950 sli or rx470?

[JblazeTheBoi]

I got a spare msi gtx950 2gb and a i3 7350k and I was wondering if I should get another 950 or something like a rx470 my gpu budget is 180$US

 

[WayneTech]

Like the common saying goes, 1 card is always better than two.

HOWEVER

Speaking generally, a GTX 970 gains around a 7 - 10 frames more than a RX 470 (this is referring to various game/software benchmarks I have seen in my time which of course are not always accurate).

Two GTX 950's edge the compute performance of a GTX 970 which means they will beat a single RX 470 by quite a chunk.

The main advantage the RX 470 has is the VRAM which has 4GB over the 2GB the 950 SLI has.
Two 950's will have a larger power output having a bigger impact on your electricity build and finally how well do you know your computers? SLI can be easy to set up but a pain to maintain regarding temps etc.

So take your pick, more power or less stress?


Hope this helps buddy