7970 vs modern cards?

[scorchisio]

How does the 7970 hold up against the latest batch of radeon and nvidia offerings? is it too soon for an upgrade?

 

[arc@css]

If you're happy with the performance, I'd stay as you are. I'm using a 7970, and apart from one or two mods, there's nothing that I've tried that I haven't been able to run at the settings I desire. Iirc, a GTX780 / R9 290 will be roughly around 20 - 30% faster.

 

[alex_123_fra]

It all depends on the resolution, the games you play, the settings you use and to a degree the rest of your setup. Could you give more info?

 

[scorchisio]

i run my pc through a 46 inch tv which is 1080p max. the rest of the system is an overclocked 4.2ghz i5-3570, 16gb samsung green ram. h100i cooler and an asus sabertooth motherboard

 

[martinoheat]

i run my pc through a 46 inch tv which is 1080p max. the rest of the system is an overclocked 4.2ghz i5-3570, 16gb samsung green ram. h100i cooler and an asus sabertooth motherboard

A 7970 is basically equivalent to a 280x, and for 1080p, that should be plenty of power for a while.

 

[JediFragger]

1080p you should be fine for a little while yet, try to hold off til the next gen for a decent performance bump

 

[wazza300]

I'm happy with mine for 1080p,overclock it? Have mine at 1150/1700mhz

 

[~>Dg<~]

as above 280x. no point in upgrading for 1080.

 

[spoffle]

A 7970 is basically equivalent to a 280x, and for 1080p, that should be plenty of power for a while.

It's not just equivalent to, they are in fact the same card using the same GPU, and as such can be crossfired together.

 

[deFiniLoGy]

It's not just equivalent to, they are in fact the same card using the same GPU, and as such can be crossfired together.

And you can flash a 280x BIOS onto a 7970 OC...

You want a "upgrade"? Flash the BIOS and convince yourself that you have a new card

 

[los]

You could always add a 280x to it

 

[alex_123_fra]

i run my pc through a 46 inch tv which is 1080p max. the rest of the system is an overclocked 4.2ghz i5-3570, 16gb samsung green ram. h100i cooler and an asus sabertooth motherboard

What games do you play? Are there any issues with fps at your current settings (e.g. are you having to lower settings to achieve playable fps)?

If so, consider a 280x as mentioned above and crossfire. Most cost-effective option.

 

[nutsnut]

I'm currently running 7970 crossfire, will be sticking with these until we are finally out of the 28nm generation.

 

[steveoz]

Agree with everyone else, I would think a 7970 could still work very well with most modern titles.

My low form factor web server has a low prof 1GB 7750 in, granted it only runs on a 22" NEC @ 1650x1050 but can still run Tomb raider on Ultra at an acceptable 30fps, and most other games at high settings / maximum with 40-60fps or so depending on the title.

The 7790 is quite a bit more powerful, so unless you are getting frames dropping on the most demanding titles, then why change?

 

[yanielliot]

I'd reckon the 7970's have got at least another year in them before you have to start turning stuff down if you're running at 1080. Does depend on what you consider an acceptable frame rate though. As others have said if you're prepared to go crossfire picking up a 2nd hand 7970 or 280x is a cheap upgrade path if you have the PSU to support it.

 

[thesmokingman]

How does the 7970 hold up against the latest batch of radeon and nvidia offerings? is it too soon for an upgrade?

They can still hold their own.

For ex. Firestrike

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AMD Radeon R9 290X (4x CrossFireX) CA KaRLiToSS No Description

 

[almighty15]

I would sell it and buy a 290 while they're going cheap.