price of Radeon R9 290 | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Thu, 09 Apr 2015 12:28:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png price of Radeon R9 290 | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Price drops of AMD Radeon R9 290-series are over, price-tags freeze https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/price-drops-of-amd-radeon-r9-290-series-are-over-price-tags-freeze/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/price-drops-of-amd-radeon-r9-290-series-are-over-price-tags-freeze/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2015 12:04:51 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=244172 Prices of AMD Radeon R9 290-series graphics cards seem to have stabilized both in the U.S. and in Europe. Apparently, supply and demand of such graphics adapters are now balanced and there is no need to further cut the prices. At present the most affordable AMD Radeon R9 290X boards in the U.K. are priced …

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Prices of AMD Radeon R9 290-series graphics cards seem to have stabilized both in the U.S. and in Europe. Apparently, supply and demand of such graphics adapters are now balanced and there is no need to further cut the prices.

At present the most affordable AMD Radeon R9 290X boards in the U.K. are priced between £245 and £265 inc VAT. The cheapest AMD Radeon R9 290X  graphics cards cost $279 – $299 in the U.S. after mail-in-rebate. Prices in Eurozone vary greatly, but inexpensive Radeon R9 290X adapters cost between €330 and €350. The most affordable Radeon R9 290 graphics cards are currently priced at $240 (after mail-in-rebate) – $260, £220 – £230 and €285 – €300 in the U.S., the U.K. and Eurozone, respectively.

All of these prices have been stable for over a month now, which means that neither AMD nor its partners have reduced prices of the Radeon R9 290-series products any further. Moreover, some AMD Radeon R9 290X graphics cards even got more expensive recently. Stabilization of the prices indicates that either AMD and its partners can no longer reduce prices without facing massive losses, or the companies no longer need to maximize sales of such hardware in the channel.

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Back in early January, 2015, chief executive officer of AMD revealed that the channel still contained excessive amount of the current-generation Radeon inventory. The company vowed not to announce any new graphics adapters in the Q1 2015 and instead concentrate on selling through the existing add-in-boards.

“From Q1 to Q2, I think the largest improvement will be around the channel health,” said Lisa Su. “We have had this channel problem for a couple of quarters, and it is important for us to correct that. We definitely reduced some inventory in Q4, and we will take significant action to reduce that inventory in Q1, and that will give us an opportunity to return to a more normal desktop channel business.”

AMD and its partners among makers of add-in-cards and retailers started to cut-down prices of AMD Radeon R9 graphics adapters in September ’14 following launches of Nvidia Corp.’s GeForce GTX 970 and 980 graphics boards. AMD said that it needed to reposition some of its products in order to better compete against rivals and to lower inventory. Market sources revealed that demand for high-end AMD graphics cards was constrained because many of those who used advanced Radeon graphics adapters for crypto-currency mining started to sell their hardware off via Internet auctions in the third quarter of 2014.

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KitGuru Says: If you were planning to get a Radeon R9 290-series graphics card when the prices hit the bottom, then you probably have missed your chance already since many models actually got slightly more expensive in the recent couple of weeks. However, unless demand for the Radeon R9 290-series drops significantly in the coming months because the market expects arrival of the Radeon R9 390-series in June, the prices of the Radeon R9 290-series graphics adapters will remain on the current levels for a long time.

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AMD’s partners cut prices of Radeon R9 290 graphics cards again https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/amds-partners-cut-prices-of-radeon-r9-290-graphics-cards-again/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/amds-partners-cut-prices-of-radeon-r9-290-graphics-cards-again/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2015 10:47:32 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=233269 Partners of Advanced Micro Devices this week started a new round of Radeon R9 290-series price-cuts. Traditionally, companies start to drop prices of graphics adapters in the U.S. and then do the same in other parts of the world. This week the U.S.-based Newegg store drop prices of Radeon R9 290X graphics cards (2816 stream …

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Partners of Advanced Micro Devices this week started a new round of Radeon R9 290-series price-cuts. Traditionally, companies start to drop prices of graphics adapters in the U.S. and then do the same in other parts of the world.

This week the U.S.-based Newegg store drop prices of Radeon R9 290X graphics cards (2816 stream processors, 176 texture units 64 raster operating pipelines, 512-bit memory bus, 4GB GDDR5 onboard) from Diamond Multimedia and Gigabyte Technology to $279 after $20 mail-in rebate (MiR), whereas Radeon R9 290X from MSI and PowerColor can be purchased for as low as $299 and $309, respectively, after $30 mail-in-rebate.

