A great GPU at a price I have been waiting for.
The gigabyte version has the smallest width of all 380x cards at 221mm so will happily fit into SOME smaller cases.
The card takes one 8 Pin connector.
It has Asynchronous Compute Engines built in so the performance gap Will sway in favour of the 380x as DX12 games arrive.
Card has been hovering around £200 since release. This is a really great price.
further info: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5678#sp
General Specifications
Bus Interface PCI Express 3.0 x16
Output Interface 1 x DVI-I
1 x DVI-D
1 x HDMI
1 x Display Port
Memory Specification
Memory Type 256 bit GDDR5
Memory Size 4096 MB
Memory Effective Speed 5700 Mhz
Display Specification
Multi-Monitor Support Up to 4 displays
Max Digital Resolution 4096x2160
Thermal Specification
Max GPU Temp 99C
Min PSU Requirement 500W (Gigabyte website)
Required Power Connectors 1 x 8-pin
ps.
Don't forget your 2% quidco.
Also, the XFX 380x is the same price too! Bargain http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/amdradeongraphicscards/amdr9380xseries/r9-380x-4db5.html
I would also like to added that Gigabyte have UK based RMA too.
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Top comments
kanjimoore to chapchap
20 Feb 1626#9
your talking out of your **** here mate
delusion
20 Feb 1613#22
I moved to nvidia this gen due to a great deal on a 980ti.
Fanboys either way are really not worth listening to, amd have been great for me over the years.
Anyone who doesn't want AMD to do better and increase market share is not thinking it through, a healthy rivalry would encourage both nvidia and amd to do better, with us benefitting from better products/value. Do you really think nvidia would work as hard if amd cards didn't exist?..
Aretak to chapchap
20 Feb 1613#11
So you got a faulty card and have decided that all AMD cards are garbage as a result? You didn't perhaps think to return it and get a replacement or something?
How much do Nvidia pay you per post? Because I'd like to get in on that. Inbox me, babe.
xela333 to chapchap
20 Feb 164#10
I have loads of problems with gta with Nvidia too, it's just a mess of a game
All comments (69)
zHamzz
20 Feb 16#1
Oh wow I just bought a R9 380 G1 a few days a go what a deal this is !
Ferrari100 to zHamzz
20 Feb 16#2
Yeah. The 380 version is only £5 less.
The XFX version of the 380x is also 179.99
I have been waiting to snap the Gigabyte version up for a small case.
I live just a few miles from Novatech, So I am off to pick it up now.
Insider9
20 Feb 16#3
I know this is a decent card but from guru3d review I've read it's closer to 25% slower than GTX 970. True they benchmarked at 1440p so might be a different story at 1080p. Be interested to know where you got the 10% from as this would make this deal even hotter.
Nevertheless hot price. Nice find
Ferrari100 to Insider9
20 Feb 161#4
You are right, my bad.I edited.
20-30% yes.
Still, performacne / price still has it level pegging.
ASYNC compute will narrow that margin starting with Hitman. The first DX12 title.
taras
20 Feb 161#5
some specs as this has been left out
Ferrari100
20 Feb 16#6
added
Ferrari100
20 Feb 16#7
chapchap
20 Feb 16#8
Not a great deal- I bought a Sapphire 380 nitro the other week and it keeps crashing when playing GTAV. Spend more and get proper software/driver support from Nvidia or buy cheap AMD crap and buy twice.
kanjimoore to chapchap
20 Feb 1626#9
your talking out of your **** here mate
xela333 to chapchap
20 Feb 164#10
I have loads of problems with gta with Nvidia too, it's just a mess of a game
Aretak to chapchap
20 Feb 1613#11
So you got a faulty card and have decided that all AMD cards are garbage as a result? You didn't perhaps think to return it and get a replacement or something?
How much do Nvidia pay you per post? Because I'd like to get in on that. Inbox me, babe.
dcpp4 to chapchap
20 Feb 161#18
here comes the troll...
f2k8 to chapchap
20 Feb 161#23
So, because of your experience with ONE AMD card, we should all stop buying AMD? I've had a AMD 6300 with a AMD HD 6870 for about 4 years now, not once have I come across a 'driver' problem.
