skyhigh5
Software-Overclocker(in)
As you guys know, AMD is launching the R9-280X at the sub-300 USD marker, we expect slightly lower EUR prices. The factory overclocked editions of these card obviously will be a tenner or two more expensive. Now honestly, this really is the Radeon HD 7970 GHz edition (the one that can boost the clock frequency). With a few tweaks we see it perform slightly faster then that Radeon HD 7970 GHz edition. No blame or pointing fingers here though, NVIDIA refreshed its product as well so both parties did this. Overall it remains a very pleasing card to work with. But the sheer reality is that this is a Tahiti XT2/XTL GPU plastered on the a PCB with another cooler and a different label on the box. You'll maybe able to see 5 to 10% performance differences but overall that's it.
Quelle:Gigabyte Radeon R9-280X WindForce OC review - Final words and conclusion