With the release of the AMD R9 300 series of GPUs yesterday, many of AMD's board partners have released new graphics cards. XFX released seven new GPUs to represent it in the very competitive gaming market.
All of the new GPUs from XFX share similar basic features for cooling, power regulation, and software support. XFX's Ghost Thermal 3.0 technology utilizes a new optimized fin array and longer heatpipes to increase cooling efficiency, and you will note that all of the cards, with the exception of two low-end models, come with similar double dissipation coolers.
All of the cards also come equipped with additional heat sinks placed on the VRMs and memory modules to increase cooling performance. Last but not least, the graphics cards come with support for AMD's FreeSync technology, as well as compatibility with Microsoft's upcoming Windows 10 and DirectX 12.
Enthusiast models naturally get some improved features and will utilize a metal back plate to further increase cooling performance and help protect the GPU. These cards also gain an enhanced power design with six power phases.
The two more unique cards in the group are the AMD Radeon R7 370 2 GB Core Edition and the AMD Radeon R7 360 Core Edition. These are the only two cards not to feature the Double Dissipation cooler, opting for a single fan design instead. Though the cooling performance of single-fan cards is typically reduced directly proportionally to dual-fan cards, it does help reduce the size of the overall card to fit into smaller form factor cases.
| GPU and Model | Chipset | Core Count | Core Speed | vRAM | vRAM Speed | Bit Interface | Cooler | Back plate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Radeon R9 390X Double Dissipation Black Edition (R9-390X-8DB6) | Grenada XT | 2816 | 1090 MHz | 8 GB GDDR5 | 6000 MHz | 512 | Double Dissipation | Yes |
| AMD Radeon R9 390X Double Dissipation Core Edition (R9-390X-F28M) | Grenada XT | 2816 | 1090 MHz | 8 GB GDDR5 | 6000 MHz | 512 | Double Dissipation | Yes |
| AMD Radeon R9 390 Double Dissipation Black Edition (R9-390P-8DB6) | Grenada Pro | 2560 | 1050 MHz | 8 GB GDDR5 | 6000 MHz | 512 | Double Dissipation | Yes |
| AMD Radeon R9 390 Double Dissipation Core Edition (R9-390P-8DF6) | Grenada Pro | 2560 | 1015 MHz | 8 GB GDDR5 | 6000 MHz | 512 | Double Dissipation | Yes |
| AMD Radeon R9 390 Double Dissipation Core Edition (R9-390A-8DFR) | Grenada Pro | 2560 | 1000 MHz | 8 GB GDDR5 | 6000 MHz | 512 | Double Dissipation | Yes |
| AMD Radeon R9 380 Double Dissipation (R9-380P-4DF5) | Antiqua | 1792 | 990 MHz | 4 GB GDDR5 | 5700 MHz | 256 | Double Dissipation | No |
| AMD Radeon R9 380 Double Dissipation Black Edition (R9-380P-D22M) | Antiqua | 1792 | 990 MHz | 2 GB GDDR5 | 5800 MHz | 256 | Double Dissipation | No |
| AMD Radeon R9 380 Double Dissipation (R9-380P-2DF5) | Antiqua | 1792 | 990 MHz | 2 GB GDDR5 | 5500 MHz | 256 | Double Dissipation | No |
| AMD Radeon R7 370 Double Dissipation Black Edition (R7-370P-D22M) | Trinidad | 1024 | 1040 MHz | 4 GB GDDR5 | 5800 MHz | 256 | Double Dissipation | No |
| AMD Radeon R7 370 Double Dissipation (R7-370P-4DF5) | Trinidad | 1024 | 995 MHz | 4 GB GDDR5 | 5600 MHz | 256 | Double Dissipation | No |
| AMD Radeon R7 370 Double Dissipation (R7-370B-CDFR) | Trinidad | 1024 | 1050 MHz | 2 GB GDDR5 | 5600 MHz | 256 | Double Dissipation | No |
| AMD Radeon R7 370 Double Dissipation Black Edition (R7-370P-2DB5) | Trinidad | 1024 | 1040 MHz | 2 GB GDDR5 | 5800 MHz | 256 | Double Dissipation | No |
| AMD Radeon R7 370 Double Dissipation (R7-370P-2DFG) | Trinidad | 1024 | 995 MHz | 2 GB GDDR5 | 5600 MHz | 256 | Double Dissipation | No |
| AMD Radeon R7 370 Core Edition Single Fan (R7-370P-2SF5) | Trinidad | 1024 | 995 MHz | 2 GB GDDR5 | 5600 MHz | 256 | Core Edition Single Fan | No |
| AMD Radeon R7 360 Double Dissipation (R7-360B-CDFR) | Tobago | 768 | 1100 MHz | 2 GB GDDR5 | 6000 MHz | 128 | Double Dissipation | No |
| AMD Radeon R7 360 Double Dissipation (R7-360P-2DF5) | Tobago | 768 | 1050 MHz | 2 GB GDDR5 | 6000 MHz | 128 | Double Dissipation | No |
| AMD Radeon R7 360 Core Edition (R7-360P-2SF5) | Tobago | 768 | 1050 MHz | 2 GB GDDR5 | 6000 MHz | 128 | Core Edition Single Fan | No |
All of these graphics cards are now available from various online retailers.
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