AMD R9 380X 4GB Graphics Card CrossFire Review

news · December 10, 2015

Here at eTeknix, we strive to give the consumer the best possible

advice in every aspect of technology. Today is no different and we are

excited to bring you the CrossFireX review of theÃ‚Â newly released R9

380X graphics cards.

Based on the R9 380, which was based on the R9 285, the R9 380X was

designed to fit the gap that was obvious between the R9 380 and R9

390. Priced at just under Ã‚Â£200, sales have proven strong in the first

weeks and board partners have given their models the usual

overclocking treatment with the average clock speed of around 1030MHz

being around 50MHz higher than the Ã¢Â€Â˜reference' design.

Through our testing of both the XFX DD and Sapphire Nitro models, it

was evident that performance wasn't as high as I hoped and still left

a gap to fill under the R9 390. Reviewing the Rx 200 series lineup,

the R9 285 was an extremely late arrival. It was based on architecture

we were familiar with, but it introduced GCN 1.2 which is the

foundation of the brand new R9 Fury range. To me, this leaves a gap

for an R9 385 to be introduced to the market and the next step in the

graphics card race for late 2016.

When we test in CrossFireX, we aim to use two identical graphics card

to ensure that everything is as similar as possible. When using the

same cards, you can almost guarantee the same cooling capabilities,

power draw, core clock and other variables. This then gives us the

best possible outcome for maximum performance as the computer does not

need to compensate for any differences.

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