Reviewers Liked

  • Consumes significantly less power than reference design; dead silent
  • Bmr_approved.png, Silent operation, Improved performance, Low operating temperatures, Neat heat sink
  • Low power consumption, leads performance/Watt charts, Passive cooled no fan noise, Software voltage control possible, DirectX 11 support, Native HDMI output, No PCIe power connector required, GDDR5 memory, Support for AMD EyeFinity Technology, Native HDMI

Reviewers Didn't Like

  • Expensive in comparison to reference design; too tall for HTPC enclosures
  • Requires 2 PCI slots, No reduction in power consumption
  • Low price/performance ratio, Card might not fit all cases, due to cooler height, Cooler fins are sharp and could cut you, Slightly higher idle power consumption than reference design, DirectX 11 won't be relevant for quite a while, No support for CUDA