R9 390 or GTX 970, on the fence

[bardoodla]

My build-AMD FX-6300 CPU, an asus M5A99FX pro R2.0 M/B, 8 gb ram, 500GB SSD, EVGA 850w GS PSU....ATI 5750 GPU haha. Wanting to upgrade my GPU but am on the fence between the R9 390 and the GTX 970 GPU's,. Heard a lot of good things on the 970 but am still not sold. I see the 390 slightly beats the 970 in most benchmarks. What would be the best GPU for my build?? Also, I will probably upgrade my CPU and M/B in the near future. Will the 8GB's of the 390 really make that much of a difference? I just want to make the best choice for future proofing, and need some expert opinions. I am not looking for 4k at all, at least for another year or 2, just some solid 1080 results, maybe...just maybe some 1440, if I upgrade my monitor, which is just a 1080 tv as of now.

 

[neiliohep]

If you are looking to max out everything at 1080p a gtx 770 or an r9 280x will be more than enough. If you want to go 1440p, most benchmarks coupled with cost/performance ratio seem to favour the r9 390. Also... using the other 0.5 gb of ram on the gtx 970 so you have the full 4 instead of 3.5 gives you just about 0% performance increase as its BRUTALY slow compared to the other 3.5...that being said 1440p gaming never requires 4gb of ram so its a tossup. The 390 doesnt use that much more power and wont be an issue as your EVGA psu is a great unit. My opinion... with the 390.

 

[azca]

R9 390 has higher minimum frame rates in games than 970 (390 frame rates are more stable) and AMD 15.7.1 drivers are better; 970 uses less power

 

[AthlonPhantom]

If you can get them for the same price, get the 390. It may take more power and run hotter, but the 390 is supposed to be on par with the GTX980.

 

[neiliohep]

Uses more power yes... temp wise it depends on the what cooler it has / what company it is. Its supposed to be as fast as the 980 but it isnt, although id still buy it over the 970. If you want something to compete with the 980 then a 390x or R9 fury (non x) will do.

 

[jimmy6300]

IDK if this helps, but I have seen from gaming benchmarks that the 390 and Fury perform better than 900 and Titan series at higher resolutions, while at 1080p Geforce is better, but, the benchmarks I have seen are on X99 5960X powered computers, I think the 390 will work best because of your CPU

 

[ToxicFantom]

The 970 runs cooler and quieter. Has much more overclocking headroom. Metal Gear Solid V for free. MFAA, along with other Nvidia technologies. Unless you REALLY need the 8gb of vram(and trust me for gaming you absolutely do not). Go with the GTX 970

 

[neiliohep]

How quiet it runs depends on the brand and the cooler they put on it (outside of coil wind which both cards may or may not have) Both will be bassicaly inaudible inside a case. Just watch this video then go buy a 390 lol

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k9cKZiJw6Pk