Should I upgrade my GPU from a 660(non ti) to an R9 280x?

[xnoobftw]

Hey guys, im currently using a MSI 660 OC edition and i'm wondering whether should i upgrade my GPU to an R9 280x. (I mainly play BF4, LoL and osu etc. BF4 most of the time). Im currently playingon a 1080p 60 hz monitor.

I'm running a i5-4440 (3.1GHZ), MSI h87 g43 MOBO. 

PS: i got my 660 for 330SGD (its a year old now and yes i got scammed) and the r9 280x here cost 468SGD.

[FloRolf]

280x rapes the 660. Look at benchmarks and decide for yourself if its worth the money.

[Altaren]

Are you getting bad performance? Im thinking 660 cant be terrible on 1080p at 60hz.

[Clyne]

If your happy with the performance you have right now then don't upgrade, if your not happy then upgrade.

[xnoobftw]

Im actually hovering around 40 fps at ultra without MSAA... but the jagged lines are horrible D:

[JoshM]

Massive difference in performance: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1041?vs=1039

[xnoobftw]

but is the r9 280x or r9 290 a better price to performance ratio? I mean for 1080p monitors

[Unlikelyjoker]

If possible sell your 660 and see if you can get a 290

cause it will last a little longer and you can crossfire down the road

[Altaren]

I can recommend the 280x. Playing on 1080p nothing comes close to stressing it except heavily modded skyrim.

Myself i upgraded from a 560 so it was damn worth it, dont know for you though. If youre getting good frames you might want to wait a few months. See if new stuff comes out, maybe price drops too.

[heavygrounds]

There is a big difference, however, NVIDIA will be releasing their 800 series soon, I would wait and see what NVIDIA has to offer.

[xnoobftw]

But my MOBO  (even tho it supports crossfire) only has 1 PCI 16bit slot... T.T so a 290 is a better choice?

[brownninja97]

It would be quite a decent upgrade.

[Bogica]

Just keep the 660 and wait for the 8xx series, it's a waste of money to do it now. As you said, the 660 runs fine for 1080p.

[Altaren]

It all depends on how much you want to spend. I think the 280x is a bit better in performance to dollar ratio, however if you got money to burn go for the 290. 

edit: obviously the most cost effective thing to do would be to stick with the 660 for a bit longer, if the performance doesnt bother you too much.

[xnoobftw]

but team green in my country is really overpriced and i heard that the R9 285 is coming out soon... would the prices for AMD cards drop then?

[xnoobftw]

and is the mantle thingy good? for BF4

[Swndlr]

HELL YEH BRO. in "nvidia terms" its an upgrade to a 770

[xnoobftw]

So an R9280x or an R9290?

[nokturrduk84]

R9 280x competes with GTX 770. So, yes, upgrade.

[ajlouni]

So an R9280x or an R9290?

get the r9 290 it shits on the 280x but get the tir-x cooler its the best

[MadManMarsBar]

660 is decent enough for 1080p ( depending on the model 2gb/3gb etc) , i wanted more GPU power so i went Sli , it had a lot of problems to begin with with games like BF4 but that was mainly due to the game it self , saying that 660 sli is a good little powerhouse , maxes out BF4 at a Solid 60fps with 2x MSAA , saying that i would advise against Sli anyway , took me a week to get bf4 to run properly lol , i would sell the 660 and get the 280x if i were in your situation

 

hope i helped a bit

[i_build_nanosuits]

Hey guys, im currently using a MSI 660 OC edition and i'm wondering whether should i upgrade my GPU to an R9 280x. (I mainly play BF4, LoL and osu etc. BF4 most of the time). Im currently playingon a 1080p 60 hz monitor.

I'm running a i5-4440 (3.1GHZ), MSI h87 g43 MOBO. 

PS: i got my 660 for 330SGD (its a year old now and yes i got scammed) and the r9 280x here cost 468SGD.

if you want to max out BF4 at 4xMSAA all ultra then yes go for it...the 280X is a nice upgrade to the 660, here:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1041?vs=1039

 

If you could pile up some more $$ to afford the R9 290 (which retail online for 349$ on some sites in the US ATM)

it would be much better though:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1068?vs=1039

[xnoobftw]

if you want to max out BF4 at 4xMSAA all ultra then yes go for it...the 280X is a nice upgrade to the 660, here:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1041?vs=1039

 

If you could pile up some more $$ to afford the R9 290 (which retail online for 349$ on some sites in the US ATM)

it would be much better though:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1068?vs=1039

So a 280x is actually quite a good GPU already right (for 1080p that is). Is it justifiable for 290 on a 1080p screen tho?

[xnoobftw]

660 is decent enough for 1080p ( depending on the model 2gb/3gb etc) , i wanted more GPU power so i went Sli , it had a lot of problems to begin with with games like BF4 but that was mainly due to the game it self , saying that 660 sli is a good little powerhouse , maxes out BF4 at a Solid 60fps with 2x MSAA , saying that i would advise against Sli anyway , took me a week to get bf4 to run properly lol , i would sell the 660 and get the 280x if i were in your situation

 

hope i helped a bit

But my MOBO doesnt support SLI D: im torn btwn 290 and 280x now D:

[i_build_nanosuits]

So a 280x is actually quite a good GPU already right (for 1080p that is). Is it justifiable for 290 on a 1080p screen tho?

IMHO yes it is if you like playing games maxed out with 4xMSAA or better settings, yes. Also it will play games on max details for a much longer period of time making your investment the more worthy.

Here you can see the R9 290 scores quite a bit better than the 280X, that justify the price difference and even more:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1041?vs=1068

 

For example as you can see the 290 can play metro last light at 1080P on very high settings with a comfortable 68FPS average where the 280X push only 51FPS...