R9 380 2GB vs GTX 960 2GB? Best GPU for 900p ?

[otman97]

hey guys i have currently an old HD 7750 and im willing to upgrade

i have an old HP 20" monitor 1600x900 and im happy with it because i don't notice the difference between 900p and 1080p gaming

im stuck in chosing between the:
Sapphire R9 380 Dual-X OC 2GB GDDR5
and
ASUS GTX960 MOC 2GB DDR5

which is the best one? Power consumption and heat etc is not a problem, im only asking for Performance
Also, is there any other GPU better than these that is perfect for 900p? to play games like Withcher 3 at ULTRA?

Specs:
i5 2400 3.1GHz
8 GB DDR3 RAM
650W PSU

 

[Calnin]

I doubt either one could play witcher 3 on ultra even on 1600x900... But I've been wrong before so the hell do I know. Between the two, The 960 would probably be the better choice. The r9 380 with 2gb... I feel like it might get bogged down by that 2gb vram...

 

[otman97]

I know these 2 cars cannot but i was asking for the GPU who can, at that resolution and without being an overkill
btw the GTX 960 is 2gb too

 

[Calnin]

the r9 380 is technically a stronger card than the 960. At that amount of vRAM i'd just suggest the 960 because of price. They both perform similar anyways.

 

[azca]

for the same price, you can get R9 290, which is ~2x faster with 4GB VRAM ($240) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131668&cm_re=r9_290-_-14-131-668-_-Product

 

[Calnin]

And powercolor isn't worth the money at all... They are at the bottom of the manufacturing list.

 

[azca]

not sure what your issue is with PowerColor, it's one of the best R9 290 cards on the market with that cooler/backplate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwHOOer9LgA

And powercolor isn't worth the money at all... They are at the bottom of the manufacturing list.

 

[bukojoe]

The 380 will be faster but if you can find a 285 on sale, that is practically the same as a 380. I have a 7870 Tahiti LE (should have been called a 7930 due to a similar core with the 7950 and 7970) and I play Witcher 3 at 900p with almost all settings set to ultra and AA on. Only shadows are set to high, view distance to medium, and SSAO. The games runs at 50-60 FPS while riding Roach through the land.

 

[otman97]

thanks for the suggestion, i bought a Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X 3GB with 210$, now i need the PSU to run it, quality PSU's and way overpriced here
but i found this "unknown" mark:

Nox Urano TX 850W, in their topic they say its 85+, cost 100$

the Sapphire site recommends 750W, i guess that extra 100W should be satisfying? im not willing to overclock

http://www.pcgamer.ma/alimentation/75-nox-urano-tx-850.html

 

[otman97]

or how about this:
Corsair Builder Series VS650, 100$ aswell

 

[Calnin]

corsair builder series no. Nox Urano might be okay, i personally am not familiar with the brand though. Someone else might know more. as for the r9 280x, if you're not planning on overclocking, get a quality 550-650w and i'tll be fine.

Quality is mostly aimed at the brand and series itself. Some are rated way higher than what they should be outputting for a system. There's a tier list somewhere where you could probably cross reference a psu to see if it's considered quality or not.