When I spoke about the AMD launch of its new R9 cards, I mentioned that most of the cards are rebadged versions of the 7000 Series cards. That doesn’t mean manufactures couldn’t go out of their way to improve on the designs themselves. Asus attempted this with their flagship R9 280X called the Matrix R9 280X Platinum. The Matrix itself brings a lot of amazing features, but the platinum edition is handpicked and equipped with a higher overclock to go with it all. Today I’m going to take a close look at the card to see what sets it apart from the rest of the R9 280X’s on the market.
Product Name: Asus ROG Matrix R9 280X Platinum
Review Sample Provided by: Asus
Written by: Wes
Pictures by: Wes
Specifications |
|
GPU |
Radeon R9 280X |
GPU Clock |
1100 MHz |
Memory Clock |
6400 MHz |
Memory Size |
3072MB GDDR5 |
Bus Type |
PCI Express 3.0 |
Memory Bus |
38bit |
Stream Processors |
2048 |
DirectX 11 |
Yes |
DVI Port |
DVI-I / DVI-D |
Power Connections |
2 x 8 pin |
DisplayPort |
Yes x4 |
HDMI |
HDMI 1.4a |
HDCP |
Yes |
Cooling System |
2.5 slot cooling solution with direct CU design and two 10 cm fans |
Backplate |
Yes |
Demensions |
11.2 " x 5.7 " x 2.1 " Inch |
Features |
VGA Hotwire Tweakit Turbo Fan Activator Safe Mode DIGI+ VRM with 20-phase Super Alloy Power DirectCU II MATRIX LED Load Indicator GPU Tweak Software |
Accessories included |
1 x CrossFire cable 1 x DVI to D-Sub adaptor 1 x Power cable |