AMD 7970 or Nvidia 680

jcup · Sep 5, 2013

Hello, yes I know these two cards are basically equal and people can argue about them forever. But I was going to buy an AMD Sapphire 7970 but then I saw someone say that the 680 is better than the 7970 and the 680 is only equal to the GHz edition? Is this true?

Platinum Era · Sep 5, 2013

Table:http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=670&gid2=576&compare=radeon-hd-7970-vs-geforce-gtx-680
The 680 is only 6% better, something you wont notice 90% of the time. The 7970 is cheaper at the moment and comes with AMD's never settle bundle (3 free games with a 7970). Right now, I would go with a 7970 or a 770 if you can add extra $$$.

The GHZ edition does outperforms the 680 by 2%, again something you really won't notice unless playing a game optimized specifically for an Nvidia card.
http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=975&gid2=576&compare=radeon-hd-7970-ghz-edition-vs-geforce-gtx-680

Sakkura · Sep 5, 2013

At stock clocks, the 680 is roughly equal to the 7970 GHz, yes. The GTX 770 is an updated 680 with higher clocks, pushing stock performance a bit ahead of the 7970 GHz. But if you overclock, all of them end up in the same neighborhood.

JackNaylorPE · Sep 5, 2013

Id take the 770

Sakkura · Sep 5, 2013

The 770 is slightly faster, but even the 7970 GHz is significantly cheaper.

Sakkura · Sep 6, 2013

byogamingpc :

That's $380 and no bundle. You can get a Gigabyte HD 7970 GHz for $354 with a 3-game bundle. Or a regular Gigabyte HD 7970 for $284 with a 3-game bundle.

With performance so close, the 7970s are better value at the moment.

smeezekitty · Sep 6, 2013

The GTX680 is not the current model so I cannot recommend it.
You should look at the GTX770 which is a bit faster then both.

Or if those are the only options, then you should probably go with the 7970. Depending on your country it may come with free games.

nikoli707 · Sep 6, 2013

680/770 are exactly the same, if you clock them both to the same speed, they will perform 99.9% the same, if you can find a same manufacture/cooler version, say for instance, a sapphire vapor x 680 and a sapphire vapor x 770, get whatever one is cheaper. that said, most of the time the 770 is going to be cheaper than the 680 anyways.

but, the 7970 is a far better deal right now(about $50 cheaper) and the performance is so close to 680/770 that prices is the deciding factor.

Sakkura · Sep 6, 2013

byogamingpc :

You can actually get a 680 slightly cheaper than a 770 right now.

ihog · Sep 6, 2013

Sakkura :

http://www.amazon.com/DisplayPort-Overclocked-Utilities-PCI-Express-GTX680-DC2O-2GD5/dp/B007ZT2E1C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378491582&sr=8-1&keywords=gtx+680

Sakkura · Sep 6, 2013

ihog :

Sakkura :

http://www.amazon.com/DisplayPort-Overclocked-Utilities-PCI-Express-GTX680-DC2O-2GD5/dp/B007ZT2E1C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378491582&sr=8-1&keywords=gtx+680

http://us.ncix.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=71118&vpn=GTX680-DC2O-2GD5&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1004

smeezekitty · Sep 6, 2013

Why buy an older slower product if the newer one is literally about the same price?

Sakkura · Sep 6, 2013

smeezekitty :

Because it's not.

smeezekitty · Sep 6, 2013

Actually it is: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125463

Sakkura · Sep 7, 2013

That's $20 more than the 680.

smeezekitty · Sep 7, 2013

You need to add it to the card to see the real price because of the minimum manufacturer price garbage.

In reality it is $380 which is only $10 more

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