Helping For Choosing: RX 480 Or R9 390X

[BHZ-GTR]

Hi Guys

I want to upgrade my graphics card.

My third system:

My current graphics card: Sapphire R9 290 TRI-X OC Ed

Please help me in the choice of graphics card

I was looking forward to a more powerful graphics card

 

[Flapdrol1337]

If you're running a 290 there's no point upgrading to either of those.

 

[David_k]

A 390X is overclocked 290X with 8GB of ram,
The RX480 is sometimes on par with a 390, sometimes slower.

a 390X will give you minor bump in performance vs your already overclocked 290, the 480 would be on some games a downgrade and some a sidestep.

Keep your 290 until you can afford a higher end GPU, or maybe till next gen when the mid-range would actually be faster than 2013's high end.

 

[Erenhardt]

290 is still a very good card. I'm keeping mine until real high-end cards come out with proper dx12 and other new API support.
Also, HBM2 just cause!

 

[cusideabelincoln]

Fury X or 1070 is the absolute bare minimum upgrade you should be thinking about.

 

[trane]

You'll have to get a 1070 or wait for Vega 10.

 

[Oyeve]

I went with an RX 480 from a 290X just for powers sake. The 480 is a much quieter and efficient card. My 290X fan would scream when playing graphic intensive games. The 480 run much quieter and cooler. My 290X would heat up my living room! I only game at 1080P so the 480, while on par or even lesser than my 290X, is more than enough to play games at max settings.

 

[Silverforce11]

There's no viable AMD option ATM since they aren't going with higher-end Vega yet.

Fury/Nano/X is a good buy if you can get it for cheap. Other than that your options will be GTX 1070 and 1080.

 

[R0H1T]

Unless you're going 480 CF, there's very little reason to sidegrade to a 480.

 

[Erithan13]

I'm in exactly the same situation. I wouldn't write off the 480 as a sidegrade until we see what the AIB versions offer, the ASUS Strix is promising 19% improvement over the reference model. You could make a case for selling the 290 and putting the money toward that and getting a decent if not exceptional upgrade in performance for not a huge amount of cash.

I'm leaning toward putting my own money into a 1440p freesync monitor and riding the 290 all the way to Vega. Make no mistake that the 290 is still one fiercely capable card for its age although the 4GB RAM may prove to be a limitation in the coming year. 390 owners can rest easy, I expect we'll be seeing that card hold its ground for a long time to come.

 

[poofyhairguy]

290 Owner: "I want to upgrade!"

AMD : "Ok you did, thanks to Mantle, Directx 12 and Vulkan"

290 Owner: "No, no. I mean I want to spend money on an upgrade"

Nvidia: "Did someone say they want to spend money on upgrades? Move along AMD we got this."

 

[tonyfreak215]

290 Owner: "I want to upgrade!"

AMD : "Ok you did, thanks to Mantle, Directx 12 and Vulkan"

290 Owner: "No, no. I mean I want to spend money on an upgrade"

Nvidia: "Did someone say they want to spend money on upgrades? Move along AMD we got this."

That's kind of how I feel right now, although I would never buy Nvidia.

Where are the AIB cards!?!?
I'm getting impatient. I really want to be able to play Forza on my PC, but I don't have DX12. :/

 

[swilli89]

Hi Guys

I want to upgrade my graphics card.

My third system:

My current graphics card: Sapphire R9 290 TRI-X OC Ed

Please help me in the choice of graphics card

I was looking forward to a more powerful graphics card

Look for a $300 Fury.

 

[RussianSensation]

Hi Guys

I want to upgrade my graphics card.

My third system:

My current graphics card: Sapphire R9 290 TRI-X OC Ed

Please help me in the choice of graphics card

I was looking forward to a more powerful graphics card

Get a GTX1070 or save your $ for a 2017 GPU next year when price wars heat up and get GTX1080 level of performance for $500. Since GPU continue to depreciate so rapidly, as long as your card performs well in the games you play, keep using it.

Remember:
$700 GTX780Ti / $550 R9 290 -> 10 months later $330 970
$550 980 -> less than 2 years later $365 980Ti, $300 Fury, $250 GTX1060, $400 Fury X all better cards

Your 290 has lost most of its resale value which means holding it and using it while waiting for newer cards to drop in price or next gen cards to come out is actually smart.

I'm in exactly the same situation. I wouldn't write off the 480 as a sidegrade until we see what the AIB versions offer, the ASUS Strix is promising 19% improvement over the reference model. You could make a case for selling the 290 and putting the money toward that and getting a decent if not exceptional upgrade in performance for not a huge amount of cash.

I'm leaning toward putting my own money into a 1440p freesync monitor and riding the 290 all the way to Vega. Make no mistake that the 290 is still one fiercely capable card for its age although the 4GB RAM may prove to be a limitation in the coming year. 390 owners can rest easy, I expect we'll be seeing that card hold its ground for a long time to come.

RX 480 @ 1400mhz is faster than an R9 390 @ 1150mhz but it's still not a worthwhile upgrade imo. To me a worthwhile upgrade is when a card lets you move up an entire resolution or you get 60 fps+ at your intended resolution and your old card is in the 40-45 fps range.

290 Owner: "I want to upgrade!"

AMD : "Ok you did, thanks to Mantle, Directx 12 and Vulkan"

290 Owner: "No, no. I mean I want to spend money on an upgrade"

Nvidia: "Did someone say they want to spend money on upgrades? Move along AMD we got this."

He should have bought a $200 GTX960 instead. Now he gets to miss out on another $250-300 GPU upgrade. Sad day.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Oooo and mine some Ethereum with that 290 while you are at it to make a more expensive GPU more affordable!

 

[SPBHM]

290 is probably using something like 100-150W more than a 1060 and it's slower;

I guess if you could sell the 290 for a miner for a decent price a 1060 "sidegrade" would be kind of ok.

but, I agree with the others, 1070 would be the minimum real upgrade for you.

 

[Midwayman]

Yah, I have a 290 as well and really want to upgrade, but nothing is looking good until vega hits at least. 1070 is the slowest card I'd want and its overpriced. Not like the 290 is exactly slow for anything right now. Just hoping the Rx490 in Q4 rumors are true.

 

[BHZ-GTR]

Thank you friends.

As a result your words: I wait for the next generation, or a new graphics card And powerful