Sapphire R9 280X Vapor X Review

After a delayed release from late 2012 to March 2013, the game received much anticipation and hype. Tomb Raider received much acclaim from critics, who praised the graphics, the gameplay and Camilla Luddington’s performance as Lara with many critics agreeing that the game is a solid and much needed reboot of the franchise. Much criticism went to the addition of the multiplayer which many felt was unnecessary. Tomb Raider went on to sell one million copies in forty-eight hours of its release, and has sold 3.4 million copies worldwide so far.

We use the ULTIMATE profile shown above and test at 1920×1080 and 2560×1600.

Strong performance from all the cards on test, the only card to fall below the 25 fps sweet spot is the GTX760 SC at 2560×1600. The Sapphire R9 280X Vapor X is slightly slower than the Sapphire HD7970 6GB Toxic Edition.

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