R9 280x or GTX 770 ?

[Peran98]

I'm buying a graphics card next Saturday and had my mind set on a 280x until I saw that the 770 had almost identical speeds etc. I'd like to know the advantages and disadvantages of both graphics cards and a final recommendation. Thanks a lot in advance
Peran

 

[envy14tpe]

I'd buy whichever is cheaper. I had only owned Nvidia GPUs until the 280x came out. I was dying to get a 7970 for around $300usd and the 280x is it. However, the decision was about price. Where I am the 280x sells for about $100 less than the 770. yes, that is right. If I wanted to buy a 770 I could buy a 290 for the same price.

Both the 770 and 280x are very similar. Overall I give a slight edge to the 280x but its really insignificant. So, buy whichever is cheaper.