We have seen [H]ard|OCP test ASUS' STRIX GTX 780 OC 6GB and R9 290X DirectCU II before but this time they have been overclocked and paired up for a 4k showdown. For a chance NewEgg gives the price advantage to AMD, $589 versus $599 at the time of writing (with odd blips in prices on Amazon). The GTX 780 has been set to 1.2GHz and 6.6GHz while the 290X is 1.1GHz and 5.6GHz, keep in mind dual GPU setups may not reach the same frequencies as single cards. Read on for their conclusions and decide if you prefer to brag about a higher overclock or have better overall performance.
"We take the ASUS STRIX GTX 780 OC 6GB video card and run two in SLI and overclock both of these at 4K resolutions to find the ultimate gameplay performance with 6GB of VRAM. We will also compare these to two overclocked ASUS Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II CrossFire video cards for the ultimate VRAM performance showdown."
Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
- ASUS GTX 780 STRIX OC 6GB Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 (GV-N770OC-2GD) vs. ASUS Matrix Platinum (R9280X-P-3GD5) Video Card Review @ Hardware Secrets
- Ice-cold Temperature Killa: Arctic Accelero Hybrid II-120 GPU Cooler Review @ Techgage
- Examining AMD’s Driver Progress Since Launch Drivers: R9 290X & HD 7970 @ eTeknix
- HIS Radeon R7 250X and 260X iCooler @ Funky Kit
- Sapphire Dual-X R9 280 3GB OC Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews
- AMD Radeon R9 280X Round-up @ Legion Hardware
- HIS R9 280 IceQ X2 OC 3GB GDDR5 Video Card Review @ Madshrimps
- Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Vapor-X 4 GB @ techPowerUp
I guess this is why Ryan and
I guess this is why Ryan and Nvidia stopped talking about frame pacing.
In all of our gaming we have shown you today, in every single game AMD CrossFire feels smoother to us than NVIDIA SLI. That’s right, the tables have turned on this issue. In fact we experienced many situations where there was choppiness or stuttering with the two ASUS STRIX cards in SLI. It was noticeable, and when we switched to AMD R9 290X CrossFire; CrossFire just felt smoother.
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We stoped talking about frame
We stoped talking about frame pacing because it has been (mostly) fixed (still AMD issues in some configurations).
Now for people saying that it 'feels smoother', with no actual frame capture to back it up, makes it a bit of a bogus claim, IMO.
Much like G-Sync.
Much like G-Sync.
But wasnt the ‘feels
But wasnt the ‘feels smoother’ claim used over the years in nVidia’s defense? As I recall, there was no frame capturing back then either, and, as it turned out, the nV fans were right.
If you hold Ryan and all of
If you hold Ryan and all of PC Perspective up to their standards much like Allyn. Everyone would realize all the bull they feed their readers.
You know the old saying. Money talk BS writes a favorable review.
I hate when HardOCP does
I hate when HardOCP does these kind of reviews, they never use apple-to-apple comparison, all game settings should be identical, otherwise whats the point?
I hate when HardOCP does
I hate when HardOCP does these kind of reviews, they never use apple-to-apple comparison, all game settings should be identical, otherwise whats the point?
Try scrolling down.
Only game
Try scrolling down.
Only game that doesn’t have apple-to-apple comparison is Battlefield 4.
Why did they use an MST
Why did they use an MST monitor!!! Nvidia had “and probably” still have issues with those.
SST would only be able to
SST would only be able to achive 60FPS
With their so perfect drivers
With their so perfect drivers ?
Come on …
6 gigs vram isn’t enough for
6 gigs vram isn’t enough for 4k gaming! I hope upcoming flagship will have 8 gigs Bram standard.
Vram*
Vram*