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So the Radeon R9 380X card we received is a custom branded 4GB version with a dual-fan heatpipe slash radiator design cooler. It has two PCIe PEG power connectors (6-pin). The card has been designed to be a nice match for Full HD gaming, up-to 1080P. AMD however is positioning these cards as a great alternative for 2560x1440 gaming as well, so we will place a focus on that in the review.

The Radeon R9 380X (reference) is armed with 4 GB graphics memory @ 5.7 Gbps / 256-bit to give you a little more leash with resolutions and image quality settings. The reference clocked products will run with clock frequencies up-to 970 MHz on its 2048 shader processors, this 3rd party model is clocked at 1.04 GHz for you with 6 Gbps (effective data-rate) on the memory.

The card has been designed to be a match for Full HD and places a strong focus on 1440P gaming, with 4GB and a handful of extra shader processors at your disposal it'll get you a long way. The tested model from Sapphire (NITRO edition) comes with HDMI, DisplayPort and DVI monitor connectors so all the bases are covered. Our Sapphire NITRO card is clocked at 1040 MHz on the GPU and 6 Gbps on the memory (effective data-rate).