Sapphire's R9 390X Tri-X OC 8GB Performance Review from hardwarecanucks

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Source: http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/69646-amd-r9-390x-8gb-performance-review.html

Main Test System

Processor: Intel i7 4930K @ 4.7GHz

Memory: G.Skill Trident 16GB @ 2133MHz 10-10-12-29-1T

Motherboard: ASUS P9X79-E WS

Cooling: NH-U14S

SSD: 2x Kingston HyperX 3K 480GB

Power Supply: Corsair AX1200

Monitor: Dell U2713HM (1440P) / ASUS PQ321Q (4K)

OS: Windows 8.1 Professional

 

1440p

 

 

 

 

 

 

4K

 

 

 

 

 

performance wise quite similar to gtx 980

Quite card! ,however this is a non reference cooler

 

expected . more ram more power .

 

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Source:

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/reviews/video_cards/the-amd-r9-390x-8gb-performance-review/

Guru3d MSI r9 390x

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-radeon-r9-390x-gaming-8g-oc-review,1.html

[ozziestig]

Thats what I thought the 390x trading blows with the 980.

[Slinkey]

Pretty much equal to a GTX980 at 1440p and probably lower resolutions, but when it goes to 4K the 390X edges ahead.

[bloader]

Pretty good results if you ask me, seems that they're about on par with the GTX980.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

Lol what? This doesn't look like a direct rebrand to me

[Bouzoo]

You might wanna add to the title which version the 390X is. Also that is against a stock 290X and 980 as I understood so I'm now blown away. It's how I thought it would perform.

[nhatduy1611]

So it's about $100 less then a 980 and trade blow with it. Pretty nice card maybe i will pick one up.

[Analog]

So the 390X does perform better than a normal 290X. Not sure if that is simply because of its higher base clock, but good results nonetheless. 

[Unlikelyjoker]

It may be a "Rebrand" (i really hate saying this) but at least it does a good damn job.

[Castdeath97]

Seems about right, but in terms of value the r9 290x still beats the crap out of it.

 

Edit: also notice the difference in noise levels when jumping to a tri X cooler, I hope that the reference cooler improved as well.

[Anarchyz11]

That's pretty impressive for a re-brand, and a card $100 cheaper than a 980.  Definitely not a bad choice for someone wanting to spend $400.  Unfortunately the card is still in a weird spot.  Most people wont spend more than $300~ on a card, and those that do are looking at the Fury/980ti anyway.

 

 

I'm much more interested to see the 390's performance at its pricepoint.  If it kicks the 970's ass, that'll be huge. 

[TheMcSame]

Lol what? This doesn't look like a direct rebrand to me

Well keep in mind the clock speeds are different and the drivers probably have some sort of effect as well. Still pretty decent but probably reachable with an overclock.

[SkywardKkalox]

Nice, so if the 390x trades blows with the 980, then what to expect from the fury and fury X? The fury able to trade blows with the titan/980ti?

[Polyvalent]

"rebrand" just means its the same chip.  They probably have made some minor improvements and driver changes to improve performance

 

Well keep in mind the clock speeds are different and the drivers probably have some sort of effect as well. Though it's still pretty decent improvement considering it's a rebrand.

 

edit: fuckin ninja'd

[Misanthrope]

Disappointing. For as much as both reviewers I've seen try to convince us this is not a rebrand the performance is well within the rebrand territory: if you put a stock cooler, throttling 290x vs one of the best air coolers around by Sapphire of course you can expect this kind of results.

 

The only one that could be worth it again is the 390 nonx to replace the spot the 290x will leave.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

Well keep in mind the clock speeds are different and the drivers probably have some sort of effect as well. Still pretty decent but probably reachable with an overclock.

 

So it's not the direct rebrand everyone else has been saying 

[ozziestig]

I think AMD said they put some new technology into the 300 series that's not in the 200.

[misthosg]

And for 100 dollars less you get the 390 non-x with 8gb of vram as well. 

[TheMcSame]

So it's not the direct rebrand everyone else has been saying 

Or you know... It's a rebranded chip with an overclock on top...

[SuperPug]

So it's about $100 less then a 980 and trade blow with it. Pretty nice card maybe i will pick one up.

 

Or ... buy a 290X with a really good cooler for less and oc it.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

Or you know... It's a rebranded chip with an overclock on top...

 

which means its not a direct rebrand? 

[Misanthrope]

So it's not the direct rebrand everyone else has been saying

 

It kinda is. Some improvements were made in power consumption and that's really about it: even this article makes this point loud and clear:

 

While the R9 390X throws up an awesome price / performance bulwark against a stock GTX 980, it goes through an identity crisis when compared against similar R9 290X cards. For example, the Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X 8GB has a similar core clock and a 500MHz lower GDDR5 speed but it costs $40 less before generous rebates are factored into the equation. If we had that 290X here for comparison purposes, I guarantee I wouldn’t be able to find justification for the 390X’s premium. It just boggles the mind.

Throwing it against reference design 290x shows a difference but throwing it vs hefty aftermarket coolers shows almost no improvements except for some 4k gains on framerates that are still honestly not quite there.

[salecar3]

cant wait for furry x since 390x=980 at 1440p so and 4k is better so i woad say amd wins

[cesrai]

"rebrand" just means its the same chip.  They probably have made some minor improvements and driver changes to improve performance

 

 

edit: fuckin ninja'd

And it has more stream processors.

[Brainless906]

"While the R9 390X throws up an awesome price / performance bulwark against a stock GTX 980, it goes through an identity crisis when compared against similar R9 290X cards. For example, the Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X 8GB has a similar core clock and a 500MHz lower GDDR5 speed but it costs $40 less before generous rebates are factored into the equation. If we had that 290X here for comparison purposes, I guarantee I wouldn’t be able to find justification for the 390X’s premium. It just boggles the mind."

 

 

so..so its a great card but the 290x is still the king of price to performance?

 

right. Pretty sure we already knew that. 

 

"Regardless of whether you want to call this a rebrand or refresh (I’m firmly on the refresh side), the R9 390X is an undeniably appealing card for anyone who can’t justify spending over $450 for a GPU. It is truly amazing to see that a Hawaii-based derivative can be so competitive this far into its life. I’m just not sure if that represents a ringing endorsement for the versatility of AMD’s GCN 1.1 architecture or an honest critique about how the graphics performance yardsticks haven’t moved all that much in almost two years. Maybe it’s both."

 

That last part really got me. Basically its what i've been hollering about forever. The 290x didnt need to be that much more powerful because honestly Maxwell isnt that impressive on a pure performance standard. 

 

Still trades blows with a 980 which is slightly better...but for that price i'd likely just buy a 290x anyways. Price needs to come down (as if amd can afford that )

 

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