Digital Foundry: £100 Graphics Card vs Next-gen consoles

[adriane23]

Scoobes said:

adriane23 said:
My take:

For more money than a next gen console, you can have a PC that will either slightly underperform, compete, or slightly outperform a next gen console.

What was the point of this?

Try similar money, free online and cheaper games with the ability to upgrade if you wish it.

For more money (£20) you'll get superior performance, and unlike previous gens, given an extra year that £100 graphics card will be superior to console games. All of these results haven't even factored the Mantle API into the equation as no one is using it yet. That'll allow devs to code "closer to the metal" in a similar way to consoles.

So PC is actually a very attractive option for the rest of the gen. If it wasn't for Uncharted 4 I'd probably skip PS4 altogether... I still might considering I have to save money to pay for a Wedding.

Similar? I don't think so. You'd be easily paying $650+ just to match most of what will be offered on the next gen consoles.

curl-6 said:

adriane23 said:
My take:

For more money than a next gen console, you can have a PC that will either slightly underperform, compete, or slightly outperform a next gen console.

What was the point of this?

If you already have the PC, upgrading to this card to get similar performance is far cheaper than getting a PS4 or Xbone.

That depends on the PC you have. And overall, the payout is still higher because it's not like the money you spent on the your PC suddenly disappears just because you bought it before you bought the graphics card.