Radeon 7950 oc edition vs gtx 670

[indahoop]

hi i just wanted to know which would be better for my new build the gtx 670 (no oc) at its lowest right know is $360 and the radeon (oc 900 mhz) is at its lowest is $310 is the 670 worth the extra $50 with 2 gb of vram or should go with the radeon 7950 with 3 gb of vram, gaming at 1920x1080 and will there possibly be a nvidia price drop since the there kepler lineup is now complete

i5 3570k
asrock z77 extreme 4
16gb of ram 1600mhz
700w sli and crossfire capable psu

thanks

 

[Frek]

A stock GTX 670 is still about 10-15% faster than the best 7950. That's worth the price premium, as is being able to run Borderlands 2 with GPU-accelerated PhysX.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Sapphire/HD_7950_Vapor-X/28.html

The reports of being able to run Borderlands 2 off the CPU show that the performance is spotty at best. Not something you want to rely upon in any event.

Quote:
"In Borderlands 2 the NVIDIA video cards reigned supreme in providing the best visual experience due to the spot on utilization of PhysX. While users can attempt to enable PhysX on Medium on AMD video cards, we experienced several game crashes and a few system freezes. Because we kept crashing with PhysX enabled on the AMD video cards we determined it was not playable for us, so we ran all of the video cards with PhysX disabled and received great performance."
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/10/01/borderlands_2_gameplay_performance_iq_review/6
Also:
http://physxinfo.com/news/9653/borderlands-2-physx-benchmark-roundup/

I know this is a month+ old thread but I came across it while researching my xmas card upgrade.

This was absolutely terrible and bias advice. You've quoted reviews that are based on a very specific game and given the impression that this performance is across the board. Looking at comparisons that use a lot of different games tells quite a different story. I also haven't come across any tech site that recommends the 670 over the 7950 using a price/performance scale.