ASUS Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II Graphics Card Review

That problem was not always an offer awesome; instead, it simply made us reconsider exactly how we check GPUs. The truth that lots of people were seeing reduced efficiency on retail bought cards than with the referral cards sent out to push for testimonials was a much larger bargain. In our screening in November the retail card we bought, that was utilizing the precise very same colder as the referral version, was running 6.5% slower than we anticipated.

The reality that lots of individuals were seeing reduced efficiency on retail acquired cards than with the recommendation cards sent out to push for testimonials was a much larger bargain.

The noticeable hope was the retail cards with custom-made PCBs as well as colders would certainly be launched from AMD companions and also in some way repair this entire issue. If that was right, today we see.

When we initially examined both the R9 290X as well as the R9 290, we came away extremely amazed with the GPU as well as the efficiency it supplied. The 290X was a brand-new course of solitary GPU efficiency while the R9 290 virtually matched efficiency at an insane $399 cost tag.

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When we initially examined both the R9 290X and also the R9 290, we came away extremely amazed with the GPU as well as the efficiency it supplied. The 290X was a brand-new course of solitary GPU efficiency while the R9 290 almost matched efficiency at an insane $399 cost tag.

Clock rates had a substantial quantity of variation depending on the video game and also we saw a GPU that was ranked as “up to 1000 MHz” running at 899 MHz in Skyrim and also 821 MHz in Bioshock Infinite. These rates likewise altered based on the “warm” or “cool” standing of the graphics card – had it heated up as well as been energetic for 10 mins prior to screening? If so, the efficiency was measurably reduced than with a “cool” GPU that was simply begun.