Recent rumors have suggested AMD is working on an improved version of its R9 290X graphics card, and today the company has confirmed it's true. According to an AMD representative, an overclocked 290X with 8GB of GDDR5 memory is on the way, although further details are a bit scarce at the moment.

AMD says it's already working with Sapphire, PowerColor, and MSI to manufacture the cards, but there are also "additional" AIBs in the works. As noted by Tom's Hardware, a purportedly leaked image from earlier this week shows an 8GB 290X from XFX. Of course, a beefed-up 8GB 290X already exists from Sapphire (for example), but this is AMD's first go-ahead on pushing 8GB single-GPU 290Xs out to most manufacturers.

AMD has said the 8GB R9 290X should arrive at retailers later this month, but has not made any reference to any other specification changes beyond the memory upgrade.