Most expensive gaming graphics cards in SA

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Most expensive gaming graphics cards in SA

We also take a look at some “cheaper” options for gamers who don’t have a trust fund to burn through.

By Staff Writer - May 2, 2015

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There are two kinds of PC gamers: those who play on Nvidia GPUs, and those who worship at the throne that is AMD.

Both companies offer some serious gaming power in the form of their GeForce and Radeon ranges respectively, with Nvidia the latest to launch a new powerful gaming GPU in the form of the Titan Z.

The latest Steam hardware survey shows Nvidia is dominating the gaming graphics department at the moment, though, with over 50% of Steam gamers part of team “Green”.

Below is a selection of the most powerful – and expensive – Nvidia and AMD gaming graphics cards available in South Africa, to help you decide which side of the fence to stand behind.

Gigabyte GeForce GTX Titan Z – R38,000

The Titan Z is the king of all gaming cards when it comes to sheer specs and price. 12GB of DDR5 memory at a price tag of close to R40,000 are some impressive numbers.

Specifications Gigabyte GeForce GTX Titan Z
GPU GeForce GTX Titan Z
RAM 12GB DDR5
Core Clock 706MHz
Memory interface width 768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
Cuda cores 5760

Asus ROG Ares III R9290X – R27,000

Made specifically for water-cooled rigs – a water block replaces traditional fans – the Ares III is a limited edition card which promises flawless 4K gaming in any title.

Specifications Asus Ares III R9290X
GPU Dual Radeon R9 290X
RAM 8GB DDR5
Core Clock 1030MHz
Memory interface width 512-bit
Stream processors 5632

Gigabyte Radeon R9 295X2 – R24,000

The R9 295X2 boasts a combination of air and water cooling, and like the Asus Ares III will handle 4K gaming with ease.

Specifications Gigabyte Radeon R9 295X2
GPU Dual Radeon R9 295X
RAM 8GB DDR5
Core Clock 1018MHz
Memory interface width 512-bit
Stream processors 5632

EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X OC – R19,000

Nvidia’s GeForce Titan X is the latest high-end gaming graphics card to hit the market, and promises the best and fastest performance of any single-core card available today.

Specifications EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X
GPU GeForce GTX Titan X
RAM 12GB DDR5
Core Clock 1127MHz
Memory interface width 384-bit
Cuda cores 3072

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[Crash_Nemesis]

Pretty crazy.

We have a graphics card used only for decoding .R3d camera files from a Red Dragon camera. It's called a RED Rocket X. $7,000.00 excluding tax and import. Call it R80,000.00

Prices of these cards are getting ridiculous.

 

[RAArmstrong]

That Titan Z though :inlove:

 

[Ric_M]

Good for running GTA V with 4K resolution and stereoscopic 3D

 

[Clownshoe]

Pretty crazy.

We have a graphics card used only for decoding .R3d camera files from a Red Dragon camera. It's called a RED Rocket X. $7,000.00 excluding tax and import. Call it R80,000.00

Prices of these cards are getting ridiculous.

Red Rocket :rollsmile:

 

[Maljan]

That Gigabyte GeForce GTX Titan Z looks more like a portable radio than a graphics card. :skit:

 

[Xack]

Pretty crazy.

We have a graphics card used only for decoding .R3d camera files from a Red Dragon camera. It's called a RED Rocket X. $7,000.00 excluding tax and import. Call it R80,000.00

Prices of these cards are getting ridiculous.

i WOUNT MIND FOR THAT RED CAMERA YOU GOT THERE MISTER:=)::=)::=):

 

[maximus]

Pretty crazy.

We have a graphics card used only for decoding .R3d camera files from a Red Dragon camera. It's called a RED Rocket X. $7,000.00 excluding tax and import. Call it R80,000.00

Prices of these cards are getting ridiculous.

Red Rocket :rollsmile:

HAhahahahahah!

 

[adamr]

Didn't pay r19k for my Titan x ... Paid like r15k


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