The same store offers Radeon R9 290 graphics adapters (2560 SPs, 160 TUs, 64 ROPs, 512-bit memory interface and 4GB of GDDR5 onboard) from XFX, Sapphire and HIS for as low as $229 (after $30 MiR), $239 (after $20 MiR) and $249 (after $29 MiR), respectively.

Previously, the lowest price of the Radeon R9 290X graphics cards at Newegg was $299 after $30 MiR, whereas the most affordable Radeon R9 290 was priced at $269. The new prices clearly indicate that the AMD Radeon R9-series family of graphics cards have become more affordable than around a month or two ago.

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Earlier this month AMD said that the channel still contains excessive amount of the current-generation Radeon inventory. The company promised not to introduce any new products during the quarter and concentrate on selling through the existing graphics adapters. Therefore, it is not surprising that stores have lowered their prices of the Radeon R9 hardware once again.

“From Q1 to Q2, I think the largest improvement will be around the channel health,” said Lisa Su. “We have had this channel problem for a couple of quarters, and it is important for us to correct that. We definitely reduced some inventory in Q4, and we will take significant action to reduce that inventory in Q1, and that will give us an opportunity to return to a more normal desktop channel business.”

The situation with the prices of the Radeon R9 290-series graphics cards in the U.K. remains stable, but it is highly likely that in the coming weeks retailers will cut prices of the high-end AMD graphics cards.

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KitGuru Says: AMD’s new generation high-end graphics cards are at least three months away. It will be very interesting to see the price of the Radeon R9 290-series offerings in March or April. It is possible that the R9 290 will cost less than $200, whereas the price of the R9 290X will drop to something like $229…

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AMD Radeon prices may stabilize soon as channel inventory depletes https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/amd-radeon-prices-may-stabilize-soon-as-channel-inventory-depletes/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/amd-radeon-prices-may-stabilize-soon-as-channel-inventory-depletes/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2014 23:41:02 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=226924 Following months of excessive inventory of AMD Radeon graphics cards in the channel, the situation has finally gotten better for Advanced Micro Devices. As a result, rapid price drops on Radeon graphics cards may stop shortly. Early this year the value of cryptocurrency increased to new heights and mining enthusiasts started to massively acquire AMD …

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Following months of excessive inventory of AMD Radeon graphics cards in the channel, the situation has finally gotten better for Advanced Micro Devices. As a result, rapid price drops on Radeon graphics cards may stop shortly.

Early this year the value of cryptocurrency increased to new heights and mining enthusiasts started to massively acquire AMD Radeon graphics cards that are better suited for mining than Nvidia GeForce graphics adapters. After the price of cryptocurrency collapsed, miners started to sell Radeon boards on Internet auctions and even return them to stores in some cases. As a result, many gamers bought graphics cards from Ebay. Consequently, it became increasingly harder for AMD to sell its products to end-users, especially because of the massively successful Nvidia GeForce GTX 970/980. This led to price drops and withdrawal of refurbished graphics cards from the market in order to clear the road for new hardware. However, recently the refurbished boards started to re-emerge, which is a good sign, according to some analysts.

“In the past 3 weeks, we saw a return of the refurbish market for AMD mid- and high-tier cards at retail websites,” wrote Ian Ing, an analyst with MKM Partners, in a note to clients, reports Tech Trader Daily. “Recall in a recent note, the return of AIB refurbished cards likely signals abating excess inventory concerns (post cryptocurrency mining collapse).”

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If there is no or little excess inventory in the channel, it becomes unnecessary for AMD and its partners to keep prices low or run special promotions to sell graphics cards. It also means that AMD and its add-in-board allies can introduce new products.

“We believe AMD has several levers to discourage AIB makers from rapidly refurbishing and reselling returned cards, and further oversupply the market (given AIB price protections),” said Mr. Ing. “Our defined ‘refurb ratio’ (# refurbished cards/total cards [for a particular model]) has risen from 0 to 13.3 per cent at the high-end (Radeon R9 290X), and 6.7 to 15.5 per cent at the mid-end (Radeon R9 290). As a result, we think inventory digestion is progressing better than AMD’s ‘little bit in Q4’ commentary.”

