HIS Radeon R9 280 IceQ X2 OC 3GB GDDR5 PCIe H280QMC3G2M

Overview

No Metascore yet

Browse 7 expert reviews so far

Excellent:

1
Good:

1
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Unique styling; Excellent temperatures; Low noise, Strong gaming value; Well priced
Factory overclock, Excellent design and construction, IceQ X2 Cooler performs brilliant, DirectX 11.2 ready and PCIe 3.0 Compliant, Supports CrossFireX, UltraHD 4K display support, Multiple outputs – 2x mini DisplayPort / full size HDMI /DualLink DVII, Su...

Cons:

Big and heavy heatsink; Blue PCB colour
Vents exhaust inside your PC case, No real overclocking headroom, Price is relatively high on current market

TechSpot is supported by its audience. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more.

Last revision on September 15, 2016

Reviewers Liked

Unique styling; Excellent temperatures; Low noise, Strong gaming value; Well priced
Factory overclock, Excellent design and construction, IceQ X2 Cooler performs brilliant, DirectX 11.2 ready and PCIe 3.0 Compliant, Supports CrossFireX, UltraHD 4K display support, Multiple outputs – 2x mini DisplayPort / full size HDMI /DualLink DVII, Su

Reviewers Didn't Like

Big and heavy heatsink; Blue PCB colour
Vents exhaust inside your PC case, No real overclocking headroom, Price is relatively high on current market

Expert reviews and ratings

HIS has once again delivered an absolutely fantastic design and cooler on AMD's latest Radeon series graphics card. The reference Radeon R9 280 holds nothing special in terms of performance since its a rebadged HD 7950 based on the Tahiti Pro die which...

By WCCFTech on July 01, 2014

My performance rating of the HIS Radeon R9 280 IceQ X² OC 3GB is based on a comparison between a Radeon R9 270X and an NVIDIA GTX 770. While this isn't the most ideal set to compare the R9 280 to, I'm hoping that you the readers will already know where...

By Benchmark Reviews on June 27, 2014

Good news first or bad news first? I've always been a “bad news first” kind of guy, so here we go. As this is the second tier of the R9 280 for HIS, I would have liked to see a little higher factory clock and a Crossfire bridge included in the kit. The...

By overclockers.com on August 04, 2014

Despite the fact that the board is based on the older Radeon 7950 GPU, HIS has succeeded to transform it into a great deal for the second time, by including the proven two-slot cooling system which is equipped with two 89mm silent fans. Through the...

By MadShrimps on July 21, 2014

Well priced gaming card that offers unique styling and impressively low...

By Pureoverclock on July 11, 2014

When you look at the Radeon R9-280 overall, performance, Eyefinity features, PCIe gen 3 compatibility and all other stuff then we can only conclude that we like these cards belong in the mainstream to high-end (not enthusiast) graphics card arena. For...

By Guru of 3D on July 03, 2014

Mit der Radeon R9 280 hat sich AMD ein im Preisbereich von etwas weniger als 200 Euro interessantes Modelle der Radeon-R9-Serie erschaffen. Insgesamt muss man aber immer wieder erwähnen, dass es durch die zahlreichen Modelle für den Käufer nicht leicht...

By Hardwareluxx on July 16, 2014