http://wccftech.com/dark-souls-3-pc-performance-issues-late-game-areas/
>Framerate drops on GTX 980 in particle heavy areas
>Game doesn't use Gameworks so the game isn't CUDA optimized
>AMD cards of similar power does not drop in framerate
JUST
>>333170981
AHAHA YES FINALLY IT'S OUR TURN
Good thing I bought a R9 390 instead of a GTX 970.
>>333170981
>late-game-areas
Until I reach endgame, they patched it
>>333170981
>20FPS on a 980
FUCK MY WHOLE LIFE UP SENPAI
THANK. FUCK. I. NEVER. BOUGHT. INTO. NVIDIA. GARBAGE.
GET OUT "EXCLUSIVE GRAPHIX" REEEEEEEEeeeeeeee
FUCK YES
Hopefully that means it's playable in those areas with my HD6970. Was afraid with the recent news.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHpopHmHuYg
>>333170981
What the fuck is up with Nvidia these days? Their latest drivers have been terrible and now their high end cards are losing to last gen AMD cards.
Good thing I have a960
We fucking did it guys. We've been memed and laughed at for so long, but now we've won.
Rev up your images, we celebrate until we have to patch things.
>>333170981
>game doesn't use gameworks
>>333170981
Good, Gameworks is fucking cancer and Nvidia uses it as a crutch because they can't into hardware design.
>>333171427
LETS GO AMD TRAIN
HD7850 ROLLING IN WITH THE 2GB AND OC @ 975 mhz
>Tfw you didn't buy a meme graphics card
Feels good man
Just dropping by with my daily dose of smug
>>333172409
>single 60hz 1080p monitor
>>333171295
im and amd user, and this is whats gonna ahppen, like in any other game with good support.
i remeber playing rise of the tomb raider at release, it was fucking horrible, after the implement the directx12 option and the optimization patches, the game was running super good
>>333172539
Bruh I'm in college and my desk here is pitifully small. I can barely fit a monitor and speakers on either side.
>>333171547
These days?
They did this with the 700 series/kepler
They held back the "to the metal api" for years
They lied about 3.5 gb vram and their 900 series fully supporting dx12
If you think it's bad now, wait until the new apis start being used more and devs get used to them. The 390 will absolutely shit on the 970. AMD hardware was always better
Nvidia is also gimping their users with gameworks
Bought 780Ti
Got fucked
Never again
THIS JUST IN: CONSOLE PORT PREFERS HARDWARE SIMILAR TO WHAT IS IN THE CONSOLES.
IN OTHER BREAKING NEWS: WATER IS WET.
>>333170981
Patches and driver updates will fix it
Just like driver updates fixed the 3.5GB problem...oh wait.
Does Dark Souls 3 use DX12?
>>333173007
If Nvidia is superior then how come it can't run games made for inferior hardware?
>>333173272
>If Nvidia is superior
False premise - it isn't.
>>333172409
>ATX
first build, huh?
>>333174074
What's wrong with ATX?
Hopefully my 7870xt will be able to handle the game smoothly on medium
>>333171547
>these days
they've been the idiot's choice for years. they're the equivalent of apple in the hardware industry.
>>333170981
>>333171181
>>333171231
>>333171357
>>333171423
wow
>>333171427
>>333171547
>>333171612
>>333171740
literally autistic paid 3rd world amd shill
but it gets even better
>>333172095
>>333172270
>>333172287
>>333172932
>>333173075
The moment you realise /v/irgins agree with not even "e-celeb" youtuber on some 4k benchmarks where he apparently did manage to get 20 frames on his 980 with a review copy but never shown a full review of any AMD card. Interesting. Also sources >reddit.
Funny tho that Nvidia and From are working together, and guess who will have better performance on launch.
>AMD cards of similar power does not drop in framerate
Have to find one of these first
>>333175085
>paid ... amd shill
I wish, in that case I'd have a better GPU than an HD6970 mate.
>>333175085
>Have to find one of these first
You're right, AMD cards are an entire tier ahead performance wise.
>>333174467
Only thing I can think of is it's bigger than mATX, which is actually a good thing as you're able to fit everything more easily.
Though hipsters shit on it because it's "le so big and le clunky el mao"
>>333170981
Source doesn't even mention AMD.
Bait thread.
>>333173359
>>333175216
>mfw I bought a 980 last week
>>333175216
>hitman
>DX 12, amd is better
You have to try a bit harder than this since literally no one is using it
gonna be upgrading my poverty build soonhow's the 380?
>>333175342
Thats only because these plebs don't understand the concept of E-ATX.
>>333175561
Ring-a-ding ding!
>>333175673
Shit you are right.
BUY OUT AMD RIGHT NOW
>>333175490
Fuck, I knew I should've read it.
>>333175770
>>333175216
>>333173359
So this is your personal AMD collection of better frames ?
>>333175770
>a paid ubishit meme game performs better on the jew card
stop the presses
Where's the cheapest place to get DkS3?
>>333170981
>almost no visible difference between low and max settings
>people still run everything maxed for no reason
>you could literally have a setting called Framerate Killer that does nothing but make the game run worse and people would still try to max it
>>333176089
thepiratebay.org
>>333170981
>Implying this means anything before release
Games often run like piss and shit before release on Nvidia, difference is Nvidia release patches on day one, AMD meanwhile just shrug and hope it all works out.
>>333170981
>but there are areas in late game where I get 20 fps in 1080p (gtx 980 / i7 4770k)
lmfao so much for the pkuck shitposting that the console versions drop frames
Shit drops to 20fps on a card over 3x more powerful than a console
>>333176082
Paid by whom? FC primal doesn't use anything unique to Nvidia or AMD. Plus the fastest config on that chart is 970 sli (i.e two cards).
>>333176205
ecks dee
>>333176231
And after release Nvidia says fuck it, and any later patches fuck performance up again. And then it still runs better on AMD.
kek
>>333176293
what? can you speak english please?
NOVIDYA FAGS B T F O
T B O F
F O B T
O F T B
>>333175085
>That one assblasted Nvidia shill in every GPU thread
I have been seeing you a lot lately
We would be shitting on AMD too if this had happend on their GPU
>>333176467
h-hey
h-hi
>>333176231
>>333176313
And yet nothing in the source mentions AMD being better.
>the game that can run on toaster systems runs better with toaster parts
I am Jacks lack of surprise.
