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Sapphire Tri-X R9 390X 8GB Graphics Card Review

Final Thoughts

Price

The Sapphire Tri-x R9 390x 8GB is available in the UK from OverclockersUK for the amazing price of £359.99, while readers in the US can get it from Newegg for $429.99.

Overview

I’m extremely pleased with this graphics card, the additional tweaks made have allowed it to top the GTX 980 in some tests. We recently had the older R9 290X 8GB Tri-x graphics card in for review which provided more than enough VRAM, but not enough graphical performance; this is what that card should have been. Sapphire has really produced a high-end card here with some great features that would appeal to most enthusiast users; it might even be enough to tempt some NVIDIA users to consider an AMD graphics card.

The Tri-X cooler seems to have taken a step back from its bright colours and sharp corners to a more reserved, almost boring design. It is very grown-up and should appeal to a wider audience than the previous model. Along with the more reserved aesthetics, it provides amazing cooling capabilities, giving some of the best temperatures we’ve seen, especially on an AMD, air-cooled graphics card.

Like most of the Sapphire line-up, it’s missing a backplate. It might be a small issue, but most users with a window have a conventional layout which allows you to look at the graphics card; who would really want to look at the rear of a PCB when you have spent so much money on the card?

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