R9 280X underperforming!

Gamerpower

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I have Catalyst 14.4 drivers.
My other system specs are:
Kingston (4*2) 8 GB DDR3 1600 Mhz RAM
Intel i5 4440
Sapphire Dual X R9 280X

The card is at the base clock of 1020 Mhz and 1500 Mhz memory clock(factory settings). I've tried to overclock and underclock and increasing/reducing power(vddc) but it doesn't work. Tried clean installs of AMD drivers about thrice. It gives me 30 to 60 FPS on BF4 mantle. Furmark score is 3894 points and Watchdogs gives me just 20 to 25 FPS at Ultra with Temporal SMAA. Please help! :( My card is giving almost half as much fps as it should give (Watch dogs gives 50+ fps according to benchmarks and Ultra on BF4 should also be around 50+ FPS with lowest dip to 43 FPS)
 
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jbrown156

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what psu do you have inside your pc ?
 

Gamerpower

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I have corsair VS 650 (650 Watts)
 

jbrown156

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well the only thing that should be a factor here seeing as though you ruled out every other factor is heat ..check the gpu temperature andd see if it is abnormally high if so then.. get the heatsink cleaned and thermal paste replaced as soon as possible
 

Gamerpower

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The heat on Furmark stress test didn't go above 77 degree celsius. The heat is always under 75 degrees hen playing games.
 

jbrown156

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then this has to be a faulty card then.. get the card replaced because clearly everything is fine except the performance .. it is definitely a error made by the manufacturers
 
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Gamerpower

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Alright. I'm gonna check with the sapphire guys. I'm pissed cause the card is barely 3 months old and this is m first gaming pc :/
 

jbrown156

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ok good choice .. remeber to select the answer as it affects the score on the forum .. thank you