I currently have a AMD 7870 and it's run into some issues playing some 4K content back properly/smoothly. Now, with the new NVIDIA GTX 1080/1070 out and AMD releasing RX 480 with other releases in the coming months, I'm not sure whether I should get a new graphics card now or wait...
This is what I'd use it for, in no particular order:
1. 4k gaming (I play mostly multiplayer FPS but am not a hardcore player, just occasionally like to join others for a matchfest now and then; sometimes GTA V or NBA 2k series). I've never tried gaming beyond 60FPS and don't know how much difference that'd make to my experience, nor have I tried gaming on an ultra-wide monitor like the dell u3415w 34" but that should be easier to drive than 4K, so I'm not too worried about it. I'd most likely use one really good, and optimally sized 4K monitor as my primary and maybe have one or two secondary displays. Probably not using eyefinity but would like to keep that option open.
2. VR - I hear it's the next big thing and people who've tried it have been impressed, but some say it's not yet ready for prime time and needs some maturing. I'm interested in getting a good VR experience and trying it out (if it's deemed ready and mature enough for a good VR experience). By good experience, I mean realistic graphics that aren't blocky/pixelated. Which video card would be most competent at delivering the best experience? Do you reach a point where once you pass a certain level of video card the experience will be comparable to the higher-end cards?
3. UHD movie playback
4. video editing of 4K content, down-sampling some to 1080p. Either Final Cut Pro X or Adobe Premiere CC.
5. I'm not doing eyefinity in 4K or anything like that and probably won't But I may still wish to be able to drive multiple UHD monitors at once down the road.
My primary monitor right now is a 27" LG 4K IPS with Freesync.
In my case, should I jump in now and get a GTX 1080 or 1070? Or would a Radeon RX 480 do just fine (even for top VR experience)? Or should I wait or the higher end AMD cards to come out?
This is what I'd use it for, in no particular order:
1. 4k gaming (I play mostly multiplayer FPS but am not a hardcore player, just occasionally like to join others for a matchfest now and then; sometimes GTA V or NBA 2k series). I've never tried gaming beyond 60FPS and don't know how much difference that'd make to my experience, nor have I tried gaming on an ultra-wide monitor like the dell u3415w 34" but that should be easier to drive than 4K, so I'm not too worried about it. I'd most likely use one really good, and optimally sized 4K monitor as my primary and maybe have one or two secondary displays. Probably not using eyefinity but would like to keep that option open.
2. VR - I hear it's the next big thing and people who've tried it have been impressed, but some say it's not yet ready for prime time and needs some maturing. I'm interested in getting a good VR experience and trying it out (if it's deemed ready and mature enough for a good VR experience). By good experience, I mean realistic graphics that aren't blocky/pixelated. Which video card would be most competent at delivering the best experience? Do you reach a point where once you pass a certain level of video card the experience will be comparable to the higher-end cards?
3. UHD movie playback
4. video editing of 4K content, down-sampling some to 1080p. Either Final Cut Pro X or Adobe Premiere CC.
5. I'm not doing eyefinity in 4K or anything like that and probably won't But I may still wish to be able to drive multiple UHD monitors at once down the road.
My primary monitor right now is a 27" LG 4K IPS with Freesync.
In my case, should I jump in now and get a GTX 1080 or 1070? Or would a Radeon RX 480 do just fine (even for top VR experience)? Or should I wait or the higher end AMD cards to come out?
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