Running at stock? Or already overclocked?

Yagami5159, I think it would be good if those submitting their scores should indicate the graphic card's core/memory speed. Perhaps you can add a new column inside your leaderboard.

Truly impressive. 1241 MHz is it the max boost clock speed, or base clock? Btw, how about the memory speed?

Kindly provide your core clock / memory speed.

Yagami5159 I think you still got hackcremo's score wrong. And it's a HD 7870 XT model, not the regular 7870.
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=66206900

Anyway, Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X reporting in for duty. All running at stock speeds.

Core Clock: 1000 MHz
Memory clock: 1300 MHz

Unigine Heaven scores

GPU-Z

Ayam no likey to overclock GC.

Never had a steady AMD card since HD 4890. Time to rekindle the old flames, after all my first ever gaming graphic card was AMD also.

Sorry, yes last time known as ATI. Mine not that long ago like yours. I can't recall fully, but I think it was a X300. With HyperMemory to 512MB (hijack your system's RAM).

No, discrete card got that technology. Nvidia's one is TurboCache IINM.

HyperMemory is a passive feature on some lower end cards that allows the GPU to utilize your system's RAM. They typically have a small VRAM strapped to the card, but will hijack system RAM should the need arises. This feature is also available to discrete graphic cards. To date, some cards like HD 6670 (Sapphire) still has this HyperMemory feature.

This is really some excellent scores. Your OC at stock voltage?

Nice info, thanks! Btw, what are the max temps you're getting (with / without OC)? Do you use custom fan profile?

I am getting roughly max 79 - 81C at default fan profile (auto), ambient roughly ~ 30C. I noticed the Tri-X dumps a lot of thermal waste (heat) back into the casing. CPU temps all also go up. Too bad the R9 290 blower (aka reference cooler) really sucks, else it would have served a much better purpose, especially if our casing don't have good airflow.

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Good, at least I know my temps are normal. I was wondering how come I'm not achieving the supposedly 72 - 73C that I'm seeing reviewing websites are getting, but then yeah I remembered that they also typically have very low ambient temperature, 20 - 23C.

And yes, I find the Tri-X's sweet spot to be not more than 55%. Once it reaches ~ 60%, it is quite noisy.

What about your AMP! Edition? Does it have a more reasonable noise level? I guess this is where the GCN based GPUs' Achilles heel is, they achieve amazing levels of performance at the expense of power and heat. Nvidia achieves it with much more finesse, and have better power/heat ratio, but unfortunately they're also significantly pricier. Lol, really both have pros and cons.

Indeed it was noisy at 60%. But it hardly go to this level, the most I have observed was max 53% only, which is still relatively silent. The only time it hit 63% was when I set my Corsair H60 in intake position (fan pulling in fresh air from outside), hence increasing my casing temperature once it passes through the radiator, so the graphic card's fan had to spin faster in order to maintain the temperature profile and guaranteeing the 1000MHz clock speed.

So far I have not observed anything out of the blue. How about yours? Was it a fan rattling issue with your old 7870 XT?

Quite impressive this card. Do you happen to have a record of the card's overall length? I might be interested to try out this card if opportunity presents itself, but due to a poorly placed PCI-E x16 lane on my mobo, I am limited to cards of not more than 280mm. The Tri-X was an exception, since the fan shroud sits lower than the actual PCB, so it cleared the top portion of my HDD cage (which can be easily obstructed by long cards).

My, that is really hot. I have no air-con in my PC room, so it should be anywhere around 30C. Getting around 79 - 81C on auto fan speed (can hit ~53% max).

What are your other specs? Seem like your casing have a very poor air flow.

I see, that is a very small casing. It simply does not have enough exhaust (or large enough) to expel out all the hot air coming out from the 290 Tri-X. No surprise then why it can hit such high temperatures. At 100%, the sound must have been...intolerable? Actually I believe the reference card would have done you better, since it expels the heat out directly from your casing.

Or change to other m-ATX casings with better airflow. Obsidian 350D?

Mine is around 43 - 45C at idle. Load is aroung 79 - 81C. All on auto fan settings and stock clocks/voltages. Your 37C seems like a good one.

Correct, 20% is the baseline on Auto, it will never go lower than that.

Probably, but is your room air-conditioned?

Same here too bro. No air-condition, just ceiling fan. Room's pretty hot, so I'm guessing the ambient temp should be around ~ 30C or so.

A linear fan profile giving you 37C on idle is pretty good. What about leaving in on Auto?