which card should I purchase?

Jnorton2724 · Apr 16, 2013

Hello all,

I'm looking to replace my AMD HD 6850 with a new GPU for upcoming titles and current games. I mostly play BF3, Crysis 3, StarCraft, and other FPS titles. With BF4 coming out I was wondering what would be the better choice for a long lasting card for upcoming titles.

My budget is from $400 to $450 for 1 card, not looking to SLI or crossfire. Currently looking at a EVGA GTX 670 FTW or Sapphire 7970 vapor X GHz edition. I have heard great things about Nvidia and EVGA but not sure if its worth it to switch from AMD.

My rig:
i5 2300 2.8Ghz
8GB Corsair Vengeance ram
Z77A -G43 MSI Motherboard
Corsair 600t White case
Corsair GS600 Power Supply
Resolution: Currently 1920x1080

Not looking to do much over clocking cause I don't feel comfortable doing it.

Thanks for checking in, any advice is appreciated!

david cassar · Apr 16, 2013

Jnorton2724 :

Go with the gtx 670 ftw since it is cheaper and compared to the 7970 and gtx 680 there is little difference about 10-5 frames max.

JD88 · Apr 16, 2013

The Sapphire 7970 Vapor X GHz edition is a beast of a card, especially if you aren't going to overclock. Plus you get three free games: Crysis 3, Bioshock, and Far Cry 3 Red Dragon.

It's more money, but I think I would suggest it over the 670.

17seconds · Apr 16, 2013

The GTX 670 is now being bundled with Metro: Last Light to help with the value proposition.

Jnorton2724 · Apr 16, 2013

Thanks for the quick reply! I guess I'm wondering if there's a massive difference in performance with these two cards and if the 384 bit and extra 1 GB of ram with make the AMD card last longer through new releases coming. I don't want to replace this new card for awhile.

Thank you again everyone!

JD88 · Apr 16, 2013

This article is about the Titan, but it has some pretty good data on the 7970 GHz and 670 in BF3 and Crysis 3.

http://www.techspot.com/review/644-nvidia-geforce-titan/page4.html

The AMD card wins in BF3 and Crysis 3 at higher resolutions and settings. The 670 wins in Crysis 3 at lower resolutions. My guess this is due to drivers and partially due to the 3GB of VRAM on the 7970.

Jnorton2724 · Apr 16, 2013

Okay thank you for all the info. Since I mainly play Battlefield and most of the tests show Geforce cards do better with it then I'm gonna try a Nvidia card this time, my first one. Hope the GTX 670 FTW will be enough for BF4 this winter!

Thank you again

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