4K gaming is constantly becoming more feasible as newer graphics card generations lower the cost-of-entry by ever-increasing margins.<\/p>\n
However, it is still far more expensive than gaming at 1080p, with most high-end 4K users opting for ridiculously-expensive graphics cards or SLI configurations.<\/p>\n
We thought we’d compare the performance-per-rand value\u00a0of single graphics cards for 4K gaming in South Africa, in order to provide local gamers with a better idea of which cards are better-suited for high-resolution gaming.<\/p>\n
Performance data for all cards was taken from Guru3D<\/strong><\/a>, and pricing refers to the cheapest available product.<\/p>\n Please note that the FireStrike Score column refers to the graphics card’s FireStrike Ultra (4K) Score<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, South African pricing is not yet available for the GeForce Titan X Pascal graphics card, which shows the most promise as a single-card 4K gaming solution.<\/p>\n We can see however, that the newer Pascal graphics cards deliver the better performance by far, despite the falling\u00a0prices of previous-generation GPUs.<\/p>\n The exception to this rule is the GeForce GTX 980 Ti, which is still as attractive a value proposition as it was upon release, offering playable 4K gaming and great overclocking potential at a lower cost than ever before.<\/p>\n The Maxwell Titan X and Radeon R9 Fury X are no longer worth purchasing for any 4K gaming rig, with the former succeeded by its Pascal-based counterpart and the latter soon to be succeeded by AMD’s upcoming Vega architecture.<\/p>\n Winner:\u00a0Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070<\/strong><\/p>\n This how powerful AMD\u2019s Radeon RX Series graphics cards really are<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n How we get local gaming servers in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n GeForce Titan XP<\/strong><\/td>\n 6,774<\/td>\n \u00a0$1,200<\/strong><\/td>\n \u00a0N\/A<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n GeForce GTX 1080<\/strong><\/td>\n 5,142<\/td>\n \u00a0R11,499<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n \u00a00.45<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n GeForce GTX 1070<\/strong><\/td>\n 4,290<\/td>\n \u00a0R7,599<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n \u00a00.56<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n GeForce GTX Titan X<\/strong><\/td>\n 4,033<\/td>\n \u00a0R18,681<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n \u00a00.21<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n GeForce GTX 980 Ti<\/strong><\/td>\n 4,017<\/td>\n \u00a0R7,528<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n \u00a00.53<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Radeon R9 Fury X<\/strong><\/td>\n 4,002<\/td>\n \u00a0R12,225<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n \u00a00.33<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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