Sapphire Radeon R9 Nitro 390X for 1440p gaming

[el_rasho]

Just see the deal for the Sapphire Radeon R9 Nitro 390X at £284.99 and wow what a price for a GTX980 killer.

I've been wanting to game at 1440p for some time now and I've been waiting for the price of 980Ti's to come down so I can play my games with max settings at 1440p and the FPS doesn't drop below 60.

But now I've seen this 390X for a ridiculously cheap price. What do I do!? My setup was going to be this:

Dell S2716DG
Zotac AMP GTX980Ti


But after seeing the 390X I'm thinking of going for this:

Sapphire Radeon R9 Nitro 390X
Ilyama Prolite B2783QSU-B1



That's half the price but will I get half the performance? Is FREESYNC as good as GSYNC?

[DanceswithUnix]

Is FREESYNC as good as GSYNC?

Recent drivers improved the low frame rate problem where gsync used to be better, so they are pretty much equivalent now apart from the £100 difference in price. Not that you will be seeing a low frame rate problem with a 390X

Freesync is doing the trick for me, I am using a http://www.ebuyer.com/701934-benq-xl...r-9h-ldclb-qbe with just an R9 285.

[Bonebreaker777]

I would say if you case/cooling system can handle the extra thermal output of the Radeon and the Sapphire-Ilyama combo is cheaper, go for it! I am pretty sure you should be within 75-85% of the performance.

[DanceswithUnix]

I would say if you case/cooling system can handle the extra thermal output of the Radeon and the Sapphire-Ilyama combo is cheaper, go for it! I am pretty sure you should be within 75-85% of the performance.

Depends on the game, but the 980 and 390X seem fairly well matched on average: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1442?vs=1559

[Bonebreaker777]

Depends on the game, but the 980 and 390X seem fairly well matched on average: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1442?vs=1559

I think the OP in the first post stipulated the 390X against a 980Ti. But even better then if the 390X is more or less matched against the 980.

I think it goes like this (if I am not mistaken).
R9 390 vs 970
R9 390X vs 980
R9 Fury vs 980Ti

[EndlessWaves]

I think the OP in the first post stipulated the 390X against a 980Ti. But even better then if the 390X is more or less matched against the 980.

I think it goes like this (if I am not mistaken).
R9 390 vs 970
R9 390X vs 980
R9 Fury vs 980Ti

More like:
390 vs. 970
390X/Nano/Fury vs. different 980s (stock, small PCB, overclocked)
Fury X vs. 980ti.

[DanceswithUnix]

I think the OP in the first post stipulated the 390X against a 980Ti. But even better then if the 390X is more or less matched against the 980.

I think it goes like this (if I am not mistaken).
R9 390 vs 970
R9 390X vs 980
R9 Fury vs 980Ti

Yes that list looks about right, though both teams have had recent driver updates so I don't know just how accurate it is.

I read it that the OP was comparing the 390X to a 980, but lusting after a ti. Perhaps he is too busy enjoying a 390X and freesync to come back and talk to us so we might never know

[gupsterg]

Just see the deal for the Sapphire Radeon R9 Nitro 390X at £284.99....

Like I posted on HUKD, personally I'd have the MSI 290X currently on Amazon Warehouse deal selection for circa £196.

Have a view of the middle 2 columns in this chart.



Source Link:- http://www.babeltechreviews.com/the-...-980/view-all/

IMO I couldn't justify near enough 45% increase over the price of a 290X if I was buying now. Many reviews don't clock 290/X at same speed as 390/X therefore you see more of a difference, HardOCP also did a clock vs clock review.

If I was desperate for 8GB I see the 390 as a better buy than the 390X. The 10% extra shaders on a 390X don't equate to 10% extra performance over a 390 @ same clocks.

I used to own a Tri-X 290 and when I compared it with not 1 but 2 290Xs I've owned there was very little difference in FPS when clocked the same.

[Sean473]

Just see the deal for the Sapphire Radeon R9 Nitro 390X at £284.99 and wow what a price for a GTX980 killer.

I've been wanting to game at 1440p for some time now and I've been waiting for the price of 980Ti's to come down so I can play my games with max settings at 1440p and the FPS doesn't drop below 60.

But now I've seen this 390X for a ridiculously cheap price. What do I do!? My setup was going to be this:

Dell S2716DG
Zotac AMP GTX980Ti


But after seeing the 390X I'm thinking of going for this:

Sapphire Radeon R9 Nitro 390X
Ilyama Prolite B2783QSU-B1



That's half the price but will I get half the performance? Is FREESYNC as good as GSYNC?

You should be fine... The money you saved should IMO be put to getting a bit more RAM + SSD... A SSD would be an excellent investment!