What GPU for around 200?

[fabrilash]

I was planning to buy the Xfx r9 280x 3gb gpu which costs 200.
I watched a video with the gtx 960 and gtx 950.
I do not know if its the best card i can buy no more....any suggestions? Its for gaming of course.

In case anyone wants to see my parts and recommend something.....

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/fabrilash/saved/#view=VcMscf

 

[DarkTerbear]

Try the GTX 960.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

R9 380.

 

[fabrilash]

Try the GTX 960.

But this is not about "trying" I already did a lot of research by myself.....i need someone that is completely sure of what they know.

 

[Darkbreeze]

The R9 280x has better performance than the GTX 960 which has better performance than the GTX 950. End of story.

But for 200 dollars, the R9 380 has better performance than the 280x, and has 1GB more VRAM. That would be my choice.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card ($203.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $203.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-23 22:53 EST-0500

 

[Ptparker88]

EBAY!!! find some really great deals and you get money back guarantee. i two 7970's my last build for $230. You wanna talk about fps for the buck right there

 

[fabrilash]

The R9 280x has better performance than the GTX 960 which has better performance than the GTX 950. End of story.

But for 200 dollars, the R9 380 has better performance than the 280x, and has 1GB more VRAM. That would be my choice.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card ($203.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $203.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-23 22:53 EST-0500

I was looking at the sapphire r9 390 nitro....i just dont know how much better it is..

 

[turkey3_scratch]

You said $200. The 390 is $330.

 

[fabrilash]

You said $200. The 390 is $330.

nope. On new egg is 219. But i was mistaken...i meant 380, not 390.


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[Darkbreeze]

I was looking at the sapphire r9 390 nitro....i just dont know how much better it is..

It depends on the game. On some games the 280x actually beats it by a couple of FPS but the 380 pretty much beats the GTX 960 across the table, at every resolution. If you want the best card 200 bucks can get you and don't want to roll the dice on a used card, which I don't recommend doing, then the R9 380 is the best option out there.