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Advanced Micro Devices has cut down the official recommended prices of its Radeon R9 graphics cards to better compete against Nvidia Corp.’s recently introduced GeForce GTX 970 and 980 graphics cards.
Starting from now on, the Radeon R9 290X will cost $399 (down from $549), whereas the Radeon R9 290 will be priced at $299 (down from $399), reports Wccftech web-site. In the U.K. it is possible to get a Radeon R9 290X for £299.99 at Overclockers.co.uk, but expect prices to decrease going forward. Official prices of the Radeon R9 285 and 280X are also expected to be reduced in order to make the cards more competitive.
The massive price-cuts are expected to help AMD to sell more graphics adapters and fight back market share it lost to Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 970 and 980 graphics boards. Thanks to lower prices, AMD’s Radeon R9 graphics cards should offer better price/performance ratio.
While the price-cuts will be definitely welcome by the market, it should be noted that many enthusiasts are waiting impatiently for AMD’s next-generation Radeon R9 390-series graphics cards that will bring in new levels of performance. Unfortunately, it is unknown when does AMD plan to introduce its all-new new graphics solutions. In the short-term future AMD is expected to introduce its Radeon R9 285X graphics card that will retail for about $249.
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KitGuru Says: For $299 the Radeon R9 290 seems to be an excellent choice. It will be interesting to see how Nvidia will react on this and whether a new round of price-war between AMD and Nvidia will begin…
2 months after I bought 2 290s, I could get 2 290X for the same price.
Figures.
Welcome to the world of PC hardware! Haha!
Yeah, I’m used to it. Still sucks though. Every damn time. hahaha
And I just ordered a sapphire 270x this sunday … though I guess that one is safe from the price cut since its already cheap as pluck 😛
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You should really use the sarcasm font next time.
Yeah it sure sucks ass, to think my 7990 sold for less than used 780Ti’s….
Actually this is what i hate most in pc parts or gadgets. They will bring down the price after a few months or after they released new models
Yeah…it sucks, especially not knowing when they’re going to release new models/drop the price. If I’d known, I’d have definitely waited. That said, I’m pretty happy with the 290s in Crossfire so it’s not a huge loss.
They needed to, the 970 is still cheaper though
lucky for me i waited
I was planning on buying a gtx 780ti 1 month before the 900series were released i waited just in case