Xfx R9 380x dd or msi 380 gaming?

[Ganeshgns]

So after searching I came across GPU shack.com where you can buy refurbished gpus for much cheap. My question is is the xfx R9 380x dd any better than the msi 380 gaming one?
I haven't really heard about xfx brand as well.
Xfx - http://gpushack.com/collections/gpushack/products/xfx-r9-380x-dd
Msi-http://gpushack.com/collections/gpushack/products/msi-r9-380-gaming-2g

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

Specs wise, yes, the 380x is better than the 380. It has the full Tonga resource complement enabled on the GPU's silicon die. You are looking at between ~5 - 15% performance difference for the ~40$ difference.

On the other hand, you're also in the budget ballpark for the RX 480. Might as well go for that one as it will both be new, and much faster than both.

 

[Ganeshgns]

Oh yeah the rx 480 seems pretty good as I will be building a pc in next year or so. And yeah btw what do you think about the gtx 1060 compared to the rx 480?

 

[Guest]

the GTX 1060 is better than the RX 480 (at least from what NVidia is saying at this point) but also more expensive. Take your pick as to how much you want to spend.

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

The 1060 is better, unless of course you want to play new titles that are properly tuned for DX12 and Vulcan, otherwise the RX 480 and GTX 1060 trade blows.

It's pretty clear that “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” in a lot of software being benchmarked for both AMD and NVIDIA hardware. In a lot of titles, performance between cards is similar, but in select titles, performance is grossly unbalanced in favor of one architecture over the other, and the mismatches swing both ways.

If performance is your bottom line, at this point, it's highly recommended to look for results of the particular games you're planning to play before making your buying decision as it doesn't matter if one card is better or worse when it ends up hamstrung in the games you're planning to spend the most time using it for.

 

[Ganeshgns]

The 1060 is better, unless of course you want to play new titles that are properly tuned for DX12 and Vulcan, otherwise the RX 480 and GTX 1060 trade blows.

It's pretty clear that “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” in a lot of software being benchmarked for both AMD and NVIDIA hardware. In a lot of titles, performance between cards is similar, but in select titles, performance is grossly unbalanced in favor of one architecture over the other, and the mismatches swing both ways.

If performance is your bottom line, at this point, it's highly recommended to look for results of the particular games you're planning to play before making your buying decision as it doesn't matter if one card is better or worse when it ends up hamstrung in the games you're planning to spend the most time using it for.

I think I won't be buying one soon so yeah I have plenty of time to see and compare what both offer. Thanks for the info!

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

Patience is always the best option, and benchmarks are out already, so hopefully you can have some fun perusing and looking into both cards. They are both good pieces of computer hardware.

 

[Ganeshgns]

Patience is always the best option, and benchmarks are out already, so hopefully you can have some fun perusing and looking into both cards. They are both good pieces of computer hardware.

Yup really like how the stereotype of paying too much to build a nice gaming pc is becoming invalid