Dirt Rally Performance Review – GeForce GTX 970 Versus Radeon R9 390
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Test System
Before jumping into doing some benchmarks, lets take a look at the test system. All testing was done with a fresh install of Windows 8.1 Pro x64 with all patches and no additional software running. All benchmarks are run five times with the results averaged. Each of the benchmarks will be run with pre-configured settings at 25601440 resolution. We will be comparing the Sapphire Nitrio 390 and eVGA GTX 970 SC. The drivers used in the tests are:
- NVidia: 353.06
- AMD: 15.2
Here are the exact hardware components used in our test system
| Intel Z97 Test Platform | ||
| Component | Brand / Model | Live Pricing |
| Processor | Intel i5-4690K | Click Here |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK | Click Here |
| Memory | Kleev Neo 8GB 2400Mhz | Click Here |
| Video Card | Varies | Click Here |
| OS Solid-State Drive | Intel 520 Series 180GB | Click Here |
| Game Solid-State Drive | OCZ Vertex 4 256GB | Click Here |
| Cooling | DeepCool Captain 120 | Click Here |
| Power Supply | Lepa-G G650-MAS | Click Here |
| Operating System | Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit | Click Here |
| Monitor | Dell U2715H | Click Here |
Sapphire Tech Nitro 390 
eVGA GTX 970 SC 