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Review: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X WindForce OC

by Parm Mann on 9 January 2014, 16:30

Tags: Gigabyte (TPE:2376), AMD (NYSE:AMD)

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Crysis 3

Homepage: Crysis.com/us/crysis-3 | Publisher: Electronic Arts | Developer: Crytek

Crysis 3 is a beautiful-looking game that continues to tax high-end systems. We've FRAPS'd a 30-second section near the start of the game, with lashing rain, numerous reflections and full DX11 pomp on show.

As expected, the R9 290X WindForce OC is slightly faster than reference in Crysis 3. There's not a lot in it between these ultra-high-end cards, and the savvy among you will be identifying the overclocked Radeon R9 290 Tri-X or indeed a standard GeForce GTX 780 as sub-Ā£400 possibilities.