Which One Should I Buy For 4K or Best FPS

R31ZZ1

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HI toms hardware members, I can't decide which graphics card is better to run at 4K or 1080p.

ASUS R9 290X Matrix Platinum or the Asus 4Gb GeForce GTX 970 Strix

And the monitor is a ASUS PB287Q
 

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You should consider the newer updated Hawaii GPU found in the Radeon R9 390x 8GB which is faster and slightly more power efficient as well. R9 390X 8GB performs closer if not same with GTX980 in games. The 8GB frame buffer is future proof for 4k gaming. But you should remember that a single GTX980 or R9 390X is not fully capable to handle games at 4k resolutions with all graphics settings maxed out. You need to lower some graphics setting to get smooth frame rate.

ASUS R9390X-DC2-8GD5: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121960&cm_re=R9_390X-_-14-121-960-_-Product
Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202147&cm_re=R9_390X-_-14-202-147-_-Product
 

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Performance difference between them is low. If you are on a tight budget its better to go with the R9 390.
 

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Let's not forget that specs wise the R9 390X is a bit better, even if there is a small difference I think there is a worthy difference between the two.

R9 390X render specs vs. R9 390:
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/2663/radeon-r9-390x.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/2664/radeon-r9-390.html
 


4k gaming in a budget.
This dont sound right im afraid (imho).
I think you will be happier w/ 1080p or 1440p.