Overall and Final Verdict

Not to look down on anything Sapphire has done in the past, but I think it’s obvious that Sapphire has really stepped up their game with the introduction of the Sapphire Toxic R9 270X. They completely changed their design strategy when it comes to the cooler for this card, not to mention the revamped color scheme and packaging as well. I really dig the styling that they went for on the Toxic R9 270X and that is even ignoring the fact that they went with my favorite color as well. Including a backplate was a welcome surprise that helps complete the package. On top of it all they even lit up the Sapphire logo up on the top to show off what card you are running.

The performance testing of the Toxic R9 270X was especially impressive. I couldn’t believe that small bump in GPU clock speed as well as the memory overclock managed to squeeze even more performance out of the R9 270X above what I saw yesterday from the Gigabyte model. I was a little disappointed with the noise test results but the performance results made it all worthwhile.

When I first saw the price point on the Toxic R9 270X I was a little surprised, especially when you compare it to the Gigabyte Windforce. But After taking everything into account I can completely see their justification for the higher price. First you are getting an aftermarket heatsink with the built in backlit logo on top. Additionally you are getting an even higher overclock, with performance that pushes the card up over the overclocked GTX 760’s in almost every instance. Lastly Sapphire even included an HDMI cable in with everything. All in all, I think this justifies the higher cost of the Toxic. 

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garfi3ld replied the topic: #33119 11 Oct 2013 13:31
Happy Friday everyone! Today I have a review of Sapphires flagship R9 270X called the Toxic. Enjoy

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