Review: Sapphire R9 390 Nitro

Conclusion

Spending as much money on a graphics card upgrade as on a console is a task that shouldn't be taken lightly. Nvidia and AMD hope that such an outlay will see you opt for either the GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon R9 390.

AMD's card builds on the R9 290 by improving frequencies and increasing the framebuffer to 8GB. There's enough chutzpah here to run the newest games at a 2,560x1,440 resolution with smooth frame rates in most titles. This is a GPU primed for a QHD FreeSync monitor.

And the results proximity between it and the rival GTX 970 is eerily close; both offer a really solid gaming experience. Sapphire knows this and builds a couple of Nitro cards around the R9 390 GPU.

Equipped with excellent coolers that offer low temperatures in concert with relatively low noise, Sapphire has done all it can to make the R9 390 an attractive card. It remains a fine choice if you want to go down the AMD route for your graphics fill.

Sapphire Radeon R9 390 Nitro

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