Sapphire R9 390x Power Consumption

Sapphire tri x radeon r9 390x.

Sapphire r9 390x power consumption.

Sapphire nitro radeon r9 390. We were sent samples of the r9 390x r9 380 and r7 370 but we didn t have an r9 390. Chipsets with a higher number of transistors semiconductor components. Sapphire nitro radeon r9 390.

Msi radeon rx 580 gaming x. We have our review of the sapphire tri x r9 390x 8gb and the msi radeon r9 390x gaming 8g. During gameplay power consumption is reasonable roughly at the same level as nvidia s previous generation kepler. Sapphire nitro radeon rx 580 8gb limited edition.

Being a dual slot card the amd radeon r9 390x draws power from 1x 6 pin 1x 8 pin power connector with power draw rated at 275 w maximum. Small semiconductors provide better performance and reduced power consumption. 00 05 furmark test 01 23 witcher 3 02 54 crysis 3 power consumption measured here is all power psu is drawing from wall and delivering to all system. Such numbers also prove that sapphire increased their board s power limit setting beyond the amd default.

The power consumption shows very clearly what s going on. Even though amd makes a point of highlighting its zerocore power feature which does drop the card to a miserly 5 to 6 w you. Sapphire has its tri x r9 390x clocked slower than the msi radeon r9 390x gaming 8g we tested before this with the gpu clocked at 1055mhz versus 1100mhz on the msi card and the 8gb of gddr5 is. View gallery 28 images.

The radeon r9 290x s power consumption at idle is surprisingly high. 2x dvi 1x hdmi 1x displayport. The card which trades blows with the gtx 970 is also overclocked out of the box and provides a dual bios as an extra safety net. Sapphire s r9 390 nitro is equipped with a triple fan cooler that runs very quiet and also delivers good temperatures of only 65 c during heavy gaming.

Uhd may have incorrectly labeled the the graphics cards as sapphire radeon r9 fury nitro and sapphire s radeon r9 fury nitro 48. Radeon r9 390x is connected to the rest of the system using a pci express 3 0 x16 interface. Power consumption is quite insane on the two r9 390x cards in crossfire.