Post yfw you bought AMD
>AMD is the better option
Is this what it feels like to own an Nvidia card?
>tfw 970 3.5 GB
why
>AMD cucks celebrating even though the original source doesn't even mention AMD
pitiable
>AMD finally, after flopping two gens in a row has caught back up but only in an incredibly small selection of games
Man I sure wish I had gone AMD to play those three games it actually runs well in... Meanwhile SLI 980 Ti master race sure feels good.
>>333177014
Speecy on that thank youI wan't a good monitor setup
>>333176515
>assblasted nvidia shill
You probably should read article again and rethink your whole life.
>>333170981
I like how everyone engaged in Nvidia vs AMD war, when the article doesn't mention any of what the OP claimed.
>>333177282
Some guy on Reddit with a early copy did benchmarks already. 390 is beating the 970
>>333176710
>>333176904
>>333176920
>>333176984
>>333177308
Read the article you fucking idiots, AMD has worse performance.
Back to your JUST cages now.
>>333177415
no he didn't
he did a benchmark with his 980, which the article mentions
he never tested any amd gpus
>>333177456
article actually says nothing about amd, only nvidia issues
>>333177456
It doesn't mention AMD at all homo, and I can still be happy about my AMD purchase.
>>333177115
Now if only Asus would put that Gsync 1440p 100hz ultrawide out.
>>333176710
>>333176710
>mfw I always joke about AMD performing better in new games
>it becomes true
aaaa
I see now why they try to shill so much about AMD
New Nvidia Pascal GPU's are coming and AMD has literally no answer as usual
ROFL
>>333175085
"AMD shill" but you're on full damage control trying to do a one-and-done shutdown on everyone criticizing nVidia. They don't want to pay for more than one post I guess?
>>333177721
never doubt in the meme magic
I will never understand PCfags' autistic obsession with graphics cards. These companies aren't going to come give you blowjobs just because you defended them on a chinese imageboard
>>333170981
>no mention of amd on the article
>consoles have amd hardware
>suspiciouly suffers blightown effect on the same exact area
seems more like an issue with that level
>>333177937
it's like football teams
it's natural for humans to pick a side
>>333177985
I think From just goes overboard with swamps
>>333177937
Oh but Anon.... Won't they?
And that's it.
Im switching right fucking now
No way in hell im playing Dark souls in anything less then 60FPS after having laughed at the consolecucks
What's the best Midrange card i can by right now?
It only has to last a year or so
>>333175085
>implying amd has enough money to pay shills
>>333177937
shut up faggot its our version of console wars
>>333178190
radeon 9800
Didn't FROM release a statement saying that the PC version they handed out wasn't even completed and that optimization work was still being done? Yet people here are going to be stupid about shit no matter what.
>>333178604
No, that was for the Xbox One version people could get by buying the Japanese version and switching locale or something.
The PC version that they send out for review and streamers included the "day one patch" they wanted to include. So it should be done already.
>>333178604
no. the copy everyone got was retail + day 1 patch. there will be a second day 1 patch however, to fix crashing on systems when selecting classes other than the knight. more optimization is unlikely.
>>333178035
Whats strange is that even after the DX11 update for DS2, it didn't have this bad of performance in the shrine of amana which is like a swamp in many ways.
hell the 750ti played DS2 at 4k for 60fps on high settings why the fuck is DS3 running like absolute shit
im building a new PC this summer, i still havent decided, if pascal and that new AMD one are out by then then I'll get one of those
otherwise I could get a gtx970 or an r9 290x
lots of people complain about the r9 290x overheating etc though, any one here have one?
>>333178375
Except what I said applies to console wars too.
>>333178824
I would do one of two things
1. wait for AMD and Nvidia new releases on the hopes that they'll match all the talk they've been doing
2. buy an AMD or Nvidia GPU now with benchmarks and knowledge thats already fortified
>>333178824
>lots of people complain about the r9 290x overheating etc though, any one here have one?
the R9 290x's do overheat really bad especially on reference blowers.
Getting a third party cooler for your AMD card is a must. The R9 390x has absolutely no problem with heat or cooling
>>333178928
generally people say that if youre gonna play on 1080p you should get gtx 970 and if you wanna go above an AMD card (like 290x)
altho i really dont plan on going above 1080p, so no idea
>>333179009
hm, i dont rly wanna spend more than 350 euros on a card though, the overheating thing does suck
Hey does anyone know if theres any greek or roman looking armor in ds3?
like sandals with cloth/leather garmets?
>wcctech
>francesco de meo
>As a long time gamer, Francesco has survived more zombie outbreaks, meteor strikes, magic spells than he can count and he still keeps fighting today to bring hope to countless worlds on the verge of destruction. Writing about these endeavors was just the natural step forward for such a dangerous life.
Gotta believe that shill
>>333178824
If you like stability and a card that always works get AMD.
If you need that 1 fps more but crashes and instability out the ass and are a good goy get Nvidia.
By the way, this happened just last march
http://www.lazygamer.net/gaming-news/pc-gaming/be-warnednvidias-latest-driver-is-destroying-some-graphics-cards/
>>333179142
>generally people say that if youre gonna play on 1080p you should get gtx 970
I think the R9 380/x or what ever it is is a good competitor to the 970
>>333179348
This was one driver and it was fixed a month ago.
There are far more cases of shitty AMD drivers crashing since the 6000 series
>>333179409
The 390 is the 970 competitor. The 380x sits between the 970 and 960 and the 960 competitor is the 380.
>>333179348
>Alessandro Barbosa
lol
also yeah thats awful, I'll check this summer, if theres a pascal or polaris card for around 400 euros~ I'll check which one has better performance and buy that one i guess
>>333179409
isnt r9 290x a competitor to the gtx 970, however people have lots of complaints about it, especially with heat, ive never bought a 3rd party cooler for a GPU
UNLEASH THE POWER INSIDE AHAHAHA I KNEW I WENT RIGHT WHEN I WENT WITH AND FUCK NVIDIA AND INTEL KIKES
AHAHAHA
>>333179409
>>333179618
oh r9 390 IS the gtx970 competitor, for me its about the same price
any advantage with picking r9 390 over gtx970 if you wanna 1080p only?
>Have 760
>Know the game is gonna run like shit
but why
why couldn't I afford a better card
>>333179504
>b-b-b-but they fixed it!!
well obviously
>There are far more cases of shitty AMD drivers crashing since the 6000 series
not really though
I have an R9 290x. Will I play at 60 fps?
