NCIX benchmarks the 300 series cards

[getrekt]

We got what the leaks had already proved!

The whole 300 series is a rebrand with specs a bit here and there

There is a 10-15% increase in performance (mostly due to the factory oc on the cards)

Link - MSI Radeon R9 390X, 380, + 370 Twin Frozr Review:

Check out the review and please leave your thoughts down below

[Kyuubixchidori]

10-15% improvements you say? whats normal for cards each generation? I know cpu wise if we got a 10% improvement we would all be floored

[ZetZet]

10-15% improvements you say? whats normal for cards each generation? I know cpu wise if we got a 10% improvement we would all be floored

no there is no improvement, all of those benchmarks are against reference r9 290x and r9 290 which have lower clocks and downclock because the cooler sucks. performance difference is as much as you can get by just random results everytime you run a benchmark. Same with others too. If LTT does a review with their normal overclock as far as you can results you will see no improvement.

[getrekt]

no there is no improvement, all of those benchmarks are against reference r9 290x and r9 290 which have lower clocks and downclock because the cooler sucks. performance difference is as much as you can get by just random results everytime you run a benchmark.

Also the MSI cards are factory oced, that must have added to the performance gap.

[Bouzoo]

 

no there is no improvement, all of those benchmarks are against reference r9 290x and r9 290 which have lower clocks and downclock because the cooler sucks. performance difference is as much as you can get by just random results everytime you run a benchmark. Same with others too. If LTT does a review with their normal overclock as far as you can results you will see no improvement.

 

Here you can see it compared against Sapphire 290X 8GB Tri-X. It actually is 10% better which I still find hard to believe.
 

EDIT: quotedet the wrong person 

[SkilledRebuilds]

The 300 series are the 200 series now with..lesser OC headroom and double the Vram on the PCB.

 

On the MSI Radeon R9 390X Gaming 8G, we have a GPU clock of 1100MHz, while the 8GB of GDDR5 RAM is clocked at 6.1GHz (1525MHz x 4)

If I OC'd my 8GB 290x, to 1100Mhz/1525Mhz, edited the bios so this was STOCK settings from the get-go,.. its the same thing.. (Even though apparently power saving tweaks were done by AMD)

 

Anyone looking to buy a 300 series should look for 200 series cards running out of stores,..for cheap, if available.

 

[M156]

10-15% improvements you say? whats normal for cards each generation? I know cpu wise if we got a 10% improvement we would all be floored

 

Its because the 3xx cards are OC'd from the get go. If you take a 2xx card and OC it to the same clocks, you'll get the same results. 

 

Wait for Linus to do a 290X to 390X comparison. Luke likes to OC, chances are the results are going to be the exact same within a few FPS. 

[cesrai]

Here you can see it compared against Sapphire 290X 8GB Tri-X. It actually is 10% better which I still find hard to believe.

@ZetZet

Your opinion ?? and link to your steam profile I lost your link sorry.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

It has 0DB feature? Woah... wouldn't it get toasty? 

[Bouzoo]

@ZetZet

Your opinion ?? and link to your steam profile I lost your link sorry.

I think they may have just OC'd it even more in factory and so you won't be able to OC it that much yourself as you could have. That's just 1 option. Maybe the memory speed makes that of a difference which.

 

Also I've wuoted the wrong person, was actually quoting him. 

[ZetZet]

@ZetZet

Your opinion ?? and link to your steam profile I lost your link sorry.

Tri-x is lower clocked. Also look at the power consumption, it probably just boosts higher http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/7202/msi-radeon-r9-390x-gaming-8g-video-card-review/index11.html

Also seems to depend on the game http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/msi_r9_390x_gaming_8g_review/11in this review you can see other 290x's beating 390x. Whatever is true it still sucks.

 

 

http://steamcommunity.com/id/TheZetZet

[cesrai]

Its because the 3xx cards are OC'd from the get go. If you take a 2xx card and OC it to the same clocks, you'll get the same results. 

 

Wait for Linus to do a 290X to 390X comparison. Luke likes to OC, chances are the results are going to be the exact same within a few FPS.

Don't think 80MHz clock difference would lead to that gap

[cesrai]

Tri-x is lower clocked. Also look at the power consumption, it probably just boosts higher http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/7202/msi-radeon-r9-390x-gaming-8g-video-card-review/index11.html

 

 

http://steamcommunity.com/id/TheZetZet

Tri-x is lower clocked. Also look at the power consumption, it probably just boosts higher http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/7202/msi-radeon-r9-390x-gaming-8g-video-card-review/index11.html

 

 

http://steamcommunity.com/id/TheZetZet

Boosts higher ? like GPU boost 2.0 on Nvidia side ?

[SkilledRebuilds]

Don't think 80MHz clock difference would lead to that gap

Also...not just the core was OC'd,..The 290x does not have 1500Mhz memory clocks, but 1250Mhz memory clocks. 390X has 1500Mhz

[cesrai]

Also...not just the core was OC'd,..The 290x does not have 1500Mhz memory clocks, but 1250Mhz memory clocks. 390X has 1500Mhz

Got it got it.

[ZetZet]

Boosts higher ? like GPU boost 2.0 on Nvidia side ?

amd gpu's boost too. nothing special. 

[cesrai]

amd gpu's boost too. nothing special.

But not like GPU boost 2.0 right ? like if you set it's max clock in a program like MSI afterburner it just wont go higher but with Nvidia boost 2.0 it just boosts it self depending on temps and power consumption ( I think power consumption effects too ).

[Sam Z Man]

I like the looks of that 370 so sexy for the small price you have to pay.

[ZetZet]

But not like GPU boost 2.0 right ? like if you set it's max clock in a program like MSI afterburner it just wont go higher but with Nvidia boost 2.0 it just boosts it self depending on temps and power consumption ( I think power consumption effects too ).

no idea how it works tbh.

[cesrai]

no idea how it works tbh.

Got it, it's just I haven't seen any AMD card go over the max clock you set.

[Techhog]

Also...not just the core was OC'd,..The 290x does not have 1500Mhz memory clocks, but 1250Mhz memory clocks. 390X has 1500Mhz

Either I have the worst luck in the world, or memory rarely overclocks well. At least for me and my luck, that memory boost is a differentiator.

[ZetZet]

Got it, it's just I haven't seen any AMD card go over the max clock you set.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6152/amd-announces-new-radeon-hd-7950-with-boost