Sapphire R9 280 Dual X Review

Other games might show nvidia s card in a more favorable light but we do think that these cards are generally on par.

Sapphire r9 280 dual x review.

295 mm 11 6 inches 1x dvi 1x hdmi 2x mini displayport. R9 285 would be a partial refresh of their r9 280 series lineup supplying it with a new part that would serve to replace their nearly. Before going further take a good look at sapphire s dual x offering. Fortunately both amd s r9 280 and nvidia s gtx 760 are able to deliver there as can be seen on the best playable page later in the article.

There is a pair of dual link dvi connectors dvi d and dvi i each of which will support resolutions. Amd radeon r9 285 review. Sapphire used something similar to tame its tahiti based r9 280 so we re optimistic about the cooling solution on this card. Its most striking feature is the dual x cooling solution which may not win beauty contests but earned the reputation of being one of the quietest vga cooling solutions on the market.

A new price point keeps the r9 280 in the game. This card is no exception. View all 37 comments. Show more comments.

262 mm 10 3 inches 2x dvi 1x hdmi 1x displayport. Sapphire radeon r9 280 dual x. By tarinder sandhu on 20 march 2014 16 00 tags. In reality this card is the reincarnation of the radeon hd 7950 of the yesteryear and with that said we re looking at the probably last iteration of the said gpu in the form of the sapphire r9 280 dual x oc boost.

Be in the know. Vtx3d r9 280 x edition. The sapphire dual x r9 280 comes overclocked from the factory. Xfx double d r9 280 black edition.

1x dvi 1x hdmi 2x mini displayport. One thing that s synonymous with special edition cards like the dual x is that they re overclocked. The sapphire dual x r9 280 supports up to four monitors with four full size video connectors. This is a sapphire dual x review not a reference 280 launch.

Sapphire r9 285 dual x oc. Sapphire s dual x r9 280 tends to take a slight lead in most titles. The radeon r9 280 not to be mistaken for the 280x is amd s latest graphics card to hail the r9 moniker. The main comparisons we have here today against the sapphire r9 280 dual x 3gb oc is the reference amd r9 270x 2gb which sits directly below it and the xfx r9 280x 3gb double d black edition oc.