The "R7" denotes relative ranking within the family, meaning that an R9 should always be faster than an R7. The next three digits are the model -- AMD is starting with the 200 series, so an R7 260 ...

As such it was time to bring in a new naming scheme, a bit more in line with AMD's APUs. R9 will be high-end and R7 will be mainstream and inevitably R5 being entry level. After that you'll notice ...

AMD announced the Radeon R7 and R9 series of “Hawaii” graphics cards and cores on Wednesday, an attempt to storm the pinnacle of performance PC graphics. AMD broadcast what it called its ...

Buyers may very well be more fixated on the 370 part of the name rather than the more critical R7/R9. Those thinking the 370 is the successor to the 270 are going to be disappointed. AMD now has a ...

The new line, officially called the AMD Radeon R7 Series, is being marketed to gamers looking to upgrade their system's overall responsiveness. The AMD Radeon R7 Series SSDs utilize Toshiba Group ...

AMD has sampled the press with a trio of X-rated cards - namely the R9 280X, R9 270X and R7 260X. The names bear little correlation to previous Radeon branding, so let's first take a moment and ...

All cards in the entire AMD Radeon R7 to R9 range are PCI Express Gen 3 compatible which provides a 2x faster transfer rate than the previous generation, this delivers capabilities for next ...

Unlike the Radeon R9 270X and R7 260X, however, the Radeon R9 280X isn’t clocked any higher than AMD’s current flagship Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition. In fact, the R9 280X has a slightly lower ...