Is the AMD 290x 8GB Worth It?

[paecificjr]

I found a deal on Newegg that lets me buy a XFX 290x 8GB for $380. Good enough for me. But I have so many questions and there aren't many reviews about this card out there that answer them.

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  Do I really need 8GB for an eyefinity setup?
  Does it beat the 970?
  Does it beat 2 960s?
  Is it a reliable card?
  How does it overclock?
  Any other problems I don't know about?

Thanks I'm really stressed about this purchase because its my first nice gpu I'm buying.

 

[ak47jar3d]

I would only recommend 290x 8 gb of your are going to crossfire. The bigger vram would only help if the card can produce playable frames rates using more than 4 gb. In general, it would perform very similarly to a gtx 970 or r9 290x 4 gb. Since it is $380, I would get it as there won't be a better card at that price point anyways.

 

[paecificjr]

I would only recommend 290x 8 gb of your are going to crossfire. The bigger vram would only help if the card can produce playable frames rates using more than 4 gb. In general, it would perform very similarly to a gtx 970 or r9 290x 4 gb. Since it is $380, I would get it as there won't be a better card at that price point anyways.

Can I Crossfire it with a 4 gb model later?

 

[ak47jar3d]

Yes, As long as the Architecture are the same, amd will let you crossfire it. The problem is that both card will need to have the same textures meaning the 4 gb card will not let the 8 gb use more than 4 gb. So, I don't recommend it as it kind of defeats the purpose of getting 8 gb 290x. Also, not that no amd card supports hdmi 2.0, so playing on 4k TV is out of the question until next generation for amd users 🙁.

 

[paecificjr]

Yes, As long as the Architecture are the same, amd will let you crossfire it. The problem is that both card will need to have the same textures meaning the 4 gb card will not let the 8 gb use more than 4 gb. So, I don't recommend it as it kind of defeats the purpose of getting 8 gb 290x. Also, not that no amd card supports hdmi 2.0, so playing on 4k TV is out of the question until next generation for amd users 🙁.

Thanks, I thought it might do that. I think I'm ordering it tomorrow. Goodbye NVS 290!