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AMD Radeon R9 390X
The R9 390X is the R9 290X with twice the VRAM (this seems unnecessary) that is clocked a bit higher alongside a slightly higher core frequency. On paper this means a 5% increase in GP/s and a 20% greater memory bandwidth.
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By TechSpot
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The R9 390X carries an MSRP of $430, 30% more than the current R9 290X for less than 10% additional performance. This is still a better value than the GTX 980, costing 14% less for just 7% less performance, but it's hardly enough to get us excited.
By TrustedReviews
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The R9 390X is designed to take on the GTX 980, and it does an excellent job. It’s almost £50 cheaper than Nvidia’s card and, in many games, it’s a little faster – and in titles where it’s not quite as quick, it’s never far behind. AMD’s clock increases and memory boosts have clearly worked.
By 4k.com
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For its price, the R9 390X is a great choice and especially worthwhile if you'd like to do your gaming in Full HD at high fps or in 1440p at decent fps. As a 4K GPU, however, this isn't the best card on the market.Check the Price of the MSI R9 390X...
By MaximumPC
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By The Guru of 3D
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MSI has a great build at hand with their gaming edition card, a little bulky maybe, but it ticks all the right boxes and as such can be recommended if you are in the market for a product like this. The MSI Radeon R9-390X Gaming 8G OC is recommended and approved by Guru3D.com if you are upgrading from say the 7800 or 7900 series, as that would make sense. But pricing wise, be on the lookout for good deals on the 290 series.
By LegitReviews
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It does appear to be using the Hawaii GPU that has been on the market since 2013 and the device id in GPU-Z is the same on the 290X/390X. No wonder the GPU cooler on a 390X is interchangeable with the one on the 290X!
By Overclock3D
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It costs much less than you might expect to pay for this level of performance, and does so whilst looking great, being quiet and cool, and generally finding itself utterly deserving of our OC3D Gold Award and your consideration.
By Ocaholic
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In this article you find a list all AMD Radeon R9 390X graphics cards sorted by manufacturers with names, models and specifications. If you know a model we missed, please let us know in the...
By GameSpot
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It’s enough to help the R9 390X take the performance crown, but it’s not enough to unlock more resolutions or quality levels when compared to the Nvidia hardware.
By EuroGamer
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Actual use-case scenarios beyond 4GB are limited right now, and the decision to kit out 390X with twice the memory of the new Fury X flagship is curious to say the least. But what's clear is that games' appetite for VRAM is only going to move in one direction, and as developers have been telling us for years now, the more GPU memory you have, the better - and in R9 390X, it's kind of reassuring just to know that it's there.
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