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So the MSI Radeon R9 380 Gaming edition we received is a 2GB version with a dual-fan TwinFrozr design heatpipe 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 R9 380 is armed with 2 GB graphics memory @ 5.6 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 918 MHz on its 1792 shader processors, this 3rd party model is clocked at one GHz for you.

The card has been designed to be a match for Full HD gaming, up-to 1080P, with 2GB models you probably shouldn't go higher anyway. The reality though is that the Radeon R9 380 performance wise honestly is at Radeon HD 7950 / 280 / 285 like performance, yet with only 2 GB of graphics memory.

The MSI Gaming model card comes with HDMI, DisplayPort and two DVI monitor connectors so all the bases are covered.