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In this review we will test the new AMD Radeon R7-260X, R9-270X and R9-280X. Follow us into this review where we'll look at temperatures, noise, performance, frame latency and we'll even give Ultra High Definition gaming a go with the hottest game titles on the globe.
You can read the entire review right here.
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#4671395 Posted on: 10/08/2013 07:19 AM
Reread article. There is difference and optimizations.
I can't complain about 280x, its very nice card for its price as 7970. Now we can pick cheaper 7970 or slightly faster 280x for affordable price.
Looking forward for 290x!
Thanks for review!
There is no difference between R9 280x and 7970.
Reread article. There is difference and optimizations.
I can't complain about 280x, its very nice card for its price as 7970. Now we can pick cheaper 7970 or slightly faster 280x for affordable price.
Looking forward for 290x!
Thanks for review!
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#4671397 Posted on: 10/08/2013 07:21 AM
has a better fan (lower dba whilst lower temperature) , very nice at this price!
i read on another review on tweakers that the driver is whining if there is no CFX bridge connected. they were also getting poor performance in eyefinity. So it needs a driver update!
Apparantly also PCIE-3 is also needed for this bridgeless technology due to the bandwidth. (but previous cards with pcie-3 support are also supported it seems)
has a better fan (lower dba whilst lower temperature) , very nice at this price!
i read on another review on tweakers that the driver is whining if there is no CFX bridge connected. they were also getting poor performance in eyefinity. So it needs a driver update!
Apparantly also PCIE-3 is also needed for this bridgeless technology due to the bandwidth. (but previous cards with pcie-3 support are also supported it seems)
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#4671405 Posted on: 10/08/2013 07:46 AM
Nice review, though a bit lame that all of them are refreshes of the last generation. From what I've seen in those charts I suspect the 290X to be between a Titan and a 780 in performance, what I really care about is the price though. All the cards in this review have good prices, I wonder if they can keep that up with 290/290X.
Nice review, though a bit lame that all of them are refreshes of the last generation. From what I've seen in those charts I suspect the 290X to be between a Titan and a 780 in performance, what I really care about is the price though. All the cards in this review have good prices, I wonder if they can keep that up with 290/290X.
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#4671412 Posted on: 10/08/2013 08:03 AM
"Especially with standards like PCI-E Gen 3.0 there's plenty of bandwidth there, but even at Gen 2.0, it really isn't an issue"
3.0 is in fact not required. Also what I gather from that is whether you are using PCI 2.0 or 3.0, the performance difference will be very minimal with a 2x xfire setup.
Might be reading into things a bit much... but I haven't seen any info to disprove this...
Apparantly also PCIE-3 is also needed for this bridgeless technology due to the bandwidth. (but previous cards with pcie-3 support are also supported it seems)
"Especially with standards like PCI-E Gen 3.0 there's plenty of bandwidth there, but even at Gen 2.0, it really isn't an issue"
3.0 is in fact not required. Also what I gather from that is whether you are using PCI 2.0 or 3.0, the performance difference will be very minimal with a 2x xfire setup.
Might be reading into things a bit much... but I haven't seen any info to disprove this...
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There is no difference between R9 280x and 7970.