r9 270x not running properly.. Stick with Nvidia upgrading from the 550ti?

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Hey guys, I recently upgraded my GPU from a 550ti to an r9 270x, only to find out that the "upgrade" was more or less a downgrade..

My current PC Specs are:

CPU: AMD FX 8350 4.0ghz
PSU: 650W Unbranded
RAM: 2x 4GB HyperX Ram
MOBO: ASUS M5A97 R2.0
Montior 1: 32" Samsung HDTV 1360X768 Through HDMI
Monitor 2: Old hunk of crap for side programs.

Seems as it is, the r9 270x barely hits 100fps in MineCraft and then my 550ti powerhouses through it with 300+ FPS.. No mods, no texture packs.

On World of Warcraft, the 270x hits SOMETIMES 60fps.. and my 550ti never drops below 70 unless in a major zone/city in game.

On BF4, the 270x I had ran HIGH settings at about 50 FPS but when livestreaming can't even play in low settings at 30 FPS.. and my 550ti is running at High settings at 40 frames.. and when livestreaming at medium settings it sits around 45fps

I really don't know what to think about this card besides the fact that it may just be defective?..

All in all, would it be worth to upgrade to a 670, or a 770?.. would the FPS increase be substantial at all?

Any input is greatly appreciated!
 
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The AMD 270x series are still new and as far as i can tell myself using 2 x AMD 270x in crossfire mode the drivers are immature. I would wait for the new non beta drivers which should be due out in the next month. I have tested one 270x for you and I do have a performance boost from my AMD 7850 on most games but Assassins Creed 4 i don't. AMD have yet to release drivers to optimize the game for the card.
I have yet to install Battlefield 4 so can't help with that as i'm still playing through Batman Arkham Origins and Assassins creed 4:)
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sourodip

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Have u updated to the latest driver version of ur 270x?u said ur 550ti gives 300fps,so if u only want to play minecraft,then no need of upgrading to 770/670. Just install some modern games and watch the 270x in action.
 
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The first question, did you do a clean driver install? That means you uninstalled the Nvidia drivers and then install your AMD drivers. If you have both drivers on there, you're gonna have a bad time.

As for the if the upgrade to a GTX 670 or a GTX 770 will be a major increase in performance, yes it will. They're both great performers, though stick with the GTX 770. They're actually priced about the same for the most part, but the GTX 770 is the clear winner.
 
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I reinstalled windows so I knew I wouldn't run into any previous drivers.. still no luck.
Then I switched back to my 550ti and now im running perfectly fine. I'm honestly just wanting to livestream at a nice framerate. Perhaps I'll wait a paycheck or two and grab a 780, if not two 660 ti's to SLI.

@Sourodip, yes, I used the current drivers, and the beta drivers. Neither worked too well for me.
 
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6+ games tested, all fell behind the r9 270x compared to a very outdated GPU?..
Makes no sense really.

Even 30-50 fps increase WHILE streaming would have made me more than impressed. But sadly, the 550ti pulled ahead on this one.
 
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I'll try this out.. I'll post within an hour about if it worked or not.
 
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Actually i didn't meant that all gpu's that fell before the 270x are outdated. I was saying that maybe this game isn't well optimized for amd or maybe somee issues with ur PC. Can do u a fresh windows installation and check?
 
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Cobblers! And it shows the lack of your knowledge that you would say such a thing. I have AMD drivers on my system but my Nvidia card and drivers are just fine and dandy thanks to WDDM 1.1 and if you don't know what that is then I suggest you research it because at the moment you are spouting total and utter crap!
 
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Mousemonkey

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I'll take that post as the admission.
 
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No I wouldn't, I'm just pointing out that you are wrong and you can't handle that.

AMD drivers and Nvidia drivers on the same system at the same time do not cause problems and that is a fact, end.
 
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By pointing out that others on this thread are wrong I am helping because the OP will hopefully ignore the muppets who are talking nonsense.
 
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