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

MSI R9 280X Specs

As far as the technical specs go on paper the R9 280X looks almost identical to the HD 7970GHz Edition card. Both have 2048 STREAM processors with an engine clock at 1GHz, 3GB of GDDR5 memory with a 384-bit memory interface with a memory speed of up to 6.0Gbps with a total computing performance of 4.1 TLOPS.

There are 2 power connections required to run the R9 280X, there is a single 6-pin and a single 8-pin with a TDP of 250W so a 600W PSU or better is recommended for stable running of the card. There is a single PCIe 3.0 connection, 2 CrossFireX fingers and support for DirectX 11.2 via GCN and support for OpenGL 4.3/ Mantle.

The MSI Twin Frozr R9 280X features a single DVI connection, single HDMI and twin Mini Displayport outputs.

Graphics Core Next Architecture is the real change we are seeing as far as technology goes and this will be going into the PC market as well as the console gaming market, which is something AMD is heavily relying upon to help propel them into the next level. Usually when we get a reviewers guide it is pages upon pages of feature set and specs, but this launch specifications were very light and the focus was pretty much solely on performance and not a lot of new specs to read and digest.

The biggest push it seems this release is on performance in Battlefield 4 at 2560X1440 with a all the bells and whistles turned to their maximum settings for the ultimate gaming experience. MSI maintains their red and black color scheme and the Twin Frozr cooling is evident by its dual fans, aluminum heat fins and the HeatPipes radiating from the side of the card. The card also features a dual-BIOS that can be easily switched between the 2 so you can have one for normal and one for extreme overclocking.

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