Radeon 7950 vs R9 280X

DecapitatedApple · Nov 11, 2013

So I'm planning on building a computer for no more than $800. I was wondering if, for the price, the 7950 was better than the 280x, or vice versa. I'm looking for price to performance, also will a fx 8320 bottleneck the graphics card or is it fine?

Gam3r01 · Nov 11, 2013

No bottleneck there. As for the cards a 280x is closer if not the same as the 7970. So if you have the extra cash a 280x is better.

thismafiaguy · Nov 11, 2013

If your main purpose for this system is gaming, you'll want to spend most of your budget on the graphics card, and go for the 280X. The FX 8320 has plenty of power to not bottleneck anything, no need to worry. As for price/performance, that'll depend on which particular card you get and the purchase price of the card. You may find some crazy deals on Newegg or NCIX for Black Friday.

Nismo1 · Nov 11, 2013

No bottleneck at all. Also I think OP talked about 7950

R9 280x is more powerfull than 7950 and the money difference is not that big ( ~20$ ). So I suggest R9 280x.

Gam3r01 · Nov 11, 2013

Thats what I meant, the 280x is on par with the current gen card above the 7950.

Nismo1 · Nov 11, 2013

Gam3r01 :

Oh ok now that I read your post more carefully I got it

DecapitatedApple · Nov 11, 2013

thismafiaguy :

Lol $20 is way off. I looked on pcpartpicker and the 280X was $329. I might be able to find a good deal on Black Friday but it is challenging since I live in Canada. Now how much better is the 280X percentage wise? If it's a lot for about 15% I do not think it's worth it. My budget is $800 and this card adds a little extra.

Here is my pcpartpicker link:
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/DecapitatedApple/saved/2F00

ikaz · Nov 11, 2013

Maybe you should look at this

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-fx797atdjc

it can be had for $270 AR on NCIX and it about the same speed as the 280X.

DecapitatedApple · Nov 11, 2013

ikaz :

So is the 280X better than a 7970? I assume it is but which one is best for the money?

ikaz · Nov 11, 2013

The 280X and 7970 are pretty much equal basically the 280x is a rebrand of the 7970.

Nismo1 · Nov 11, 2013

DecapitatedApple :

thismafiaguy :

Lol $20 is way off. I looked on pcpartpicker and the 280X was $329. I might be able to find a good deal on Black Friday but it is challenging since I live in Canada. Now how much better is the 280X percentage wise? If it's a lot for about 15% I do not think it's worth it. My budget is $800 and this card adds a little extra.

Here is my pcpartpicker link:
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/DecapitatedApple/saved/2F00

Well sorry, I didn't know that you cause I found on newegg r9 280x for like 299$ but the shipping will do the trick :S . Also were I live thats pretty much the difference .

nikoli707 · Nov 11, 2013

ummm... you can find 7950's for like $180 but i havent seen a 280x for less than $280 or 7970's for less than $260. as far as price performance ratio.... at $180 for a 7950, for the money... far better deal. actually i saw a 7870LE for $150 the other week and if you crossfire 2 7870LE's... at that price of $300... you would beat a 780ti/290x but would have to deal with the heat, power consumption, and crossfire issues.

DecapitatedApple · Nov 12, 2013

nikoli707 :

Where though?

nikoli707 · Nov 14, 2013

http://www.techbargains.com/product/7950

none are active right now. but scroll down and you can see they were about a month ago.

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