>reviews Dks3 on a Nvidia card
>AMD is better
>doesn't provide evidence
>>333179605
>>333179618
>>333179872
Is the R9 390X worth getting at all?
Been looking at a Sapphire veriosn in my local store
>>333180038
>not really though
Dude were you born yesterday? the 6000 series was reknown for having this shittiest drivers available.
The idea when Nvidia had their 400 series GPU's was "1.7% yields" "wood screws" "house fires"
and when the 500 series came out, all of that shit disappeared
meanwhile. AMD's HD5000 series couldn't fucking hold up because of shitty driver support that caused numerous crashes in so many different games to the point that people had to configure their own driver once it was installed.
Oh wait they fixed it right? not really, AMD came out with their 6000 series GPU's and nothing changed. The HD6950 was a superior GPU to the GTX570 but it could never keep up purely because of shit drivers.
the article says nothing about AMD you idiots
>>333180473
And whats worse is, NONE of it was fixed until AMD came out with their Catalyst 12.1 drivers, well after the HD7000 series came out.
>>333179504
>There are far more cases of shitty AMD drivers crashing since the 6000 series
Do you have examples?
>>333179331
nobody knows?
dsbros?
>>333180312
From a price vs performance perspective, no. A decently clocked 390 is the best option.
For raw performance at this price range? Yeah. Generally it performs on par with the more expensive 980.
>>333180782
This is a GPU shitpost thread, not a DS thread really. I doubt you'll get an answer here.
>>333180728
http://www.digitalcitizen.life/fix-hd-flat-monitors-and-amdati-cards-not-displaying-full-screen-image
This particular one isn't nearly as old, but one problem AMD tended to crash on was resolution scaling when using CCC
so guys are there any advantages over getting r9 390 over gtx 970 if you want to play on 1080p ?
>>333181045
not really, they're very similar
>>333181041
>6000 series, so not since 6000 series
>Not even something that breaks the card like Nvidia's fuckup
Dude.
Has Nvidia even released the DS3 drivers yet?
>>333181045
you support the good guys
>>333172409
>cooler master Hyper 212 EVO
Sup bro
>>333177605
anon why these virtual disc ? you can't afford games ?
>>333181041
>Default driver setting isn't what I would like it to be
VS
>Driver update literally fries my GPU without me needing to fuck it up myself
Comparable for sure.
>>333181196
>Specifically saying 3,5 + 0,5G
Will this ever get old?
>>333181291
>one update
vs
>4 years of shitty driver support
>>333180906
Far Cry is literally the worst game to do any benchmark with, this has been true since FC3.
Each one of them run like ass, no matter your card.
I run the division with almost everything maxed, the game is beautiful and I get anywhere between 60-80fps with a 970.
I struggle to maintain 60 on FC4 with medium settings, on top of the game being very average graphically.
The same is true for a 390. Far Cry is literally the bottom of console tier garbage games on PC these days, in terms of graphix, optimisation, etc. Its meant to run at 900p 30 fps low settings on consoles, nothing else matters.
>>333181617
>>4 years of shitty driver support
Still haven't seen that really. Seems like a meme to me.
I'm glad a game runs okay for our AMDpals for once but I'm sure it will run twice as good, or better, on Nvidia with game ready drivers.
>>333181703
>seems like a meme
so was Nvidia "house fires" was so overblown because it only affected the Nvidia 480
or 1.7% yields that only affected Nvidia GK110 because the yield on the die was so stupidly inefficient that caused Nvidia house fires to begin with
Same with Nvidia Wood Screws because one of the developers put up a display model of the NVidia 480 and one camera man recognized galvanized pointed wood screws were used to hold the I/O bracket on but didn't in any of the release models
>>333181929
Okay?
>mfw i5/970 and not even worried about performance
i haven't had any issues with a game yet. seriously doubt ds3 is going to be any different
>>333181963
So this meme of one driver update that bricked a few cards that got reimbursed by Nvidia anyway and pulled the driver immediately after it was found and released a new unfucked driver was the appropriate response all along
>>333182090
>this meme
I would not call this a meme, considering it's based on something at least.
>>333182167
The Nvidia "memes" and AMD driver issues were all actually based on something too
All of these old pictures out of 2010 and 2011 were all based on their respective fuck ups
Things like pic related, AMD having no drivers, Nvidia bursting into flames
>>333182009
my nigga
i5 2500k / 970 not a single fucking issue
>>333181850
>Game ready drivers
You mean placebo drivers?
>>333170981
>It doesn't use gameworks so it's not CUDA optimized
I don't doubt it'll have performance issues, it is a souls game afterall. But cmon OP, don't say retarded shit.
>>333182339
>and AMD driver issues were all actually based on something too
See >>333181703
I'm talking about recently though.
>>333182427
>recently
Last year, AMD became the butt of house fire jokes with AMD 290x's idling at upper 70's and going into higher 90's
>>333181703
AMD drivers are mostly fine nowadays
if anything it's nvidia having the issues
gotta love that 80% market share, must be really biting them in the anus
>>333182487
See >>333181291
That required you to actively fuck it up by installing third party software. Unlike Nvidia's fuckup.
>>333182501
>AMD drivers are mostly fine nowadays
>
>if anything it's nvidia having the issues
Pretty much my point yeah.
>>333181152
Why are you asking in an AMD shill thread?
They don't know what drivers are.
>>333182487
>stock gpus
aaa
>>333182627
Thats a strawman
>driver default setting not what I like
more like
>I can't play any game without crashing because one of the AMD .dll files is in the wrong fucking place and I have to change a registry entry under the driver path.
>>333182737
>Thats a strawman
How is that a strawman?
>>driver default setting not what I like
>more like
>>I can't play any game without crashing because one of the AMD .dll files is in the wrong fucking place and I have to change a registry entry under the driver path.
Now that's a strawman, because I was talking about the scaling thing defaulting to something different, not crashes.
Sounds like you got BTFO.
>>333181686
>I run the division with almost everything maxed, the game is beautiful and I get anywhere between 60-80fps with a 970.
Sure you do chief.
>>333182940
>How is that a strawman?
because "AMD no drivers" was far worse than "I don't like the way this is set up lemme change it" AMD driver crashes were notoriously common and practically unusable.
Note this is how Nvidia gained their huge advantage because AMD catalyst before 11.0 was fucking awful
>Le AMD has no drivers
>Le Nvidia housefires memes
Am I in 2007?
