The Card

MSI's HAWK Series uses a cooler similar to that of the R9 280X GAMING we reviewed recently, but the fans on the HAWK are smaller and the color theme is yellow instead of red. The card's dimensions are 25.5 cm x 13.0 cm.


Installation requires two slots in your system.


Display connectivity options include two DVI ports, one HDMI port, and one DisplayPort. Triple-monitor surround gaming is possible with the card.

The GPU also includes an HDMI sound device. It is HDMI 1.4a compatible, which includes HD audio and Blu-ray 3D movies support.


One CrossFire connector allows you to combine up to two R9 270X cards in a CrossFire configuration.


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