Sapphire is AMD’s larger board partner so as expected that have a pretty nice selection of AMD’s 300 series graphics cards. Sitting at the top of the 300 series is the Radeon R9 390X. This is of course a rebrand of AMD’s previous R9 290X, but with 8GB of GDDR5 memory. Also the rebrand has given AMD time to fine-tune the chip and add new features. This card is 100% DirectX 12 compliant and has AMD specific features like FreeSync, Super Virtual Resolution, and Eyefinity. Sapphire’s take on the card brings with it their Tri-X cooling solution that uses Intelligent Fan Control II technology that will turn the fans off when the GPU is not running hot and a massive 10mm heatpipe to keep things cool, 16K hours capacitors to lengthen the lifespan of the card, a dual BIOS, and the card is of course factory overclocked. Let’s jump in and see what this card can do!
Special thanks to Sapphire for providing us with the Tri-X R9 390X Graphics Card to review.
Packaging
The Sapphire Tri-X R9 390X comes in Sapphire’s typical retail packaging. On the front some of the main features are listed and it does let us know this card is factory overclocked.
On the back of the card there is quite a lot of information about the card and many of its different features.
Getting everything out of the box we have the Tri-X R9 390X graphics card, HDMI cable, product guide, quick installation guide, case badge, and a driver and software CD.
For a full unboxing and overview of the Sapphire Tri-X R9 390X be sure to check out our video below.