PowerColor Radeon PCS+ R9 390X 8GB Review
Published by Marc Büchel on 19.06.15Conclusion
| General | + | - | |
| The PowerColor PCS+ Radeon R9 390X 8GB did well in our tests. It comes with a tiny factory overclock of 10 MHz on the GPU, but on the other hand, there is a very decent cooler. Its fan profile has been set to keep the fans from spinning when the operating system is in idle, which make the card noiseless under these circumstances. Under load the PCS+ becomes audible, since the card is not getting warmer than 65°C. This means that the fans have to revv up quite a bit to maintain this temperature. Performance wise this particular card is on the level we expected it to be. Since the R9 390X is basically a rebrand of the 290X with 4 GB of additional memory, this card is able to score a few more frames especially with UHD. Most graphics intense games, when they're being run at UHD, require more than 4GB of VRAM and that is actually where the 390X with 8GB scores. |
- Performance - Cooling - Design - Noise level |
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| Cooling / Noise Level | + | - | |
| As noted earlier, the triple fan cooler on this particular card is quite powerful. We very much like the fact, that in idle this card is inaudible, since the fans are not spinning at all. Under load the situation changes, since the fan profile is rather progressive. PowerColor is making sure the GPU doesn't exceed 65°C, which means the fans are revving quite high, when you're playing games and the card becomes audible. Nevertheless, in our opinion, the noise level is on a reasonable level and so is the cooling. | - Inaudible in 2D | ||
| Performance | + | - | |
As we already mentioned, the card particularly benefits when being tested with games running ultra high resolutions. Having a closer look at UHD results, we see that this R9 390X with 8GB VRAM can pull away from the R9 290X by on average of 11.6 percent. This is thanks to the fact, that there is twice the memory and apart from that the VRAM also runs higher frequencies than the predecessor. Other than that the fact, that the GPU has been overclocked by a mere 10 MHz, doesn't bring any noticeable difference. Having a look at 1080p the 390X is only a tiny little be quicker than the 290X. |
- Performance - Power consumption |
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| Recommendation / Price | + | - | |
| At the moment we find this card listed in Europe
for 449 Euro. At this price point the PCS+ Radeon R9 390X 8GB is
an interesting card. Should you be looking for a graphics card with 8GB of VRAM, with good cooler at a reasonable price, the PowerColor PCS+ Radeon R9 390X is definitely worth checking out. |
- 2160p Gaming - Silent PC |
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| The PCS+ Radeon R9 390X 8GB receives good 4 out of 5 stars. | |||
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