Best GPU out of r9 280x and gtx 770

[TheRevo]

hey guys, have a limit of £280.. and have no idea wittch card to get, i had an asus r9 20x that was faulty and i got refunded so i dont really want to go for another ASUS 280x...

i saw an MSI Lightning on Scan.co.uk for the same price (£276) but do not know if it would be a great choice... i suppose the only thing that worries me is the 2GB memory

helpful Info:
I play on 1920x1080
i have an AMD CPU (FX8320

will having only 2gb of gpu memory effect my gameplay

also. will it run battlefield 4 on ultra (60+ average FPS)

thanks

 

[minerva330]

2gb of memory is fine at 1920X1080 with a single monitor.

With the 280 you should be able to play BF4 on ultra at 60fps(ish), maybe turn off AA.

Personally I would go with the 770, I think it is a better card for roughly the same price, if not cheaper and you will definitely be able to squeeze out some more frames.

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-280X-vs-GeForce-GTX-770

 

[whitecat]

i back GTX 770 .Both cards have similar 3D performance but GTX 770 is cheaper . Yet , if you wish to max out playing Battlefield 4 , get R9 280X.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2013/11/27/battlefield-4-performance-analysis/3

 

[minerva330]

Here is a good review with benchmarks that might help you make your decision http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/amd-radeon-r9-280x-vs-nvidia-geforce-gtx-770-which-is-fastest

There close but if your only planing one using one monitor and are at 1080 I would go for the 770

Edit: the 280X definitely performs better at high settings in BF4 (probably due to the increased memory bus ) but in ultra their both the same.

Also BF4 is quirky it really seems to like some cards more than other. All around performance goes to the 770

 

[TheRevo]

i think im going to go for the GTX 770, seeing as BF4 is only one game i plan on playing and the 770 seems to run it almost as well as the r9 280x..not to mention the GeForce Experience and Advanced PhysX

 

[stoneyyay]

you all forget about mantle!!!! lol will push the performance in games that support it

 

[stoneyyay]

dunno when they will be releasing it for BF4 tho...

With R9 270X I can pretty much get 60 FPS on ultra (framedrops sometimes though so I can turn AA down/off if need be and use FXaa or SMaa

 

[minerva330]

Blah, Mantle. An API is only as good as the developer. I will not rely on that.