Is it worth upgrading?

[Sengial]

I currently have a R9 270 and I have been looking to get a GTX 770 or 780. Should I upgrade?

 

[blockhead78]

depends on how badly you want to upgrade and what else you have in your rig

as far as the 770 and 780 go, the 780 performs better
but there's also the R9 280 and 290s to consider

I'm waiting for nvidia to release the 8xx series either late this year or early next year (I hope)

 

[Deleted member 1300495]

I would look at the 390X when it comes oout

 

[tech-wreck]

if your current GPU is underperforming because of a bottleneck at your CPU, then a better card isn't going to recieve data any faster.
if your CPU can feed it fast enough, then you probably will see an improvement by upgrading.
but:
can your PSU deliver the extra power needed? +$
extra on your electricity bills. +$

add up all the costs, then you can decide if the better quality visuals are worth the outlay

 

[hang-the-9]

From the R9 270, I would wait another generation of cards to upgrade, even if your CPU is very good and can handle a better card. Since the 270 is a good card, I'm guessing you just want "faster at higher settings" instead of "I can't run this at all on my current card". Not worth upgrading an almost new card right away, at least to me, just to get another tick of quality or a tick of FPS.

 

[Eggz]

Should I upgrade?

This comes down to your use scenario. What do you run? That includes the rest of your system, the resolution your use, how many monitors, and what games you plan to play.

Do you get less performance, or slower game play, than you want or need?