#radeon r9 380 philippines

Only a day after the official launch of the new AMD Radeon R9 300 series graphics cards, Asus Philippines already lent us a Strix Radeon R9 380 DirectCU II to take out for a spin. Introduction The Strix Radeon R9 380 is Asus’ take on the R9 380 which is one of the latest graphics card from AMD. Design and Construction Like other graphics cards under the Strix lineup, the Strix Radeon R9 380 sports an owl-inspired plastic shroud that holds two 11-bladed PWM-controlled fans that aids in keeping the graphics card cool under load. Rounding up the list of the Strix Radeon R9 380’s external components are the video out ports located at the back of the card. From barely reaching 30fps on the R9 285, the Strix Radeon R9 380 gave us a above 50fps on this game without breaking a sweat. Temperature and Fan Noise The Strix lineup takes pride in being a silent option for gamers and that holds true for the Strix Radeon R9 380. When the Strix Radeon R9 380 got floored using the FurMark, the temperature rose to slightly above 80°C and stayed there during the whole course of the test. FurMark (1080 and 720) [fancygallery id="226" album="272"] Overclocking In addition to the modest factory overclock that Asus has applied on the Strix Radeon R9 380, we were able to push it a little bit by tweaking some of its settings. Read more in our articles including "Asus Strix Radeon R9 380 DirectCU II Review" and "PowerColor intros Radeon R9 285 TurboDuo OC".