New AMD Radeon Cards: A Review of the 260X, 270X, and 280X

The new AMD Radeon cards have finally arrived, and they're packed with features that make them exciting for gamers. In this article, we'll take a closer look at three of these cards: the R9280X, R9270X, and R7260X.

The R9280X is essentially a 7970 with the same clock speed across the board, but at a new price point of $300. This makes it an attractive option for those who want to play games on high settings without breaking the bank. However, we need to wait for games to support this feature to truly appreciate its benefits.

The R9270X is based on the 7870, with a 5% core clock boost and 14% faster memory. This makes it about 9% faster than the 7870 for $200. The R7260X is also based on the same GPU as the 7790, but with a 10% increase in core clock speed and 8% on memory, making it about 9% faster.

So who are these cards for? The 260X is aimed at playing games on high settings at 1080p. It handles Metro: Last Light at just over 45 FPS on high, Crisis 3 at 33 frames per second, and Battlefield 3 on Ultra at 36 FPS. The 270X is better equipped, allowing you to play most games on Ultra at 1080p. It pulls in just under 74 FPS in BioShock Infinite, 56.4 FPS with Metro: Last Light on very high, and 33 FPS inside Crisis 3 on very high.

If you want even more power, the R9280X is great for maxing things out at 1080P or even bumping up the resolution to something like 1440p. Here we're looking at over 44 frames per second with Crisis 3 on very high quality, 75.4 FPS with Metro: Last Light and 96 frames on Ultra with BioShock Infinite.

Let's break down the specs of each card. The R9280X comes in at $300 and because of that it really doesn't have a whole lot of competition. The GTX 760 is a bit slower, but it's also $50 cheaper. Overall, the 280X is a solid card for the money.

The 270X comes in at $200, and here it runs into the GTX 660 at $180. It's clearly a great 1080p card and faster than the 660, however, it is $20 more so it all weighs out. The R7260X at $140 is just a little unfortunate as it's based on the same GPU as the 7790 that it's just a good card for most Gamers.