>>333183097
>because "AMD no drivers" was far worse than "I don't like the way this is set up lemme change it"
Ah, but I wasn't the one that came up with that example. I only used it because it was the best (?) example somebody could give me.
If you think the best (?) example is already bullshit, then I can only conclude that bad driver support really is a meme.
I have a 970 right now and am planning to upgrade once Pascal and Polaris come out but I honestly don't know which to get. Nvidia has some cool features but is apparently being scummy. They release drivers more frequently but sometimes they're fucked up. There's a chart above showing the 970 has a bunch of microstuttering too. Guess I'll just have to wait for benchmarks once both are out.
I heard Polaris is using a 256 bit busy though, which is weird because AMD generally is better with bus sizes than Nvidia.
>>333183235
These days its switched.
>>333183442
Pascal is probably going to be a higher tier than Polaris, so by default Pascal will probably be better.
Wait for Vega.
Whoa...
I thought the swamp was an early game level?
>>333170981
Every game that is not gimped by jeworks or nvidia on purpose, runs better on on amd cards.
>>333183097
>Note this is how Nvidia gained their huge advantage
oh sure it totally wasn't due to stealing technology and paying off every developer in existence
nope
>>333170981
>>333170981
>tfw Radeon 6850
There might be hope left for me after all! Maybe...
>>333183692
>stealing technology and paying off every developer in existence
Good luck on posting a source for this stupidity.
>>333171181
sauce?
>>333170981
FINALLY I CAN JUSTIFY MY FIVE YEAR OLD PURCHASE
>>333183840
Fuck off you literal jew
>>333183538
Given the potato cpu and gpu thats not a bad result.
>>333183538
I hope there's a way to lock the fps.
>>333172409
Could someone tell what case that is?
>>333170981
How soon you think they'll have a 'fixit' patch out like the one they released for Bludborn?
>>333170981
IT'S OVER NVIDIA IS FINISHED
>>333170981
Radeon 7870 masterrace
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA LMAO NJEWDIA KEKS BTFO
>>333187663
Literally best GPU for the money for 4 straight years. It runs every single game at graphical settings equal to those of console for less than $100
AMD wins in the most important segments. Fastest compute and budget gamers
>>333188325
>Literally best GPU for the money for 4 straight years
But anon, that's the 7970.
Even today it's a great performer.
Finally, a game that actually runs properly on AMD cards
Don't count on it becoming a trend, though.
Unless i'm having reading issues the problem seems to be areas with poor multithreading. There are two areas murdering a single core resulting in very poor performance. It doesn't seem to be related to the gpu at all.
In fact i'm expecting this to run muuuucchhhhh worse on amd cards (the cpu usage being considerably higher in dx11 games with amd gpus).
>>333186624
Looks like a Fractal Design Arc Midi R2. Pretty good, you can remove that HDD bay if you want, and mount an SDD behind the motherboard as well.
>>333189176
Thanks anon.
Have a great day.
>>333189142
>Shit GPU
>i7 6700k overclocked to 4,7GHz
Sweet. Seems like my poor choices finally paid off.
>be nvidia user
>love these threads because i like seeing AMD fans get something for once
>as a bonus they also show how hypocritical and poor they are
Daily reminder that Nvidia is the brand you buy if you have money and want to play games, AMD is what you buy if you are poor.
>>333188325
This.
Had one since XFX launched theirs and it finally died on me just a couple of weeks ago. Have a 390 now.
>>333189419
Well...the game still needs a not so crappy gpu to run. i'm only talking about the cpu bottleneck resulting in the low fps shanenigans in some cases. Don't expect to run it as good as ds2.
I just had to rebuild my pc. Did I fuck up going Nvidia?
>>333176710
>My most anticipated game of 2016 is Deus Ex Mankind Divided
>It's developed primarily with AMD hardware in mind so no Nvidia framerate killing bullshit
>>333189541
Only buy Nvidia if you want worse performance in the latest and greatest.
>>333172586
>like in any other game with good support.
Too bad this is From Software game.
>>333192075
DELETE THIS
>>333170981
Fuck and I just bought a 970 too
>>333171231
This.
>>333171547
Nvidia got too cocky and now they are paying for it.
So what, minimum fps 59 instead of 60?
>>333176710
Thank u based low budget
>>333188434
>970>390
get rekt faggets
I have a corei3and aGt 560with8 ram
I'm fucked tight..
>>333181432
Get used to it, recent benchmarks has one of the Pascal GPUs listed as having 7.5GBs no joke
>tfw my friend gave me his Nvidia graphics card
At least I can still play DSIII
>>333188434
Honestly you're not wrong. 7950 Boost here, played GTA V on high.
I ain't got no money for a 390 Nitro because I would have to upgrade my 650W PSU to it has 2 8-pin connector. Often I've been hearing people say that MSI 390 isn't good, why? Or is it better that I get a 970?
>>333172586
>after the implement the directx12 option and the optimization patches, the game was running super good
DX12 leads to across the board loss in average frame rate on every single GCN and Kepler+ video card in Tomb Raider. It only helps minimum FPS.
>>333171295
>Fromsoft
>Patch
You mean the next $60 version?
Based on reviewers copies
as in they don't have the day one patch. They're playing on the console optimized version, which is AMD. They don't have the gameworks shit.
go away
>>333200257
>as in they don't have the day one patch.
Reviewers got the day one patch.
>>333191817
no. you're fine. don't get fooled by all the panicking. you're future proof for the next four to five years since PC games are scalable.
>>333171547
>Their latest drivers
You mean driver. Only 364.41 was broken, the other drivers having issues is because of 364.41 and Windows 10.
Windows 10 driver management didn't flag the 364.41 driver properly. This caused it to install 364.41 and then overwrite some of the base display driver with default Windows 10 VGA drivers, leading to the disaster.
Since then, driver installers cannot remove the parts of 364.41 that made it thorough, because they're considered Windows 10 VGA drivers and can only be managed by a Windows 10 administrator account.
People having issues are retards who use the Express Install option when updating their driver. They NEED to choose Clean Install or run DDU to remove the misflagged driver, or else there will be the same issues with every driver they install.
But hey, why have facts when you can shill AMD
>>333200564
>People having issues are retards who use the Express Install option when updating their driver. They NEED to choose Clean Install or run DDU to remove the misflagged driver, or else there will be the same issues with every driver they install.
