{"id":58289,"date":"2013-09-12T14:00:42","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=58289"},"modified":"2013-09-12T16:51:05","modified_gmt":"2013-09-12T14:51:05","slug":"battlefield-4-recommended-gpu-sa-price-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/58289-battlefield-4-recommended-gpu-sa-price-comparison","title":{"rendered":"Battlefield 4 recommended GPU SA price comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this article, we’re going to take a look at the recommendations for Battlefield 4 and concentrate specifically on the graphics side. How much do you need to spend and where do you need to look to find your GPU upgrade to play the game?<\/p>\n

Battlefield 4 introduces a lot of new elements into gameplay such as near-fully destructible environments, map-changing events, incredible visual fidelity, and new particle effects. All of these effects will rely heavily on GPU capabilities.<\/p>\n

But which graphics cards should you be looking at, and at what settings can you expect the game to be playable? Our recommendations today will hopefully help players in that regard.<\/p>\n

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Battlefield 4 PC specs<\/p><\/div>\n

The table below shows the prices of various graphics cards available from local retailers. The lowest prices are highlighted in Bold<\/strong>. For the purposes of this roundup, products listed as “Sold Out”, “Contact for availability” or “Out of stock” will not be included in the table.<\/p>\n

Prices are listed in South African Rands (R). In addition, we will not be noting specific GPU versions, only listing the prices of the cheapest GPU model available on each website.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Graphics card
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n		Rebel Tech<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nWootware<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nIkonix<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nTitan-Ice<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nProphecy<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Radeon HD7730 1GB DDR5<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a01086<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a01163<\/td>\n\u00a01117<\/td>\n\u00a01149<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Radeon HD7750 1GB DDR5<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a01113<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a01211<\/td>\n\u00a01204<\/td>\n\u00a01199<\/td>\n\u00a01154.93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geforce GTX650 1GB DDR5<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a01436<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a01530<\/td>\n\u00a01484<\/td>\n\u00a01549<\/td>\n\u00a01532.39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Radeon HD7770 1GB GDDR5<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a01347<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a01379<\/td>\n\u00a01435<\/td>\n\u00a01449<\/td>\n\u00a01448.37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geforce GTX650 Ti 1GB GDDR5<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a01798<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a01886<\/td>\n\u00a01879<\/td>\n\u00a02189.48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Radeon HD7790 1GB GDDR5<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a01691<\/td>\n\u00a01599<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a01738<\/td>\n\u00a01729<\/td>\n\u00a02006.40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geforce GTX650 Ti Boost 2GB GDDR5<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a02221<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a02478<\/td>\n\u00a02049<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a02279.77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Radeon HD7850 2GB GDDR5<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a02428<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a02485<\/td>\n\u00a02608<\/td>\n\u00a02549<\/td>\n\u00a02632.15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Radeon HD7870 2GB GDDR5<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a02783<\/td>\n\u00a02399<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a03034<\/td>\n\u00a02899<\/td>\n\u00a02887.96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geforce GTX660 Ti 2GB GDDR5<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a02657<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a02699<\/td>\n\u00a03422.79<\/td>\n\u00a02849<\/td>\n\u00a03008.35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Radeon HD7950 3GB GDDR5<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a03975<\/td>\n\u00a03149<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a04348<\/td>\n\u00a04399<\/td>\n\u00a03849.57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geforce GTX760 2GB GDDR5<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a03751<\/td>\n\u00a03990<\/td>\n\u00a03726<\/td>\n\u00a03549<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Radeon HD7970 3GB GDDR5<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a05427<\/td>\n\u00a03999<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a05590<\/td>\n\u00a05649<\/td>\n\u00a05580.52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geforce GTX770 2GB GDDR5<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a05388<\/td>\n\u00a05465<\/td>\n\u00a05233.60<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a05399<\/td>\n\u00a06026.61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Radeon HD7990 6GB GDDR5<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a09666<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a013232<\/td>\n\u00a013543<\/td>\n\u00a013649<\/td>\n\u00a013373.89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geforce GTX780 3GB GDDR5<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a08157<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a08573<\/td>\n\u00a08387.55<\/td>\n\u00a08549<\/td>\n\u00a09554.11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geforce GTX690 4GB GDDR5<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a013291<\/td>\n\u00a013354<\/td>\n\u00a010749.57<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a013799<\/td>\n\u00a013416.58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

Across the board, Rebeltech has the lowest pricing once again, followed by Wootware, with the remaining three not far behind. Although the various prices here could be attributed to different brands being on offer, it’s a good sign to see such healthy competition.<\/p>\n

There are some noticeable omissions from the table. The GTX670 is replaced by the GTX760 Ti, which should also replace the GTX660 Ti, but current pricing doesn’t reflect its position in the market. The GTX680 is also excluded, but for all intents and purposes can be considered equal to the HD7970 in most scenarios.<\/p>\n

The Radeon HD7730 replaces the HD6670 at a slightly higher price point, while dwindling availability on the Radeon HD7870 XT\/LE means that I can’t reliably recommend it if finding one will be so difficult. The Radeon HD7970 GHz edition is also omitted, but only to avoid confusion as it is identical to the HD7970 in all but default clock speeds.<\/p>\n