AMD R9 290 or Nvidia GTX970

[Aartjan mulder]

To be very short shall i buy the Saphire Vapor X R9 290 or the EVGA GTX 970 SC?

i have:
Intel core i5 4570
8GB Ram Gskill
Corsair CX 750
128GB SSD
1TB HDD
MSI Z87 gaming motherboard
and currently a Corsair 300r case but im gonna upgrade to Corsair 780t

im completely stuck, i love Nvidia but the R9 290 is a bit cheaper and very fast + the Sapphire looks great!

 

[Elemential]

I say the gtx 970 despite it's 3.5GB issue.

 

[jimmysmitty]

R9 290 or 290x?

The one benefit for the R9 290(x) is that it has 4GB of VRAM. The GTX 970 is 3.5GB + 512MB and once you pass the 3.5GB mark it can hurt performance.

 

[burdenbound]

Performance wise the 970 is better no doubt about that, but if money is an issue and your running 1080p the 290 is no slouch.

 

[ThatVietGuy]

I just changed out my R9 290 (non-X) for a GTX 970 and I wouldn't go back.

 

[Aartjan mulder]

Performance wise the 970 is better no doubt about that, but if money is an issue and your running 1080p the 290 is no slouch.

well it isnt that much of an isue but money is money so i think im gonna try AMD i think!

but one question how does AMD do with drivers and game optimize becouse i never had AMD so im use to nvidia now, but i dont think it is that different right?

 

[coolcole01]

if your gaming at 1080p get the 970 if your playing at higher resolution get the 290x but if you can get the 290x for 100 bucks cheper its really worth it.

 

[rcj22001]

I've been using an R9 270 DCIIOC, and have never had issues with the drivers or anything. All benchmarks show the 970 as statistically better, and NVidia generally draws less power but are more expensive. You can spend the extra to go Nvidia, but I don't think you'd be disappointed with a 290. Prices are falling though, and patience can be a virtue.

 

[Olsnivy100]

It really depends how you play. If you want to game at 1440p or 4k, You should go with the R9 290, But if you game at 1080p the GTX 970 will definetly out perform the R9 290,

The R9 290 is my solid opinion though, my reasons:

1. "Future proof" (If you ever move to 4k)
2. No VRAM issues
3. I am a AMD Fan

 

[Aartjan mulder]

It really depends how you play. If you want to game at 1440p or 4k, You should go with the R9 290, But if you game at 1080p the GTX 970 will definetly out perform the R9 290,

The R9 290 is my solid opinion though, my reasons:

1. "Future proof" (If you ever move to 4k)
2. No VRAM issues
3. I am a AMD Fan

yeah i think im gonna go for R9 290 but first i wait for the R9 300 series