Should I buy GTX 760 or R9 280 DUAL X?

[Sedayuu]

Hello,

I want to buy a PC for gaming and I don't know what should I choose between:

1. http://www.pcgarage.ro/placi-video/gigabyte/geforce-gtx-760-oc-windforce-3x-2gb-ddr5-256-bit/

2. http://www.pcgarage.ro/placi-video/sapphire/radeon-r9-280-dual-x-oc-with-boost-3gb-ddr5-384-bit/


I am sorry if I posted in the wrong section.

 

[coolcole01]

get the 760 its better but both are great

 

[Undying89]

get the 760 its better but both are great

What? 280 is a better card with more Vram and higher memory bandwidth.

760 is more in 270X area...

 

[Sedayuu]

Okay, please continue, I want to see more discussions so I can take a decision.

 

[coolcole01]

both are so close but even with the higher speed and more ram i always got better performance out of the 760 but both are pretty even

 

[coolcole01]

but to be honest i play a lot of games that skew toward nvidia far cry and such

 

[blaisejudge]

its tight but have you checked out the r9 285, its there to beat these cards in both ways, price and performance

 

[wondra2]

It also depends on what do you plan in future. Do you plan go SLI/crossfire later? Or perhaps monitor with g-sync or free-sync? If answer is no to both question, the choice does not really matter - the difference is so small, it comes down to personal preference of brand.

 

[spladam]

Just wanted to add this from this site, for people in the future.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sapphire-radeon-dual-x-r9-280,3914-3.html

It's why I bought the Dual X 280 over the GTX 760

 

[RobCrezz]

960 over both if you can budget for it.

 

[Undying89]

960 over both if you can budget for it.

960 over 280? Not really a good advice.

 

[RobCrezz]

960 over both if you can budget for it.

960 over 280? Not really a good advice.

Why? It beats the 280 and 285 in most game benchmarks.

 

[Undying89]

No, its not beating 280. Also 2GB vram is far to low even for 1080p.

Take a peek : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sTFn72jYtY

 

[RobCrezz]

No, its not beating 280. Also 2GB vram is far to low even for 1080p.

Take a peek : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sTFn72jYtY

I am assuming most users using this grade of card will be running at 1080p, where 2gb is just fine.

On an average of 1080p games the 960 matches the 285
http://tpucdn.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_960_Gaming/images/perfrel_1920.gif

It also uses considerably less power, and therefore creates a lot less heat. Overclocked the performance boosts considerably.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_960_Gaming/32.html


Also, regarding your statement that 2gb of vram is too low for 1080p is not true. I use a overclocked 2gb 680 at 1440p just fine, you simply have to be sensible with graphical settings.