After eight months of watching Nvidia go uncontested in the ultra-high-end graphics market, AMD has a new GPU based on existing technology that promises to challenge the top position. It gets mighty loud at times, but you can't ignore the R9 290X's price.
CrossFire: Tomb Raider At 7680x1440
Performance returns to the land of predictability in Tomb Raider, where a clock rate hit keeps two R9 290Xes from beating a pair of Titans, though not by much.
Variance is still higher on the paired-up Hawaii boards. You can bet we're going to dig into those higher worst-case numbers in the days to come...
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