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R9 290 vs. R9 390 vs. GTX970
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Grimwinder
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For 1080p, it doesn't really matter. For 1440p, I would go r9 390, because it has more v-ram, and better performance (not much.) The r9 290 and gtx 970 I believe are on par with each other, (they have same performance.) If im wrong here, be free to correct!
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As Dr. S indicates, at 1080p you're not going to notice much difference between them. At 1440, or if you go with multiple monitors, I'd give the 8gb cards an edge.
At 1080, all will perform without a stutter. But if you plan on upgrading to 1440p, the 970 and 390 would definitely pull ahead the 290. For 4k, you won't max anything out with any of these cards but the 390 will benefit with the full speed 8gb v-ram.
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Is that a 290 or a 290x? I thought only the X chip cards had 8gb. If it is a 290X (not just a base 290, and ignore the x in "vapor-x"), then the 290X is actually a slightly better core chip than the base non-X 390 (more shaders, texture maps, compute units).
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The benchmark performance of all 4 cards are similar.
How to choose?
If one vendor has better support where you live, favor that one.
Look for their customer support forum, for example.
Do you have a preference for Nvidia or AMD drivers?
I have a method to pick between equally performing products.
Go to Newegg and find the candidates.
Filter on the reviews by verified buyers.
Then look at what percent of the reviews have zero or one eggs indicating some sort of a problem.
In particular, look at the reasons for a bad review. Some are not very valid, so exclude those.
How to choose?
If one vendor has better support where you live, favor that one.
Look for their customer support forum, for example.
Do you have a preference for Nvidia or AMD drivers?
I have a method to pick between equally performing products.
Go to Newegg and find the candidates.
Filter on the reviews by verified buyers.
Then look at what percent of the reviews have zero or one eggs indicating some sort of a problem.
In particular, look at the reasons for a bad review. Some are not very valid, so exclude those.
i personally like the gtx 970 better because im a part of the team nvdia, however, the r9 390 is about 10% faster than the gtx 970 while gaming, Its your choice since there isn't that much difference between those two card but i will definitely not go for the r9 290.
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Okay, I'd go with the 970 if you plan to stay at 1080p, the performance there will be the same and, frankly, these days Nvidia's driver support is far better than AMD's due to money (and I'm not an Nvidia fanboy, I've owned more ATI/AMD over the years than Nvidia).
If you plan to update to 1440 in the near future, then the 290x or the 390 are your best options with the 8gb. In my opinion, the very slightly better core chip of the 290x over the 390 non-x against the fact that the 390 is cheaper, makes those 2 a coin toss for me. I'm not familiar with HIS and Palit personally so I'd research which has the better reputation and service and go with that.
If you plan to update to 1440 in the near future, then the 290x or the 390 are your best options with the 8gb. In my opinion, the very slightly better core chip of the 290x over the 390 non-x against the fact that the 390 is cheaper, makes those 2 a coin toss for me. I'm not familiar with HIS and Palit personally so I'd research which has the better reputation and service and go with that.
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For 1440p get the r9 290x. better chip than the r9 390(more shades and stuff) but a little more power hunger but you will be fine. Overclock the r9 290x 8 gb and BOOM, you have a r9 390x(which is somewhat on par with the gtx 980 at 1440p and above)
1080p: r9 290
1440p: r9 290x 8 gb
1080p: r9 290
1440p: r9 290x 8 gb
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