil whine. I have not seen anything to indicate every single Nano having loud coil whine all the time. High FPS with no frame cap, sure. Every card does. But not under normal usage.

 

[Stuka87]

I wish Gigabyte made a Windforce version of the Nano with a couple extra power phases, custom OC BIOS and their Windforce triple fan cooler. Even with a $50 premium, that would be a great card.


Yes, I know that such a card would essentially be a good air cooled Fury X.

You just described a standard Fury card. Big triple fan cooler, made to OC, etc.

The whole point of a Nano is to be small and efficient. This isn't possible if you have a giant cooler and OC it.

You can also turn a full blown Fury into a Nano (from a power perspective) by setting the Power setting in the AMD control panel to -20. You lose a couple of FPS, but the chip will run MUCH cooler.

 

[Silverforce11]

Now $499

http://techreport.com/news/29584/amd-slashes-the-r9-nano-price-tag-to-499

What it should have been to begin with IMHO. AMD has a tendency to price themselves out of the market with halo products (see FX-9790).

Low volume initially, they could not lower the price, else retailers will just inflate it up and pocket the difference.

Fury X should drop to $579 or so, because it cannot stand up against custom OC 980Ti models that are around the $659 mark.

Fury Air is fine at $449-$499. I think it's currently $499?

Nano at $499 is fine, it's efficient, compact and a great solution for niche builds. Nano on water flies while being very efficient so its a good option for multi-GPU builds too.

Edit: Either way, price cut and clear inventory because if AMD's goal of a Polaris release in a few months sticks, current stuff = all obsolete by real next-gen. The mid-range Polaris chip with its major node advantage and new uarch, should be faster than current Fury X.

 

[Madpacket]

Any card can have coil whine. I have not seen anything to indicate every single Nano having loud coil whine all the time. High FPS with no frame cap, sure. Every card does. But not under normal usage.

Do you personally own a Nano? All 3 of mine sounded like this under "normal" frame capped usage. I gave up on the card, wasn't trying for a 4th time.

https://youtu.be/dPkmGYaVLog

Or if you don't believe me checkout Hardware Cancuks review of the card.


https://youtu.be/NsjwQ1TwgIY


My Fury X's by comparison are much quieter using the same power supply as most people like to lay blame on.

 

[MrTeal]

You just described a standard Fury card. Big triple fan cooler, made to OC, etc.

The whole point of a Nano is to be small and efficient. This isn't possible if you have a giant cooler and OC it.

You can also turn a full blown Fury into a Nano (from a power perspective) by setting the Power setting in the AMD control panel to -20. You lose a couple of FPS, but the chip will run MUCH cooler.

Yeah, pretty much exactly. The difference is the nano is a fully enabled chip, while the Fury is cut down. For some reason AMD won't let partners sell an air cooled Fury X, but an overbuilt "Nano" would be just as good.

 

[Magic Carpet]

I wish Gigabyte made a Windforce version of the Nano with a couple extra power phases, custom OC BIOS and their Windforce triple fan cooler. Even with a $50 premium, that would be a great card.

I agree, would make one hell of a card! See how perf per watt has improved since the 280/290 days.

 

[IllogicalGlory]

It's real: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=Sapphire R9 Nano $499

 

[Ancalagon44]

I wish Gigabyte made a Windforce version of the Nano with a couple extra power phases, custom OC BIOS and their Windforce triple fan cooler. Even with a $50 premium, that would be a great card.


Yes, I know that such a card would essentially be a good air cooled Fury X.

I wonder if AMD would prohibit that, because it would compete with Fury X.

If someone made a Fury Nano with a custom board and air cooling solution, it could potentially get close to Fury X clocks while costing less. Even a $50 premium for a Fury Nano with a custom board and cooling solution will be cheaper than a Fury X.

 

[dark zero]

I wonder if AMD would prohibit that, because it would compete with Fury X.

If someone made a Fury Nano with a custom board and air cooling solution, it could potentially get close to Fury X clocks while costing less. Even a $50 premium for a Fury Nano with a custom board and cooling solution will be cheaper than a Fury X.

No longer. AMD would accept that. Now their Fury Nano is a real option. Having near GTX 980 performance and on an small case with 970 power consumption... I wonder what will do who already bought the card... maybe give them 3 new games?

Also, that only confirms the tiers.

Low tier: GDDR5X
Mid Tier: HBM1
Top Tier: HBM2

 

[tphss]

I just bought a R9 Fury Nano today for a new SFF/Mini-ITX build.
At first I was going to go with a 980 TI, but after seeing some benchmarks comparing the two, the differences (especially in higher resolution 2K >) are not enough for me to justify the price and size of the 980 TI.

 

[DeathReborn]

The Nano is cheaper than the 980 now in the UK. Prices correct at time of posting.

360 - £239
970 - £244
390X - £300
Nano - £350
980 - £374
Fury - £410
Fury X - £470
980 Ti - £500

Nano is now the best value card of the lot probably.