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Is it worth it?

DzJr
By DzJr
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Hey guys, 

I've had the HD7850 2GB for a few years now and it's been alright.

But I think it's time for an upgrade as the performance with these new triple A titles isn't good enough.

I've been wanting to upgrade to a 380X, but I'm not 100% sure if it's worth the upgrade because from what I've seen it doesn't perform that much better.

I'm thinking R9 390 but I'm not sure if I want to give that much cash considering I'm not a big gamer.

So what do you guys think?

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380x is a lot better than a 7850. Either way, even if you're willing to spend $300+ on a new graphics card, wait for the new cards that are launching mid year.

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id say wait another 2 months for polaris/pacal

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380X is around double the performance of a 7850. 390 is even faster. Your call

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