Review: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X WindForce OC

Total War: Rome II

Homepage: totalwar.com/en_gb/rome2 | Publisher: Sega | Developer: The Creative Assembly

Providing an excellent mix of strategy and action, Total War: Rome II's epic turn-based gameplay can swallow hours of your life.

The overclocked R9 290X WindForce OC continues to knock on GTX 780 Ti's door, particularly at higher resolutions. Gigabyte's card is, in most cases, marginally quicker than reference. There have been no real surprises in terms of in-game performance, now let's get on to the other important factors...