Is it good?

[Mish2001]

So i was wondering if the Radeon R9 380(4gb) is a good video card.

 

[Math Geek]

good for what? it would be fine for 1080p gaming with reduced settings depending on the rest of the system. but would not be good for 4k gaming.

so need a bit more info on what the rest of the system is and what your goals are for the 380 card. plus depending on what the price is, there are a lot of newer cards that a re a lot better depending on the cost.

 

[Mish2001]

Rest of system

Ram: 8gb
Cpu:Intel i5 3.3 ghz
MoBo:Msi z97 gaming 5

And you said uts fine for 1080p gaming what about 1440p?

 

[dudeman509]

And you said uts fine for 1080p gaming what about 1440p?

Nope. It'll fall on its knees.

You'd need at least a 1070 for 1440p. The 1060/480 are capable of it, but not at steady 60 FPS framerates.

 

[Math Geek]

right the 380 will put out 1440p but at very low settings and then will struggle still. just wasn't made for that. it's roughly the same as a 960. 1080p no issue but nothing higher.

a 1060 will do 1440p with reduced settings as it is the same as a 980 and can do about what they could do. but that would be the minimum with a 1070 or higher (or 980ti or higher older gen card) being the better choice for 1440p gaming.

 

[Mish2001]

And you said uts fine for 1080p gaming what about 1440p?

Nope. It'll fall on its knees.

You'd need at least a 1070 for 1440p. The 1060/480 are capable of it, but not at steady 60 FPS framerates.

 

[Mish2001]

Ok so 1440p is a problem but i should be able to run most games at 1080p 60fps or?

 

[Math Geek]

with reduced settings probably but it won't take too long before newest games will overpower the card. it was entry level for 1080p 2 years ago when it came out. keep that in mind. you'll be lowering settings as you go to stay at that fps target with a 380

 

[Mish2001]

with reduced settings probably but it won't take too long before newest games will overpower the card. it was entry level for 1080p 2 years ago when it came out. keep that in mind. you'll be lowering settings as you go to stay at that fps target with a 380

 

[Mish2001]

Ok thanks for letting me know

 

[Math Geek]

enjoy the new card