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So, the Radeon R9 380X card we received is a custom branded 4GB version with a dual-fan heatpipe slash radiator design cooler. It has two PCIe PEG power connectors (6-pin). The card has been designed to be a nice match for Full HD gaming, up-to 1080P.

AMD however is positioning these cards as a great alternative for 2560x1440 gaming as well, so we will place a focus on that in the review.

The Radeon R9 380X (reference) is armed with 4 GB graphics memory @ 5.7 Gbps / 256-bit to give you a little more leash with resolutions and image quality settings. The reference clocked products will run with clock frequencies up-to 970 MHz on its 2048 shader processors, this 3rd party model is clocked at 1.02 GHz for you with 5.9 Gbps (effective data-rate) on the memory.

The card has been designed to be a match for Full HD and places a strong focus on 1440P gaming, with 4GB and a handful of extra shader processors at your disposal it'll get you a long way. The tested model from PowerColor (TUL) comes with HDMI, DisplayPort and two DVI monitor connectors so all the bases are covered. Our PCS+ MYST card is clocked at 1020 MHz on the GPU and 5.9 Gbps on the memory (effective data-rate).