Sapphire TRI-X R9 290X 4GB OC Pro Reviews

The ASUS Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II and Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X are both solid video cards that run cool and have great performance thanks to their factory overclocks.

Sapphire's R9 290X Tri-X 4GB graphics card is among the fastest we have ever tested at PC Perspective. Its overclocked settings out of the box, at 1040 MHz GPU clock, are a bit lower than the ASUS model but some very simple and basic overclocking can easily level the playing field. The GeForce GTX 780 Ti now has another strong competitor in the performance department that also comes with a $100 lower price tag. Once again, my conclusion is based solely on the fact that these parts SHOULD be available at these prices sometime in the not-too-distant future. If the retail partners and etailers continue to jack up the prices on AMD's R9 series of graphics cards, our outlook could change pretty dramatically. For now, the Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X 4GB looks to be another fantastic retail Hawaii GPU.