XFX Radeon R9 370 Core Edition Leaks to Web, Higher End R300 Series Cards to Follow

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AMD R300 Series is around the corner

We know that AMD is getting ready to refresh its graphics card lineup -- a refresh that's long overdue, as far as we're concerned -- though it looks like the first of the upcoming Radeon R9 300 Series won't be a flagship part. At least that won't be the case if, as rumored, XFX launches its Radeon R9 370 Core Edition video card powered by AMD's Trinidad Pro processor next month.
The rumor originates at Videocardz, which caught wind of the forthcoming card by a reader of the site claiming to work for XFX. According to the supposed XFX employee, the first GPU of the R300 Series will be Trinidad Pro, and the site believes him to be telling the truth after a new leak from XFX seemed to corroborate his story.
If true, the R9 370 Core Edition (R9-370A-ENF) will come in 2GB and 4GB GDDR5 versions, both with a 256-bit memory bus, single 6-pin PCI-E power connector, and two Dual-Link DVI ports flanked by HDMI and DisplayPort.
R300 Series

Based on the rumors so far, the R9 370 Core Edition will be a mid-range card. Here's a look at the full lineup:

• AMD Radeon R9 390X: 28nm Fiji XT GPU, 3,584 cores, 224 TMUs, 64 ROPs, 4GB memory, $599
• AMD Radeon R9 390: 28nm Fiji Pro GPU, 3,328 cores, 208 TMUs, 64 ROPs, 4GB GDDR5, $399
• AMD Radeon R9 380X: 28nm Hawaii XTX GPU, 2,816 cores, 176 TMUs, 64 ROPs, 4GB GDDR5, 512-bit, price unknown
• AMD Radeon R9 380: 28nm Hawaii Pro GPU, 2,560 cores, 160 TMUs, 64 ROPs, 4GB GDDR5, 512-bit, price unknown
• AMD Radeon R9 375X: Tonga XT GPU, 2,048 cores, 128 TMUs, 32 ROPs, 2GB GDDR5, 384-bit, price unknown
• AMD Radeon R9 375: Tonga Pro GPU, 1,792 cores, 112 TMUs, 32 ROPs, 2GB GDDR5, 256-bit, price unknown
• AMD Radeon R9 370X: Trinidad XT GPU, 1,280 cores, 80 TMUs, 32 ROPs, 2GB GDDR5, 256-bit, price unknown
• AMD Radeon R9 370: 28nm Trinidad Pro GPU, 1,024 cores, 64 TMUs, 24 ROPs, 2GB GDDR5, 256-bit, price unknown
• AMD Radeon R7 360X: Bermuda GPU, 896 cores, 128-bit GDDR5, price unknown
• AMD Radeon R7 350X/340X: Oland GPU, 320 cores, DDR3 and GDDR5 memory, 128-bit
• AMD Radeon R5 300: Caicos GPU, 160 cores, DDR3 memory, 64-bit

None of these are official or set in stone, and as you can see, more is 'known' (rumored) about the higher end GPUs than the lower end ones. So, take these specs with a block of salt.
There are also a few benchmarks scattered around the web, though their legitimacy is a huge question mark, expecially when putting up numbers like this.
Regardless, it looks like we won't have to wait long to see what kind of performance AMD's R300 Series brings to the table.
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