Sapphire R9 290X Vapor-X OC Review

Rating: 9.5.

If you are in the market for a high end graphics solution then Sapphire surely have to be on your final shortlist. The company have been releasing award winning graphics cards consistently for the last year – featuring the best coolers that money can buy. Today we look at their very latest R9 290X Vapor-X OC featuring a custom designed three fan cooler and out of the box overclocked speeds. Is it worth the £500 asking price?

Sapphire R9 290X Vapor-X OC Specification:-

• GPU: Hawaii XT
• Stream Processors: 2816
• ROPS: 64
• Core Speed: 1080MHz >
• Memory Speed: 5640Mhz
• Memory interface: 512-Bit
• Memory capacity: 4096MB GDDR5
• PCI-Express X16 lane required
• 600W or greater PSU required
• Power Connectors: 8-pin + 6-pin required
• Display Outputs: 2x Dual Link DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
• Warranty: 2yr

Become a Patron!