970MHz Core, 5500MHz Memory, 1792 Stream Processors, 2 x DVI-D, HDMI, DPort, PCIe 3.0, 2 Year Warranty
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charleaward81
14 Nov 154#12
Take it with just a little pinch of salt, real world performance figures all across the internet would be better.
They have the R9 380 and R9 285 classed as the same card, whilst in theory yes but the R9 380 is slightly faster by about 5% even more as refreshed version overclocks better, but to score it same is just lazy. It shows it 400 points less than a GTX 960 when its known that it is faster than its Nvidia equivalent.
Firejack to das5665
14 Nov 153#14
I still don't believe you. You are £0.01 out on your prediction :stuck_out_tongue:
marcuskhl
14 Nov 153#1
If you game on a 1080p monitor and do not care about the 0dB feature from the green team, get this! get this quick! get this now!
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JimmyLevvy2
26 Nov 15#41
Just about to post this. Awesome price.
midnight_illusion
18 Nov 15#40
Anybody tried one of these? How does it compare to other brands?
gupsterg
17 Nov 15#39
Cheers Rev, been difficult to find a PCB image of the VTX3D online. Did see this video and couldn't see a switch in usual place either.
After one with dual bios to test some bios modding on :wink: . I could perhaps go down the route of flash card using another card in PC if flash is bad but dual bios is just so much speedier/easier IMO.
gupsterg
17 Nov 15#37
Anyone know if this card is dual bios?
rev6 to gupsterg
17 Nov 151#38
I don't think so, looking at an image of the GPU. Unless the switch is in a difference place.
killerplaque
14 Nov 15#9
I have a 290x is this better? I see its a newer model, 300 series.
This does not even offer close to the performance of your card, it would be a major downgrade
rev6
15 Nov 15#35
Sure.
stevej1976
15 Nov 15#34
So will this fit my motherboard, until I upgrade it
Mickey_nufc
14 Nov 15#28
A lot of power for the money. Couple this with AMDs budget quad core and would have a relatively cheap "console beater" as so many people seem to want.
rev6 to Mickey_nufc
14 Nov 15#29
You'd get much more out of the GPU with an Intel CPU.
Nate1492 to Mickey_nufc
15 Nov 15#33
You need to be cautious with AMD with low end CPUs. There has been quite a lot of performance issues related to low CPUs and AMD.
Now, I am not going to look hard and far, but the simple bit is that the CPU is a bottleneck for some AMD cards, so you may want to be cautious about looking for a budget CPU and this card.
stevej1976
15 Nov 15#31
Is this a better GPU than the GTX 750ti
I'm running an old GTX 260 in a Nvidia nforce 680i sli. Would this card be ok
Tamour99 to stevej1976
15 Nov 15#32
lol let alone 750ti this card is more powerful then a gtx 960
nedford
15 Nov 15#30
doesn't he mean vtx3d?
inaamrahman7
14 Nov 151#27
He was probably commenting on the fact that it's by VTX
ando
14 Nov 15#5
Possibly the worst graphics card manufacturer, hot for the price though just wish it was a better brand
Rude Russy to ando
14 Nov 15#26
what a retarded comment. the only two choices are AMD and Nvidia who both make decent hardware
calvin624
14 Nov 15#24
I'm rocking a 270 currently, worth the upgrade?
rev6 to calvin624
14 Nov 151#25
Not a worthy one.
rev6
14 Nov 15#23
770 supports DX12.
randomandy
14 Nov 15#22
Was that not a month ago from Overclockers for £120? Is the 770 not just Directx 11 though?
unreliabletext
14 Nov 15#21
gtx 770 was 110(or was it 120?) a week or 2 ago, at this point if your a desktop gamer then 2gb is the minimum buyin
gothictwist
14 Nov 15#13
Desperate for an upgrade on my old 5850. Only concerns are will my old i5 750 bottleneck this in which case its a whole new build if so id better hold off for now. Looking at min/recommended specs of recent and upcoming releases id be hesistant about a card with only 2gig vram
kharma45 to gothictwist
14 Nov 15#16
Overclock your CPU. get it to 3.8GHz or so and it'll still be competitive
rev6 to gothictwist
14 Nov 15#20
Overclock the CPU as much as possible. AMD have issues with CPU overhead so get the most out of the CPU.
McHotpoon
14 Nov 15#19
If in doubt, Toms Hardware offers great GPU round ups with tons of actual game fps benchmarks.
mikehunt69
14 Nov 15#15
don't waste your money. I had a 7950 and it died within warranty. they tried to claim it has water damaged, provided no evidence and fobbed me off
McHotpoon to mikehunt69
14 Nov 15#18
Shocking! I will steer clear!
billyc74
14 Nov 151#17
Yep, the benchmarks Passmark use heavily favour nvidia for graphics and AMD for CPUs. It's not a great site tbh. Better to just look up benchmarks with the hardware you want in the games you're gonna be playing with it.
das5665
14 Nov 152#3
I told people it would drop to £120 again. Didn't believe me, now I have proof :smiley:
Firejack to das5665
14 Nov 153#14
I still don't believe you. You are £0.01 out on your prediction :stuck_out_tongue:
charleaward81
14 Nov 154#12
Take it with just a little pinch of salt, real world performance figures all across the internet would be better.
They have the R9 380 and R9 285 classed as the same card, whilst in theory yes but the R9 380 is slightly faster by about 5% even more as refreshed version overclocks better, but to score it same is just lazy. It shows it 400 points less than a GTX 960 when its known that it is faster than its Nvidia equivalent.
ando
14 Nov 15#7
Correct in thinking this is a newer version of the r9 285? so not much of a sap between the two?
killerplaque to ando
14 Nov 15#10
thank you!
marcuskhl
14 Nov 151#8
not much difference from the r9 285. do not upgrade to this one if u are rocking a 285
QuatrroDDD
14 Nov 151#6
at this price point you wont get a better bang for buck
ramiuk1
14 Nov 15#4
I have a 550ti 1gb would u say this is a decent upgrade?
thekanester
14 Nov 15#2
Great price.
marcuskhl
14 Nov 153#1
If you game on a 1080p monitor and do not care about the 0dB feature from the green team, get this! get this quick! get this now!
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970MHz Core, 5500MHz Memory, 1792 Stream Processors, 2 x DVI-D, HDMI, DPort, PCIe 3.0, 2 Year Warranty
Top comments
They have the R9 380 and R9 285 classed as the same card, whilst in theory yes but the R9 380 is slightly faster by about 5% even more as refreshed version overclocks better, but to score it same is just lazy. It shows it 400 points less than a GTX 960 when its known that it is faster than its Nvidia equivalent.
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After one with dual bios to test some bios modding on :wink: . I could perhaps go down the route of flash card using another card in PC if flash is bad but dual bios is just so much speedier/easier IMO.
For any of you wondering performance, always check this chart.
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html
Ctrl+F to find your own/wish card
This does not even offer close to the performance of your card, it would be a major downgrade
Check out the Star Wars Battlefront.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nlMJ7Ysdzk
Now, I am not going to look hard and far, but the simple bit is that the CPU is a bottleneck for some AMD cards, so you may want to be cautious about looking for a budget CPU and this card.
I'm running an old GTX 260 in a Nvidia nforce 680i sli. Would this card be ok
They have the R9 380 and R9 285 classed as the same card, whilst in theory yes but the R9 380 is slightly faster by about 5% even more as refreshed version overclocks better, but to score it same is just lazy. It shows it 400 points less than a GTX 960 when its known that it is faster than its Nvidia equivalent.