The new card introduced by AMD is basically two R9 290Xs with extra memory. Everything is doubled, the memory, the cores, the GPUs themselves, and, the bad part, so is the wattage. The R9 295X2 has a total power consumption of 500W. This just might be the downside to having two AMD chips, considering power consumption seems to be the least of priorities for AMD. This card is also the first reference card to feature hybrid cooling. "What is hybrid cooling?" One might ask. Hybrid cooling is where one can use the GPU in fan cooling mode and whenever they want they could plug in a custom water loop and get immediate liquid cooling. Remove the loop and clean out the tubes and it is back to fan cooling.
This card is essentially the AMD version of the Titan Z. Even though we do not know the price still, it is safe to say that it may not surpass the Titan Z as the most expensive practical one on the market.
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