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GTX 980 vs. R9 390x

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1 minute ago, ddbtkd456 said:

So basically which would the LTT community recommend for 1440p gaming? I have an idea of what we will be playing, but that is subject to change. My question is in terms of graphics for games on a 1440p which is better and which gets higher settings?

For 1440p 390x for sure!

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So basically which would the LTT community recommend for 1440p gaming? I have an idea of what we will be playing, but that is subject to change. My question is in terms of graphics for games on a 1440p which is better and which gets higher settings?

If you've previously won the build off please pm me so we can get something worked out.

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1 minute ago, ddbtkd456 said:

So basically which would the LTT community recommend for 1440p gaming? I have an idea of what we will be playing, but that is subject to change. My question is in terms of graphics for games on a 1440p which is better and which gets higher settings?

For 1440p 390x for sure!

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In DX11 the 980 is marginally faster but not worth the premium imo.

IN DX12 the 390x fares quite a bit better.

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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For 1440p 390x for sure!

Is the performance a major difference?

If you've previously won the build off please pm me so we can get something worked out.

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The extra 4GB of VRAM the 390x has will go a long way at 1440p

 Almost as cool as my temps  

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1 minute ago, ddbtkd456 said:

Is the performance a major difference?

Like @Benergy mentioned, for higher resolutions like 1440p, the extra VRAM the 390x provides will benefit you a lot.

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I'd say go with the R9 390X.

- 2GB more VRAM,

- About the same or better DX11 performance,

- Significantly better DX12 performance.

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Only yours, you don't shitpost on the same level that we can, mainly because this thread is finally dead and should be locked.

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I wasn't wrong. It's extremely rare that I am. I provided sources as well. Different devs can disagree. Further, we now have confirmed discrepancy from Twitter about he use of the pre-release 1080 driver in AMD's demo despite the release 1080 driver having been out a week prior.

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390X definitely - better in DX12, 100$ cheaper, 8GB of VRAM for 1440p

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7 hours ago, Shahnewaz said:

I'd say go with the R9 390X.

- 2GB more VRAM,

*4GB, its the 980 not the 980Ti.

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I have just purchased a 1440p monitor and the R9 390x runs like a dream.

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390X will take you to the 80s & 90s.  Degrees that is.

 

Yeah, yeah, I bet there will be posts to follow claiming that the gpu actually froze them to death.

Uh-huh.

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6 minutes ago, max_headroom said:

390X will take you to the 80s & 90s.  Degrees that is.

 

Yeah, yeah, I bet there will be posts to follow claiming that the gpu actually froze them to death.

Uh-huh.

Alright, looks like I successfully managed to find an nVidia fanboy. Who cares if they reach the 80s? They are supposed to handle those temperatures.

 

Also, unless you have a damaged card or shitty airflow, you'll never get over the low 80s. Nice try though. Both the GTX 980 and the R9 380x run quite hot.

 

You shouldn't be on this forum.

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