Sapphire Tri-X Radeon R9 Fury 4GB

The tests were performed in a controlled air conditioned room with temperatures maintained at a constant 23c – a comfortable environment for the majority of people reading this.Idle temperatures were measured after sitting at the desktop for 30 minutes. Load measurements were acquired by playing Crysis Warhead for 30 minutes and measuring the peak temperature. We also have included Furmark results, recording maximum temperatures throughout a 30 minute stress test. All fan settings were left on automatic.

Obviously the air cooler can't deliver the same low temperatures as the Cooler Master all in one liquid cooler fitted to the Fury X.

That said, the results are not too bad, considering Catalyst Control Center default settings are to maintain an 85c limit. Even when stressed with the synthetic Furmark, temperatures peak at 77c.

We install the graphics card into our system and measure temperatures on the back of the PCB with our Fluke Visual IR Thermometer/Infrared Thermal Camera. This is a real world running environment.

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The backplate on the Sapphire Tri-X R9 Fury helps to negate hotspots. The hottest part of the card measured 73.5C after 1 hour of gaming.

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