Sapphire R9 290X 4GB TRI-X vs Sapphire R9 290 VAPOR-X 4GB vs Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 4GB vs Gigabyte GTX 970 XTREME 4GB

passion4tech · Jan 24, 2016

Which of these 4 graphics card is the best for 1080p and 1440p? Which of these graphics cards is the most powerful enough to run The Witcher 3, Far Cry 4, Fallout 4, or GTA V at 1080p 60fps and 1440p above 30fps? Which of these graphics cards would you guys buy? BTW I want to upgrade my current graphics card the MSI R9 280X Twin Frozr 3GB.

LuckyTheLadyBug · Jan 24, 2016

Those cards are not much of an upgrade from a 280X

I would wait for all the new GPUs to come out featuring all new architectures and jazz. Youll get more form your money if you wait.

passion4tech · Jan 25, 2016

Anybody else? I really need help on buying a new graphics card. Any help would be appreciated

burgessanthony · Jan 26, 2016

Agree with above. But why compare 290/x to 970? The newer 390 performs around the same as a 290x with factory oc. Even so, you would need to go to a 980ti/ fury X to see any sort of improvement worth the cost over a 280x.

Vellinious · Jan 28, 2016

8GB 290X. XFX and Sapphire both make one. The more powerful core, with the extra memory for the higher resolutions you're looking at (1440)

burgessanthony · Jan 28, 2016

Still don't think its a good choice. 390 runs cooler, oc's better and performs better than a 290x even stock. BUT op you would be wasting your money for a 30% max increase. Either wait till new architecture or go for a 980ti for a proper increase.

Vellinious · Jan 28, 2016

burgessanthony :

That's a pretty bold, blanket statement. I have an 8GB 290X that I bought to replace my 970, and it overclocks just fine. I didn't buy a 390, is because there wasn't anything that I saw from the 390 that impressed me. I still haven't seen anyone with a decent enough overclock to beat my 970s....but the 290X I have now does. And handily.

For stock cooling and clocks, you may be right....I digress.

maxalge · Jan 28, 2016

Vellinious :

correct

a 290x is well worth the upgrade as you can get them for damn cheap nowadays because of people not knowing the 390's are just the same card with factory overclocks

I play fallout 4 1440p 60fps no issues ( with tessellation and shadow distance tweaks )

burgessanthony · Jan 28, 2016

Well, one of the box 390 beats 290x based on reviews.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1439?vs=1594

If that isn't accurate then apologies. Also reviews imply that 390 manages better oc. In fairness, its close either way. On valley and 3dmark firestrike my 390oc beats 290x with oc on air...again based on benchmarks.

Not saying the 290x isn't awesome....just what I have picked up when I was deciding

Vellinious · Jan 28, 2016

maxalge :

The 390 is actually the same core as the 290. The 390X has the same core as the 290X. The 390 performs similarly at stock clocks to the 290X, because it comes factory overclocked. Add that same clock to the 290X, and because of the more powerful core, it's faster.

Thus, the reason I bought the 8GB 290X....overclocked, it's a 390X, essentially.

Vellinious · Jan 28, 2016

burgessanthony :

At stock clocks, the 390 performs slightly better than the 290X.

As for firestrike...I haven't seen a 390 that impressed me yet. I never found one that'd beat my 970 scores. Both my cards....

970 and 290X runs

http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/7358506/fs/6557355

burgessanthony · Jan 28, 2016

Ok... I get 14450 gpu score in firestrike. How did you get that much of a clock on the 290x? Not on air??

in fairness, I was talking about stock clocks or standard OC'ing....obvs pushing a 290x that far then yes, it'll have the 390.

Vellinious · Jan 28, 2016

burgessanthony :

Both of my cards are / were underwater. That said, in my initial testing with the 290X, even on air, I was hitting low 15k graphics scores.

burgessanthony · Jan 28, 2016

That would explain the clocks!

I am not disagreeing. All I was advising was that at stock clocks or normal oc, the 390 will match the 290x generally at cooler temps and less power. BUT if the 290x is cheaper then obvious choice. And once water cooling is involved all bets are off.

On a side note, I'm quite pleased I can get near your 970 at those clocks in firrstrike!

Vellinious · Jan 28, 2016

burgessanthony :

It's one of the best 970s out there.....there are only a handful of guys that have run higher graphics scores than that card did. Just saying, it's an exceptional 970. Certainly above the standard / norm.

burgessanthony · Jan 29, 2016

Yeah very impressive ! It shoes just how good those chips are for OCing....and how decent the 290/390 architecture is for scoring similarly at lower clocks. You cant really go wrong either way!

passion4tech · Feb 4, 2016

I think the Sapphire VAPOR-X R9 290 4GB is a huge upgrade from the MSI R9 280X Twin Frozr 3GB. Take a look at this video. The Sapphire Vapor X R9 290 4GB completely blows the R9 280X (7970) out the water. Now do you guys think the Sapphire Vapor X R9 290 4GB is a huge upgrade from the MSI R9 280X twin frozr 3gb? Is the Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 4GB a huge upgrade from the MSI R9 280X Twin Frozr 3GB? The Sapphire VAPOR-X R9 290 4GB and Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 4GB should be huge upgrades from R9 280X and should play higher frame rates at 1440p than R9 280X.

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