MSI R9 390X Gaming 8G Review

[tinytomlogan]

The latest Radeon card has landed, and we've worked through the night to bring you the low-down. Just a re-brand or a refinement? Let's find out.


MSI R9 390X Gaming 8G Review

 

[MiNo]

Price?

Lots of praise about performance vs price. However, the usual spot where the price is normally mentioned (top of page) is empty.

 

[barnsley]

Lots of praise about performance vs price. However, the usual spot where the price is normally mentioned (top of page) is empty.

In the video Tom says £350.

 

[Tripp]

Keeping up with a 980 and cheaper very nice amd

 

[cooperman]

Lots of praise about performance vs price. However, the usual spot where the price is normally mentioned (top of page) is empty.

http://www.scan.co.uk/search.aspx?q=r9+390x

 

[Fetchez La Vache]

No overclocking results?

 

[Arulmani]

Good one!

 

[tinytomlogan]

Lots of praise about performance vs price. However, the usual spot where the price is normally mentioned (top of page) is empty.

Price: https://goo.gl/amHQCN

No overclocking results?

Did it need it? (FYI this arrived Tuesday)

 

[Kaapstad]

Price: https://goo.gl/amHQCN






Did it need it? (FYI this arrived Tuesday)

Tom did you try raising the memory speed at all to see if there was any extra headroom ?

Having said that @stock it is very respectable compared to the old 4gb 290Xs.

 

[WYP]

Tom did you try raising the memory speed at all to see if there was any extra headroom ?

Having said that @stock it is very respectable compared to the old 4gb 290Xs.

yeah, the stock memory on these things are great compared to the old R9 290X

+250MHz on each memory chip is great to see

 

[Kaapstad]

yeah, the stock memory on these things are great compared to the old R9 290X

+250MHz on each memory chip is great to see

And twice the capacity.

 

[WYP]

And twice the capacity.

Indeed. I'm almost tempted to buy one, just got a refund on my bricked R9 290X a week ago.

 

[Speed]

Hmm. Bit pricey for what is essentially a rebrand of a 2 year old card with a bit more VRam and an overclock. Got to keep those profit margins up I guess.

 

[RisaFujiyama]

Wait a second, does that memory speed increase do that much? I meant 390X still have same chips as 290X, right?And yet it beat some GTX980.

If a small memory increase can do this much, I wonder how HBM will do.

 

[WYP]

Wait a second, does that memory speed increase do that much? I meant 390X still have same chips as 290X, right?And yet it beat some GTX980.

If a small memory increase can do this much, I wonder how HBM will do.

That is a great point. I'm looking forward to seeing how the R9 Fury X does.

 

[mazty]

How loud was the card? Plus would be interested in OC headroom. As I'm looking to get a card around the £300 mark, I'm torn between a 970 or maybe this (maybe Fury if it's performance is good enough).

 

[Speed]

Wait a second, does that memory speed increase do that much? I meant 390X still have same chips as 290X, right?And yet it beat some GTX980.

If a small memory increase can do this much, I wonder how HBM will do.

Not sure, some of the numbers look a bit iffy. Asus GTX980 Matrix beating a GTX980Ti in GTA V for example, very odd.

 

[Ghosthud1]

At this point I'd still be buying a 980, the overclocking on those cards open up the flood gates. The TF5 cooler is more impressive than the card at this point.

 

[Greenback]

How loud was the card? Plus would be interested in OC headroom. As I'm looking to get a card around the £300 mark, I'm torn between a 970 or maybe this (maybe Fury if it's performance is good enough).

Tom does mention the that it was virtually silent in the video

 

[RisaFujiyama]

That is a great point. I'm looking forward to seeing how the R9 Fury X does.

Yeah, same here. Cant wait.