What exactly is the point of offering an express install option when you claim it is so broken that you need to clean install?
>>333200782
Well if you used the logic center of your brain, you'd realise that the Express Install works fine when Windows 10 isn't misflagging drivers and making them unreplacable.
>>333200564
Hahaha, that's hilarious. No, it's definitely AMD that sucks at drivers, and not Nvidia that literally stops you from getting graphics.
I can't believe you people are actually this serious about your brand wars.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have a moba thread to shit up.
>>333200887
>Facts suck buy AMD man
This is why I cheer every quarter when AMD posts yet another drastic loss and decrease in market share. You people are insufferable.
>>333172409
Its like you took a picture of my pc
>>333201016
>>Facts suck
Yeah, the fact that Nvidia breaks computers does suck.
>>333200884
Oh, so people should magically know that the express install is broken when even nVidia doesn't, and run the clean install with no indication that the express will break their system?
>>333192075
>Game is backed by nvidia
>YOU CAN'T USE THIS GAME TO JUDGE AMD PERFORMANCE, IT IS BIASED AND UNFAIR
>Game is backed by AMD
>THIS IS A FAIR AND UNBIASED EXAMPLE OF PERFORMANCE
AMDrone hypocrisy, every single time.
Buy gtx 770 they said. Two years later 290 is better than gtx 770 and its successor.
>>333201143
>It happened once so I'll post as if it happens every time and twist wording to my benefit
Good goy, act retarded to support your droning.
>>333201375
>so I'll post as if it happens every time and twist wording to my benefit
He didn't do that, learn to read.
>>333201431
Talking in third person is a sign of mental illness, see a mental health professional soon please.
>>333170981
I refuse to believe a console port will run poorly on a 980 unless they absolutely didn't try at all.
If anything the devs would be to blame.
>>333201519
They're a fucking Jap dev, what do you expect?
>>333201461
>Talking in third person is a sign of mental illness
It literally isn't. Referring to myself in the third person could be, talking in the third person (without referring to anybody in particular) isn't necessarily.
You're a fucking retard.
>says nothing about AMD
>issues with optimization late game
>AMD shills trying to defend their buyers remorse
>while AMD continues to crash and burn
All this plus shitty software, AMD never change.
>>333170981
>Launch day comes
>Driver comes
>Runs better on nvidia
>AMDrones cry about non-existent gameworks as the cause.
Every release until you like it.
>>333201375
It's happened once, so I've said it once, assbrain. Get the nVidia cock out of your ass for one day at least and stop defending them when they literally fuck you.
>>333170981
>DARK SOULS 3 RUNS BETTER ON AMD GRAPHICS CARDS
>Article doesn't once mention AMD
Never change, drone. Maybe if AMD spent more of this marketing budget on R&D they'd have more than 15% of the market.
>>333170981
link says nothing about AMD...
>>333201273
>That radiator placement
>>333172662
>college
Enjoy your 20 years of debt, fuccboi.
>>333171181
>dat ejection
>>333170981
>wccftech
Hey, /g/ here. You know how you guys freak out when people link Kotaku because clickbait shit?
wccftech is the Kotaku of PCs, stop linking them and giving them clicks, you fucking retards.
Will it run?
Best GPU timeline
Voodoo2
6800 GT
8800 GT(X)
HD5870
HD7970
If you've bought anything else you're wrong and should kill yourself.
>>333202080
But they're actually timely, and have all GPU related news.
>>333170981
WTF PC is too unreliable I'm going back to buying my games on PS4 where it all just works
>>333201084
>fan boying this hard.
You are just as bad as nvidiots. Amd has a multitude of problems that have cause serious fucking problems, m8. Lets not forget the driver that was literally burning cards to the ground because it disabled the fans. Fuck off.
>>333202545
>Lets not forget the driver that was literally burning cards to the ground because it disabled the fans.
You mean the one that only did that if you had third party software installed? Yeah, that's sure the same as a driver straight up being broken from Nvidia.
>>333191893
>it runs better on nvidia shit too
>>333202356
>implying you have a PC other than your moms dell.
>>333179605
What about the 280x.
280x is actually stronger than the 380x as far as i remember.
>this rampant fanboyism
When did pc threads become console war threads.
Why are you faggots so obsessed with le team red/green and big corporations.
Especially the amdfags holy fuck.
>>333202868
>When did pc threads become console war threads.
Since AMD suck to smear campaign marketing and riled up their drone force with it.
>>333202759
Ya, that one and many others that have sucked assholes. Who the fuck doesn't use 3rd party software to set custom fan curves you dumb faggot? You realize now that you have a huge AMD cock in your mouth and don't just buy whatever is best because you are a poor fag. No fuck off shill.
>>333202868
>When did pc threads become console war threads.
When they started with a clear opinion that one brand is better than the other.
Don't expect actual fucking discussion in an "xbone is shit" equivalent thread, dipshit.
>>333202964
>and many others that have sucked assholes.
>I-I mean it! T-there are other examples!
>>333202868
The 4GB Means 4GB campaign from AMD basically kicked it into overdrove. Their followers took it as corporate instructions on how to act like a child.
Anyone should find that campaign ironic especially given their advertised "8GB" 295x2 card is actually 4GB.
>get warranty on every gpu I have bought at microcenter at the cost of $90 for 2 years
>just going to return my 980ti to whatever is best next gen
>feels good being a jumper
>>333203081
You can't be this new, can you? AMD isn't even bad buy you are a massive fucking faggot poorfag.
>>333202978
I hope you aren't implying this thread is actual discussion. There is some here and there but it's like 75% reaction images and people being really super excited that something doesn't run very well on the bad guy's card.
Suck it, nvidiafags!!
>>333203685
no fuck u fag
my 460GTX will kick your ass
>tfw sold my gtx 970 to some loser who fell for the meme and bought myself r9 290x for half the price I paid for and it runs faster.
WHERE MY AMDBOIS @@@@@?
JEWVIDIA GOYS ON SUICIDEWATCH
>>333204136
mfw a year ago I sold my gtx 770 and bought a 290 for zero net loss and now a 290 is worth more than when I bought it
>>333170981
DELETE THIS
you guys think I can get $150 for this lot on ebay since DS 3 will drive demand for people to buy Demon's Souls?
http://imgur.com/a/fzwv0
>>333204841
$120 maybe depends on your area though, but I think $150 is a bit much unless it has a 320 gb hard drive
ive got a970will i get 60 frames?
