Need Advice for upgrading GPU

[Ricky the Newbie]

Hi all, I recently built a new gaming PC and am loving it, but now i realise the GPU i bought a year ago is now holding me back, but i knew this would happen, and am not fussed about buying a much better one and putting my old GPU into my media PC or sell it to someone.
My problem is I don't know what to replace it with at my budget. I have a budget for this new GPU of about $350.
I have a intel i5 4460 and 16gb of ddr3 ram.
 

Any suggestions would be ace. I have no preference for manufacturer either

 

Edit - Forgot to mention I live in Australia so things cost more down here

[HKZeroFive]

I'd look to grabbing a Sapphire R9 390.

[Castdeath97]

What is your current GPU?

[ShadowCaptain]

970 or 390 I guess

[wyattzx]

At the $350 price point, you have two front-runner options. The GTX 970, or the R9 390.

With the R9 390, you're getting more VRAM, and potentially more performance, depending on the game you're playing. AMD is much more transparent about their business practices, and a lot of people (and I mean a lot) will tell you to go for the R9 390. 

With the GTX 970, you're getting a larger suite of tools. GeForce Experience, streaming to any Shield device, ShadowPlay, and DSR if you're interested in it. The 970 is likely to run cooler and quieter as well. 

Both cards will run you about $330.

[Ricky the Newbie]

2 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

I'd look to grabbing a Sapphire R9 390.

 

1 minute ago, Castdeath97 said:

What is your current GPU?

 

1 minute ago, ShadowCaptain said:

970 or 390 I guess

Should have mentioned these are Australian dollars and R9 390's are $500 cards here

[Castdeath97]

1 minute ago, Ricky the Newbie said:

 

 

Should have mentioned these are Australian dollars and R9 390's are $500 cards here

Yes you definitely should, but what is your current GPU?

[Ricky the Newbie]

2 minutes ago, NonaHexa said:

At the $350 price point, you have two front-runner options. The GTX 970, or the R9 390.

With the R9 390, you're getting more VRAM, and potentially more performance, depending on the game you're playing. AMD is much more transparent about their business practices, and a lot of people (and I mean a lot) will tell you to go for the R9 390. 

With the GTX 970, you're getting a larger suite of tools. GeForce Experience, streaming to any Shield device, ShadowPlay, and DSR if you're interested in it. The 970 is likely to run cooler and quieter as well. 

Both cards will run you about $330.

Forgot to put in the topic i live in australia and everything computer related costs more so a R9 390 is out of the question as here they are $500

[wyattzx]

1 minute ago, Ricky the Newbie said:

Should have mentioned these are Australian dollars and R9 390's are $500 cards here

In that case, you're looking at either the GTX 960, R9 380, or the R9 280x. I would recommend the R9 380 in this scenario.

[Castdeath97]

3 minutes ago, Ricky the Newbie said:

 

 

Should have mentioned these are Australian dollars and R9 390's are $500 cards here

Get a R9 380 4GB.

[ShadowCaptain]

1 minute ago, Ricky the Newbie said:

Forgot to put in the topic i live in australia and everything computer related costs more so a R9 390 is out of the question as here they are $500

Ah, I should have looked at your location, 960 or 380 i guess should be in your price range

[Djole123]

Crank down the settings on your current GPU and save some money for the 390.

[Ricky the Newbie]

Just now, Castdeath97 said:

Yes you definitely should, but what is your current GPU?

an R7 260X 2GB Sapphire

[Castdeath97]

Just now, Ricky the Newbie said:

an R7 260X 2GB Sapphire

Get the 4GB R9 380, should be a decent upgrade.