Upgrade from GTX 690

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    Upgrade from GTX 690


    Hi guys,
    I decided to upgrade my GTX 690 because it doesn't give me good performance in double precision and sometimes i have issues with only 2 GB of VRAM with 3 screens.

    I was thinking to move to Radeon cards, and i was looking for a crossfire of stock R9 290X.
    in gaming a single R9 290X should perform 10-15% slower than a GTX 690, but with only 1 GPU.
    I have some questions:

    - will R9 290X run DirectX 12?
    - how much is double precision performance of a R9 290X card? (GTX 690 has 1/24 performance compared with Quadro cards)
    - Will a Core i7 3770K @4,0 GHz bottleneck 2xR9 290 cards?
    - Will a dual-GPU R9 card be released?

    I already have a good 1000W PSU and a good and fresh case.
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       #2

    Stock as in reference cards? I would recommend you load custom coolers on to both of them unless you want a nuclear explosion of heat xD.
    I dont think a bottleneck would be a problem as it is a top CPU you have.
    According to the article, All current cards will have support with DX12(Wait for 100% confirmation)
    There were specs leaked of an r9 290x-2 so i think their will be.
    Mantle is also a nice feature that comes with AMD cards, I think it will be a big hit in the future.
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  3. Posts : 6,075
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  4. Posts : 760
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    If R9 295X2 has same specs as 2 R9 290X in crossfire... It's better to have a single R9 295X2 or two R9 290X?

    I have an Asus P8Z77-V motherboard which can run two cards in crossfire in PCI Express 3.0 8x/8x mode. Will it be a bottleneck compared to a single R9 295X2 in PCI Express 3.0 16x mode?
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    NikDorado said:
    If R9 295X2 has same specs as 2 R9 290X in crossfire... It's better to have a single R9 295X2 or two R9 290X?

    I have an Asus P8Z77-V motherboard which can run two cards in crossfire in PCI Express 3.0 8x/8x mode. Will it be a bottleneck compared to a single R9 295X2 in PCI Express 3.0 16x mode?

    The 295x2 will be watercooled with 2x coldplate coolers on the GPU

    If the price is right i would bite $1000.00 seems pretty fair when just one card cost like $800.000 off the bat
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       #6

    What about R9 290 (non-X) cards...
    Will I get a performance boost with 2 R9 290 cards over a single GTX 690?
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, & Mac OS X 10.9.2
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    a sinlge r9 290x gives the 4gb gtx690 a very good run for its money. its almost too close to call.
    http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-29...eForce-GTX-690

    so if youre struggling to play games on 3 monitors because gpu memory is holding you back, just 1 r9 290 would do a better job.
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       #8

    A guy offered me to change my GTX 690 with his Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti GHz Windforce 3...
    Should i accept?
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  9. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #9

    I would never give up a 690

    Solar has the Gigabyte 780Ti, ask him about it :)
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  10. Posts : 760
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    AddRAM said:
    I would never give up a 690
    why?
    In fact I think that the GTX 690 will become a historical piece of hardware, and I'm not sure I would change it with a GTX 780 Ti...
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