AMD R9 270X: Sapphire Tri-X Toxic 2GB [versus] Sapphire Dual-X 4GB

[roach_]

Hey I'm weighing up these two GPU's.

Sapphire Tri-X Toxic 2GB: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-112170240g
or the
Sapphire Dual-X 4GB: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-112170420g

They are only marginally different in price (in my country at least) so I'm purely looking at performance. Perhaps the 4GB's of the Dual-X makes it the instantly obvious choice, but I just wanted opinions more expert than my own, especially as I've heard particularly good things about the Toxic.

Cheers!

 

[nikoli707]

2gb is plenty. 4gb is a fail safe for those who are/were going to crossfire two cards. crossfire 270x is obsolete now since you can buy a single card that is faster anyways. 4gb is also a possibility for those who need vram for non gaming gpu acceleration apps.

 

[ShadyHamster]

I would go with the toxic card, 4gb of vram on a card like that is pretty useless unless you plan on going x-fire.

 

[roach_]

Okay then my only other question is it worth going up to the R9 280 (3GB) for a bit more?
Link: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9280dc2t3gd5

Thanks so much guys.

 

[nikoli707]

the r9-280 is definitely superior to the 270x. if you can afford the 280, its a much better option.