The AMD Radeon R9 390 is a high-end video card built for exceptional 4K gaming and VR experience. Based on the latest generation of AMD GCN architecture, this card features 2560 Stream Processors and 8GB 512-bit GDDR5 memory, delivering new levels of performance and capability craved by serious gamers. A rich array of AMD GPU technologies is included, offering more than one way to elevate your gaming experience, like AMD FreeSync Technology for smooth, tear-free gaming, Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC) for less power consumption by limiting the target frame rate, and Virtual Super Resolution (VSR) that delivers brilliant 4K experience, even on a 1080p display.
This SAPPHIRE card boasts a range of features previously reserved for high-end cards, including long-life capacitors and award-winning Black Diamond Chokes, as well as the award-winning cooling solutions. Its sleek, elegant contours can fit any build and adds an aggressive look to your gaming rig.
DirectX 12, Vulkan & OpenGL 4.5 APIsBattle-ready with optimized performance for next-gen APIs (DirectX 12, Vulkan, OpenGL 4.5, Mantle) and is designed from the ground up to give you everything you need to enjoy the latest games today and tomorrow.
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)Get quality that rivals 4K, even on a 1080p display while playing your favorite AAA or online games thanks to AMD’s VSR.
AMD FreeSync TechnologyAMD FreeSync technology puts an end to choppy gameplay and broken frames with fluid, artifact-free performance at virtually any framerate.
AMD LiquidVR TechnologyAMD's pioneering Virtual Reality technology is poised to bring better content, comfort, and compatibility to VR applications – from simulations, gaming, entertainment, education, social media, travel and medicine to real estate, ecommerce and more – for a whole new level of presence.
AMD Eyefinity TechnologyEnjoy the ultimate immersive gaming experience with innovative “wrap around” multi-display capabilities.
AMD TrueAudio TechnologyAMD TrueAudio technology brings the world’s first programmable audio pipeline marking a new frontier in realism for PC gamers. AMD TrueAudio technology empowers game developers with a programmable audio pipeline on the GPU, inviting them to put their unique artistic fingerprint on in-game audio in the same way that the programmable graphics pipeline brought unfettered artistic vision to PC graphics. Enabled games can feature more realistic environmental dynamics, a richer tapestry of sound effects, breathtaking directional audio and more. AMD TrueAudio technology enhances audio realism by simulating the human brain’s perception of real-world sound, working in concert with the user’s existing audio hardware to recreate a lifelike experience.
Pros: -Stays quite cool at around 66 degrees when stress testing. -Played witcher 3 and battlefield 4 on ultra @ 1080p for a few hours without crashing. -Very quiet even with the fans cranking at 50% -Looks freaking awesome (5 eggs for that alone).
Cons: -I look at the specifications, I got out a ruler, I measured the extent to which my case would fit such a behemoth, and I knew for a fact it was not going to fit in my case no matter how I shuffled the drive bays around... Bought it anyways. A pair of tin snips fixed that problem handsomely. -It also weighs a lot. But the way I cosmetically modified my case resulted in a built in "support system" now. -Really interesting, and according to the internet, common problem during installation (see other thoughts).
Overall Review: Disclaimer: I lay no claims to the accuracy or the helpfulness of the following message. BLACK/BLANK SCREEN AFTER THE WINDOWS LOGO ANIMATION AFTER HAVING INSTALLED THE LATEST DRIVERS (15.15 as of time of writing)). -THE PROBLEM: I had a bit of an issue while installing. After a fresh install of windows 7 64bit, I installed the drivers, rebooted, and after the windows logo does it's little animation thing while it's loading, the screen goes black and stays black. The machine had not crashed because the sound still worked (I could hear the startup sound and that noise it makes when it decides to load my mouse drivers) -THE potential CAUSE(s): Some people claim there is a bit of a conflict between windows' automatically detected new device driver "generic VGA adapter" thing, and the installed AMD drivers. Some people have stated that simply disabling auto detect/install drivers on windows fixed the problem. Another problem I've come across people claiming was a lack of voltage to the card. Personally, I'm thinking it's the voltage one. Though I'm working this off a 600w corsair psu (which is beyond PLENTY for this single card). Unlikely the psu's fault though. -THE FIX (at least the one that worked for me): This took quite a few hours to figure out but it was worth it. -If you tried installing drivers earlier/had residual driver from a previous card, wipe them. Kill them with fire if need be. -Start by installing JUST the drivers from the driver suite, uncheck everything else that can be unchecked (CCC, HDMI audio, etc). -Boot to the black screen. -Physically unplug the DVI cable from the card itself (or hdmi, dp, whatever. I happen to use the DVI port) and plug it back in. -If the screen came back, congrats. If it didn't, then the following isn't going to be helpful and you best get to filling out that RMA form... -Use MSI afterburner to DOWNCLOCK the memory from it's native 1500 MHz to something more sizable like, say, 1100 MHz. Apply these settings to startup. -Restart. It should have fixed the black screen upon booting. -If you want, you can up the memory clock bit by bit until it black screens again, that's your prerogative. I got mine to 1375 MHz before the black screens came back. -Go back and install the CCC, HDMI stuff, AMD gaming evolved app (if you're actually into that?)... -Enjoy. That's all I got. Note that fix ONLY applies to SOME cases of the black screen upon boot (after installing the drivers). I don't guarantee it will work for you even if you're having the exact same issues. If it's black screening/BSOD'ing during benchmarking/gaming, godspeed to ya.