Radeon 480x worth it? (I freesync supported)

[c0d0ps]

My monitor is MG248Q (144HZ and supports freesync) and my main game/focus is on Overwatch (competitively).

Is it worth buying the (asus rog strix) 480x because it has freesync? Or should I save up/part time pay an asus 1070 (not strix) for ca 100 euros more? I thought about taking advantage of Black Friday..

I live in Sweden.

[Morgan MLGman]

If you have freesync monitor, I guess you should just buy AMD cause variable refresh rates are great.

 

Look into R9 Fury deals, they're often at the price of a GTX 1060 6GB/ RX 480 8GB and it's a faster card than both of those.

[c0d0ps]

12 minutes ago, Morgan MLGman said:

If you have freesync monitor, I guess you should just buy AMD cause variable refresh rates are great.

 

Look into R9 Fury deals, they're often at the price of a GTX 1060 6GB/ RX 480 8GB and it's a faster card than both of those.

The asus 1070 is (only?) 100 euros more. I was pondering if I should buy this because it is stronger or go for the cheaper version (480x) because it has free sync.

The r9 fury 4GB (not tri-x) costs ca 50 euros more than the 480x.

[Morgan MLGman]

5 minutes ago, c0d0ps said:

The asus 1070 is (only?) 100 euros more. I was pondering if I should buy this because it is stronger or go for the cheaper version (480x) because it has free sync.

The r9 fury 4GB (not tri-x) costs ca 50 euros more than the 280x.

I'm confused. 50 EUR more than an R9 280X or RX 480 8GB?

 

GTX 1070 is a faster card, but IMHO you'd really miss FreeSync. A tough choice imo. My overclocked R9 Fury scores the same GPU score in FireStrike as a stock GTX 1070 or stock GTX 980Ti though.

[c0d0ps]

Just now, Morgan MLGman said:

I'm confused. 50 EUR more than an R9 280X or RX 480 8GB?

 

GTX 1070 is a faster card, but IMHO you'd really miss FreeSync. A tough choice imo.

50 euros more than RX 480 8GB.

Hmm :c

[c0d0ps]

4 minutes ago, Morgan MLGman said:

TX 1070 is a faster card, but IMHO you'd really miss FreeSync. A tough choice imo. My overclocked R9 Fury scores the same GPU score in FireStrike as a stock GTX 1070 or stock GTX 980Ti though.

I ordered the asus rog 480x, since I mainly play Overwatch it should be fine for a 1080p 144hz card. I mostly do lowest settings to get highest fps, but I might turn up some settings with this new card.

 

Thanks for the help.

[JoeCoke]

Yeah, I'd shoot for that fury! It'll be way stronger than the 480x, and you'll have freesync. Win/win.

[Morgan MLGman]

4 minutes ago, c0d0ps said:

50 euros more than RX 480 8GB.

Hmm :c

Read what I edited, " My overclocked R9 Fury scores the same GPU score in FireStrike as a stock GTX 1070 or stock GTX 980Ti though. " If that kind of performance is enough for you, it might be a decent idea. Will definitely be better at pushing high framerates for a 144Hz monitor than an RX 480 and you get to keep FreeSync, fun fact: some R9 Fury samples can be partially or fully unlocked to the Fury X variant. Seen people do that.

 

Just now, c0d0ps said:

I ordered the asus rog 480x, since I mainly play Overwatch it should be fine for a 1080p 144hz card. I mostly do lowest settings to get highest fps, but I might turn up some settings with this new card.

 

Thanks for the help.

I guess it's irrelevant now ^^ NP, have fun with your new card!

[ivan134]

What GPU do you have now?

[c0d0ps]

On 11/25/2016 at 8:40 AM, ivan134 said:

What GPU do you have now?

In my signature you can see me current setup.

On 11/25/2016 at 8:11 AM, Morgan MLGman said:

Read what I edited, " My overclocked R9 Fury scores the same GPU score in FireStrike as a stock GTX 1070 or stock GTX 980Ti though. " If that kind of performance is enough for you, it might be a decent idea. Will definitely be better at pushing high framerates for a 144Hz monitor than an RX 480 and you get to keep FreeSync, fun fact: some R9 Fury samples can be partially or fully unlocked to the Fury X variant. Seen people do that.

 

I guess it's irrelevant now ^^ NP, have fun with your new card!

I did read everything in this thread, both my own and other people's comments. I can't tell for sure why I chose the 480x other than that I read 1-3 sites about r9 fury (not tri x) and it was weaker than 480x in real world (number of fps in games).

Just in case you don't read my other comments, or other people's comments. Here is what I found about r9 fury and r9 fury x.

