R9 290 vs. GTX770 for ultrawide resolution

[Tigro]

So I'm planning my new rig and the monitor I'll be buying will be a 2580x1080 native resolution 29" ultrawide one. Hence, I'm quite lost as to what graphics card I should buy - practically any GTX770 fits in my budget while R9 290 is a harder thing and while I would be able to fit it somehow, it's 1/3 more expensive than the GTX770 in my country. At the same time, I see no drastic gain when comparing 770 and 780 (and the price gap there is even larger) for ultrawide resolutions in games (4FPS tops from what I saw) so I'm clueless if it's a good idea to pay at least the $100 more for the R9 290. What would you suggest?

 

[ImperialistMillitant]

R9 290x. 512 bit Memory bus and 4GB of Ram. Far better. Im using an R9 290x to run a resolution 5760x1080p and get 60 fps on older titles. I will need to crossfire once I start buying newer titles. Also you generally reach a point of diminishing returns with the high end cards. The R9 290 is a "superior" card to the 770.
Also What resolution does the 29inch support? Keep in mind that you may treck into less supported resolutions.

 

[Tigro]

R9 290x. 512 bit Memory bus and 4GB of Ram. Far better. Im using an R9 290x to run a resolution 5760x1080p and get 60 fps on older titles. I will need to crossfire once I start buying newer titles. Also you generally reach a point of diminishing returns with the high end cards. The R9 290 is a "superior" card to the 770.
Also What resolution does the 29inch support? Keep in mind that you may treck into less supported resolutions.

R9 290x is out of consideration - as I said, even R9 290 means stretching my budget to the absolute maximum. As for the resolutions, the one I'm gonna be using is 2580x1080 though of course I know for some games I'll have to cope with black bars on both sides of the monitor cause apparently not every game supports it.

 

[ImperialistMillitant]

R9 290x. 512 bit Memory bus and 4GB of Ram. Far better. Im using an R9 290x to run a resolution 5760x1080p and get 60 fps on older titles. I will need to crossfire once I start buying newer titles. Also you generally reach a point of diminishing returns with the high end cards. The R9 290 is a "superior" card to the 770.
Also What resolution does the 29inch support? Keep in mind that you may treck into less supported resolutions.

R9 290x is out of consideration - as I said, even R9 290 means stretching my budget to the absolute maximum. As for the resolutions, the one I'm gonna be using is 2580x1080 though of course I know for some games I'll have to cope with black bars on both sides of the monitor cause apparently not every game supports it.

Sorry that was a typo, I meant R9 290. Its far better for that resolution and is only a few frames slower than the x version and better value. Its designed with large resolutions in mind. Also 2580x1080 is not the best supported resolution, maybe you are better off with a 1440p monitor? As most games use either 1080p, 1440p, a few use 5760x1080 and I dont know about 2580x1080.

 

[Tigro]

R9 290x. 512 bit Memory bus and 4GB of Ram. Far better. Im using an R9 290x to run a resolution 5760x1080p and get 60 fps on older titles. I will need to crossfire once I start buying newer titles. Also you generally reach a point of diminishing returns with the high end cards. The R9 290 is a "superior" card to the 770.
Also What resolution does the 29inch support? Keep in mind that you may treck into less supported resolutions.

R9 290x is out of consideration - as I said, even R9 290 means stretching my budget to the absolute maximum. As for the resolutions, the one I'm gonna be using is 2580x1080 though of course I know for some games I'll have to cope with black bars on both sides of the monitor cause apparently not every game supports it.

Sorry that was a typo, I meant R9 290. Its far better for that resolution and is only a few frames slower than the x version and better value. Its designed with large resolutions in mind. Also 2580x1080 is not the best supported resolution, maybe you are better off with a 1440p monitor? As most games use either 1080p, 1440p, a few use 5760x1080 and I dont know about 2580x1080.

Mhm, I see, thank you Yeah, you surely are right that 1440p would obviously give me better support as long as the number of games supporting it are concerned (it's still the most widely-spread ratio out there) but I always wanted to try ultra-wide or multi-monitor setups and so I'd rather stich to 2560x1080 to see how the cinematic 21/9 ratio performs in games

 

[ImperialistMillitant]

R9 290x. 512 bit Memory bus and 4GB of Ram. Far better. Im using an R9 290x to run a resolution 5760x1080p and get 60 fps on older titles. I will need to crossfire once I start buying newer titles. Also you generally reach a point of diminishing returns with the high end cards. The R9 290 is a "superior" card to the 770.
Also What resolution does the 29inch support? Keep in mind that you may treck into less supported resolutions.

R9 290x is out of consideration - as I said, even R9 290 means stretching my budget to the absolute maximum. As for the resolutions, the one I'm gonna be using is 2580x1080 though of course I know for some games I'll have to cope with black bars on both sides of the monitor cause apparently not every game supports it.

Sorry that was a typo, I meant R9 290. Its far better for that resolution and is only a few frames slower than the x version and better value. Its designed with large resolutions in mind. Also 2580x1080 is not the best supported resolution, maybe you are better off with a 1440p monitor? As most games use either 1080p, 1440p, a few use 5760x1080 and I dont know about 2580x1080.

Mhm, I see, thank you Yeah, you surely are right that 1440p would obviously give me better support as long as the number of games supporting it are concerned (it's still the most widely-spread ratio out there) but I always wanted to try ultra-wide or multi-monitor setups and so I'd rather stich to 2560x1080 to see how the cinematic 21/9 ratio performs in games

Do as you wish, happy days. I suppose you could always return it if it doesn't live up to your expectations. Interesting monitors, I would like to see one.

 

[pdasterly]

may I ask whats your budget, I just picked up my r9 290x for $350 used, $400 new. bought two cards