It's not surprising since consoles use the GCN architecture.
>>333170981
>Article doesn't even mention AMD
Why are AMD fanboys the worst?
>all this shit slinging
It has confirmed frame rate drops on a few "giant" bosses regardless of platform.
>>333204981
It does have the 320gb hard drive.
>>333205138
>>333205225
keep crying nvidia bitches
>>333202828
try again retard
>>333205315
I am buying on quad.
Why are all these AMD fags so happy about this?
Sure, you've got one that's optomized for your card, but the majority of games that are being released run like shit on AMD, and great on EnnVidya.
>>333205387
>meme70
>>333205564
majority of those games are SHIT
S-SHUT UP
MY 970 IS THE BEST CARD EVER
3.5 GB OF PURE HORSE POWER
>>333205597
still a capable card and I bought it in 2014 before the memes
>>333205757
Oh son, it started being a meme the day it was manufactured, but if you like your 3.5, that's your choice.
>3.5
DEFEND THIS
>>333205750salt
>>333205959
I mean I bought it before the 3.5 thing came out
>Just bought a R9 390
>tfw GTX 960
>tfw secure in knowledge the game will run at a just fine 30 fps or better no matter what as long as I run those magic settings of no AA+medium shadows
>>333206395
>Dark Souls 3 on PC
>GTX 960
>30 fps
what did he mean by this?
>>333192135
yea, because darksouls 2 and bloodborne didn have any support right?
>>333206727
It means I will be able to play the game with nice graphics and a frame rate at least as good as the consoles. And that's all that really matters. Everything else is the gravy of diminishing returns.
>>333171547
>their high end cards are losing to last gen AMD cards.
this has happened for the last two gens
>>333207106
>framerate above 30
>diminishing returns
hey faggot, that 960 should get 60fps EASY in DSIII
knowing that you might lock it to 30fps just so you can turn all the bells and whistles to max (ACTUAL diminishing returns) is triggering me
>>333170981
>the B u T T glitch XD
heh
>>333182370
>>333182009
Exact same machine, the only game that gave me probles was the witcher 3 with all the nvdia shit, without that it runs perfect.
>>333202839
i have an r9 280x and so far it works fucking amazing on any new game.}
i dint think its gonnan have any problem maxed dark souls 3
>>333206395
>30 fps
>just fine
yucky, apply yourself my man
as long as you have a decent CPU paired with that card you should definitely be getting 60fps at 1080p, maybe not maxed out but I'd wager you could push everything to medium at the very least
amd fags trying to convince themselves the thread
>>333207330
Oh I'm aware I will probably be able to hit 60 fps, but with this talk of FPS drops I know I will still be at -least- 30 all the time no matter what.
I'll tinker around and use my usual combo of
>1920x1200
>all settings to max except
>No AA
>no motion blur
>shadows one tick down
>turn off whatever "that one setting" is that always sucks 20 fps
That should get 60 fps most of the time.
>>333206395
Youll get 60 easily on medium settings
>>333207520
For a game like Dark Souls rather have pretty graphics than 60 fps. I'd take going down to high, but medium is a no-go.
>>333207880
60fps is more aesthetically pleasing than adding +10 to 100k poly models
>>333171295
miazaki will fix it!!!!
>>333170981
>tfw 390x master race
>>333207880
The different level of graphics are pretty damn identical with large differences in avg fps.
>>333207993
It is, but I like dem shadows. The difference between medium shadows and high is very noticeable. Between high and max is almost invisible in most games, but taxes you at least 10 fps.
>nvidia
>only runs better with games they literally pay developers to "optimize"
>actually just fucked up the game worse
>nvidia runs better on shittier graphics
>you actually pay more money for this. their 'elite' cards cost a stupid amount
t. witcher 3
>People still buy AMD shit
>>333181432
;-; kirino pls
>>333208293
>current year
>nvidia
loving every lel
>>333208449
>Every major game release
>Major performance issues and crashing on AMD hardware
>"BWAAAHHH! GAME SUX! FUCKING NVIDIA BRIBED THEM!"
Enjoy your memes on your mememachine, it's about all it will be good for.
>>333208289
>have 970
>can play Witcher 3 with everything but shadows, foliage, grass density on ultra. hairworks off
>60 fps
>"b-b-b-but it's actually SHIT!!"
Keep on hating, AMDucks.
>>333170981
If you buy nvidia cards, you are literally a cuckold.
>>333208776
>nvidia had drivers that literally fried gpus
>recent drivers crashing and freezing games and putting windows in a boot loop
>they gimp old GPUs so you can buy old ones
>haven't had a single problem with AMD in years
l m a o
>>333175085
Thanks for the (You), senpai.
>>333171181
did he died?
>>333208250
depends on the game
I hate when console kids talk about medium-high-very high settings as if its some kind of standard across all games
>>333207106
but you can play at 60fps...
>>333209059
>have 290x
>can play Witcher 3 with everything but shadows, foliage, grass density on ultra. hairworks off
>1440p
>cutscene lighting mod
>60 fps
keep on smugging, nvidiots
>>333207880
the difference between minimum and maximum graphics right now is marginal
you can look some videos up dedicated to only that if you care
>>333170981
>NICE GRAPHICS CARD FAGGOT
>>333210157
I'd get a 290 if didn't require a small power plant to power it
I'll probably wait for the new cards before I upgrade my 7870
Jesus Christ PC users have destroyed dark souls 3 threads with shit petty hardware dick measuring contest.
Even in FFXV threads DX12 and 11 faggots plague the entire threads.
I honestly think PC users don't actually care about video games any more and only care if if the frame rate runs above an arbitrary number in the corner of their screen.
PC users are the most cancerous faggots who don't even realize how much their hardware bias completely destroys their ability to simply enjoy vidiya while justifying looking down on the simpleton who dose.
PC users really are the most cancerous fucking people to patriciate in the video game industry by far.
>>333191817
You're fucked. In one year Nvidia will release a patch and you'll suddenly start to have fps drops. In two years it's obsolete. It dies in year 3. You fucked up.
>>333210735
>this salt nvidaifag
Is it as badly optimized for AMD as 1?
>>333210735
>more salt please.
I still use pic related.
How fucked am I?
