As far as factory overclocks go, the 1080MHz core and 5.64GHz RAM on the new Sapphire Vapor-X 290X is impressive and takes the prize for the highest factory overclock on this card [H]ard|OCP has seen yet. That didn't stop them from pushing it to 1180MHz and 5.9GHz after a little work which is even more impressive. At both the factory and manual overclocks the card handily beat the reference model and the manually overclocked benchmarks could meet or beat the overclocked MSI GTX 780 Ti GAMING 3G OC card. The speed is not the only good feature, Intelligent Fan Control keeps two of the three fans from spinning when the GPU is under 60C which vastly reduces the noise produced by this card. It is currently selling for $646, lower than the $710 that the GeForce is currently selling for as well.
"We take a look at the SAPPHIRE Vapor-X R9 290X TRI-X OC video card which has the highest factory overclock we've ever encountered on any AMD R9 290X video card. This video card is feature rich and very fast. We'll overclock it to the highest GPU clocks we've seen yet on R9 290X and compare it to the competition."
Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
- Sapphire Radeon R7 260X CrossFire Review @HiTech Legion
- ASUS Radeon R9 270X DirectCU II TOP @ [H]ard|OCP
- ASUS R9 270 Direct CU II OC 2 GB Video Card Review @ Madshrimps
- EKWB ASUS GTX 780 Ti DCII OC Full Cover Water Block Review @ Madshrimps
- Zotac GTX 750 Zone Edition @ Hardware Heaven
- Palit GTX 750 Ti KalmX 2 GB @ techPowerUp
- Palit GTX750 Ti KalmX @ Kitguru
- PNY GTX 780 Ti XLR8 OC Single & SLI Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX Titan Black GHz Edition @ X-bit Labs
- ASUS Republic of Gamers Striker Platinum GTX 760 4GB SLI @ eTeknix
- PNY GTX 750 Ti XLR8 OC @ [H]ard|OCP
The second fastest GPU in the
The second fastest GPU in the world is here. Can’t wait for the fastest GPU in the world, the 295X Toxic.
I’ve been reading about this
I’ve been reading about this card for a few months now, even the R9 290 version. In some cases the R9 290 can even beat out the titan.
I keep going back an forth on getting one of these 2 cards. The reason why i keep looking at the R9 290 is because it’s only $440.
ZzzzZZzzzzZZZZzz
ZzzzZZzzzzZZZZzz
I know, it’s is so quiet one
I know, it’s is so quiet one can’t avoid falling asleep!
😛
I own a 290, paying a further
I own a 290, paying a further ~$150 for just 4 more compute units doesn’t make sense IMO.
The Sapphire mousepad included is crap.
I own three 290s and yes the
I own three 290s and yes the 290X isn’t worth it. I also wonder whos buying all the Nvidia cards? I had both AMD and Nvidia Cards and I personaly see no reason to buy top of the line Nvidia Cards. Price/Performance is way worse than AMD and I had driver issues with both in the past.