is the 280x still a solid card?

[gilang01]

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[Dabasepc]

Decent, not the best but not the worst.

[CoolaxGaming]

For 1080p, yeah

[niofalpha]

Yes. I believe it out performs the 285.

[Interfectorem]

Hell yeah, it will destroy 1080P.

[gilang01]

Hell yeah, it will destroy 1080P.

how well does it perform compared to the 770? 

[007agentHP]

how well does it perform compared to the 770? 

performance is basically identical at 1080p

at higher resolutions or higher textures the 280x with 3 gb vram wins out over the 2 gb 770

my 280x basically maxes out every game i play at 1080p

[Zauski]

how well does it perform compared to the 770? 

 

Much better

[Imakuni]

how well does it perform compared to the 770? 

https://papahardware.com.br/#!/compare/AMD-R9-280X-Sapphire/NVIDIA-GTX-770-Gigabyte

 

Have fun with the site. Note that it only shows games that were used on both cards, so if you want a full spec on a particular model, chose the same model on the right and left lists. Remember to click the red arrow.

[lani100]

Good card for 1080p games nice bang for buck but at this price range I would consider an Nvidia card.

[nj4ck]

My brother just sold his in favor of a 970. It plays everything maxed out at 1080p.

[nj4ck]

Good card for 1080p games nice bang for buck but at this price range I would consider an Nvidia card.

...and which one would that be? the 770 costs more and is less powerful, the 970 costs 100 bucks more...

[Zweihander]

It's a great budget card for 1080p. Should play everything on the market today just fine. 

 

But if you can afford a 970, I'd go that route. 

[lani100]

...and which one would that be? the 770 costs more and is less powerful, the 970 costs 100 bucks more...

770 and 280x have about the same performance it also depends on the game and resolution. I would say spend the 100 bucks more and get a nice 970

Since the 280x is theoretically almost 3 years old.

[Guest]

Yes. I believe it out performs the 285.

You do realize that the 280 beats the 285 in most games??

[nj4ck]

770 and 280x have about the same performance it also depends on the game and resolution. I would say spend the 100 bucks more and get a nice 970

Since the 280x is theoretically almost 3 years old.

The 770 is more expensive than the 280X and is slightly outperformed by it in most games, especially at higher resolutions than 1080p. And $100 is enough to put the 970 in a different pricing category.

[Briggsy]

it will probably beat the 960 when it launches, so yeah 7970 is still a good card. plus dat 3GB Vram is tasty. 

[sgloux3470]

It's really great value for 1080p gaming. Good performance, room in the framebuffer for 1440p.

[Rohit Jackdaw]

how well does it perform compared to the 770?

For 2013 titles it offers identical performance. For 2014 upwards performs better due to higher VRAM. I don't know where Nvidia is heading with their new 960 with 2GB VRAM which will be less sufficient. They should have put at least 3 GB. Anyways 280X is a pretty good card at the moment if you can't afford a 970.

[ictdude1]

its a good card but what ever you do dont get the sapphire dual x model 

[Pyroven]

I have the R9 280, which I have overclocked to 280X specs.

 

I play Minecraft, TF2, Portal 2, BF3 and... that's about it really.

 

At 1080p I know for a fact it destroys those games, even when running 720p youtube videos on a secondary 720p monitor at the same time.

 

There is nothing in my steam library that this card can't get over 60FPS at high-max settings in.

 

I just bought mine there recently and right now it's at a realllllly good price. Got mine off Amazon for £140, it has gone on sale for as low as £135.

 

The price is so close to that of an R9 270, that it's just not worth getting a 270 right now.

 

Hope I was able to help.

[dandrix]

Yes 280X still is solid card, it maxes out pretty much any game in 1080p, its decent for 1440p, you could even game at 4K with it on Low settings probably.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

Never regretted my 280x.

[gilang01]

770 and 280x have about the same performance it also depends on the game and resolution. I would say spend the 100 bucks more and get a nice 970

Since the 280x is theoretically almost 3 years old.

here in Indonesia the average 970 costs Rp 2,000,000 more ($180), so it's not an option for me

[Just Monika]

I'm enjoying my 280X with 1080p gaming. It's more than capable for the games that I play. The most recent games I've played are ArmA 3 (various mods), Saints Row 3&4, Borderlands 2, Borderlands Presequel, and Crysis 3.