>tfw I can play max settings on mad max and run good
IT'S
OVER
>There are people who play souls games on PC
Wew lad I sure love dead communities and hackers
>>333212018
Well seeing as how that isn't even the 1 GB model your most likely fucked, as people avoided that version like the plague, because 768 was not enough memory in 2010.
>>333212018
In AMD games you'll be able to pull off a mix of good settings at 1080P. Anything Nvidia co developed will run like dogshit. That includes Bethesda games which have used effects and rendering methods Nvidia develops for over a decade
>>333210735
>the elitist mindset can only be at pc gamers
>meanwhile consoles people make pissing contensts over 1-5 frames that their console runs faster than the competition
>>333207880
but literally every souls game looks like utter garbage in every sense
>>333211768
So being salty because one group of users have destroyed any quality discussion from a game is a bad thing? The sheer network of shitposting that extends from PC users will never cease to amaze me.
Every dark souls thread is now filled with underage edgy meme meister or straight up hardware enthusiasts who care from about frames than the actual fucking game itself.
Souls threads have regressed into cancerous shitposting by hordes of these people. It's really dose piss me off and if that makes me salty so be it.
Fuck PC users you miserable fucking cancerous shitposting faggots.
>>333172095
That's not funny, my wife dies that way
>>333212383
Don't even say shit like this even though it is the truth, it only encourages to nose dive into console threads they haven't yet destroyed even more.
I quite like those threads as they currently are where there is still raw excitement, hype and discussion, please don't encourage them and performance shitposting is usually kept to a minimum
>>333212383
mmmmmmmmm. those are some good ole salty tears right there anon. :^)
Guys, I have a pleb tier MSI GeForce GTX 670 TwinFrozr.
Does this mean that my game will run bad in later areas? I'm not fucking going to buy a new graphic card for a game, just want to know if I have to get angry again at another blightown.
>>333202062
but goyim! he has nvidia(tm) graphics card and intel(tm) cpu! possibly also owns an apple(tm) laptop or apple(tm) phone! he couldn't possibly be poor only rich people buy those!
>>333212614
Just be reasonable about the settings and you should be OK. As long as you arent trying to run everything maxed out a 6xx series should give a decent framerate.
I don't even run AMD and I'm having a fucking laugh
>>333212383
/v/ hates sonyggers the most, look up the threads with the strawpools
I don't really care though because its mostly shitposting just like you are doing right now
most people just wanna play their games
>>333212798
Basically don't turn SSAO to max, as I'm sure thats the technique thats causing most of the issues.just like Bloodborne.
>>333175770
Those numbers are wrong on the 980 Ti. I get 90-110 FPS on Primal on max settings.
>>333172409
aye bruh bruh
>>333212614
You won't be able to play it at all.
Just get a 380x or something
Bought a 980 Ti earlier this year. No regrets and by the time I even get the game, or endgame, it will be patched and the drivers won't be shit.
But hey it's /v/.
>>333212974
At 1440p? Doubt it.
>>333171181
What the fuck. I thought it was a mere myth that a car accident would go exploding like my Michael Bay movie.
>>333177605
They did put it out, it's literally the same shit as the Acer X34 only it costs more. But I guess if you bought two soon-to-be-outdated Nvidia GPU's you're used to being a good goy and spending too much money.
>>333176515
Hi anon! You don't have to be shy. How was your day?
>>333213393
Ah. Just noticed. I use a 1080p monitor. 1080p is perfectly fine.
>game doesn't use nividia shit
>it runs better on amd hardware
Who would've tought? Everyone knows goyimworks is just a way to hide reality at launch, when all the benchmarks are done.
>>333212798
>>333212927
Thanks guys. I'll play on 720p with no-ultra settings then.
>>333213028
try harder
>>333213821
I'm sure you'll be fine. After a fresh set of drivers and maybe a few patches it'll probably run alright.no amount of patching will help my 955 and 560 to play this game.
Anyone seen that video of a truck full of nvidia cards that tipped over?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMBk5YrJNgc
>>333213630
>I use a 1080p monitor.
kek what a fukken plebb
>>333213630
Yeah. It happens to me too.
>>333214081
1080p @ 144hz
pls
>fighting over a game
Its ONE game
>>333170981
>more shady buisness dealings affecting gamers everywhere for the sake of trying to monopolize the market
Its like i'm really playing on a console!
So. Memes aside, which is better for 1080p gaming? GTX 970? Or R9 390?
>>333216626
390 edges out the 970
>>333206238
>using a crapintosh for PEECEE gaymen
kek. You college fags are the worst type of consumer retards.
"b-but mom I need a mac cuz studying and everyone else is going to have one"
>>333216795
it's a hackintosh you fag, windows is an objectively terrible OS that is only useful for video games exclusive to it
>>333217618
You're fucking retarded if you think that but have fun with your notapple, fag.
>>333218616
I have a real mac too fag
and nope, windows is trash. If it weren't for games I'd never use it
>>333219412
>bragging about actually owning an Apple product
w e w
e
w
>>333219637
poor
>>333219746
You say that as if Apple is a luxury brand.
>>333219412
>13"
nice...
Also, you're a luddite retard so enjoy all that appstore garbage you fucking babby.
Pic related is you right now
>>333219867
and yet you still can't afford one lmfao
>>333220061
>not wanting rancid shit = no money
Sounds like Macfag logic all right.
>>333220042
you seem upset
>>333220061
but poor people are more likely to buy apple products because it inflates their egos
they get them on contract
>>333220061
Neither can you. Your parents bought that for you. kek You're on /v/ posting about your macbook pro and your 970 meme.5 gpu.
Ok guys, looks like I'm upgrading after all.
What amd card should I go with if I'm coming from a 660ti?
>>333220210
>being the only college kid without a mac
lmao
>>333220315
>implying I have parents
fuck off with your privilege and shit
>>333200147
>I didn't play bloodborne
From is actually patching shit and doing server maintenance
>>333220254
>bitterly defending his gimped gpu and highschool girl laptop
>calls others upset
wew
>>333220274
everybody is more likely to buy apple products
the only countries where android holds the majority is 3rd world shitholes
>>333220590
you seem upset
>>333220371
Depends on a couple of things.
1. What sort of CPU do you have?
There's no point in upgrading your GPU if the CPU is going to hold it back
2. What's your budget
Be resonable about what you can afford and what you actually need.
3.??????
4. Profit.
How will I do with a770?
>>333220781
You meme a good meme when you realize you have been acting like a faggot, anon. Keep up the good work.
