AMD Radeon R9 280X, R9 270X, R7 260X, R7 250 and R7 240 Launch Details
Ryan Martin / 11 years ago
Final Roundup
Another key feature of all AMD RX 2XX series GPUs is support for the tiled resources of Direct X 11.2. AMD’s RX 2XX series all have hardware level support for this new Direct X API.
The AMD R9 2XX series, which is what most of our readers care about, is underpinned by five key pillars for AMD (pictured below). First is helping to drive more advanced console games with AMD GCN GPUs and developer partnerships, this will bring positive spillover effects to the PC. The next is helping to boost adoption of UHD displays, assisting multi-monitor gaming, improving the gaming audio experience and powering next generation games with the latest graphics technologies.
Once again we encourage you to check our reviews of some of the new AMD graphics cards below:
So there you have it. We’ve covered what AMD’s new RX 2XX series is all about. At the highest R9 2XX enthusiast segment it’s about moving graphics technologies forward, making sure GPUs can keep up with and drive an advancing display market, ensuring audio keeps pace with next generation games and using AMD’s unique position in consoles to drive the PC market forward at a faster rate. With the R7 2XX series it’s about bringing significant performance and feature upgrades to owners of older HD 5000 and HD 6000 series cards with some of AMD’s new low cost solutions. Ultimately for AMD both the R7 and R9 2XX series cards converge towards one thing which is gaming.
