Home / Tech News / Featured Announcement / Sapphire R9 290X Vapor-X OC Review

Sapphire R9 290X Vapor-X OC Review

To overclock today we use the latest version of Sapphire own software, TriXX.
overclocking

trixx oc
We increased the voltage further and pushed the card to 1,223mhz – a 13.2% manual increase on the core clock speed. The memory maxed out at around 1,550mhz – a 10% increase.
3dmark11oc

3dmark11oc
The manual tweaked speeds translate into another 800 points in 3DMark 11 – pushing the final score from 16,407 points to 17,206 points.

Become a Patron!

Check Also

Yotei Sucker Punch

Ghost of Yotei announces surprise ‘Echoes of Sekigahara’ Expansion

Sucker Punch Productions found a strong formula with the release of 2020’s Ghost of Tsushima, updating the title with new, free content and eventually a paid expansion. Following in its footsteps, the team have now announced that 2025’s Ghost of Yotei will be getting its own dedicated expansion – with ‘Echoes of Sekigahara’ arriving in just a few weeks’ time.

5 comments

  1. This is awesome- i love the GPU reviews here. Wish I had £500 spare, or £600 for the 8GB version.

    No votes yet.
  2. Sapphire focus a lot on the VRM’s – which many AMD partners DON”T. Glad to see you pointing it out in this review

    No votes yet.
  3. The Sapphire 290 is the better value card, its only 6 phase, not 10, but it overclocks well and saves you £130. enough to get a good new power supply

    No votes yet.
  4. I prefer their blue finish, to the orange. its very sexy. I still have a Sapphire AIW card, thats how well they are built 😉

    No votes yet.
  5. Not much of an AMD fan but that card looks sexy.

    No votes yet.