R9 380 to Gtx 960

[taopc]

I currently have the Gigabyte R9 380 4gb and i just ordered the Asus 960 gtx 2gb mini. I know the gigabyte has more vram, but i will only be playing at 1080p. did i make a huge mistake? I can also pick up a EVGA 960 sc 4gb for about the same price as the Asus.

 

[BadActor]

I think your taking a step backward.

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

 

[Mousemonkey]

The cards are so comparable with each other that unless you are folding and want a card with lower power consumption and higher PPD you are not going to see any difference.

 

[thor220]

1080p takes about 2.5 GB on high textures for most game. That 960 is definitely a step back.

 

[taopc]

ok i'll try to cancel the asus. what do you guys think of this? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487154

 

[thor220]

ok i'll try to cancel the asus. what do you guys think of this? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487154

I think that's much better than the 2 GB card. Keep in mind that the 960 has limited memory bandwidth and will start to see significant performance loss about 1080p. The 380 you linked earlier is a better choice if you plan on gaming in 2k or 4k now or in the future.

 

[jerdle]

Let me put this simply: The R9 380 is a superior card to the GTX 960.

If you are buying a 960 (ANY 960), you are downgrading.

 

[Mousemonkey]

Let me put this simply: The R9 380 is a superior card to the GTX 960.

If you are buying a 960 (ANY 960), you are downgrading.

Actually the 960 is superior when it comes to folding and at the moment it doesn't have drivers that will fry it. 😉

 

[thor220]

Let me put this simply: The R9 380 is a superior card to the GTX 960.

If you are buying a 960 (ANY 960), you are downgrading.

Actually the 960 is superior when it comes to folding and at the moment it doesn't have drivers that will fry it. 😉

That's kind of an improper interjection isn't it? You start your sentence like it's going to be enough to rebut his points but... folding? That really won't tip any scales when it comes to purchasing a graphics card.

I've tried searching for the "frying" issue but cannot seem to find it under any synonym of the word either. For most people, AMD's new Crimson drivers have take a pretty solid driver setup and made it even better.

 

[Mousemonkey]

Let me put this simply: The R9 380 is a superior card to the GTX 960.

If you are buying a 960 (ANY 960), you are downgrading.

Actually the 960 is superior when it comes to folding and at the moment it doesn't have drivers that will fry it. 😉

That's kind of an improper interjection isn't it? You start your sentence like it's going to be enough to rebut his points but... folding? That really won't tip any scales when it comes to purchasing a graphics card.

I've tried searching for the "frying" issue but cannot seem to find it under any synonym of the word either. For most people, AMD's new Crimson drivers have take a pretty solid driver setup and made it even better.

It does for me (and others). As for the frying of cards I guess you didn't look hard enough. 😉

http://news.softpedia.com/news/warning-new-amd-crimson-driver-is-heating-and-killing-gpus-users-report-496867.shtml

 

[BadActor]

I want mine medium rare, please.

 

[taopc]

cpuid says my r9 380 is at 54*c just web browsing is that hot? i touched it and it feels pretty dang hot. i can probably cook on it.

 

[thor220]

Let me put this simply: The R9 380 is a superior card to the GTX 960.

If you are buying a 960 (ANY 960), you are downgrading.

Actually the 960 is superior when it comes to folding and at the moment it doesn't have drivers that will fry it. 😉

That's kind of an improper interjection isn't it? You start your sentence like it's going to be enough to rebut his points but... folding? That really won't tip any scales when it comes to purchasing a graphics card.

I've tried searching for the "frying" issue but cannot seem to find it under any synonym of the word either. For most people, AMD's new Crimson drivers have take a pretty solid driver setup and made it even better.

It does for me (and others). As for the frying of cards I guess you didn't look hard enough. 😉

http://news.softpedia.com/news/warning-new-amd-crimson-driver-is-heating-and-killing-gpus-users-report-496867.shtml

Just found that frying issue on another thread. It does happen but it's rather small scale. I would recommend that anyone who updates to crimson check their fan speed during gaming just in case.

 

[renz496]

54c just browsing the internet? Gpu acceleration can heat up gpu that much? Maybe something else using the gpu in the background. Try disabling gpu acceleration for your browser and see what happen.

 

[taopc]

54c just browsing the internet? Gpu acceleration can heat up gpu that much? Maybe something else using the gpu in the background. Try disabling gpu acceleration for your browser and see what happen.

Disable hardware acceleration in my browser still the same temp. :/

 

[renz496]

Only on browsing? Did idle temp also that high?