Sapphire Amd Radeon R9 290 Tri X Review

Posted march 8 2015 8 58pm gmt by crimsonrayne category.

Sapphire amd radeon r9 290 tri x review.

Amd s reference radeon r9 290 and 290x cooler earned our disdain once we figured out that it was causing the otherwise impressive hawaii gpu to operate at. Sapphire uk price as reviewed. Also equipped with 4gb of the latest high performance gddr5 memory on a 512 bit interface and clocked at 1300 mhz 5 2ghz effective. Since the 290 tri x oc is based on amd s reference board the card has the.

429 06 inc vat us price as reviewed. Whereas amd s reference design debuted at speeds of 947mhz and 5 000mhz respectively sapphire s r9 290 tri x moves things along by bumping the core to a cool 1 000mhz and the 4gb gddr5 memory to. Amd radeon r9 290x sapphire tri x 4gb review benchmark tech tribunal. Sapphire r9 290 tri x has 2560 stream processing units and an engine clock of up to 1000 mhz.

Amd s second tier graphics card is a solid performer for 1080p and 1440p gaming but is power hungry. Sapphire s custom design r9 290x tri x oc impresses with low noise levels that still run the card at cool temperatures. In europe the price over reference is just 10 which makes the choice a no brainer. Meet the sapphire radeon r9 290 tri x oc.

Cooling the radeon r9 290 and 290x. 631 99 ex tax the stock r9 290 series cards all well known. The first customized 290 series card in our hands sapphire s radeon r9 290 tri x oc is a rather straightforward semi custom card. Sapphire radeon r9 290 tri x oc review.

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