Moving into the position of flagship to the new 300 series, the 390X offers up some significant improvements to its predecessor the 290X and is a serious contender to the GTX 980 on many levels. Furthermore to this, the 390X GAMING 8G we’ve looked at today is MSI’s representation of how to squeeze the most out of a GPU.
Laden with the new Twin Frozr V cooling solution, this card not only follows a meticulous design with stylish aesthetics but it’s also very practical too. We found the thermal performance very good and noise levels exceedingly low. When the card is in its idle or low-load state, the cooling fans cease spinning – further strengthening the low-noise characteristics.
On the performance front, 390X GAMING 8G is ‘neck and neck’ with the GTX 980. This overclocked variant of the 390X appears to favour high-resolutions, so those wanting to pair this card up with a 4K monitor would be well advised to do so.
Another highlight to draw attention to this graphics card is its price. Priced at £350 GBP / $429 USD it is cheaper than the rival GTX 980 and in manages to attain a decent position in both our value and overall performance analysis charts on the preceding pages.
MSI R9 390X GAMING 8G is a superb graphics card which offers great build quality, low-noise operation and tackles the high-end gaming arena very well indeed.
Click here for an explanation of our awards at Vortez.net.
Laden with the new Twin Frozr V cooling solution, this card not only follows a meticulous design with stylish aesthetics but it’s also very practical too. We found the thermal performance very good and noise levels exceedingly low. When the card is in its idle or low-load state, the cooling fans cease spinning – further strengthening the low-noise characteristics.
On the performance front, 390X GAMING 8G is ‘neck and neck’ with the GTX 980. This overclocked variant of the 390X appears to favour high-resolutions, so those wanting to pair this card up with a 4K monitor would be well advised to do so.
Another highlight to draw attention to this graphics card is its price. Priced at £350 GBP / $429 USD it is cheaper than the rival GTX 980 and in manages to attain a decent position in both our value and overall performance analysis charts on the preceding pages.
MSI R9 390X GAMING 8G is a superb graphics card which offers great build quality, low-noise operation and tackles the high-end gaming arena very well indeed.
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Pros
+ Aesthetically pleasing
+ Low-noise operation
+ Decent cooling solution
+ DirectX 12 ready
+ Military Class 4 components
+ 3 years warranty
Cons
- Stock GTX 980 is still faster in some scenarios
+ Aesthetically pleasing
+ Low-noise operation
+ Decent cooling solution
+ DirectX 12 ready
+ Military Class 4 components
+ 3 years warranty
Cons
- Stock GTX 980 is still faster in some scenarios
Click here for an explanation of our awards at Vortez.net.
