Currently sitting at $260 the XFX R9 285 Black Edition is a little less expensive than the ASUS ROG STRIKER GTX 760 and significantly more expensive than the ASUS GTX760 DirectCU2 card. Those prices lead [H]ard|OCP to set up a showdown to see which card provided the best bang for the buck, especially once they overclocked the AMD card to 1125MHz core and 6GHz RAM. In the end it was a very close race between the cards, the performance crown did go to the R9 285 BE but that performance comes at a premium as you can get performance almost as good for $50 less. Of course the both the XFX card and the STRIKER sell at a premium compared to cards with less features and a stock setup; you should expect the lower priced R9 285s to be closer in performance to the DirectCU2 card.
"Today we are reviewing the new XFX Radeon R9 285 Black Edition video card. We will compare it to a pair of GeForce GTX 760 based GPUs to determine the best at the sub-$250 price point. XFX states that it is faster than the GTX 760, but that is based on a single synthetic benchmark, let's see how it holds up in real world gaming."
Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
- ZOTAC GTX 780 AMP! Edition Graphics Card Review @ TechwareLabs
- ASUS STRIX GeForce GTX 970 4GB @ eTeknix
- GeForce GTX 970 cards from MSI and Asus @ The Tech Report
- ASUS STRIX GTX 980 OC 4 GB @ techPowerUp
- MSI GTX980 Gaming 4G @ Kitguru
- MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G – New Maxwell Price/Performance Beast @ Bjorn3D
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Offers Great Linux Performance @ Phoronix
There isn’t a “ASUS GTX790
There isn’t a “ASUS GTX790 DirectCU2 card”, lol
Ya, apparently my 6 was
Ya, apparently my 6 was upside down. Thanks, I fixed it
I’d rather buy a R9 280 then
I’d rather buy a R9 280 then either of those cards.
Much better deal and for less
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202099&ignorebbr=1
which is a good deal, if you
which is a good deal, if you don’t care about using ‘free-sync’ in the near future.
I don’t see people in the
I don’t see people in the market for a $250 GPU shelling out $800 for a DPAS monitor whenever they show up.
i completely see people who
i completely see people who know what freesync/gsync is getting the cheapest monitor with that and building the absolute cheapest build for that…
maybe upping the video card a tier higher
And what crystal ball or
And what crystal ball or psychic hotline did you consult to get that pricepoint from?
Please, enlighten all of us how you know that 1080 monitors with Adaptive Sync will cost $800?
Who would want to buy a
Who would want to buy a 285/760, when you can buy a 290 for $289 before the $30 mail in rebate. Making it only $10 more then this 285 or 760.
http://www.ncix.com/detail/xfx-radeon-r9-290-980mhz-17-93752-1053.htm
An u also get 3 free games.
i would say gtx970 would be
i would say gtx970 would be more better deal then 285, or 290.
I wouldn’t order from ncix, i ordered 2 xbox controls for windows cause my old one was getting a bit old and analog sticks were getting to much slop in them. Took them 3 days before they shipped.
Arbiter, i just bought two of
Arbiter, i just bought two of these graphic cards a few weeks ago an i never had a problem with shipping at all.
In Loonies too,
In Loonies too, interesting.
I think people should buy an
I think people should buy an R9 290 for $285 (Sapphire Tri-x). It performs way better for just a little more money. I might consider buying an R9 285 if it was under $200 like the R9 280/7950 was at one point.
GTX760 made of 3,5B
GTX760 made of 3,5B transistors chip, Radeon 285 made of 5B chip.
GTX750 has 1,87B and Radeon 265 made of 2,8B chip.
AMD, There Goes Your Money®
1,5 GHz GTX 960 is coming so be ready with some 6B chip.
GL and HF
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