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Review: AMD Radeon R9 280X, R9 270X and R7 260X

by Tarinder Sandhu on 8 October 2013, 05:00

Tags: AMD (NYSE:AMD)

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GRID 2

Homepage: gridgame.com.com | Publisher and Developer: Codemasters.com

Amazing graphics and buttery-smooth gameplay makes GRID 2 one of the best racers around.

A new entry in the benchmark suite, GRID 2 is kinder on Nvidia GPUs than the studio's own DiRT Showdown. We see very good performance from the trio of new R-series cards; even the R7 260X plays well at 1080p and ultra-quality settings.

Per-second examination - R9 270X - 1,920x1,080

The $199 R9 270X's performance never drops below 50fps. The game looks great and feels very smooth to play.

Per-second examination - R9 280X - 2,560x1,440

Whatever the R9 270X can do at 1080p (1,920x1,080) the R9 280X generally matches at 1,440p (2,560x1,440), and GRID 2 doesn't half look good on a 27in monitor touting that native resolution.