R9 280 or GTX1050 2GB

[gelermnsa]

I can get them for the same price,i have a decent power supply so that isnt a concern the r9 280 is pretty much in mint condition, and the gtx 10502gb is brand new.Which one should i go for?

 

[constantine_99]

Constantine_99,
Considering the GTX1050Ti is out of his budget... and yes, he can handle any graphics card on the market and most games would still be GPU bound at 1440p.

Also, prices are still messed up especially in other countries due to cryptomining. A GTX1050 is relatively cheap and may also recoup much of its cost later as USED, and then a GTX1080 or better will be a lot cheaper.

Also VOLTA release is unknown anyway, but I get the impression that it could be at least Q2 2018, and even if that happened a good after-market card could drag out a few more months.

*PLUS I HIGHLY RECOMMEND AVOIDING NEW ARCHITECTURE until at least six months after launch to get drivers sorted out. There are all sorts of issues that tend to crop up including issues with older games that are a low priority to solve.

as far as i know, more info 'bout volta & Ryzen 2.0 will be released next year, both seems promising to me, i'm just hoping it doesn't end up like the hype & reality on Vega

 

[gelermnsa]

Guys i have a followup i could also get a gtx 960 4gb strix model with a year of warranty left on it

 

[constantine_99]

Guys i have a followup i could also get a gtx 960 4gb strix model with a year of warranty left on it

performs on par with the 1050ti, but still, a used gpu too

the 960 is still being supported till the latest driver today so that's a good value there
u also said that it still have it's warranty so that's another plus
performance overall is very likely to be the same as the difference between 1050 and 1050ti
but ofc the 10-gen still wins in terms of power consumption, this time however not by a large margin (75w vs 120w)

it's a good buy imo, but others may have different call 'bout it
keep in mind however that the reselling price later on when u're upgrading ur GPU might not be good [as it is an older gen]

 

[photonboy]

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_1050_Gaming_X/27.html

*The GTX960 is not on par with a GTX1050Ti. It is on par with a GTX1050.

The ONLY advantage over the GTX1050 is more VRAM. While that's nice, I don't think I'd get a used card for that. If you properly tweak MOST GAMES you should stay under 2GB of VRAM usage at that performance level.

A couple games like GTA5 however probably will go over 2GB which MAY cause some stutter. Aaaargh...

*okay, I'd probably go for the GTX960 4GB for the extra VRAM.

 

[constantine_99]

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_1050_Gaming_X/27.html

*The GTX960 is not on par with a GTX1050Ti. It is on par with a GTX1050.

The ONLY advantage over the GTX1050 is more VRAM. While that's nice, I don't think I'd get a used card for that. If you properly tweak MOST GAMES you should stay under 2GB of VRAM usage at that performance level.

A couple games like GTA5 however probably will go over 2GB which MAY cause some stutter. Aaaargh...

*okay, I'd probably go for the GTX960 4GB for the extra VRAM.

the real life performance is on par though, 1050ti had slight win over the 960 but let's just say the 960 sit bout the middle of 1050 and 1050ti's already narrow performance difference XD

i'd still opt for 960 over the 1050, VRAM will be required in games like GTAV, Witcher 3, Fallout 4 modded, Skyrim modded, etc :v