Radeon R9 270 & AMD FX-6300 - any hope?

[Nalydyenlo]

GPU: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB OC
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5 GHz
RAM: 8GB

I was kind of pissed off that my new 'budget' gaming build with the above specs was below even the minimum requirements for AC:Unity. I'm seeing that people with even the recommended specs and better are complaining about performance issues, so I was wondering if I buy the game, what hope I have of enjoying it - or should I just forget it and get Far Cry 4?

[ubik]

TBH it doesn't make any sense to go low on gaming PCs. If it's a budget gaming system & AAA titles you want, that's what the consoles are for. You should just get a PS4 or Xbone and be done with it. You will get all the AAA titles and no headaches and they will perform reasonably well.

Gaming PCs are for people who want mods, or higher quality, or for keyboard/mouse control (or all three). But you have to at least aim for what people call "mid-range".

I don't mean to be a killjoy on your configuration, but that's probably the reality of it.

[Nalydyenlo]

new.chaos původně napsal:

But you have to at least aim for what people call "mid-range".

It was 'upper-mid-range' when I put it together 6 months ago. Now, suddenly it's low end. BAH!

[ubik]

Nalydyenlo původně napsal:

new.chaos původně napsal:

But you have to at least aim for what people call "mid-range".

It was 'upper-mid-range' when I put it together 6 months ago. Now, suddenly it's low end. BAH!

No. Again, not trying to give you a hard time -- I'm just saying, this is not a mid-range configuration 6 months ago. A 4770K CPU with a GTX 770 3/4GB is probably the mid-range gaming setup as of 6 months ago, and maybe right now, and that's almost 2x of your configuration

[Cuddle Bunny!]

Your gpu is ok but your cpu is lowend and will cut your fps down

[Nalydyenlo]

Die in a fire! původně napsal:

Your gpu is ok but your cpu is lowend and will cut your fps down

Really? Maybe on badly optimized, CPU heavy games, yes. I was told that the fx6300 wouldn't bottleneck my r9 270 card at all under normal circumstances.


According to this the fx6300 isn't that far behind a Core i5 3570K really:

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-3570K-vs-AMD-FX-6300

Maybe not as hot on single-core performance, but more cores and more threads.

A 4770K CPU with a GTX 770 3/4GB is probably the mid-range gaming setup as of 6 months ago...

Man, I'd think that's pretty high end as of today! I dunno, maybe I just have low standards!

[Attila1120]

Honestly even if it was above minimum specs I still would wait until some more patches come out, because its very horrible performance wise as of now. I get 10fps on lowest settings with a i7, GTX 760 and 8GB of RAM.

[Nalydyenlo]

SemperFi1775 původně napsal:

Honestly even if it was above minimum specs I still would wait until some more patches come out, because its very horrible performance wise as of now. I get 10fps on lowest settings with a i7, GTX 760 and 8GB of RAM.

Jee, that's bad! I'd call that an interactive slideshow, not a game! And your PC is pretty good too. I guess it's Far Cry 4 for me then. Still I'm going to wait 'till that game matures a little too as I hear it has a few issues as well, although not as bad. Anyway, from what I've seen on YouTube, AC:Unity seems like pretty much the same old thing - roof hopping, haystack hiding, eavesdropping etc. - all at a new super-low frame rate!

[Ceelic]

I have basically the exact same specs and was also wondering.

[LastSon]

Ceelic původně napsal:

I have basically the exact same specs and was also wondering.

I mentioned this in another thread, but I have a FX 8350 @ 4.5 GHz and this is first game to tax it. I was playing a mission and there was a massive crowd that just filled the screen. It caused my CPU to hover around 96%. I do have two 770 4GB and i do avg 50 - 60 FPS though. Everything maxed out except Environment and running FXAA. DO NOT USE TXAA, it will crush your framerate.

I don't know if this will help, but I hope it gives an idea.

[BHam]

i run it with a 280x and fx4300 at about 30 fps on high settings

[BHam]

i would suggest waiting for good deal or confirmation next patch and drivers fix game performance.

[the_thorn_mj]

I have the same CPU and a GTX 660. Stuttering aside, I have a fps of above 30 (high shadows, SSAO, FXAA through NVinspector, Ultra textures and high enviroment, on 1080p).

My GPU is working at 97-99%, and my CPU works at 66% on average. So no, the CPU will not be a bottleneck in this game.

Ubisoft hoped they could mask the bad optimisation by telling us this game needs a high-end gaming PC as a minimum. When you are 10 to 20% above the specs of a PS4 or XBone, you are safe for console quallity AAA gaming titles. Only the ♥♥♥♥ NVidia adds to the games makes a difference, mostly in performance.

[Cuddle Bunny!]

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i3-4360-vs-AMD-FX-6300

That i5 kills your cpu. The i3 4360 is still better by a lot

[Cuddle Bunny!]

amd 8350 is close to the i3 4370 but still fails. All amd cpus are below a highend i3

[ubik]

AMD CPUs: great value in terms of performance per $, but poor performance per watt compared to Intel. AMD's best CPUs are comparable to Intel's 2nd tier CPUs on price/performance.

Get an FX-9590 @ $259 and compare it to Intel i5-3470 @ $255. AMD's best CPU is only slightly better than the price-comparable 2nd tier CPU from Intel.

TL;DR AMD offers equivalent performance for cheaper, and Intel has the best top-end processors.