Testseek.com have collected 141 expert reviews of the AMD Radeon R9 295 X2 8GB GDDR5 PCIe and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Radeon R9 295 X2 8GB GDDR5 PCIe.
April 2014
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The editors liked
High frame rates
All the way up to 4K resolution
CrossFire delivers quad-GPU potential
Liquid cooling
Fastest consumer graphics card we've tested to date
Half the expected price of Nvidia's 2014 dual-GPU Titan Z card
Reasonably quiet
Considering performance
Incredible cooler keeps GPU temps low. Great 4K performance.
Uber Powerful
High Performance
Relatively Quiet Under Load
All Metal Construction
CrossFire on a Card
Excellent scaling and performance at Eyefinity and 4K
Low temperatures thanks to watercooling
Dual-slot cooler
CrossFire scaling works in almost all games
Dual BIOS
Backplate included
Nice packaging
Comes in a suitcase
Great for 4K UHD graphics and high frame rates
Excellent cooling system
Very efficient design for minimized noise and heat
Exquisite performance at Full HD & 4K at lower detail
Easy installation
The R9 295X2 is today's fastest graphics card with doubledigit gains on the HD 7990
GTX 690 and even a pair of GTX 780s in SLI.
The editors didn't like
Requires a very large power supply
Very expensive
External radiator required for cooling
May mandate a new power supply
Frame stuttering noticeable in at least one benchmark test
Expensive. Requires beefy Power Supply Unit (PSU) capable of providing 500 watts of power
Relatively Quiet
But Not Silent By Any Means
Pricey
Not Available Yet
High price
Noisy in idle
Could be quieter under load
Very high power consumption
Coil noise
Needs driver support for proper CrossFire scaling
High VRM temperatures
Watercooling radiator takes up extra space
No fan control
Still a noisy 4K GPU in comparison to Nvidia's line
Runs a little hot considering its cooling system
Expensive relative to performance
It's also among the priciest with an MSRP of $1
500
Though we can see its bundled liquid cooler being attractive to plenty of enthusiasts.
1,499. Let's just get it out the way, rip it off like a band aid. At $1,499, the AMD Radeon R9 295X2 8GB is not just an expensive video card, but it's just an expensive piece of hardware or to be honest, an expensive item period. $1,499 is just a lot of...
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