gtx 690 or 970

[austinrol]

pretty sure this is a no brainer but, I have a choice to choose between a 690 for $250 or a 970 for $350 which one should I get.

 

[NONE4YOUU]

If a 690 Is just as good as a titan, and if a 780ti is better than a titan, and if a 970 is better than a 780ti, what do you think?

 

[Dazinek]

Truth to be told... the 690 is more comparable to a 980... The 690 wins this round..

BUT. Are we talking used vs new?

Plus you gotta consider the new features the 900 series has...

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1184?vs=1351

 

[iam2thecrowe]

690 is limited to 2gb of usable vram, i'd avoid it. go with the 970. if you plan to ever play at greater res than 1080p, the 970 with 4gb vram is a no brainier. for 1080p or less, you can take your chances on the 690 and hope future games wont use more than 2gb vram at 1080p (a couple already do on ultra settings). It wont cause a game not to run, but once you fill up vram you get stuttering and fluctuating fps.

 

[NONE4YOUU]

A 980 is overkill. A 690 sucks up too much watts. plus you can sli a 970 in the future and OMGASH that performance is beautiful. Go for the 690 if you don't intend to sli.

 

[Dazinek]

Let me also add that, the 900series will be supporting dx12... all new eye candy.

Also what iam2thecrowe said, you are limited too 2gb of vram, new games... especially when dx12 comes out, will use a lot more than 2gb on ultra settings..

 

[TechyInAZ]

Wow $250 for a GTX 690!!! That's an insanely good deal.

If you only play at 1080P and you don't care about the heat or electric bill then defiantly get the GTX 690.

 

[Mac266]

Wow $250 for a GTX 690!!! That's an insanely good deal.

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Haha Thats what I thought when I saw it

 

[TechyInAZ]

Wow $250 for a GTX 690!!! That's an insanely good deal.

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Haha Thats what I thought when I saw it

No kidding, especially when I last saw it, the price tag was $1000 (or rather $999.99 LOL).

 

[DonQuixoteMC]

pretty sure this is a no brainer but, I have a choice to choose between a 690 for $250 or a 970 for $350 which one should I get.

Wait wait wait. GTX 690 for $250? Wow. What a deal. (Are you sure it's not a GTX 680 or something? )

Regardless, I would go with the 970 as well. Although the GTX 690 is a more powerful card, dual GPU cards have their problems. Getting one powerful standalone card usually is the most pleasant approach.

More importantly, what resolution do you play at?

 

[Mac266]

Do you have a link to the 690? Should probably check it out...

 

[austinrol]

pretty sure this is a no brainer but, I have a choice to choose between a 690 for $250 or a 970 for $350 which one should I get.

Wait wait wait. GTX 690 for $250? Wow. What a deal. (Are you sure it's not a GTX 680 or something? )

Regardless, I would go with the 970 as well. Although the GTX 690 is a more powerful card, dual GPU cards have their problems. Getting one powerful standalone card usually is the most pleasant approach.

More importantly, what resolution do you play at?

worked something out with someone so im just going to go with a 970

 

[Dazinek]

The new eye candy will be waiting for you... *cough* dx12 .

Have fun!

 

[austinrol]

bought a 7990 too for $290