Metro: Last Light
Metro: Last Light (DirectX 11)
Beneath the ruins of post-apocalyptic Moscow, in the tunnels of the Metro, the remnants of mankind are besieged by deadly threats from outside – and within.
Mutants stalk the catacombs beneath the desolate surface, and hunt amidst the poisoned skies above. But rather than stand united, the station-cities of the Metro are locked in a struggle for the ultimate power, a doomsday device from the military vaults of D6. A civil war is stirring that could wipe humanity from the face of the earth forever.
As Artyom, burdened by guilt but driven by hope, you hold the key to our survival – the last light in our darkest hour…
Our Settings for Metro: Last Light
Looking at average frame rate, the new Sapphire R9 390 is on par with the R9 290X in Metro: Last Light at 2560×1440. Both the GTX 970 and the R9 290 fall behind that some, but the margins are relatively low.
At 4K things are even more crammed together with the R9 390 matching performance of the 290X and the R9 290/GTX 970 taking an ever-so-slight backseat. Really, this is margin of error stuff here.
| Sapphire Nitro R9 390 8GB, Average FPS Comparisons, Metro: Last Light | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R9 290X 4GB | R9 290 4GB | GTX 970 4GB | ||
| 2560×1440 | +0% | +10.6% | +10% | |
| 3840×2160 | +0% | +9.8% | +3% | |
The Sapphire Nitro R9 390 matching the performance of the Radeon R9 290X is still a victory in my book as it was something that very few people were expecting. Being able to edge out the R9 290 card by 10% and even win over the GTX 970 by that margin (at 2560×1440 at least) shows that the R9 300-series could have legs.
This is just pathetic! The
This is just pathetic! The 390 and 390X are just re-named R9 290’s and 290X’s with a overclock. The 970 will still beat both 390’s with a decent overclock. I would like to see the 390 and 390X with the highest overclock possible benched against the GTX 970 with the highest overclock possible. And I can guarantee the 970 will still out preform the 390’s by more than 10%. I was really hoping AMD would do better than just stupid re-brands with only one new card! It is good that they are able to match the 970 and 980 at stock. But this could be done just by giving a OC to the older 290’s. And since it’s still the same hot running chip, This means it’s still not going to overclock any higher than the older 290’s! So honestly there is no point in even buying them over a older R9 290/290X. Gamers are still going to prefer the cooler running and more efficient 900 series cards from Nvidia.
I enjoy the videos you have
I enjoy the videos you have with Nvidia on launch day. I’m sure you reach out the same way to AMD to give them equal time. Is there any plan to have an AMD video with one of their engineers or are they not receptive?
Good to see reasonably priced
Good to see reasonably priced 8GB card. Kind of give you assurance that it will handle without problems any direct console port.
the $429 price tag for the
the $429 price tag for the 390x is just a lure for Nvidia to drop the gtx980 price tag. once Nvidia does that boom the 390x will be at $379 or lower.
but all in all a bland launch, sorry you guys had to review these…well sorry im not sorry lol
Ryan,
Did you test the Frame
Ryan,
Did you test the Frame Rate Target Control ?
One thing that these reviews
One thing that these reviews keep forgetting is this set of cards is not targeted at current owners of r9 2xx series cards. They are not even targeted at owners of most NVidia 9xx series cards. They are however targeted at owners of older tech and there are a great number of those people. The prices are fair and competitive.
For those that have a current gen card there will be the Fury branded cards. If you can upgrade your card every 18 months then great. But, most people cant. 3-5 years is far more common. So, lets not get caught up with performance numbers on the 3xx series cards over the 2xx series. I think AMD did a great job of refreshing this series. They do perform better and at a good price point. Perfect for those coming from the AMD7xxx/NVidia7xx series cards or for new builds.
Pretty impressed , will
Pretty impressed , will probably buy it. Lack of HDMI 2.0 / HDCP 2.2 is very disappointing though
When reviewing a video card,
When reviewing a video card, its usually a good to put in the base clock right? This card is 1010MHz ..
“yes the Sapphire Nitro R9
“yes the Sapphire Nitro R9 390 used less power in our testing than the ASUS Radeon R9 290X retail card, but the XFX retail R9 290 actually used about 20 watts less power than the Sapphire retail R9 390”
That is still an efficiency increase, as it’s doing about 10% more work with only about 5% more power.
Please try if crossfire works
Please try if crossfire works with the 290.
It’s like every time there’s
It’s like every time there’s a review of an AMD product to be had, the PcPer guys go way out of their way to make it as impartial as humanly possible. And yet … *smh*
The internet is truly a wondrous place. So much patience required.
I’d like to buy a blue one.
I’d like to buy a blue one.
Cant you just use normal bar
Cant you just use normal bar graphs instead of these convoluted overly complex line graphs? They mean nothing to me. Hard to make out what the hell is going on.
Hi, I have some problem…
I
Hi, I have some problem…
I have the same graphic card (Intel i4460) and my fps are around 15 fps.
I don’t know, what to do.
Thanks
Edit to previous post:
I have
Edit to previous post:
I have the same graphic options like above.