980 or 390 for BF1

PapaLazaru · 29 Jan 2017 at 12:41

Powercolour PCS+ or KFA 980 SOC to be precise.

Got both, not had a chance to tinker yet, but is there likely to be a clear winner?

I'll be selling on the lesser, so resale value also comes into play if significant.

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ViRuS2k · 29 Jan 2017 at 12:42

never liked the PCS+ cards, as there coolers in the past for me have been crap.....

980 SOC FTW imho...

chroniclard · 29 Jan 2017 at 12:43

980 may edge it slightly.

~>Dg<~ · 29 Jan 2017 at 12:47

980 should be quicker.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 29 Jan 2017 at 13:05

Why don't you run each card with the latest drivers in your system?? Surely,that would be an easier way to check performance??

BTW,a mate has a R9 390 PCS+ and it has one of the best coolers on a R9 390 card.

Toss3 · 29 Jan 2017 at 13:10

980 going to be faster especially if you overclock it.

nashathedog · 29 Jan 2017 at 13:15

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
Why don't you run each card with the latest drivers in your system?? Surely,that would be an easier way to check performance??

BTW,a mate has a R9 390 PCS+ and it has one of the best coolers on a R9 390 card.

That's what I thought back when it was Hawaii Powercolor literally cloned the Tri-x meaning the coolers where some of the best. If it was me I'd sell the 980 and go with the 390 but that's because I'm thinking ahead and considering the direction games are going, For example this months RE7 had the Grenada cards giving the competition a pasting so because I think they'll keep up with the newer cards better and for longer than a 980 I'd go with the 390, A year ago I'd of gone with the 980 but not now.

los · 29 Jan 2017 at 13:23

Just looked at some benchmarks and the 980 comes out on top

TheRealDeal · 29 Jan 2017 at 13:34

At this moment i would stick with the 390 only due to the 8 gb Vram. The gtx980 is not a whole lot faster but as we see with games like Resident Evil 4gb might not be enough shortly. It's a hard choice as the gtx980 is the faster card at current but Vram is something to look at. If it's short term then i would say gtx980. In bf1 i doubt you will notice much difference as both will pull a nice frame rate.

Which monitor do you have. Resolution? Freesync/Gsync.

PapaLazaru · 29 Jan 2017 at 13:36

120hz standard.

Nexus18 · 29 Jan 2017 at 13:37

Doesn't seem to be much in it looking at benchmarks with newer drivers, talking about single digit FPS difference.

Going forward, it would be stupid to stick with a 980 imo.

EDIT:

Not to mention that once DICE/EA fix the dx 12 issues, the 390 will most likely over take the 980 by a decent amount.

TheRealDeal · 29 Jan 2017 at 13:42

PapaLazaru said:
120hz standard.

It's up to your personal preference then. The faster gtx980 4gb now or the not much slower 390 with 8gb vram, that may overtake it, due to 8gb vram and better dx12/Vulkan performance in games.

fs123 · 29 Jan 2017 at 13:56

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
Why don't you run each card with the latest drivers in your system?? Surely,that would be an easier way to check performance??

BTW,a mate has a R9 390 PCS+ and it has one of the best coolers on a R9 390 card.

I'm running one right now and have had MSI Gaming and XFX DD 290X cards prior to that.
The PCS+ is indeed the best cooler from the 3. The default fan profile keeps the card at 66C but I've set it to a less aggressive quieter setting to maintain 74C. Both the MSI and XFX would always get to 85C+ with an aggressive fan profile.

The 390 is actually matching or beating the 980 in most modern games and 8GB also helps in RE7,etc.

For Battlefield 1 the 390 will have the edge since it is similar performance to an RX480. The RX480 beats the 1060 (which is faster than a 980) even in DX11...

PapaLazaru · 29 Jan 2017 at 14:25

Thanks for the responses. Been running AMD cards for a while now, well since the 6700GT anyway and I know the 8GB is favourable, even if the card is a little slower.

Also looks like the 980 can command a slightly higher price second hand as well so looks like I'll stick with the 390 as I am using it at the moment anyway. The 980 came with a build I bought second hand, which I mainly bought for the chip and mobo, Intel 4790K & Giga Z97X gaming 7.

Will also be interesting to see how may more FPS that will give me than my 8320e!

Marcoloves360 · 29 Jan 2017 at 16:53

I would also go for the 390, it should be better for future games also. And nvidia already dropped support for the 900 series, the 970 used to go head to head with the 290/390 now falls behind

Tommy_Here · 29 Jan 2017 at 18:01

fs123 said:
I'm running one right now and have had MSI Gaming and XFX DD 290X cards prior to that.
The PCS+ is indeed the best cooler from the 3. The default fan profile keeps the card at 66C but I've set it to a less aggressive quieter setting to maintain 74C. Both the MSI and XFX would always get to 85C+ with an aggressive fan profile.

The 390 is actually matching or beating the 980 in most modern games and 8GB also helps in RE7,etc.

For Battlefield 1 the 390 will have the edge since it is similar performance to an RX480. The RX480 beats the 1060 (which is faster than a 980) even in DX11...

A 1060 isn't father than a 980? Especially when you overclock them both. A 1450/1500mhz 980 will be faster than a 2050/2100mhz 1060

Kaapstad · 29 Jan 2017 at 18:26

Tommy_Here said:
A 1060 isn't father than a 980?

Well who is the daddy?

fs123 · 29 Jan 2017 at 19:07

Kaapstad said:
Well who is the daddy?

Well it will only be on pa with the 480 then

Terrorfirmer · 30 Jan 2017 at 11:23

I agree with going for the 390. More vram, and now performing better in the latest games, longevity is better with AMD cards as well, look at how well the HD7 series holds up compared to the Nvidia counterparts of the day.

Apache14 · 30 Jan 2017 at 13:10

I agree with other saying go for the 390.

Its is slightly behind the 980 in a few game however it has the bonus of the extra VRAM and better DX12 prospects for future titles.

[EDIT]

That being said I cant say you would be disappointed by either of the two, both very good card in any case