What's the difference?

[Rybo]

So I was looking around at video cards at the 200$ price range and came across the R9 270x and the 7870 as possible upgrades to my 7770. I really dont see a difference between these two cards:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127761
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202025

The only difference is maybe a few software updates for the R9 and the company making the cards, and also the price.

I know AMD did some rebadgeing but I assume the 7870 isn't much different from the 270x and is probably the better deal here?

 

[rolandzhang3]

I'd go with the cheaper option, they're essentially the same cards, it's just that the 270x is a slightly overclocked 7870

 

[airplanegeek]

ya, just go with the 7870, you could overclock it to 270X levels

 

[Rybo]

Alright, I had figured there wasn't much difference.