"Are you sure that you are talking about the fury (not x-version), because I can not find a single r9 fury that is stronger than 480x.
I can only find that r9 fury-x is stronger, although with a significantly more expensive price. About 200 euros more, so almost double."
This was taken from my reply to another person, in this thread.

 

I'll keep the r9 fury in mind though, if I for whatever reason decide to sell/return the card. Thanks for the help, I might do more research later in case you think I was wrong.

On 11/25/2016 at 8:10 AM, 2Buck said:

Yeah, I'd shoot for that fury! It'll be way stronger than the 480x, and you'll have freesync. Win/win.

Are you sure that you are talking about the fury (not x-version), because I can not find a single r9 fury that is stronger than 480x.

I can only find that r9 fury-x is stronger, although with a significantly more expensive price. About 200 euros more, so almost double.

[Morgan MLGman]

On 11/25/2016 at 10:59 PM, c0d0ps said:

Are you sure that you are talking about the fury (not x-version), because I can not find a single r9 fury that is stronger than 480x.

I can only find that r9 fury-x is stronger, although with a significantly more expensive price. About 200 euros more, so almost double.

R9 Fury is a faster card than an RX 480. It's a higher-end card.

[c0d0ps]

17 hours ago, Morgan MLGman said:

R9 Fury is a faster card than an RX 480. It's a higher-end card.

Could you link a benchmark? I didn't find a single one (gaming benchmark, compares fps etc).

[Earnhardt]

37 minutes ago, c0d0ps said:

Could you link a benchmark? I didn't find a single one (gaming benchmark, compares fps etc).

I found this:

 

[Morgan MLGman]

48 minutes ago, c0d0ps said:

Could you link a benchmark? I didn't find a single one (gaming benchmark, compares fps etc).

 

10 minutes ago, Earnhardt said:

I found this:

Nah, that's a crap benchmark, here you go from the RX 480 review by techpowerup.com (full review link: https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/RX_480 ):

1080p

 

1440p

 

 4K:

 

[c0d0ps]

6 minutes ago, Morgan MLGman said:

 

Nah, that's a crap benchmark, here you go from the RX 480 review by techpowerup.com (full review link: https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/RX_480 ):

1080p

 

I was looking more for fps benchmarks, so I could see how much less/more I would get with different gpus. 

Thanks anyways!

[Morgan MLGman]

3 minutes ago, c0d0ps said:

I was looking more for fps benchmarks, so I could see how much less/more I would get with different gpus. 

Thanks anyways!

There's a full review link in my post, if you click it you can choose any of the 16 games they tested and see all of those results in FPS, the pictures I linked were averages of all those 16 scores: https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/RX_480

[c0d0ps]

Just now, Morgan MLGman said:

There's a full review link in my post, if you click it you can choose any of the 16 games they tested and see all of those results in FPS, the pictures I linked was an average of all those 16 scores: https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/RX_480

Yeah, I see it now. Thanks!

[c0d0ps]

7 minutes ago, Morgan MLGman said:

There's a full review link in my post, if you click it you can choose any of the 16 games they tested and see all of those results in FPS, the pictures I linked were averages of all those 16 scores: https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/RX_480

Do you think it would be worth the extra 50 euros for r9 fury (nitro?) over asus strix 280x (it had ca 50 euros sale)?

[Morgan MLGman]

7 minutes ago, c0d0ps said:

Do you think it would be worth the extra 50 euros for r9 fury (nitro?) over asus strix 280x (it had ca 50 euros sale)?

I would pay this much but only if it's the Sapphire Nitro version which is exquisite.

[c0d0ps]

1 minute ago, Morgan MLGman said:

I would pay this much but only if it's the Sapphire Nitro version which is exquisite.

It costs ca 50 euros more but is available. 

I don't think my ordered rx 480 has been sent yet. Do you think I should try to cancel the order?

[Morgan MLGman]

2 minutes ago, c0d0ps said:

It costs ca 50 euros more but is available. 

I don't think my ordered rx 480 has been sent yet. Do you think I should try to cancel the order?

If I had a spare 50 euros I'd to it... I recently bought one of those, I went from MSI GTX 970 Gaming 100 ME Edition to MSI R9 290X Gaming and now to the Fury Nitro, and gotta say, those MSI cards were great, but this one is just amazing in terms of cooling/silence and performance. 

[c0d0ps]

Just now, Morgan MLGman said:

If I had a spare 50 euros I'd to it... I recently bought one of those, I went from MSI GTX 970 Gaming 100 ME Edition to MSI R9 290X Gaming and now to the Fury Nitro, and gotta say, those MSI cards were great, but this one is just amazing in terms of cooling/silence and performance. 

I don't have the money right now but I could save up for it. I think..