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Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 285 WindForce OC Video Card Review

Videocards/VGA Reviews by stefan @ 2014-10-06

The R9 285 WindForce OC video card from Gigabyte impresses with the new GCN 1.2 technology improvements, a lower TDP and a solid cooling system which keeps the GPU cool even during stressful long gaming sessions. Despite the fact that the card possesses a shrinked memory BUS, it is able to trade punches with the R9 280 and in many case exceeds its performances, positioning itself just under the R9 280X.

A Closer Look Contd.

In the middle we will be able to spot the WindForce logo:

If we look on the sides, we will be able to spot the plastic top shroud which surrounds the fans, but also the large heatsink which covers the PCB completely:

The card needs more juice from two additional PCI-Express 6-pin headers:

On the back side of the card we will be able to spot some identification stickers, along with the spring-loaded screws which keep the cooling system in place:

The R9 285 OC is equipped with one DVI-I, one DVI-D, one HDMI but also one DisplayPort:

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