{"id":8111,"date":"2014-02-11T14:18:34","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T13:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=8111"},"modified":"2014-02-11T14:18:46","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T13:18:46","slug":"amd-radeon-r9-290x-named-product-of-the-year-at-pc-games-hardware-readers-choice-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/8111-amd-radeon-r9-290x-named-product-of-the-year-at-pc-games-hardware-readers-choice-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"AMD<\/span> Radeon R9<\/span> 290X<\/span> Named Product of the Year at PC<\/span> Games Hardware Reader\u2019s Choice Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rea\u00adders of top Ger\u00adman gam\u00ading enthu\u00adsi\u00adast maga\u00adzi\u00adne vote AMD<\/span> as Best Gra\u00adphics Chip Manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer, Awards Second Place in Pro\u00adces\u00adsor Category<\/em><\/p>\n

SUNNYVALE<\/span>, CALIF<\/span>.  \u20142\/11\/2014  <\/strong>AMD<\/span><\/a> (NYSE<\/span>: AMD<\/span>) today announ\u00adced three wins across three cate\u00adgo\u00adries of Ger\u00adman publi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon PC<\/span> Games Hardware\u2019s Rea\u00adder Awards 2013<\/a>, inclu\u00adding the AMD<\/span> Rade\u00adon\u2122 R9<\/span> 290X<\/span> GPU<\/span><\/a> as Pro\u00adduct of the Year. PC<\/span> Games Hard\u00adware <\/a>rea\u00adders also voted AMD<\/span> into first place in the Gra\u00adphics Chip cate\u00adgo\u00adry and into second place in the Pro\u00adces\u00adsor category.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Our rea\u00adders are wil\u00adling to spend their money only to buy the best tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy, and they obvious\u00adly have strong and edu\u00adca\u00adted opi\u00adni\u00adons on what hard\u00adware and soft\u00adware repres\u00adents the pin\u00adna\u00adcle of per\u00adfor\u00admance and value,\u201d said Cars\u00adten Spil\u00adle, edi\u00adtor of PC<\/span> Games Hard\u00adware. \u201cThis result for the new Rade\u00adon R9<\/span> 290X<\/span>, as well as a win for best gra\u00adphics pro\u00adduct and second place in pro\u00adces\u00adsors show that AMD<\/span> is crea\u00adting the right pro\u00adducts for the mar\u00adket today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rea\u00adders of PC<\/span> Games Hard\u00adware voted on both the web and the magazine\u2019s Febru\u00adary 2014 issue, with thou\u00adsands of rea\u00adders voting in each of the 26 categories.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>We\u2019re deligh\u00adted that PC<\/span> Games Hardware\u2019s rea\u00adders love our pro\u00adducts, and gra\u00adteful to them for reco\u00adgni\u00adzing the hard work AMD<\/span> engi\u00adneers have put into making the ulti\u00adma\u00adte GPU<\/span> for a new era of gam\u00ading,\u201d said Dar\u00adren Gras\u00adby, cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent and gene\u00adral mana\u00adger, EMEA<\/span> at AMD<\/span>. \u201cWhile pure hor\u00adse\u00adpower is always a good thing, the AMD<\/span> Rade\u00adon R9<\/span> 290X<\/span> is a com\u00adple\u00adte packa\u00adge for breath\u00adta\u00adking gra\u00adphics and audio thanks to its Gra\u00adphics Core Next archi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre and AMD<\/span> TrueAu\u00addio tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy. Last but not least is Man\u00adt\u00adle, which helps games deve\u00adlo\u00adpers speak direct\u00adly to the GPU<\/span> archi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre in its nati\u00adve lan\u00adguage, unlo\u00adcking an incom\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adble level of hard\u00adware opti\u00admiza\u00adti\u00adon, enab\u00adling ama\u00adzing image qua\u00adli\u00adty and performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

AMD<\/span> TrueAu\u00addio tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy brings a heigh\u00adten\u00aded level of revo\u00adlu\u00adtio\u00adna\u00adry audio immersi\u00adon, sur\u00adroun\u00adding gamers with rea\u00adli\u00adstic audio envi\u00adron\u00adments through ste\u00adreo head\u00adsets and spea\u00adk\u00aders. Armed with a dedi\u00adca\u00adted audio pro\u00adces\u00adsor in the GPU<\/span>, the AMD<\/span> Rade\u00adon R9<\/span> 290X<\/span> gra\u00adphics card will enable a richer and deep\u00adly immersi\u00adve sound\u00adscape, inclu\u00adding true to life echo\u00ades, con\u00advo\u00adlu\u00adti\u00adon reverbs and incre\u00addi\u00adbly rea\u00adli\u00adstic sound\u00ading environments.<\/p>\n

Made to per\u00adform for UltraHD (4K<\/span>) and AMD<\/span> Eye\u00adfi\u00adni\u00adty tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy, the AMD<\/span> Rade\u00adon R9<\/span> 290X<\/span> GPU<\/span> enables exqui\u00adsi\u00adte visu\u00adal expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adces on cur\u00adrent and upco\u00adming PC<\/span> titles with supe\u00adri\u00ador image qua\u00adli\u00adty and expan\u00adsi\u00adve, eye-ope\u00adning dis\u00adplays1, 2<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Out\u00adstan\u00adding fea\u00adtures of the AMD<\/span> Rade\u00adon R9<\/span> 290X<\/span> gra\u00adphics cards include:<\/p>\n