However, Nvidia has thrown a wrench in by dropping the much faster 650 TI boost to only $10 more making the 260X a hard sell. The new cards may not be the entire lineup, but they're certainly an exciting addition to AMD's offerings.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys this is Austin so it is launch day for the new AMD R9 and R7 series of graphics cards so be sure to hit up that Thumbs Up Button if you appreciate me pulling an all nighter to get you guys this video and let's jump right on in today I've got three of the new cards the r9280x r9270x and r7260x if you guys don't know what any of those names mean go check out my earlier video where I break all the cards down first of all we have the 28x which my review sample is a custom Sapphire card it measures in at just under 11 in and it Sports 3 GB of gddr5 memory like the rest of today's lineup for ports we have a pair of DVI an HDMI along with a display port below the Vapor X cooler we have a pair of 8 pen power connectors however on reference cards you'll see one six pen and one 8 pen here up top we have two Crossfire fingers for up to four-way Crossfire as well as a button to switch between the Dual bioses on the card next we have the r9270x which is a reference card unlike amd's usual designs I got to say I really like the look of the card with its red and black color scheme and blower cooler that measures in at 9.5 in and this one is rocking 2 gigs of RAM for power you'll find two six pen pcie connectors and a single Crossfire connector for two-way setups lastly we have the r7260x which is also a reference card it Sports the same cool looking red and black design however it's a much smaller and more open cooler that measures 6 and 3/4 in and it comes standard with 2 GB of memory with such a small PCB it only needs a single six pen power connector and it's good to go for two-way Crossfire unlike its more expensive Brothers the 260x has true audio which can improve audio quality and take some load off your CPU however we'll have to wait for games to support this for now for this first wave we're looking at tweaked versions of 7,000 series cards the r9280x is essentially a 7970 with the same clock speed across the board but at a new $300 price the r9270x is based on the 7870 however it's gotten a 5% core clock boost and 14% faster memory making it about 9% faster than the 7870 for $200 the r7260x is based on the same GPU as the 7790 with a 10% increase on the core clock and 8% on the memory making it amazing ly enough about 9% faster with a price of $140 so who are these cards for well the 260x is aimed at playing games on high at 1080p it handles Metro last Light at just over 45 FPS on high Crisis 3 at 33 frames per second and Battlefield 3 on Ultra at 36 FPS the 270x is better equipped allowing you to play most games on Ultra at 1080p it pulls in just under 74 FPS in BioShock imp infinite 56.4 frames per second with Metro last Light on very high and 33 FPS inside Crisis 3 on very high if you want even more power the 28x is great for maxing things out at 1080P or even bumping up the resolution to something like 1440p here we're looking at over 44 frames per second with Crisis 3 on very high quality 75.4 FPS with Metro last Light and 96 frames on Ultra with BioShock Infinite all right so let's break this down the 28x comes in at $300 and because of that it really doesn't have a whole lot of competition the GTX 760 is a bit slower but it's also $50 cheaper so overall the 280X is a solid card for the money the 270x comes in at $200 and here it runs into the GTX 660 at 180 it's clearly a great 1080p card and faster than the 660 however it is $20 more so it all weighs out the r7260x at $140 is just a little unfortunate just like the 7790 that it's based on it's a good card for most Gamers however yet again Nvidia has thrown a wrench in by dropping the much faster 650 TI boost to only $10 more making the 260x A Hard Sell so what do you guys think about the new AMD cards of course this isn't quite the entire lineup we've got just a couple more cards to take a look at however definitely be sure to let me know what you think in the comments below I also want to show you guys one more slightly different kind of game a little while ago I showed you endless Blitz a game for IOS and Android made by my friends over at HH CG it's a fun endless Runner Style game where you avoid the other players while collecting coins and powerups and the best part is that you're playing for actual prizes they're giving away a 60in sharp tv every day this month along with the grand prize of a 70-in 4K Sharp TV to go along with the contest there's the sharp Nat PowerUp which is super op and lets you run down the field in a tornado filled with Sharp TVs because well there's really no because it's just cool anyway definitely be sure to go check out endless Blitz at the link in the description of this video anyway guys thank you so much for watching I got my review samples a little bit late from AMD so I had to really hustle to get you guys this video so hopefully you enjoyed anyway guys I will catch you next timehey guys this is Austin so it is launch day for the new AMD R9 and R7 series of graphics cards so be sure to hit up that Thumbs Up Button if you appreciate me pulling an all nighter to get you guys this video and let's jump right on in today I've got three of the new cards the r9280x r9270x and r7260x if you guys don't know what any of those names mean go check out my earlier video where I break all the cards down first of all we have the 28x which my review sample is a custom Sapphire card it measures in at just under 11 in and it Sports 3 GB of gddr5 memory like the rest of today's lineup for ports we have a pair of DVI an HDMI along with a display port below the Vapor X cooler we have a pair of 8 pen power connectors however on reference cards you'll see one six pen and one 8 pen here up top we have two Crossfire fingers for up to four-way Crossfire as well as a button to switch between the Dual bioses on the card next we have the r9270x which is a reference card unlike amd's usual designs I got to say I really like the look of the card with its red and black color scheme and blower cooler that measures in at 9.5 in and this one is rocking 2 gigs of RAM for power you'll find two six pen pcie connectors and a single Crossfire connector for two-way setups lastly we have the r7260x which is also a reference card it Sports the same cool looking red and black design however it's a much smaller and more open cooler that measures 6 and 3/4 in and it comes standard with 2 GB of memory with such a small PCB it only needs a single six pen power connector and it's good to go for two-way Crossfire unlike its more expensive Brothers the 260x has true audio which can improve audio quality and take some load off your CPU however we'll have to wait for games to support this for now for this first wave we're looking at tweaked versions of 7,000 series cards the r9280x is essentially a 7970 with the same clock speed across the board but at a new $300 price the r9270x is based on the 7870 however it's gotten a 5% core clock boost and 14% faster memory making it about 9% faster than the 7870 for $200 the r7260x is based on the same GPU as the 7790 with a 10% increase on the core clock and 8% on the memory making it amazing ly enough about 9% faster with a price of $140 so who are these cards for well the 260x is aimed at playing games on high at 1080p it handles Metro last Light at just over 45 FPS on high Crisis 3 at 33 frames per second and Battlefield 3 on Ultra at 36 FPS the 270x is better equipped allowing you to play most games on Ultra at 1080p it pulls in just under 74 FPS in BioShock imp infinite 56.4 frames per second with Metro last Light on very high and 33 FPS inside Crisis 3 on very high if you want even more power the 28x is great for maxing things out at 1080P or even bumping up the resolution to something like 1440p here we're looking at over 44 frames per second with Crisis 3 on very high quality 75.4 FPS with Metro last Light and 96 frames on Ultra with BioShock Infinite all right so let's break this down the 28x comes in at $300 and because of that it really doesn't have a whole lot of competition the GTX 760 is a bit slower but it's also $50 cheaper so overall the 280X is a solid card for the money the 270x comes in at $200 and here it runs into the GTX 660 at 180 it's clearly a great 1080p card and faster than the 660 however it is $20 more so it all weighs out the r7260x at $140 is just a little unfortunate just like the 7790 that it's based on it's a good card for most Gamers however yet again Nvidia has thrown a wrench in by dropping the much faster 650 TI boost to only $10 more making the 260x A Hard Sell so what do you guys think about the new AMD cards of course this isn't quite the entire lineup we've got just a couple more cards to take a look at however definitely be sure to let me know what you think in the comments below I also want to show you guys one more slightly different kind of game a little while ago I showed you endless Blitz a game for IOS and Android made by my friends over at HH CG it's a fun endless Runner Style game where you avoid the other players while collecting coins and powerups and the best part is that you're playing for actual prizes they're giving away a 60in sharp tv every day this month along with the grand prize of a 70-in 4K Sharp TV to go along with the contest there's the sharp Nat PowerUp which is super op and lets you run down the field in a tornado filled with Sharp TVs because well there's really no because it's just cool anyway definitely be sure to go check out endless Blitz at the link in the description of this video anyway guys thank you so much for watching I got my review samples a little bit late from AMD so I had to really hustle to get you guys this video so hopefully you enjoyed anyway guys I will catch you next time