GTX 680 vs 7970 Ghz

[MarhyCZ]

Yes, I know that on this forum is a lot of similar threads but still.
I am planning to buy a new computer and I can not decide if I should buy a GTX 680 or 7970 Ghz(assuming that i will have Catalyst 12.11 drivers).
Thanks for advices.

 

[JKatwyopc]

In general, the 7970 GHz edition has a slight edge over the GTX 680 but not by much. Check out this comparison: Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition vs. GTX 680

 

[bdcrlsn]

They are quite similar in performance, only difference really being that the 680 has a more efficient architecture and thus draws less power than the 7970. The choice really boils down to either which brand you have a preference to or which one is cheaper at the time. :lol:

 

[burntpizza]

In general, the 7970 GHz edition has a slight edge over the GTX 680 but not by much. Check out this comparison: Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition vs. GTX 680

That comparison is really really old. Check out this newer one:

http://www.techspot.com/review/603-best-graphics-cards/

Tom's Hardware Hierarchy:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html


tl;dr Radeon HD 7970 ghz > GTX 680 and is often cheaper

 

[simmons33]

+1 to bdcrlsn

 

[iceclock]

both are very good, but for the price the 7970 is a better bang for the bucks,

 

[MarhyCZ]

Ok,but from this http://www.techspot.com/review/603-best-graphics-cards/ it seems that 7970 has better performance.When you look on BF3 or Skyrim...But yes they are similar.So which of these cards has better "stability" (less bugs,..)?And are technologies as a TXAA,..(i don´t count PhysX it´s not good technology) worth it?

 

[iceclock]

both are stable, and physx isnt supported in all games, so its not that great of a feature.

id say witch ever u can get cheaper get that, where u from and whats ur budget?

 

[MarhyCZ]

I am from europe.Here the 680 is a little bit expensive (20-30 bucks) but that´s ok.My budget is
Intel core i5 3570k, GA-Z77X-UP4 TH (great for OC),
Fractal design define R4. Arctic freezer 13, arctic-cooling F12 PWM.
Seasonic 600W

 

[calumconroy]

680 all the way.

 

[iceclock]

id recommand the gtx 680 because nvidias vsync is better imo and overclocked will be quite good.

 

[burntpizza]

Ok,but from this http://www.techspot.com/review/603-best-graphics-cards/ it seems that 7970 has better performance.When you look on BF3 or Skyrim...But yes they are similar.So which of these cards has better "stability" (less bugs,..)?And are technologies as a TXAA,..(i don´t count PhysX it´s not good technology) worth it?

Well, HD 7970 is much much more powerful gpu compute wise than GTX 680, if thats useful to you.

Nvidia has TXAA and FXAA, but its up to you to use it in the game. Both are not used as often. You get CUDA which is pretty good

Stability they are the same.

Really comes down to you preference. R7970 is cheaper and performs better. GTX 680 comes with a lot of bells and whistles. R7970 ghz will more likely overclock bette than gtx 680.


Oh yea, GTX 680 falls down a cliff for high resolution and high anti aliasing due its limited bandwidth.

 

[MarhyCZ]

Well i will pick up 7970Ghz .Because what i know is that CUDA on 6xx is really bad.And i dont need that Nvidia´s features.
only thing is that Vsync but i thats acceptable

Thanks.

 

[iceclock]

np anytime dude

 

[burntpizza]

Well i will pick up 7970Ghz .Because what i know is that CUDA on 6xx is really bad.And i dont need that Nvidia´s features.
only thing is that Vsync but i thats acceptable

Thanks.

Have fun

Btw, you can also pick up a radeon hd 7970 vanilla and oc it 75 mhz to the ghz edition. you save more $$ but you gotta OC

 

[Littlebro]

7970 vanilla is bad for OC'ing due to temps and noise.

 

[burntpizza]

7970 vanilla is bad for OC'ing due to temps and noise.

No, hardocp got theirs to 1.3 ghz. HD 7970 vanilla ocs just as well as ghz. GHZ is jsut binned better

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/10/16/asus_matrix_hd_7970_platinum_video_card_review/2

 

[iceclock]

yeah well it depends what card u get and how good the aftermarket cooler that comes with it is, and the card itself, u can have 2 exact model cards the 2 wont overclock the same.

 

[Littlebro]

Ok sorry, I read somewhere that vanilla 7970s became too hot and noisy but if you say that's not true then ok 😛 .

 

[discordian]

whichever one is a better price

 

[iceclock]

it depends, there all fitted with different coolers, and tested for different speeds.

so it all depends what u order.

 

[redeemer]

The 7970 unlike the 680 shows solid gain when overclocked, it just scales better. Combine that with more vram and a wider bus the 7970Ghz is the fastest card right now, oh and its a compute monster as well.

Now multi-display! Nvidia Surround is garbage there I said it, Eyefinity is superior in every aspect. I run my 680's for 3D and they are amazing for that.

 

[neon neophyte]

oh i like redeemer. has nvidia for the 3d but speaks the truth about amd.

cheers to you mate. refreshing to see an nvidia owner that isnt a fanboy.

edit: and appears to like sandy more than ivy... dude. i like you. (i couldnt agree more btw.)

 

[iceclock]

its not about amd or intel or nvidia,. its about facts and whats best bang for ur bucks and the bleeding edge hardware 😀

 

[redeemer]

oh i like redeemer. has nvidia for the 3d but speaks the truth about amd.

cheers to you mate. refreshing to see an nvidia owner that isnt a fanboy.

edit: and appears to like sandy more than ivy... dude. i like you. (i couldnt agree more btw.)

To me this generation the clear winner is the 7000 series in terms of price/performance ratio, brand loyality is fine btw. Some will buy Nvidia and others AMD thats how it has always been, physx and adaptive vsync is a bunch of marketing gimmicky features. The real have features that amazing with Kepler are its 3D and Cuda support, thats something AMD cannot compete with right now.