Video Comparison
The combination of how hot each board gets, how well its heat sink is designed, and how fast its fans spin gives each graphics card a unique acoustic signature. The audio track is taken directly from the measurement microphone, which records as we run a long loop of Metro: Last Light.
Sapphire Tri-X OC R9 290
Gigabyte GV-R929OC-4GD R9 290 Windforce OC
Radeon R9 290 Reference + Arctic Accelero Extreme III
Asus R9290X-DC2OC-4GD5 R9 290X DirectCU II OC
Gigabyte GV-R929XOC-4GD R9 290X Windforce OC
HIS R9 290X IceQ X² Turbo
MSI R9 290X Gaming 4G
Sapphire Tri-X OC R9 290X