MSI AMD R9 280X Twin Frozr Gaming OC 3GB Video Card Review & Benchmarks

Updated: October 10, 2013

AMD jumps back in the gaming ring.

It’s that time again. Time for some new blood to be put into the video card market and this time it’s AMD’s turn at the wheel. The hype surrounding the new R9 and R7 series video cards will now be put to rest as the actual testing results get in on all the new cards.

We take a look today at the MSI Twin Frozr Gaming Edition video card that is priced at $299.99 and aimed to compete with the GTX 760-770 cards from NVIDIA. The new R9 280X is a mid level gaming solution that is not the Titan killer that many were expecting, but still something from AMD that will help lower the pricing of cards all around.

Many of you have already surfed the net and have seen that the new R9 280X shares many things in common with the HD 7970GHz Edition video cards and that basically it is a rebranded card with a few new technical twists. AMD is planning on having their next level of card up the R9 290X be the so-called Titan killer, but for those wanting to save money and still get a solid card I think the R9 280X will find a nice home in todays market. AMD really wants to get your cash and even though many things have remained the same lets see what is different and how this card stacks up against the competition.

Continue Reading: MSI R9 280X Specs

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Cyborgmatt is IceFrog aka Gabe

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YourBoyTweak

This is pretty interesting. I’m wondering if I’m Better off picking up two of these up to run Versus a single GTX 780. Have you benched marked this yet. what would be a better option elric.

Also in this case this computer is used for a gaming setup on top of game design and coding.
- Supermongole
  
  Better buy two R9 280x ^^
Potus

The benchmarks definitely are in favor of AMD’s 280x, even with it competing toe-to-toe with NVIDIA’s GTX 770 in GAMING (to which it is to compete with) and is a few frames away from GTX 780′s performance. Considering the price-performance ratio, the operating temperatures of running them, the Mantle api, CGN technology, OpenCL improvements, and established Eyefinity Multi-monitor setup. And there is still the 290X which won’t need a physical crossfire bridge connector, supposedly making it a more stable? experience. Hold off on buying until the flagship comes out and gets reviewed, though.
- YourBoyTweak
  
  One thing I’m really interested in is the pricetag for the 290x. I was really amazed by the price of the 280x and if the 290′s price is around 500 with the right power I might be looking into it more
Spc Smith T

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I just picked up the Asus 7970 direct CU-2 after seeing the price drop today at the store.
Shinkueagle

Yum yum! Old tech or not.. @ $299… I CANNOT complain!!! If I wait until Xmas it might drop $50(wishful thinking) BUT… I am willing to wait! Anyway it goes, I will be upgrading my 2 year old video card soon! =)
yawa77

As stated in the article you can Crossfire it with a 7970. Since this is a rebaged 7970 Ghz Edition does the 7970 your Crossfiring it with have to be a Ghz edition as well?
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I’m still confused about whether crossfiring two of the 280x’s requires a bridge or not. I thought it was only the 290′s that are bridgeless but TOT is making it sound like that’s wrong and a pair of 280′s can go bridgeless aswell. So can they or can’t they?
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