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KitGuru Says: If AMD and its partners have truly managed to get rid of excess inventory in the channel, expect prices on certain AMD Radeon graphics cards to go up. While price increases can be insignificant, the main thing to keep in mind is that they will not get more affordable if demand and supply is in order.

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Another round of Radeon R9 290 price-drops may be incoming https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/another-round-of-radeon-r9-290-price-drops-may-be-incoming/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/another-round-of-radeon-r9-290-price-drops-may-be-incoming/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2014 23:59:32 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=221836 At least two online stores in North America recently started to sell AMD Radeon R9 290 and AMD Radeon R 290X graphics cards at or below $300, a price-point that is unprecedented for high-end graphics adapters. While the deals seem to be limited by time, it is possible that AMD and its partners may be …

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At least two online stores in North America recently started to sell AMD Radeon R9 290 and AMD Radeon R 290X graphics cards at or below $300, a price-point that is unprecedented for high-end graphics adapters. While the deals seem to be limited by time, it is possible that AMD and its partners may be preparing another round of price-cuts in a bid to better rival Nvidia Corp.

Although both AMD and Nvidia fight for the market share globally, the most intense battle happens in the U.S. market. All the planned price-cuts are first made in the U.S. and only then become available for customers in other markets. As a result, it is tremendously important what AMD, Nvidia and their add-in-card as well as retail partners offer in the U.S. since this may indicate upcoming actions in the U.K. and Europe.

U.S.-based Newegg currently offers PowerColor AXR9 290X 4G graphics card for $299 after $30 mail-in rebate. The same store also sells MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming 4GB for $319 after $30 mail-in rebate as well as Gigabyte GV-R929XOC-4GD for $329.

Another U.S. store, TigerDirect, offers PowerColor TurboDuo Radeon R9 290 4GB for $259.99 after rebate, which looks to be a very good offering. The most affordable Radeon R9 290-based graphics cards available at Newegg are XFX Double Dissipation R9-290A-EDFD 4GB as well as HIS iPower IceQ X² OC that cost $269. In fact, there are loads of Radeon R9 290 graphics cards that cost below $300 now.

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AMD’s Radeon R9 290X 4GB is AMD’s flagship single-chip graphics card that is based on the fully-fledged Hawaii XT graphics processing unit with 2816 stream processors, 176 texture units 64 raster operating pipelines as well as 512-bit memory bus. The Radeon R9 290 4GB graphics board is powered by Tahiti Pro GPU with 2560 SPs, 160 TUs, 64 ROPs and 512-bit memory interface. At present AMD and its partners are rolling-out Radeon R9 290-series graphics adapters with 8GB of GDDR5 memory onboard.

AMD and its partners started to adjust prices of the Radeon R9 graphics cards in late September, after Nvidia Corp. revealed its massively successful GeForce GTX 970 and GeForce GTX 980 graphics adapters. AMD itself denies that it is behind Radeon R9 price-cuts and claims that its partners are running promo campaigns.

While potential price-cuts yet have to reach the U.K. market “officially”, Overclockers UK already has a number of good offerings for those, who want to buy a Radeon R9 290/290X graphics card.

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KitGuru Says: While gamers from the U.K. and Europe can expect further price drops of Radeon R9 290-series graphics cards, people in the U.S. may expect very interesting offerings from stores on Black Friday later this month.

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AMD: We have not cut prices of GPUs, partners run promotions https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/amd-we-have-not-cut-prices-of-graphics-cards-partners-are-conducting-promotions/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/amd-we-have-not-cut-prices-of-graphics-cards-partners-are-conducting-promotions/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 20:49:28 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=217325 We looked here and asked there to bring you everything you need to know about AMD Radeon R9 price reductions and promotions. Last week it was reported that Advanced Micro Devices and its partners among suppliers of graphics cards reduced prices of AMD Radeon R9-series graphics adapters in a bid to be more competitive against Nvidia …

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We looked here and asked there to bring you everything you need to know about AMD Radeon R9 price reductions and promotions.

Last week it was reported that Advanced Micro Devices and its partners among suppliers of graphics cards reduced prices of AMD Radeon R9-series graphics adapters in a bid to be more competitive against Nvidia Corp.’s GeForce GTX 970/980 graphics solutions. Then, the report was somehow denied. Unfortunately, since AMD was in its quiet period before the announcement of Q3 financial results this Thursday, the company could not provide us a lot of answers, but today we managed to get loads of important details right from AMD.

