GTX 760 2GB vs R9 270X 4GB

GamerKingFaiz · Mar 30, 2014

I'm in the market for a new GPU, currently I have a Radeon HD 6850. I'm in the price range of a GTX 760 2GB, but I also see that a R9 270X 4GB is in the same price range. I know that head-to-head the 2GB counterparts of both GPUs the GTX 760 2GB will win, but I'm not sure how much of a part VRAM plays into performance? Would it be wise to get the 4GB R9 270X? I mainly started considering the 4GB model because Titanfall suggests to have a 4GB VRAM card to max it's graphics.

Also what special features should I also take into account when I'm considering these two different models of GPUs? I know AMD has Mantle which has pretty nice effects on BF4 gameplay, anything from Nvidia, don't they have that Shadowplay recording feature? Anything else I should know of when making my decision?

P.S. I'm going by Amazon pricing because I will be ordering from there as I have a gift card. :3

Devon68 · Mar 30, 2014

Well it depends which resolution is your monitor (I see your's is 1080p). On a 1080p a 2 GB card is enough. Maybe you can use all the cards memory if you play skyrim with a lot of mods. I would choose the 760 because it supports shadowplay and that's something I could use for making youtube videos.

Vario · Mar 30, 2014

Don't bother with the 4GB, get the R9 270X 2GB if you are getting the R9 270X. Theres no way that 2GB is going to make a difference with that card, its just a 7870. Extra ram is just marketing.

GamerKingFaiz · Mar 30, 2014

Devon68 said:
Well it depends which resolution is your monitor (I see your's is 1080p). On a 1080p a 2 GB card is enough. Maybe you can use all the cards memory if you play skyrim with a lot of mods. I would choose the 760 because it supports shadowplay and that's something I could use for making youtube videos.

Yeah, I only plan on playing 1080p for the near future.

jgunning · Apr 2, 2014

Vario said:
Don't bother with the 4GB, get the R9 270X 2GB if you are getting the R9 270X. Theres no way that 2GB is going to make a difference with that card, its just a 7870. Extra ram is just marketing.

+1..i agree here. I would go the R9270X with 2GB rather than the 4GB.

especially if you are playing at 1080p

Cheers!

GamerKingFaiz · Apr 2, 2014

jgunning said:
+1..i agree here. I would go the R9270X with 2GB rather than the 4GB. especially if you are playing at 1080p

Cheers!

Thanks for the answer, I ended up buying a GTX 760 yesterday and it arrived today. It's running BF4 & Titanfall @ 60 FPS on high, amazing!

jgunning · Apr 2, 2014

GamerKingFaiz said:
Thanks for the answer, I ended up buying a GTX 760 yesterday and it arrived today. It's running BF4 & Titanfall @ 60 FPS on high, amazing!

Good to hear! Glad TPU could assist you! By "high" does that mean maxed out or just high?

GamerKingFaiz · Apr 2, 2014

jgunning said:
Good to hear! Glad TPU could assist you! By "high" does that mean maxed out or just high?

I've mostly been tweaking BF4 today and it's just High, I think I might be able to play on Ultra (with no AA), but some maps/areas suffer with less than 60 FPS.

theglover · Apr 2, 2014

jgunning said:
+1..i agree here. I would go the R9270X with 2GB rather than the 4GB. especially if you are playing at 1080p

Cheers!

There are a few games now that require +3gb for High res textures and alike. I hit a frustrating wall with 2x770gtx 2gb in SLI where by i could not enable 'insane' textures in Titanfall without a getting a stutter.

I am not an expert by any means but I would say there is a need for more than 2gb VRAM now.

MustSeeMelons · Apr 2, 2014

theglover said:
There are a few games now that require +3gb for High res textures and alike. I hit a frustrating wall with 2x770gtx 2gb in SLI where by i could not enable 'insane' textures in Titanfall without a getting a stutter.

I am not an expert by any means but I would say there is a need for more than 2gb VRAM now.

Depends what you play

For instance, Carmageddon:Reincarnation's pre-alpha eats away my 3Gb's of VRAM and up to 7Gb's (although the process shows only 2,5, after killing the process 7 free up

) of RAM and still runs like crap. God I love early access.

theglover · Apr 2, 2014

MustSeeMelons said:
Depends what you play For instance, Carmageddon:Reincarnation's pre-alpha eats away my 3Gb's of VRAM and up to 7Gb's (although the process shows only 2,5, after killing the process 7 free up ) of RAM and still runs like crap. God I love early access.

Yes - i completely agree. From what i understand BF4 has "texture streaming" so can run with lower VRAM. Where as Cryisis 3, Titanfall and COD Ghost can eat up VRAM.

I sacked off the 2gb SLI 770s for 1 780ti - now get great performance but i am still concerned that 3gb may soon not be enough!

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