Sapphire TRI-X OC 290X - Cat 13.12 Avg FPS/Temps/Overclock

[Paulenski]

Card Specs:

Stock - 1040 core / 1300 mem / Voltage: Idle .938-.945 / Load 1.125-1.141 Average

 

Other samples on Overclock.net confirm that Sapphire TRI-X uses only Hynix Memory modules (R0C model), can confirm with my own card.

 

Proof of ownership - http://i.imgur.com/jcevDAF.jpg [using from other forum ]

Updated photo, moved my audio card to the bottom. http://i.imgur.com/gItT5x5.jpg

 

Valley 1.0 Benchmark Chart: Includes all temps/clocks from benchmark http://i.imgur.com/NIkcc14.png

Updated Info: AB allows for AUX Voltage control which is related to the memory voltage, with a +50mv increase I went from a max of 1500 to 1690mhz. Thus also caused a slight increase in VRM2 temp, going from an average of 51-53 to an max of 55C in all benches.

 

Best score: 3297 http://i.imgur.com/O6SKr1I.png [ For this score, I used slightly higher core clocks which required 195mv offset on core for stability and caused 100C VRM1 Temps. Definitely was not ideal or a daily driver]

 

Heaven 4.0 16~ minute loop benchmark Extreme 1080p Fullscreen

Sensors/Monitoring: http://i.imgur.com/1uUTvfq.png

1202 core 125mv offset / 1650 (6600) mem aux 50mv offset

Fan Profile: 80-83% for first 9~ mins, 83-88% the last 7~ mins

GPU Max: 78C (77C average)

VRM1 Max: 92C (88-90C average)

VRM2 Max: 59C

 

Dunno why I ran this at 1500 Memory but I'll update when I do it with the higher memory clock. Might provide some better numbers.

Best Score: 1612 http://i.imgur.com/bhnQ4vK.jpg

 

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BF4 with a single TRI-X OC 290X

3770k @ 4.3Ghz

Cat. 13.12

1185 core/1650 mem @ 125mv core offset/50mv aux offset

ULTRA Setting, 4xAA, 1080p

 

Bench results::

Dawnbreaker, Conquest, 64 players

71C Core

74C VRM1

55C VRM2

5 Minute bench - VSYNC ON - AVG FPS: 58.247 - Min: 45 Max: 63

VSYNC OFF - AVG FPS: 70.097 - Min: 45 Max: 144

 

Dawnbreaker - VSYNC On

Frames Below 50 - 3% of 5 minute bench

Frames Below 55 - 13% of 5 minute bench

 

Dawnbreaker - VSYNC Off

Frames Below 50 - 2% of 5 minute bench

Frames Below 55 - 17.67% of 5 minute bench

 

 

---------Used slowly lower clocks for these, 1152/1500 @ 25mv core offset------------------------

 

Lancang Dam, Conquest Large, 64 players

65C Core

63C VRM1

51C VRM2

5 Minute Bench - VSYNC ON - AVG FPS: 57.567 - Min: 45 Max: 63

 

Operation Locker, Deathmatch, 32 players

65C Core

61C VRM1

51C VRM2

5 Minute Bench - VSYNC ON - AVG FPS: 59.87 - Min: 53 Max: 63

 

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Metro Last Light Benchmark:

 

3 runs - SSAA on

Average Framerate: 55.00
Max. Framerate: 108.03
Min. Framerate: 12.03

1202/1690 @ 125 mv core / 50mv aux

 

Temps have been consistent from previous benchmarks, hitting high 77-78C core, 88-91C on VRM1, 55C Max on VRM2

 

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UPDATE (1/23/2014):

 

3DMark Scores

 

Firestrike: 11037

1208 / 1700

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/1585460

 

Firestrike Extreme: 5612

1213 / 1725

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/1585519

 

My Extreme score seems kinda low from what I was expecting.

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I hope this can help give people some idea on the temps and clocks possible with this card. I do have some higher than expected VRM1 temps, I hope to see other samples to make sure my card isn't out of spec.

 

If you guys have any suggestions on what kind of information you want to see from this specific card or how 290X performs under overclocking conditions, just ask. I do plan on bringing up some AC4 numbers and temps.

[lachyman]

Can you tell exactly where did you get those 45FPS drops in BF4?

By the way, really nice overview, really in depth.

[Paulenski]

I was actually discussing this with a friend today, it only accounted for 5% of the total runtime, and frames below 55 I believe accounted for only 17-18% of the runtime. I'll need to double check in the morning

[Paulenski]

Can you tell exactly where did you get those 45FPS drops in BF4?

By the way, really nice overview, really in depth.

I need a larger sample size to get more long-term affects while playing but here's what I got from the results I posted above.

 

Dawnbreaker - VSYNC On

Frames Below 50 - 3% of 5 minute bench

Frames Below 55 - 13% of 5 minute bench

 

Dawnbreaker - VSYNC Off

Frames Below 50 - 2% of 5 minute bench

Frames Below 55 - 17.67% of 5 minute bench

[Paulenski]

Updated with Firestrike Scores