Do I really need the r9 290?

[PierreCCesario]

Hi! I really cant decide between the 280 or 280x, 380 4gb, or 290. I want to play GTA V on high - ultra at 1080p 60fps. BF4 at max settings.. Can the 380 4gb or 280 deliver my wants? Or will I just have to go for a 290? Note: I will OC the card i'm getting as much as I can. Sorry if i was scrambling around the gpu topic!

 

Thanks

[don_svetlio]

Hi! I really cant decide between the 280 or 280x, 380 4gb, or 290. I want to play GTA V on high - ultra at 1080p 60fps. BF4 at max settings.. Can the 380 4gb or 280 deliver my wants? Or will I just have to go for a 290? Note: I will OC the card i'm getting as much as I can. Sorry if i was scrambling around the gpu topic!

 

Thanks

I'd get the 380. Same amount of VRAM and less  power consumption and lower temps. It's probably going to be perfectly fine

[Arcanekitten]

I'd get the 380. Same amount of VRAM and less  power consumption and lower temps. It's probably going to be perfectly fine

i would go for that to if i din't own a r9 290 since you also get full directx support or something with "better effects"

[PierreCCesario]

I'd get the 380. Same amount of VRAM and less  power consumption and lower temps. It's probably going to be perfectly fine

Well, that's one point for the 380.

[PierreCCesario]

i would go for that to if i din't own a r9 290 since you also get full directx support or something with "better effects"

There's another...

[Guest]

280x (Overclocked) or 290 for max performance

The 380 does have more VRAM than the 280x though

[PierreCCesario]

I'd get the 380. Same amount of VRAM and less  power consumption and lower temps. It's probably going to be perfectly fine

How does your rig perform? I see that you have a similar setup when compared to my upcoming pc.

[PierreCCesario]

280x (Overclocked) or 290 for max performance

The 380 does have more VRAM than the 280x though

How 'bout an oced 380?

[don_svetlio]

How does your rig perform? I see that you have a similar setup when compared to my upcoming pc.

Well, In Witcher 3 this is what I get

Low settings = 65 fps average (average is between wilderness and novigrad)

Medium settings = 52 fps average

high = 40 fps average

ultra probably 30-35 fps average

This is without hairworks on btw.

I also did a bench in Unigine a few mins ago via my own presets based on what I use in games.

Here it is

Thermals time!

Temps were as follows

GPU core = 68*C max

GPU VRM1 = 72*C max

GPU VRM2 = 28*C max

Fan speed = 35% (barely audible)

Case airflow = poor

The 280 doesn't really overheat so the 270X should be even better. I'd say you are good to go

EDIT: here are the results FPS:

64.2

Score:

1618

Min FPS:

28.7

Max FPS:

117.5

System Platform:

Windows NT 6.2 (build 9200) 64bit

CPU model:

Intel® Core™ i5-4590 CPU @ 3.30GHz (3299MHz) x4

GPU model:

ASUS R9 280 Series 15.200.1046.0 (3072MB) x1

Settings Render:

Direct3D11

Mode:

1920x1080 2xAA fullscreen

Preset

Custom

Quality

High

Tessellation: Disabled

[PierreCCesario]

Well, In Witcher 3 this is what I get

Low settings = 65 fps average (average is between wilderness and novigrad)

Medium settings = 52 fps average

high = 40 fps average

ultra probably 30-35 fps average

This is without hairworks on btw.

I also did a bench in Unigine a few mins ago via my own presets based on what I use in games.

Here it is

Thermals time!

Temps were as follows

GPU core = 68*C max

GPU VRM1 = 72*C max

GPU VRM2 = 28*C max

Fan speed = 35% (barely audible)

Case airflow = poor

The 280 doesn't really overheat so the 270X should be even better. I'd say you are good to go

EDIT: here are the results FPS:

64.2

Score:

1618

Min FPS:

28.7

Max FPS:

117.5

System Platform:

Windows NT 6.2 (build 9200) 64bit

CPU model:

Intel® Core™ i5-4590 CPU @ 3.30GHz (3299MHz) x4

GPU model:

ASUS R9 280 Series 15.200.1046.0 (3072MB) x1

Settings Render:

Direct3D11

Mode:

1920x1080 2xAA fullscreen

Preset

Custom

Quality

High

Tessellation: Disabled

Thanks for the info dude!

[don_svetlio]

Thanks for the info dude!

No problem. Mind you, I dislike AA and Tessaltion so those might not behave well. I advise you to run the AMD optimized tessalation from CCC.