Three hundred dollars is an ideal budget for you if you are looking for strong graphics card for gaming, especially if you want to play "heavy games" with high frame rate on 1080p (full HD) and 1440p resolutions. Well in this article I'm gonna give you four best high end graphics card for the money, keep reading...
Note:
- You need at least strong quad core CPU to running the the video cards below properly.
- Unfortunately, the video cards in this list are not strong enough for 4K resolutions.
1. R9 290
In November 2013 AMD successfully hit the enthusiast-class market with their phenomenal R9 290X and non X version, powerful gaming graphics cards but with more friendly price, if compared to Nvidia cards in the same class.
The R9 290 is one of the best high end AMD's video card which is powered by "Hawaii" GPU chip, and comes with 2560 shaders, 160 texture mapping units and 64 ROPs.
Well, with 320 GB/s memory bandwidth, this video card is good to handle Crysis 3 with high settings on 1440p res. Unfortunately, according to benchmark by anandtech.com, the R9 290 struggles to handle Crysis 3 on 4K res and it can only reach 43 FPS, on low quality + FXAA.
Power Consumption: 275 W
Memory Bandwidth: 320 GB/s
Texel Rate: 152 GTexel/s
Pixel Rate: 60.6 GPixel/s
Memory Bus: 512 bit
2. GTX 660
This video card is based on Kepler GK106 with 960 CUDA Cores and designed to fill the gap between GK104 and GK107 GPU. Well, one of the best advantage of GTX 660 is, its max power consumption is only 140 Watts so it can run in computer with 500W power supply.
Unfortunately, the GTX 660 is slower than R9 290. According to game-debate.com, the performance of this video card is 17% worse than GTX 660 Ti. The good news is, this GTX card is still great for 1080p and 1440p gaming.
Power Consumption: 140 W
Memory Bandwidth: 144 GB/s
Texel Rate: 78.4 GTexel/s
Pixel Rate: 19.6 GPixel/s
Memory Bus: 192 bit
3. R9 280X
It is no longer a secret if the Radeon R9 280X, is still powered by the Tahiti XT GPU, the chip which is used to power the Radeon HD 7970 graphics card, but with a few tweaks and of course more interesting prices.
Technically, the specifications between R9 280X with its previous generation, the HD 7970 can be said to be identical, except for differences where R9 280X GPU clock by default uses 50 MHz speed lower than the HD 7970 GHz Edition. The good news is, if you already have the older HD 7970, you can combine it with R9 280X by using the AMD crossfire technology.
The features
Well, R9 280X has supported AMD's latest graphics card features such as API Mantle, DirectX 11.2, and full support for 4K display device.
Power Consumption: 250 W
Memory Bandwidth: 288 GB/s
Texel Rate: 109 GTexel/s
Pixel Rate: 27.2 GPixel/s
Memory Bus: 384 bit
4. GTX 760
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Twisted Metal Developer prepares new horror games for PS4??
If there is one genre that always gets its own special place for every Sony's console, then horror, without a doubt is the answer. In the Playstation 3, Sony released creepy game, the phenomenal Siren and the Playstation 4 is reinforced with a teaser form the genius Kojima - PT, increasingly elevate the standards. With several other game titles that also took the concept thriller in the future, Sony seems not stop there. Signal a new generation of horror games strong flow of developers who had famous through car combat games - Twisted Metal.
David Jaffe - the brains behind Sony's exclusive franchise like Twisted Metal is reportedly preparing a latest game that will slide to the Playstation 4. Confirmation does not glide, but Jaffe reportedly will announce this mysterious project in the Playstation Experience event next week in Las Vegas. A teaser video has been sliding, indicating that this game probably will carry the name of "Haunted" and will be developed by a new developer studio - The Bartlet Jones Supernatural Detective Agency. Creepy aura seen in this teaser, with extra sighting by Jaffe figure that looks different.
Well Playstation 4 would seem to be the comfortable "home" for horror genre fans. Thanks for reading...
