270X vs 280

[nimbah_52]

Looking to upgrade my graphcis card and just needed some advice on the performance increase going from the 270X to the 280.

My current build:
FX6300
8GB Kingston HyperX
CX750
HD6670

Price difference between the two is only about £22 but I'd rather save a bit of money if the performance increase is minimal. My current monitor has a resolution of 1440x900 so I don't suppose the extra 1GB VRAM on the 280 is going to do much for me.

Games I will be playing:
Titanfall mainly
Sims 4
Battlefield 3/4
Civ 6

 

[blacksheep123]

280 is a bit better than 270x
http://www.hwcompare.com/17660/radeon-r9-270x-vs-radeon-r9-280/

also that 1gb extra vram is gonna take you a long way... newer games are more vram hungly due to high textures.. get the 280

 

[Coolboy951]

the 270x is rebranded 7870 while the 280 is a rebranded 7950 instead i would get a 7950 boost since its better than both heres a new one on sale with 2 year warranty for 120$
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-HIS-Radeon-HD-7950-3GB-IceQ-Boost-Clock-H795QC3G2M-3GB-GPU-/331390851217?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item4d286f1891


HIS has great cooling and great customer support

 

[Oktas]

R9 280 will run these games 5-15 FPS better. Personally I think it's big difference for £22 and you should consider to save some money and get better GPU, which you will use at least for few years I guess.

 

[TopLuca]

These are the benchmarks for some games you listed , your mileage may vary however it gives a general idea for the performance difference .

Titanfall :

Battlefield 4 :

Grid Autosport :

Clearly the R9 280 is better however is it worth the extra money ? It's up to you

 

[nimbah_52]

R9 280 will run these games 5-15 FPS better. Personally I think it's big difference for £22 and you should consider to save some money and get better GPU, which you will use at least for few years I guess.

Thanks, I wasn't sure if the performance would be that great due to my resolution. Can't justify spending anymore to be honest as I barely get time to play after work this should last me a year or two.

The 270x is £119.99 and the 280 is £242.00

 

[TopLuca]

I'd also want to point out that the R9 270 is the rebranded HD Radeon 7870 Ghz Edition while the The 270X is the rebranded 7950.

The R9 280 is a rebranded 7950 boost with a little bit of a twist , newer drives and more support.

 

[nimbah_52]

These are the benchmarks for some games you listed , your mileage may vary however it gives a general idea for the performance difference .

Titanfall :

Battlefield 4 :

Grid Autosport :

Clearly the R9 280 is better however is it worth the extra money ? It's up to you

Yeah that's what I'm thinking, 5-6fps doesn't seem that much to me and it would be nice to save some money as Christmas will probably wipe me out lol

 

[TopLuca]

R9 280 will run these games 5-15 FPS better. Personally I think it's big difference for £22 and you should consider to save some money and get better GPU, which you will use at least for few years I guess.

Thanks, I wasn't sure if the performance would be that great due to my resolution. Can't justify spending anymore to be honest as I barely get time to play after work this should last me a year or two.

The 270x is £119.99 and the 280 is £242.00

I don't know where are you shopping but here's the R9 280 * for just 138 Quids

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/VPyjGX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/VPyjGX/by_merchant/

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£137.71 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £137.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 14:10 GMT+0000

 

[TopLuca]

Be wary that these are the ultimately highest settings on 1080p , the FPS difference in lower settings will be much higher as the R9 280 is generally 5-11% faster for not much more , I recommend you grab it for 138 quids.

 

[nimbah_52]

Be wary that these are the ultimately highest settings on 1080p , the FPS difference in lower settings will be much higher as the R9 280 is generally 5-11% faster for not much more , I recommend you grab it for 138 quids.

Prices are from Amazon which includes next day delivery. If the price of the 280 is still £142 I'll go for that.

 

[Coolboy951]

7950 boost I posted is a great price and outperforms both cards

 

[TopLuca]

7950 boost I posted is a great price and outperforms both cards

The r9 280 is identical to the 7950 boost .

As per AnandTech : which is offering a product between a full Tahiti (280X/7970) and a full Pitcairn (270X/7870) with pricing to match, while also serving as the standard lower tier bin for salvaged Tahiti GPUs. This marks the 3rd such release for the 7950, first being released in its vanilla 7950 form, then in its 7950 with Boost form, and finally now as the R9 280.

http://gyazo.com/22e3c2a03e52a0fbbd55b5a99228829b

 

[nimbah_52]

7950 boost I posted is a great price and outperforms both cards

They're identical as Luca said. Also I'm in the UK lol

 

[Coolboy951]

oh opps lol my bad I didn't pay attention but the 280 is a better choice because its future proof for later on games