r9 390 8gb

[christian1990]

Any impressions on this video card ? Would you pick this one over a gtx 970 ?

Wrong subforum, please move it to video cards. I'm sorry !

 

[lehtv]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2463230
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2461582
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2455844

Next time do a bit of searching, mmkay?

 

[christian1990]

Yeah man, but some people say 970, some r9 390. I have a friend which keeps bombarding me with amd video driver errors.

 

[xthetenth]

I've had a 970 that had two diffferent deeply frustrating issues, and a 290 that's had no problems at all. Is that friend having problems with his own card?

Driver issues are one of those weird things. However, the 390 looks to be steadily improving with regards to the 970, so if you can get it cheaper than the 970, definitely do that.

 

[raghu78]

the R9 390 is definitely the faster card and the better option with 8 GB VRAM (even though it might be overkill now) , especially if you are 1440p.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Sapphire/R9_390_Nitro/23.html

What resolution are you running ?

 

[xorbe]

Next time do a bit of searching, mmkay?

1. new member, check
2. all 19 posts made today, check
3. first thread, nv vs radeon, check

 

[lehtv]

1. new member, check
2. all 19 posts made today, check
3. first thread, nv vs radeon, check

Then what?

 

[crisium]

4. ?
5. Profit

If you personally have no brand preference based on experience, it comes down to the 390s minor performance advantage and better VRAM (more longevity aka the performance lead is likely to grow) vs the 970s lower wattage while gaming (idle should be similar). Either card is desirable based on which of those is more important to you.

 

[Flapdrol1337]

390 seems one of the best buys now, costs the same as a 970, performs a bit better and comes with double the memory.

 

[96Firebird]

Yeah man, but some people say 970, some r9 390.

You answered your own question.

Flip a coin and pick a card. :thumbsup:

 

[littleg]

I'd take the 390. Better performance and more than double the vram, no brainer really.

 

[Elixer]

Yeah man, but some people say 970, some r9 390. I have a friend which keeps bombarding me with amd video driver errors.

The 390 is the better overall card, and doesn't suffer from the partitioned memory (3.5GB + .5GB) the 970 has.

Worst case is, you don't like it, you can sell it.

 

[3DVagabond]

There's also the possibility we'll see mining inflation again. The last time lots of people sold their used Radeons for a profit.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2463816

 

[christian1990]

How much of a difference makes the extra 4gb vram that the 390 has ? I had only amd gpu's in the past and i had all kind of problems with them.

 

[jantjeuh]

I'd go for the 390, purely for the extra 5.5 GB of VRAM. If you only game on 1080p, it's a tossup, with the 390 edging the 970 out slightly in terms of performance.

How much of a difference makes the extra 4gb vram that the 390 has ? I had only amd gpu's in the past and i had all kind of problems with them.

970 definitely will suffer from its limited VRAM in some games in resolutions above 1080p.

There's also the possibility we'll see mining inflation again. The last time lots of people sold their used Radeons for a profit.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2463816

Ethereum price is crashing down again, apparently it was a pump & dump.

 

[Piroko]

There's also the possibility we'll see mining inflation again. The last time lots of people sold their used Radeons for a profit.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2463816

I don't think we'll see mining inflation with 28nm cards again. Perhaps a steady price, but not an inflation.

As to the op, buy what you think feels right.

 

[Silverforce11]

970 definitely will suffer from its limited VRAM in some games in resolutions above 1080p.

Already happened at 1080p.

Tomb Raider. Very High Textures not recommended for the 970. Stutter-fest.

http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/gu...guide#rise-of-the-tomb-raider-texture-quality

Those with 4GB GPUs are recommended to use High as VRAM stuttering can be observed on Very High

The really hilarious thing is this stutter does not happen for R290/X 4GB at 1080p with Very High settings.

 

[3DVagabond]

The really hilarious thing is this stutter does not happen for R290/X 4GB at 1080p with Very High settings.

Well you didn't really expect them to say, "Those with 3.5GB cards", did you?

 

[christian1990]

I'm getting the r9 390. I never had a nvidia anyway...

 

[Mem]

How much of a difference makes the extra 4gb vram that the 390 has ? I had only amd gpu's in the past and i had all kind of problems with them.

I have used and still own both brands for many decades, to be fair I've had more issues with Nvidia drivers, don't get me started on the mess Nvidia made when I had a 560Ti card and the many posts with lockups at geforce forums on the 4xx and 5xx series back then, yes they fixed it eventually but took nearly a year.

Having said that I would go for 390 over 970 if I was buying one right now(unless your PSU is weak).

I will say be careful of factory overclocked cards even new from retail stores, I've had a few in the past (mainly on Nvidia side) that were not stable at default factory OC levels, reducing OC fixed the issue, top brands like MSI, Asus etc you should be fine with factory overclocks in general.

End of the day drivers are not really an issue nowadays.

 

[SlowSpyder]

I was going to wait for the next gen GPU's, but just picked up a Sapphire Nitro R9 390. A quality card for under $300, should serve me well for a while.

 

[PhonakV30]

Buy Doom Alpha and Enjoy with 390!

 

[christian1990]

I have used and still own both brands for many decades, to be fair I've had more issues with Nvidia drivers, don't get me started on the mess Nvidia made when I had a 560Ti card and the many posts with lockups at geforce forums on the 4xx and 5xx series back then, yes they fixed it eventually but took nearly a year.

Having said that I would go for 390 over 970 if I was buying one right now(unless your PSU is weak).

I will say be careful of factory overclocked cards even new from retail stores, I've had a few in the past (mainly on Nvidia side) that were not stable at default factory OC levels, reducing OC fixed the issue, top brands like MSI, Asus etc you should be fine with factory overclocks in general.

End of the day drivers are not really an issue nowadays.

I have the Corsair RM750i, 80+ Gold
I'm ok with this PSU.

 

[MajinCry]

Aye, stick with the 390. That huge amount of vRAM is going to be mighty handy in keeping up with the console ports.

Might even be able to use RadeonPro with it. Get that proggy and get yo'self some Triple Buffering.

 

[Azix]

color compression only goes so far. Can't beat actually having the bandwidth (and VRAM)