>>333220782
dumb animeposter, you don't deserve parents
>>333220682
ive only ever seen swagfags and actual fags rocking an apple product and all of which having cracked screens from being too poor to afford a replacement
if they were even sold in 3rd world countries im sure the poor people there would also flock toward the shiny metal object because it makes them feel less poor but apple has always been an american exclusive just about
>>333220395
>defending your misguided purchase this hard
There's always next time bud.
>still have a GTX560
Fuck.
>>333220840
My mobo is older than my dog, so it could only support an i7-3xxx. My budget is flexible for whatever will last longest for its price.
>>333220891
up
set
>>333208289
>mfw bethesda patched out gameworks from fallout 4
>>333170981
NO! NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
I HAVE A 750TI !!!!
ITS
NOT
FUCKING
FAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
>>333175085
>that one faggot replying to every single post
>>333219746
>coming from somebody that can't afford a razer or evga laptop
>>333221194
don't "bud" me you fucking goof Canadian desperate for a sense of culture
>>333221257
have a meme for your effort. go ahead. It's yours.
>>333221440
but that's windows, and windows is poorfag trash
>>333221520
dumb upset memeposter
desperate to post images
>>333221546
If all you're concerned about is the price of the average computer that's running each OS then why aren't you running Red Hat, OpenVMS, or Solaris?
>>333221832
because that's for nerds
>Consolefags who built their first PC with help from their mom's boyfriend bring their faggotry into PC gaming
Stop sucking corporate cock, brand loyalty is fucking retarded
>>333180673
Also you are forgetting something:
Catalyst was a user made program that was picked up by AMD because it was better than the shit their "engineers" could come up with.
Would an i7 3770 hold me back if I were to go from a 6850 to one of the new cards that are coming out soon or is it too early to tell?
>>333222267
Depends, if it's a K you can give it some juice and maybe not screw yourself over.
>>333222202
I don't think it's meant to be brand loyalty so much as defending the card they have, unfortunately if they too far it could become brand loyalty.
Personally I've noticed that as I've built a PC I usually jump to the other side of the fence whenever it's time to upgrade GPU's, going from Nvidia to AMD then back. Always with an Intel CPU of course.
>>333222267
What do you think retard?
CPUs are rarely the bottleneck when it comes to games
>>333210735
It's not wrong to want a good framerate.
Is the 390 any good?
Logical increments is being vague.
>>333223147
The 390 is literally the 290 just rebranded.
>>333223147
It is currently the price:performance ratio winner.
Sapphire Tri-X is the one I have, but basically any non-stock cooler is what you want otherwise it will be loud and hot.
I have a GTX 650 and a 1366x768 monitor.How fucked am I?
>>333223147
check reviews and benchmarks, m8. don't ask /v/
>All dem shills
wew laddy someone is a tad asshurt
>Not being an idiot
>not SLIing an AMD and Nvidia
Fucking casuals
>>333173359
>ashes of singularity
>literally funded by amd to be optimized for their cards
O I am laffin
Competition is good. Maybe now Nvidia will stop fucking around.
I still will buy 1070gtx if it'll run twice faster than my 770.
>>333201158
This
>>333223436
I was using resources from logicalincrements, like I said. The problem is I've found conflicting information from its sources, and figured someone here who has one could offer an opinion.
>>333223359
Anyone?
>>333223147
It's probably the biggest ripoff on the market right now since it shares literally the exact same specs as a 290 with an extra useless 4gb ram bolted on top and costs over $120 more. I know people who still have 290s today and they have no problems with the 4gb vram and they've also managed to oc their 290s past the 390 stock overclock (390 is an oc 290).
>>333176710
Feels good not having to mortgage my home just to be able to buy a gpu so I can play 4 frames higher. kekeronis.
>>333221250
You definitely dont need to upgrade your CPU then. The difference in performance between that generation CPU and the current generation is so minimal its just not worth it. Upgrading the GPU will be the one that makes the difference here. Also, try to shoot for 8gb of RAM if you have not already dont so.
>>333170981
AMD is always better. Literally every Nvidia card I've had has died after a year.
>>333210735
>don't actually care about video games any more and only care if if the frame rate runs above an arbitrary number in the corner of their screen.
you do realize that caring about game performance IS caring about the games?
>>333212383
consoles are fucking garbage. if you're an adult and you still use one as your primary gaming device, and gaming is a primary hobby for you, kill yourself
you're throwing hundreds of dollars straight into the trash
>>333225984
Similar situation but with amd. I had to replace 3 x1950 pros within the space of around 8 months. Shit sucks. Been with nvidia ever since and I haven't looked back.
>>333227663
Rule #1 chum
>>333225150
Any specific version of it?
Will I need a separate cooler or is it ok on its own?
>>333216626
At release? 970.
Nowadays? 390.
>>333228672
Don't get the stock cooler for the 290x. Any other cooler will work, but the stock blower one is complete crap.
>>333228672
Get a sapphire or xfx 290/x. They were extremely popular and you'll most likely find one for piss cheap on ebay.
If you can find a 290x 8gb varient for cheaper than a 390/x then you've hit the jackpot. OC that shit and spend that saved cash on a nice new i5.
>>333227663
You've been spamming this across all boards.
>>333229190
I'm always hesitant to buy parts used.
What would you consider 'piss cheap'?
>brand loyalists
Is there a better way to the best goy?
>>333229436
If you can find one for over $100 cheaper than the equivalent 3xx series cards.
I'm using an evga 980 I bought of eBay and it's been perfectly fine for me.
>>333230012
Guess I'll try to snipe a sapphire 290x on ebay for around $250, hopefully it'll get here the week the game comes out.
Thanks for the help man.
>those pc cucks face
Im happy now
>>333231195
Why?
I'm AMDfag, I won.
>>333204841
demon souls was a greatest ps3 hit.
meaning at most its a $15 game.
thats without all the 2nd hand games that have hit the market.
thats without the the downloadable version being given over psn+ for sub, or the game going on really cheap sales.
all the value there is in the console and controller. Your gonna have a hard time haggling over $100.
>>333230727
No problem bro.
Like I mentioned before if you can find the 8gb 290x for cheap then you've hit the jackpot as it's literally a 390x. If you don't then don't worry as you'll probably never run into vram related problems since vram is very rarely the limiting factor unless you're running like 5 8k skyrim texture packs simultaneously, which you most likely won't be lol. The sapphire 290x should do you good for a few years yet.