Best Graphics Cards For The Money: October 2014 (Archive)

[NinjaNerd56]

I replaced a 550Ti with a GTX 960, and it's quite nice.

Less noise, heat, and power hit. My rig is all air, and my fan profiles actually have zero values for the first time ever. The system and case fans keep things below 30 until I launch a heavy hitter, then the card fans start above 30, capping nicely about 52-55 even under max load during multi hour sessions.

I was a Radeon guy for years, but gone nVidia for the last 5 and have no regrets.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Historically, I have used nVidia at the high end x60, x70, x80 and AMD below that .... the the 650 Ti Boost was an incredible bang for the buck card.

We really need the 390 series to be a hit; with the 970 outselling in 5 months all R9 and R7 series in 16 months combined, AMD needs to collect some cash in order to be competitive in the future, long term. If there's to much financial inequity, a technological gap will grow and the nice joy of 9xx series pricing will vanish and we'll all pay more for future generations.

 

[bigstonebang]

I don't know if I'm alone but I love using the "GPU Hierarchy Chart"! I hope it is updated soon!

 

[JackNaylorPE]

It's useful....just have to keep in mind it's limitations ... as well as the need of a media outlet to maintain friendly relations with the people who need to be kept happy.

 

[TechyInAZ]

I disagree about that last section for recommending 2 GTX 960s in SLI for 4k gaming. Both cards don't have the vram to handle that kind of resolution!

 

[plaintuts]

Meanwhile, AMD is still counting the money they got from Microsoft and Sony.

The 300 series gpu will probably be just on par or similar concept with the 285, its a tried and tested strategy

Re use Cheaper slightly better

But the 295x is a shining example that amd has not abandoned the gpu fight.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Meanwhile, AMD is still counting the money they got from Microsoft and Sony.

There's no margin there. They are keeping the doors open, paying expenses, but profit is miniscule.