It’s getting hotter on the graphics cards market…

During the earnings call AMD admitted that Nvidia has released very competitive products in the form of the GeForce GTX 970/980 and that it had to adjust to “some competitive dynamics” or even reposition certain products.

“We have certainly adjusted to some of the competitive dynamics, and we have made some positioning changes as well as some new marketing activities that you will see from us in the fourth quarter,” said Lisa Su, chief executive officer of AMD.

It is important to understand that while AMD executive admitted that Nvidia’s competitive positions became much stronger with the release of the new GeForce GTX graphics cards, it neither confirmed nor denied any price-cuts during the conference call.

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Richard Huddy: We are very, very competitive

In a bid to understand how AMD sees its positions on the market of high-end graphics cards and how it plans to compete against new offerings from its arch-rival, we decided to ask Richard Huddy, AMD’s chief gaming scientist, a few questions.

KitGuru: Hi Richard, nice to chat with you again! How do you consider competitive positions of AMD Radeon R9 product line these days? Are the Radeon R9 290-series graphics cards still the best high-end single-GPU graphics solutions for their money?

Richard Huddy: AMD continues to offer strong performance and great pricing on Radeon R9 series graphics cards right now thanks to channel promotions. You can purchase an AMD Radeon R9 290X starting at $369 (€320 in Europe, £275 in the U.K. and there are this week only promotions at OcUK that start at £233) – considerably better value than the Nvidia GeForce GTX 980, which is its equivalent. AMD provides excellent value for performance that is on par in most scenarios, especially at higher resolutions such as 4K, which matters greatly to gamers today. Looking at our AMD Radeon R9 290, you should start seeing prices starting at $299 (€250 – €260 in Europe, £215 – £240 in the U.K.). If you look historically, I don’t think we’ve ever seen that much performance for under $300. It’s insane. It’s very, very competitive.

KitGuru: You are talking about lower prices. There were reports that AMD decided to cut-down prices on the majority of the Radeon R9 graphics cards to better position them against Nvidia’s GeForce GTX. Is that true?

Richard Huddy: We have not issued any price cuts, nor price protection and we have not announced any for the future. We are conducting some promotions with our AIB partners that enables them to reach such competitive pricing on the Radeon R9 290 and 290X.

KitGuru: For how long these promotions might run?

Richard Huddy: The best news is that we have very healthy stock levels for both the Radeon R9 290 and 290X in the channel and the time to buy is now, with channel promotions bringing such great deals. We’ve got phenomenal products in the market and there’s plenty of it around.

KitGuru: Given your background with game development and some other things, I know you would like to add something… 🙂

Richard Huddy: If you look at competitive offerings, there are no free games, but with our 290X you can choose three of the latest games from the back catalogue. There are around 30 titles right now that you can choose from – and these include some of the latest triple-A games. There is Alien Isolation, for example, which came out last week and that’s already in the bundle. So you can choose from a selection of games that have been out over the last few months.

Talking of performance for a moment, if you look at some of the latest games coming out for example, Sniper Elite 3 it is one of the latest titles that is enabled with Mantle as an API. For example, the Radeon R9 290X is about anywhere between ten or 12 per cent faster than the GeForce GTX 980 when running on Mantle. So if you compare that, you’re getting more performance in the latest games for less money.

KitGuru: Thank you so much, Richard!

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Final words

AMD claims that it has not cut prices of graphics cards and also does not offer price protection on its Radeon products, yet, they are available at discount prices. It is completely unclear how AMD has managed to do this, but at the moment it is possible to get the AMD Radeon R9 290-series graphics cards with rather significant discounts. If one can get a Radeon R9 290X at the price of a GeForce GTX 970 at a local retailer, the deal seems to be a great one!

The Radeon R9 graphics cards also come with free games and support AMD’s Mantle API that can provide performance boosts in select cases. On the other hand, as Nvidia continues to polish off its drivers and optimize them for the Maxwell architecture, performance of the GeForce GTX 900-series graphics cards will get somewhat higher over time as well.

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KitGuru Says: While we could not get a confirmation from AMD about the price-cuts, we now know that there is a plenty of Radeon R9 290/290X graphics cards in the channel, which need to be sold. Why? Maybe to maintain AMD’s market share going forward (when the stocks deplete to certain levels, resellers start to buy from AMD, which is when market observers register sales), or maybe to prepare for something newer and bigger.

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