Radeon 7870 or R9 270X?

fruitcakehater

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Hello, so I'm planning on buying a graphics card and I was wondering which one is better? Is the 270x just a 7870 re-brand or is it better? thanks.
 
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The R9 270x is comparable to the 7870 Ghz Edition
The R9 270 is comparable to a vanilla 7870 (review avail. on Toms Hardware homepage)
do some googling and you'll see all types of previews/reviews on it

fruitcakehater

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thanks. would it have a noticeable difference? is it worth the extra 40$?
 

magneezo

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The R9 270x is comparable to the 7870 Ghz Edition
The R9 270 is comparable to a vanilla 7870 (review avail. on Toms Hardware homepage)
do some googling and you'll see all types of previews/reviews on it
 
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fruitcakehater

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the 7870 i was looking at was a Sapphire radeon 7870 ghz editon(100354OC-2L) so I think i'll go with the 7870