I game on an HTPC with an R9 290 and i5 3470K. I recently bought a Vizio M70-D3 as my new TV. Everything runs through a Denon S910 receiver which is fully HDMI 2.0a compliant, so the 290 is actually the weak link in the 4K chain now as it only has HDMI 1.4.
What would be a worthwhile upgrade to the 290? I have two connection options on the TV:
HDMI 1: 2160p/60Hz support with HDR; acceptable lag with gaming low lag turned on. HDR evidently raises the lag hugely but Vizio has a firmware update upcoming that should cut that down quite a bit, and I don't tend to play online FPS games. I'm currently using this port except at 1080p60 with GLL turned on.
HDMI 5: 1080p120 support, but no HDR support. This is the special gaming port with very low lag, with GLL turned on in software it's among the best TVs for input lag.
(I tried using a DisplayPort to HDMI adapter, which gave me 4K support on the 290, except I had lots of audio dropouts and the adapter seemed to add some input lag. So it seems a true HDMI 2.0 card is necessary)
Would I better off to get a new card to allow for 1440p/4K gaming, or stick with 1080p and go to the gaming port, in which case the 290 still holds its own? It seems the RX 480 is only marginally faster than the 290. Would a GTX 1060 6GB be much of an upgrade, or ought the 1070 be the minimum I look for as an actual performance upgrade? Thanks for any input any of you might have.
What would be a worthwhile upgrade to the 290? I have two connection options on the TV:
HDMI 1: 2160p/60Hz support with HDR; acceptable lag with gaming low lag turned on. HDR evidently raises the lag hugely but Vizio has a firmware update upcoming that should cut that down quite a bit, and I don't tend to play online FPS games. I'm currently using this port except at 1080p60 with GLL turned on.
HDMI 5: 1080p120 support, but no HDR support. This is the special gaming port with very low lag, with GLL turned on in software it's among the best TVs for input lag.
(I tried using a DisplayPort to HDMI adapter, which gave me 4K support on the 290, except I had lots of audio dropouts and the adapter seemed to add some input lag. So it seems a true HDMI 2.0 card is necessary)
Would I better off to get a new card to allow for 1440p/4K gaming, or stick with 1080p and go to the gaming port, in which case the 290 still holds its own? It seems the RX 480 is only marginally faster than the 290. Would a GTX 1060 6GB be much of an upgrade, or ought the 1070 be the minimum I look for as an actual performance upgrade? Thanks for any input any of you might have.