I know this has been posted before but my situation is a bit different. I currently have a EVGA 760 as GPU. I have the opportunity to upgrade either to a gtx 970 or a 290x 8gb for about the same price. My question should I got for the 990x or the 970? Thanks
If you can wait for the 300 series
if they are both at the same price, then i think that i would go with the R9-290x Vapor X 8GB. 290x and GTX970 are neck on neck wenn it comes to gaming.
But yeah the R9-300 series are probably not far away..
Unless op is gaming on 4k I see no reason for 8gb of VRAM. So I'd go with the 4gb 290x
Thanks for the replies guys. My friend is hooking me up from where he works and he can only do it today so waiting for the 300 series isn't an option. Also this might be a stupid question but I'm still a noob when it comes to graphics cards but will the 290x support direct x 12 with an update?
What resolution are you on? And since you're getting it from a friend is price irrelevant?
Extra Vram never hurts, especialy, if he ever want multi monitor or what not.
2560x1080. The 290x is 20bucks lol
Get the 290x if it's new .
Even if it's not new , as long as he can guarantee it , that's fine .
Both graphics cards are new
How much is the 970?
give me 20 of those for $20,- each lol.
the 300 series is not going to be cheap its probably going to be at least 500$ for the 370X plus the crypto currency miners will go after it.
I own a R9 290x 8GB Vapor X and it does the job on any game at max settings at on x3 monitor setup 5760x1080p on high/ultra.