Smoking173850 to chapchap
20 Feb 161#27
Wel maybe your card is faulty or your other PC components as I have never had gta5 crash and have owned it since day 1. Been playing the newest games like rise of the tomb raider with out a single problem. Nothing wrong with amd or nvidia cards drivers unless u just got unlucky with a faulty card. I have had several manufactures cards over the decades and amd hardware and software are fine.
stop talking total nonsense.. I bought both the GTX 970 and Asus 290.. The gtx kept crashing my pc as it was faulty, the 290 also kept shutting down my pc.. But the replacement MSI 290 is running like a peach playing Fallout 4 on ULTRA so to heck with the AMD is tish but NVIDIA rules as both have their pros and cons.. Your obviously an INTEL fan boy, grow up.. It's like Apple kids vs Samsung or PS4 vs Xbox.. Everyone's experience and enjoyments differ
enclavemarine to chapchap
21 Feb 16#54
I have a R9 280X . Aging card but it's still AMD and has never failed to play any game I have thrown at it . That's in a small form factor too
Rude Russy to chapchap
23 Feb 16#66
the Gta5 crashing issue is nothing to do with your card. Google it - it's a known issue that Rockstar have never bothered to resolve.. it affects many different cards even my GTX970
chapchap
20 Feb 16#12
^^ driver support. Another Major Disaster are crap. No wonder they only have a few percent of the market- I thought I was getting a bargain but what a load of amateurish rubbish AMD are.
chapchap
20 Feb 16#13
Hah...must be you PC. GTA played perfectly on all Nviidia cards but have a google on AMD 300 series+ GTA V + DX 11. And people wonder why AMD have a few percent of the market...
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Opening post
The gigabyte version has the smallest width of all 380x cards at 221mm so will happily fit into SOME smaller cases.
The card takes one 8 Pin connector.
It has Asynchronous Compute Engines built in so the performance gap Will sway in favour of the 380x as DX12 games arrive.
Card has been hovering around £200 since release. This is a really great price.
further info:
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5678#sp
General Specifications
Bus Interface PCI Express 3.0 x16
Output Interface 1 x DVI-I
1 x DVI-D
1 x HDMI
1 x Display Port
Expansion / Connectivity
Compatible Slots 1 x PCI Express x16
Width Dual Slot
GPU Specification
Core Clock 980 MHz
Boost Clock N/A
Stream Processors 2048
Memory Specification
Memory Type 256 bit GDDR5
Memory Size 4096 MB
Memory Effective Speed 5700 Mhz
Display Specification
Multi-Monitor Support Up to 4 displays
Max Digital Resolution 4096x2160
Thermal Specification
Max GPU Temp 99C
Min PSU Requirement 500W (Gigabyte website)
Required Power Connectors 1 x 8-pin
ps.
Don't forget your 2% quidco.
Also, the XFX 380x is the same price too! Bargain
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/amdradeongraphicscards/amdr9380xseries/r9-380x-4db5.html
I would also like to added that Gigabyte have UK based RMA too.
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Top comments
Fanboys either way are really not worth listening to, amd have been great for me over the years.
Anyone who doesn't want AMD to do better and increase market share is not thinking it through, a healthy rivalry would encourage both nvidia and amd to do better, with us benefitting from better products/value. Do you really think nvidia would work as hard if amd cards didn't exist?..
How much do Nvidia pay you per post? Because I'd like to get in on that. Inbox me, babe.
I have loads of problems with gta with Nvidia too, it's just a mess of a game
All comments (69)
The XFX version of the 380x is also 179.99
I have been waiting to snap the Gigabyte version up for a small case.
I live just a few miles from Novatech, So I am off to pick it up now.
Nevertheless hot price. Nice find
20-30% yes.
Still, performacne / price still has it level pegging.
ASYNC compute will narrow that margin starting with Hitman. The first DX12 title.
I have loads of problems with gta with Nvidia too, it's just a mess of a game
How much do Nvidia pay you per post? Because I'd like to get in on that. Inbox me, babe.