MSI R9 280 Gaming v PNY GTX760 XLR8 – £185 shootout

In Thief 2014 Players control Garrett, a master thief, as he intends to steal from the rich. Similar to previous games in the series, players must use stealth in order to overcome challenges, while violence is left as a minimally effective last resort.

We test at 1080p and 1600p, both with Direct X rendering (Nvidia and AMD) and Mantle rendering (AMD only). Settings are maximised.

It is clear the MSI R9 280 Gaming is the clear performance leader. Performance is also a little better when AMD's own ‘Mantle' rendering is selected. It is in fact the only configuration tested at 1600p which maintains a constant frame rate above 25 at all times.

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