Upgrading GPU Soon

Lascar · Apr 9, 2014

So hi guys,

My current rig is as in my profile. Just for less hassle theres Phenom 2 x6 1090T + HD 6790 + antec 650 bronze.

So right now i am unsure towards what to move. I don't play on max setting, my current display is LCD TV 32" which i run at 720p. Most of my games i also run at 720p or 1080p depends.

R7 260x, HD 7790, Gtx 750Ti, R7 265, or Gtx 660. Which would be best to go with my CPU considering bottleneck, CPU performance per thread, graphics VRAM 1gb or 2gb considering my display.

Since i just need the games to look good enough and run smooth at around 40 fps in games like crysis 3 with or without AA. Let's say i just need the games to be playable without sacrificing too much eyecandy.

rolli59 · Apr 9, 2014

GTX660 is the most powerful of those, comparable AMD would be R9 270 if in your budget. Both would be good upgrades for you.

Danbuscus25 · Apr 9, 2014

i would go with the 7790 from those one listed, and even though the gtx 660 is quite a bit faster, it is WAY more expensive, about x2 the price, what is your budget? the cards you listed all cost a different amount, so its hard to tell.

jimmydalton · Apr 9, 2014

Sorry for intruding. I also want to know your preference between GTX 660 and R9 270X. The different price is fairly low, about $1 lower for R9 270X. Here is comparison between GTX 660 (left) and R9 270X (right)

Memory Clock : 6.0 Gbps vs Up to 5600 MHz
Standard Memory Config : 2048 MB vs 2048 MB
Memory Interface: 192-bit vs 256 bit

Seems like Radeon wins in Memory Interface, but lacks in Memory Clock. Which is more favorable?

Lascar · Apr 9, 2014

Sapphire AMD 260X R7 2 GB $152
MSI GTX750 Ti 2 GB $174
AMD Sapphire HD7790 2 GB $179
Sapphire AMD R7 265 2 GB or asus $191
GIGABYTE GV-N660WF2-2GD r2 $203
Sapphire AMD R9 270 2 GB $ 217
Sapphire AMD 270X R9 2 GB $233

These are the prices i am getting. However in some of the cases there are 1 gb versions for lower. Would that affect my gaming?

Danbuscus25 · Apr 9, 2014

well, its better to have 2gb vram

Lascar · Apr 9, 2014

Danbuscus25 :

Pardon i still do not get the concept of larger Vram for single screen 720p 1080p.

Danbuscus25 · Apr 9, 2014

well, for high res you want more vram, and also if running multiple games at once. you should be ok with 1gb, but 2gb is playing it safe.

Lascar · Apr 9, 2014

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--al5Jjkub--/c_fit,fl_progressive,w_636/19g3r344byuxnpng.png

If i follow an example of this. There's absolutely no point in using practically 40 buck more to get 5-6 fps increase on ultra. but still maybe that will be different cuz of my CPU.

If from their I7 they get 22-28 ultra, on my phenom 2 x6 maybe 20-25. but then again i don't play ultra. So i should be getting ~35 fps easily with an R7 260x at medium? What are your opinions about that.

Lascar · Apr 9, 2014

Danbuscus25 :

Higher rez yes i do get how vram helps. But as i mentioned i use single display native 720p, almost everything is ran at 720p. occasionally 1080p. So how does 2gb vram help here?

Danbuscus25 · Apr 9, 2014

well, here it helps if you have more that 1 game running at a time. if you only play 1 game at a time at 720p on a single monitor, 1gb should be ok.

Lascar · Apr 9, 2014

Danbuscus25 :

Nah i won't be having multiple games running at the same time. I am running crysis 3 med on my HD 6790 with minor lags due to the old architecture and lower specs than any of these cards. But apparently in new games the games themselves eat at the Vram regardless of the resolution though i cannot ascertain that.

So in conclusion no 1gb vram. Thanks i actually went and did some research while reading here

Lascar · Apr 9, 2014

All that said. r7 260x, gtx 750ti or HD 7790 to go with my Phenom 2 x6 1090T stock with 1600mhz ram?5-6 fps wont kill me.

Lascar · Apr 9, 2014

jimmydalton :

The answer to that would be, for the price and performance and actual benchmark results. The R9 should beat the GTX in most games by ~15%.

rolli59 · Apr 10, 2014

Lascar :

Here is their performance http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_750_Ti/25.html

coolcole01 · Apr 10, 2014

i had a 1090t and it handled two hd 7950"s quite nicely at 1080p so at 720 your killing it so iwould get the best for the price here you go
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127781
will be rocking 720p just dont ever expect to go up to 18080p

Lascar · Apr 10, 2014

coolcole01 :

My thoughts exactly, 720p gaming medium-high, low AA. R7 260x seems best choice. Thanks

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