It is not a secret anymore that AMD is ready with their dual Hawaii GPU and its called Radeon R9 295X2 and that it is coming being announced on April 8. We also know that its based on two fully enabled Hawaii XT cores along with 8GB of GDDR5 memory and dual 512-bit memory interface. We also saw some not-so-good pictures of the card but they give a good idea of how the graphics card will look like.

ASUS Radeon R9 295X2:

As a latest development in this matter, few more leaks happened today. Press shots of ASUS’ version of the Radeon R9 295X2 leaked along with some other pictures detailing the hybrid cooling solution and PCB of the graphics card. The ASUS Radeon R9 295X2 comes in a huge box, its almost the size of two normal graphics card combined. The box highlights the hybrid cooling solution and the support for DirectX 11.2 along with the presence of 8GB of memory. In terms of looks, the ASUS’ version largely looks same as the reference model of the R9 295X2. However, there’s a minor difference. Some leaked shots from today are showing a grill on the top of the 92mm fan with a Radeon logo whereas some shots show it naked. In case of ASUS, the fan is naked and has a simple ASUS sticker. It also has ASUS stickers on the radiator fans. This might be the only differentiation between the reference model and the one made by AIBs.

AMD Radeon R9 295X2 PCB:

Furthermore, a clear shot of the PCB has also leaked which show two Hawaii XT cores in full glory. They are surrounded by memory chips and power circuitry. A PLX link chip is also present which takes care of the on-board connection between the two cores. The Radeon R9 295X2 also supports quad Crossfire over xDMA Crossfire link with enhanced scalling. Each core has 5+1 phase VRM taking care of its power requirements. Power comes to the card from two 8-pin PCIe connectors. The PCB is very long itself and measures at 30.5cm. In terms of display connectivity options, it comes with single DVI port and four DisplayPorts.

AMD Radeon R9 295X2 hybrid cooling solution:

New leaked pictures also detail the hybrid cooling solution. It is made by Aestek and consists of two blocks with integrated pumps, similar to what we see in AIO CPU cooler, along with a 120mm radiator. Each blocks sits on one GPU and is connected with the radiator and the other block. AMD has opted for the 38mm thick rubber tubing. In addition to the watercooling setup, some parts of the PCB are covered by a metallic plate which provides cooling to memory and VRM. It gets cool air from the 92mm fan present in the shroud. It is also accompanied by a large metallic plate on the back which helps in cooling as well as provides physical support to the PCB.

AMD Radeon R9 295X2 specifications and release date:

As we already know, the R9 295X2 has two Hawaii XT cores 5632 stream processors, 352 TMUs and 128 ROPs. Cores are clocked at 1018 MHz but we are sure that this is the turbo clock which is not engaged all the time. The 8GB memory is clocked at 1250 MHz (5GHz effective). It’s expected to have around 350W TDP.

AMD Radeon R9 295X2 will be announced on April 8 and that’s when only the reviews will be published. It will hit the shelves later this month for around $1500. Pretty much everything has been leaked about the R9 295X2 at this point apart from some raw performance numbers however a slide deck which leaked yesterday gave an insight about how AMD thinks about the performance of their card. They claim it to be around 60-65% faster than the R9 290X.