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AMD Radeon R9 295X2 XFX Hydra 8GB Edition

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10

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The Radeon R9 295X2 XFX Hydra 8GB Edition will blast beyond the majority of games requirements at 1080p, so crank up your screen resolution to 1440p or 4K and let the beautiful AAA game visuals wash over you. This is how gaming is meant to be played but you are likely to have to pay top dollar for the Radeon R9 295X2 XFX Hydra 8GB Edition privilege. But if you can get this graphics solution, then its happy gaming.

All games with system requirements of DirectX 11 or lower are met by this card.

This powerful Radeon R9 295X2 XFX Hydra 8GB Edition will probably only struggle with a few of the most demanding games. It can play 68% of the games on our demanding games list.

How many years will the Radeon R9 295X2 XFX Hydra 8GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon R9 295X2 XFX Hydra 8GB Edition in your PC? There is still 2 years of top end gaming left in this Radeon R9 295X2 XFX Hydra 8GB Edition

FPS System Benchmark
158 FPS
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The Radeon R9 295X2 XFX Hydra 8GB Edition was released on the 29 Apr 2014
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GPU
Architecture
GCN 1.1 Versuvius XT (x2)
Process
28nm
TMUs
176
Texture Rate
358 GTexel/s
ROPs
64 (x2)
Pixel Rate
130 GPixel/s
Shader
Processing Units
5632
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Compatibility
Direct X
DX 12.0
Shader
5.0
Open GL
4.4
Resolution (WxH)
4096x2160
Notebook GPU
SLI/Crossfire
Dedicated
Integrated
Memory
Memory
8192 MB
Memory Speed
1250 MHz
Memory Bus
512 Bit
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth
640GB/sec
L2 Cache
1024KB(x2)
Display Connectors
VGA Connection
0
DVI Connection
2
HDMI Connection
1
DisplayPort Connection
Clock Speeds
Core Speed
1018 MHz
Power
Max Power
500 Watts
PSU
850 Watt & 62 Amps
Power Connector
None
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Core i7-4960X 6-Core 3.60GHz
Best RAM Match
12 GB
Best Resolution
3840 x 2160
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Radeon R9 295X2 XFX Hydra 8GB Edition Game Requirement Analysis

Overview
Radeon R9 295X2 XFX Hydra 8GB Edition is a Special Edition of AMD's Dual-Graphics Radeon R9 295X2, created by XFX.


Overclock: Central Unit
The Central Unit Remains the Same.


Overclock: Memory Clock
The Operating Memory Clock and the Frame Buffer remain the same.


Cooling Solution
The Cooling System remains the same.


Performance
Without Any Overclock Out of The Box, Radeon R9 295X2 XFX Hydra 8GB Edition is as fast as the reference Radeon R9 295X2.


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