Rx 580 a worthy upgrade from R9 280x?

[RageKage14]

I'm looking to upgrade my R9 280x. Right now I can get an RX 580 for $240. Is this a worthy upgrade? Or is it not enough of an upgrade for the cost?

 

[Hellfire13]

If it is the 8gb version, then it should give you quite a bi of performance jump. Around 50% or thereabout. You can check out the FPS comparisons in some common games here... http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-RX-580-vs-AMD-R9-280X/3923vs2192

 

[RageKage14]

Yeah, it is the 8gb version.

 

[Hellfire13]

Then, it should be a good purchase.

 

[Puffnstuff]

I tried the rx 580 8gb card this past weekend and at 3440x1440 it couldn't even keep up with my old gtx 780 ti. While playing games it would randomly produce black screens and while playing bf3 it would also flash white screens along with the random black screens. Then the fans were making this horrible buzzing sound so I immediately sent it back to Amazon for a refund.

 

[Hellfire13]

I tried the rx 580 8gb card this past weekend and at 3440x1440 it couldn't even keep up with my old gtx 780 ti. While playing games it would randomly produce black screens and while playing bf3 it would also flash white screens along with the random black screens. Then the fans were making this horrible buzzing sound so I immediately sent it back to Amazon for a refund.

When the card is defective, there is a facility you can avail called RMA. In a batch of multiple cards, one or two can be defective. That is within acceptable limit for both Nvidia and AMD.
I have myself used the 580 on a 1080p/60hz screen and it is as good as the 1060, if not better.

 

[Puffnstuff]

I tried the rx 580 8gb card this past weekend and at 3440x1440 it couldn't even keep up with my old gtx 780 ti. While playing games it would randomly produce black screens and while playing bf3 it would also flash white screens along with the random black screens. Then the fans were making this horrible buzzing sound so I immediately sent it back to Amazon for a refund.

When the card is defective, there is a facility you can avail called RMA. In a batch of multiple cards, one or two can be defective. That is within acceptable limit for both Nvidia and AMD.
I have myself used the 580 on a 1080p/60hz screen and it is as good as the 1060, if not better.

When dealing with new there is a proper solution for the customer called REFUND so the customer doesn't lose anything at all except for some time.😀

When this is paired with Amazon Prime they pay for the return shipping and send someone to your house to get the defective product so you don't waste any time or resources shipping it back to them.

 

[Hellfire13]

I tried the rx 580 8gb card this past weekend and at 3440x1440 it couldn't even keep up with my old gtx 780 ti. While playing games it would randomly produce black screens and while playing bf3 it would also flash white screens along with the random black screens. Then the fans were making this horrible buzzing sound so I immediately sent it back to Amazon for a refund.

When the card is defective, there is a facility you can avail called RMA. In a batch of multiple cards, one or two can be defective. That is within acceptable limit for both Nvidia and AMD.
I have myself used the 580 on a 1080p/60hz screen and it is as good as the 1060, if not better.

When dealing with new there is a proper solution for the customer called REFUND so the customer doesn't lose anything at all except for some time.😀

When this is paired with Amazon Prime they pay for the return shipping and send someone to your house to get the defective product so you don't waste any time or resources shipping it back to them.

The 580 still remains a good card.