R9 Nano with i7-4790K benchmarks at Ultra Quality settings
At 1440p, R9 Nano can hit 50-60 fps on pretty much everything at ultra, just without antialiasing, less ambient occlusion and turned down shadows. Deciding whether to invest so much money in a high-end GPU like R9 Nano requires careful thought. With current 4096 MB RAM, the R9 Nano can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.
The release year of the graphics card. The newer the better technology and performance optimization and
driver support.
Year
2016
2019
13
2015
2016
11
2014
2015
8
2013
2014
4
2007
2013
2
The price of the graphics card. The cheaper the better.
Price
0
250
35
250
400
30
400
550
25
550
650
15
650
9999
5
Power Supply Wattage required for overall system. The lower the better.
PSU
0
350
4
350
450
4
450
550
3
550
650
2
650
9999
1
Maximum recorded temperature under load. The lower the better for longer life of the graphics card.
Temp
0
70
2
70
75
2
75
80
1
80
85
1
85
999
1
Noise Levels under load. The lower the better.
Noise
0
45
2
45
48
2
48
50
2
50
55
1
55
999
1
Full HD performance at 1080p resolution. The higher the better.
FHD
60
9999
18
55
60
13
45
55
11
35
45
7
0
35
5
Quad HD performance at 1440p resolution. The higher the better.
QHD
60
9999
10
55
60
8
45
55
5
35
45
4
0
35
2
4K performance at 2160p resolution. The higher the better.
F4K
60
9999
5
55
60
4
45
55
3
35
45
2
0
35
1
Current CPU Impact on performance with respect to the highest performing CPU used for benchmark at the
time this graphics card was released.
CPU
-5
9999
5
-7
-5
4
-10
-7
3
-15
-10
2
-9999
-15
1
Graphics card memory (RAM) capacity. The higher the better for higher resolution textures and future
demanding games.
MEM
8
9999
5
4
8
4
2
4
3
1
2
2
0
1
1
FROM
TO
VERDICT
The overall score is determined based on the calculated weightings for the individual components.
OVERALL SCORE
80
99
Excellent
70
80
Very Good
60
70
Good
40
60
Acceptable
0
40
Weak
52/100
Acceptable
The R9 Nano is much more expensive than the R9 390 as it costs a whopping $ 649. Compare this to the R9 390, AMD Radeon R9 390X, which came originally at a price of $ 329, $ 429. Meanwhile, the NVIDIA closest equivalent card is the GTX 980 which costs $ 549. Unfortunately, gaming performance was not quite as impressive. Even if the R9 Nano consistently delivers frame rate increases over the R9 390, AMD Radeon R9 390X, the gain is not much to justify an upgrade.
Whether it is a justifiable upgrade depends on what graphics card you are upgrading from. Users with a R9 390, AMD Radeon R9 390X will not see a remarkable increase in frame rates after paying more for this R9 Nano. Similarly, those holding onto GTX 980 's GTX 780 graphics cards will not have a reason to jump teams yet. For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Monster Hunter: World, Forza Horizon 4, Final Fantasy XV, GreedFall, Battlefield V at 61 fps to 65 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 63 fps.
For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play World War Z, Strange Brigade, Fallout 76 at 64 fps to 70 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 66 fps.
The R9 Nano sits between the R9 FURY and the GTX 980, falling slower than R9 FURY by 2.7% and faster than GTX 980 by 5.7%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the R9 FURY. It is a close call between the R9 Nano and its rival GTX 980 by a small margin.
The R9 Nano sits between the GTX 970 and the R9 390X, falling slower than GTX 970 by 0.6% and faster than R9 390X by 10.5%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. The R9 Nano's performance in this game hovers around the 60fps mark. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the GTX 970. In addition, the R9 Nano was also faster than the R9 390 by a good margin.
The R9 Nano sits between the R9 FURY and the RX 470, falling slower than R9 FURY by 2% and faster than RX 470 by 4.2%. It has below average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the R9 FURY.
The R9 Nano sits between the RX 590 and the GTX 1060 6GB, falling slower than RX 590 by 5.7% and faster than GTX 1060 6GB by 1.5%. It has a strong relative performance against every graphics card here. In addition, the R9 Nano was also faster than the R9 390 by a good margin.
The R9 Nano sits between the GTX 1060 6GB and the RX 480, falling slower than GTX 1060 6GB by 5.2% and faster than RX 480 by 0%. It has below average relative performance against every graphics card here.
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What is the acceptable FPS speed for me?
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