AMD has just released their new R3 series of SSDs, offering aggressive pricing under the company’s own Radeon brand and sports the signature aesthetic of the brand.
The SSDs delivers competitive pricing, utilizing TLC NAND and uses Silicon Motion SM2256KX controller, which is the same as most well-known SSDs today. The R3 Series SSDs will come with a 3-year warranty and is fully compatible with both AMD and Intel hardware.
“Superior in value and performance. Get up to 10x of a traditional hard drive. Bring new life to your tired PC for far less cost than you would expect.”
Being a product targeted for budget-consumers you can never expect this to perform remarkably, but th 240GB model and higher are observed to reach speeds of up to 520MB/s reads and 470MB/s writes, Which is pretty good for a budget oriented product.
Full specifications for the AMD Radeon R3 SSD below.
Right now It’s still available only on US and Canada, with the US pricing being as follows: $40.99 for the 120GB model, $69.99 for the 240GB model and $136.99 for the 480GB model. Prices are taken from AMAZON US.