I've a quite old set-up: Asus P6T mobo, Core i7 920, 3 x 4GB Corsair Vengeance RAM. The current GPU is an NVIDIA 9800GT.
I only game lightly and with older titles - this has been quite good enough to run Quake 4. But I'd like to run some slightly more modern titles - things like the 2016 release of DOOM, for example. As I understand it the GPU is the only thing in my way.
I'm aiming for the most cost effective GPU upgrade, hoping to spend less than £100. I've had a look at what's available from a reasonably reliable reseller of used parts and picked out a list of GPUs, all with with 4GB, and compared their price with benchmarks.
Which would you pick? The R9 290 and RX 480 are looking like stand-outs from a price per performance standpoint, but am I missing anything here?
Thanks in advance!
I only game lightly and with older titles - this has been quite good enough to run Quake 4. But I'd like to run some slightly more modern titles - things like the 2016 release of DOOM, for example. As I understand it the GPU is the only thing in my way.
I'm aiming for the most cost effective GPU upgrade, hoping to spend less than £100. I've had a look at what's available from a reasonably reliable reseller of used parts and picked out a list of GPUs, all with with 4GB, and compared their price with benchmarks.
GPU | price | benchmark | power |
GTX660 | £50 | 3950 | 140W |
R9 270X | £55 | 4710 | 180W |
GTX670 | £65 | 5230 | 170W |
R9 290 | £72 | 8090 | 275W |
GTX770 | £75 | 5910 | 230W |
R9 380 | £75 | 6090 | 190W |
R9 290X | £85 | 8120 | 290W |
RX 480 | £85 | 8490 | 150W |
GTX690 | £88 | 6000 | 300W |
R9 380X | £95 | 6350 | 190W |
RX570 | £100 | 7000 | 120W |
RX470 | £105 | 7910 | 120W |
GTX970 | £110 | 9570 | 148W |
R9 Fury | £120 | 10020 | 275W |
Which would you pick? The R9 290 and RX 480 are looking like stand-outs from a price per performance standpoint, but am I missing anything here?
Thanks in advance!