David Jaffe - the brains behind Sony's exclusive franchise like Twisted Metal is reportedly preparing a latest game that will slide to the Playstation 4. Confirmation does not glide, but Jaffe reportedly will announce this mysterious project in the Playstation Experience event next week in Las Vegas. A teaser video has been sliding, indicating that this game probably will carry the name of "Haunted" and will be developed by a new developer studio - The Bartlet Jones Supernatural Detective Agency. Creepy aura seen in this teaser, with extra sighting by Jaffe figure that looks different.
Well Playstation 4 would seem to be the comfortable "home" for horror genre fans. Thanks for reading...
Dark Souls II is coming to Playstation 4 and Xbox One!
High difficulty levels and gameplay that requires extra caution and precision motion execution, all the things that makes the franchise action RPG from From Software - Dark Souls achieve high popularity. Momentum achieved by developers who first got famous through the Armored Core series is certainly not wasted. They immediately announced Bloodborne - a "successor" with the same mechanical characteristics, exclusive to the Playstation 4. Quality of better visualization with extra new features make it one of the most anticipated games. So, what about the Xbox One and PC gamers? here is a good news for you, From Software has an extra surprise.
Namco Bandai officially announced Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin - a re-release that would not only load 3 DLC of this games, but also get a new release of the platform - Playstation 4 and Xbox One! With a stronger performance platform, Namco Bandai promises good quality visualization, not only for the latest generation of consoles, but also a PC with DirectX 11 capabilities.
Injection of new content is also offered from the more varied the number of enemies and deadly, more NPCs, placement of different enemies, until the number of players in a multiplayer plus. As for gamers who already have Dark Souls II in any platform before, all the extra content will be offered free of charge through a massive update in the future. Absolutely, PC gamers who already have Dark Souls II will be able to enjoy the features of DirectX 11, with no cost!
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin itself will be released on 7 April, 2015.
Namco Bandai officially announced Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin - a re-release that would not only load 3 DLC of this games, but also get a new release of the platform - Playstation 4 and Xbox One! With a stronger performance platform, Namco Bandai promises good quality visualization, not only for the latest generation of consoles, but also a PC with DirectX 11 capabilities.
Injection of new content is also offered from the more varied the number of enemies and deadly, more NPCs, placement of different enemies, until the number of players in a multiplayer plus. As for gamers who already have Dark Souls II in any platform before, all the extra content will be offered free of charge through a massive update in the future. Absolutely, PC gamers who already have Dark Souls II will be able to enjoy the features of DirectX 11, with no cost!
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin itself will be released on 7 April, 2015.
Blizzard announced a MMO-Shooter games - Overwatch
Again, Blizzard gave a surprise to his fans. Through BlizzCon 2014 event which is taking place at the Anaheim Convention Center, Southern California, the company also Creator game World of Warcraft that will announce their newest franchise presence, which will be presented to the PC platform.
Reportedly, this new game called Overwatch and an online game themed shooting. Sure, Overwatch is a surprise, considering that we know Blizzard as one of the pioneers of the presence of the MMORPG genre games, over 17 years since the first time they are present in the online gaming industry. And reportedly, Overwatch is the 'reincarnation' of the Titan, a MMO which recently canceled its development by Blizzard.
Overwatch takes place in the future world, as well as presenting a series of playable characters. These characters are equipped with their respective advantages, as well as having different roles such as being a tanker, attackers and support. The plan, the beta phase Overwatch will begin in 2015..
Reportedly, this new game called Overwatch and an online game themed shooting. Sure, Overwatch is a surprise, considering that we know Blizzard as one of the pioneers of the presence of the MMORPG genre games, over 17 years since the first time they are present in the online gaming industry. And reportedly, Overwatch is the 'reincarnation' of the Titan, a MMO which recently canceled its development by Blizzard.
Overwatch takes place in the future world, as well as presenting a series of playable characters. These characters are equipped with their respective advantages, as well as having different roles such as being a tanker, attackers and support. The plan, the beta phase Overwatch will begin in 2015..
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