Better than the competing GTX 970? You know how HEXUS has taken a good look at the GeForce GTX 970 GPU? Notwithstanding the very minor real-world implications of arranging the 4GB framebuffer a certain way, ostensibly to maximise the benefits of the Maxwell architecture at a lower price point, GTX 970 has continued to sell in droves.

And why not? Retail partners bring a whole host of of capable cards to market from £250, and there's enough firepower to run the latest games at a lush 2,560x1,440 resolution. But hold on, because rival AMD has also made a play in the same marketplace with the revamped Radeon R9 390 card that is at direct financial loggerheads against the GTX 970.

The R9 390 is of interest again because just the other week we took a look at another partner GTX 970. The question of which offers better bang for your buck can't be made until an R9 390 partner card is put through its paces. Enter the Sapphire Nitro.