R7 370 = Best Budget solution?

[Leeroy_Milo]

So I've been searching around the internet for some graphics cards and came across the Radeon R7 370, more specifically, the Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming Edition 4G.
Here are some of the specs:

Memory: 4 GB
Core Speed: 1020 MHz
Memory Bus: 256 Bit

Memory Speed: 1425 MHz

And this is my current build:

AMD Athlon X4 860k overclocked to 4.00 GHz
8GB DDR3-1600 MHz RAM
GTX 750 Ti 2GB WindForce Black Edition

Is the R7 370 better than the GTX 750 Ti? Am I also gonna experience bottlenecks when I install the R7 370 in my system? And, am I gonna feel a performance increase in games?
Also bear in mind that I run my games on a resolution of 1280x1024 (Yes, I have a fairly small screen).

Thanks in advance! 

[Morgan MLGman]

A GTX 950 would be faster. However, I highly recommend you grab R9 380 4GB as it's the best bang/buck atm

[Mohenjo]

its not worth it unless you can get an r9 380 so save up for that instead. 

[Shoob]

GTX 950 costs about the same and performs better.

If you can spend more, the R9 380 is a great bang for the buck (unless the GTX 960 is significantly cheaper).

[Bl00dgod]

4 minutes ago, Mohenjo said:

its not worth it unless you can get an r9 380 so save up for that instead. 

and a better display with more than 1280x1024... you might wanna try something like 720p or 1080p   you get them for ~ 100 bucks

[Leeroy_Milo]

Well, I'm on a budget and I think I can't really save up that much money for a graphics card and after all, I'm only 16 years old so I don't have a full time job...

[Shoob]

Just now, Leeroy_Milo said:

Well, I'm on a budget and I think I can't really save up that much money for a graphics card and after all, I'm only 16 years old so I don't have a full time job...

What's your budget? Can you afford GPUs like the 4GB variants of R9 380 and GTX 960?

[minibois]

10 minutes ago, Leeroy_Milo said:

Is the R7 370 better than the GTX 750 Ti? Am I also gonna experience bottlenecks when I install the R7 370 in my system? And, am I gonna feel a performance increase in games?
Also bear in mind that I run my games on a resolution of 1280x1024 (Yes, I have a fairly small screen).

Thanks in advance! 

"Is the R7 370 better than the GTX 750 Ti?"

barely

 

"Am I also gonna experience bottlenecks when I install the R7 370 in my system?"

no, in 99% of the cases

 

"am I gonna feel a performance increase in games?"

barely or maybe not even.

 

The R7 370 is slightly better and the extra VRAM would have helped if you didn't play on that low resolution. I would personally save up for at least an R9 380 or so.

[xAcid9]

Best budget new GPU.

AMD = 380
Nvidia = 950

 

At 1280x1024 you better stick with 750 Ti because at such low res CPU is kinda bottlenecking.

[Leeroy_Milo]

1 minute ago, Pandalf said:

What's your budget? Can you afford GPUs like the 4GB variants of R9 380 and GTX 960?

No, not really. Well, I'm actually saving up some allowance money right now so, I don't really "have a budget"...

[aeroencychris]

Put all your money towards a cheap 1080p panel for now. That's where you'll notice the biggest difference. Try craigslist or garage sales if you want a good budget option.

[Orangeator]

Just now, xAcid9 said:

Best budget new GPU.

AMD = 380
Nvidia = 950

 

At 1280x1024 you better stick with 750 Ti because at such low res CPU is kinda bottlenecking.

That is not entirely true, I got a R9 280X new for $160 off new egg which beats the 380 in performance. (I think it is out of stock atm though due to everyone jumping on the deal)