Upgrading GPU, need low cost options

[JMJenkins]

Right now I have an ATI HD 5770 1GB, which stills does pretty well in most games, but obviously newer games are putting up a challenge, whereas Witcher 3 I cannot even play at a solid 30FPS at 1080p.

 

I live in South Africa, so GPU's here cost a great deal more than they usually do in other areas, I don't really have a budget yet, just need choices of low costs.

 

I can obtain an R9 270X for R2,390 which is about $180. Is the card a very decent upgrade compared to what I have? From benchmarks and specs comparison it should give me a huge boost in performance in everything, is there any reason why I shouldn't get this card or something?

 

My only other choice would be a R7 260x which costs R1,390 which is $104. Do note I'm looking at local shop which we get a discount from, these are the discounted prices compared to other local vendors.

 

All information would be GREATLY appreciated as I would rather wait till next year when Pascul GPU's come out before doing a revamp on my 5 year old machine.

[don_svetlio]

270X should be a good upgrade.

[Tedster]

I don't suppose that they have anything from Nvidia that's vaguely competitive, so I think that the 270x should be a nice upgrade and should tide you over until something seriously better gets to that price.

[19_blackie_73]

even a gtx 950 will be an upgrade, a 270x would also be a good choice i think but 950 might be faster

[Tedster]

even a gtx 950 will be an upgrade, a 270x would also be a good choice i think but 950 might be faster

That is, if it's available for a competitive price.

[JMJenkins]

even a gtx 950 will be an upgrade, a 270x would also be a good choice i think but 950 might be faster

Sadly the vendor only has limited GPU supply and doesn't have the 950. The next option over a 270x would be a 960 which costs R500 more but I don't really have the pleasure of affording that.

[don_svetlio]

even a gtx 950 will be an upgrade, a 270x would also be a good choice i think but 950 might be faster

A 950 would be more expensive and perform the same as a 270X in DX11 and slower than a 270X in DX12.

[don_svetlio]

Sadly the vendor only has limited GPU supply and doesn't have the 950. The next option over a 270x would be a 960 which costs R500 more but I don't really have the pleasure of affording that.

960 is not worth over a 285/380 anyway. got with the 270X

[JMJenkins]

960 is not worth over a 285/380 anyway. got with the 270X

You said over a 285/380, but I'm just looking at a 270x, from what specs state, a 960 should perform marginally better than a 270x

[The Cool n00B]

You should change your location to Cape Town, South Africa bc you're supposed to put the city first.

[JMJenkins]

You should change your location to Cape Town, South Africa bc you're supposed to put the city first.

Noted, thanks.

[don_svetlio]

You said over a 285/380, but I'm just looking at a 270x, from what specs state, a 960 should perform marginally better than a 270x

960 is carried by HEAVY driver optimization - it's better than a 270X but notably worse than a 285/380.

[JMJenkins]

even a gtx 950 will be an upgrade, a 270x would also be a good choice i think but 950 might be faster

This is true, did a check up on it, turns out a GTX 950 will get 1-10 frames better in a lot of games. If the prices are roughly the same, then I could look into that.

[JMJenkins]

Just checked, since my vendor doesn't sell it, I guess I'll have to call about it, other vendors sell the GTX 950 for R2,999, which makes it the same price as a 960 from the discounted vendor.

[don_svetlio]

Just checked, since my vendor doesn't sell it, I guess I'll have to call about it, other vendors sell the GTX 950 for R2,999, which makes it the same price as a 960 from the discounted vendor.

 

This is true, did a check up on it, turns out a GTX 950 will get 1-10 frames better in a lot of games. If the prices are roughly the same, then I could look into that.

get the 270X - you mentione waiting for new stuff - the 950 doesn't support DX12 and will fall behind by anywhere from 10-20% in DX12 games. Get the 270X as it's cheap and powerful (will run any current game) and get a new system when you can

[JMJenkins]

get the 270X - you mentione waiting for new stuff - the 950 doesn't support DX12 and will fall behind by anywhere from 10-20% in DX12 games. Get the 270X as it's cheap and powerful (will run any current game) and get a new system when you can

You mention Dx12 games, but Dx12 only came out recently, we shouldn't expect games for it until another year or so. But yeah, I'll only get into Dx12 when I get the new Pascul GPU coming out next year.

[don_svetlio]

You mention Dx12 games, but Dx12 only came out recently, we shouldn't expect games for it until another year or so. But yeah, I'll only get into Dx12 when I get the new Pascul GPU coming out next year.

DX12 games are coming out in a month or two - Ashes being the first  IIRC