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HIS R9 380X IceQ X2 Turbo 4GB Video Card Review

Videocards/VGA Reviews by stefan @ 2015-12-08

HIS together with AMD have hit one of the most looked after market segments with this card, mainstream and have filled the same place the gap between the R9 380 and the R9 390. We get 4GB of memory buffer right on the spot for this one so the occasional hiccups which appeared sometimes at WQHD (2560x1440) resolution are now gone. Bear in mind though that even if the card does wonders when running at Full-HD resolution, we would be forced sometimes to adjust the sliders at WQHD in order to be able to keep a smooth gameplay.

A Closer Look Part III

A very nice touch with this particular card is the fact that the PCB has rounded edges, a feature not seen with other manufacturers or higher-tier cards of the 300 line:

Let’s remove the cooling system with the help of the four spring-loaded screws and see what we’ve got in more detail:

The full Tonga GPU sits right in the middle and is surrounded by 8 GDDR5 chips:

On its left side we will get to see the VRM, which is covered by a small aluminum heatsink:

The ON Semiconductors NCP81022 controller was designed to handle the dynamic clock algorithm in the Tonga GPU; it does support IC monitoring along with voltage control:

The Elpida W4032BABG-60-F memory chips are specified to run at 1500 MHz (6000 MHz GDDR5 effective):

The dual fans plug in to a single 4-pin connector:

A closer look at the cooling system reveals the central copper plate along with the four 6mm wide heatpipes:

The dual 6-pin power connectors are placed in the back, which position usually helps with cable management:

The I/O plate reveals dual DVI connectors (DLDVI-I and DL-DVI-D), one DisplayPort 1.2 and one HDMI:

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