Overclocking
Overclocking results listed in this section are achieved with the default fan and voltage settings as defined in the VGA BIOS. We choose this approach as it is the most realistic scenario for the majority of users.
Every sample overclocks differently, which is why our results here can only serve as a guideline for what you can expect from your card.
Maximum overclock of our sample is 1110 MHz on the GPU, a 7% overclock. GPU overclocking potential is quite slim. AMD hinted at much higher overclocking potential in their briefings, so I'm a bit disappointed. OC potential of the Fury non-X is also quite a bit lower than with the Fury X reference design we reviewed.
Maximum Overclock Comparison |
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| Max. GPU Clock | Max. Memory Clock |
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Sapphire R9 Fury Tri-X | 1110 MHz | 500 MHz |
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ASUS R9 Fury STRIX | 1095 MHz | 500 MHz |
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AMD R9 Fury X | 1150 MHz | 500 MHz |
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Important: Each GPU (including each GPU of the same make and model) will overclock slightly
differently based on random production variances. This table just serves to provide a list of typical
overclocks for similar cards, determined during TPU review.
Using these clock frequencies, we ran a quick test of Battlefield 3 to evaluate the gains from overclocking.
Actual 3D performance gained from overclocking is 4.5%.