GTX 770 or R9 280X for 1080p single monitor

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Xaeron

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im stuck between those 2 cards for 1080p gaming i see that gtx 770 is slightly better in performance, i dont know if the 2gb vram in that is gonna be enough for future games since ill stick to one of these cards for like next 2 years.
asus models of both cards are on same price.
appreciate your comments thanks.
 
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neither card is fast enough to use more then 2gb of vram.. the only reason you'd want 3 or more is if you planned on SLi/xfire. as both cards certainly ARE fast enough to use more then 2gb of vram while in SLi/xfire. The 770 is basically a 680 only overclocked a little and with a better turbo feature. the r9-280x is basically a 7970 GHz Ed. They're essentially identical cards. depending on the game one will work a...
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neither card is fast enough to use more then 2gb of vram.. the only reason you'd want 3 or more is if you planned on SLi/xfire. as both cards certainly ARE fast enough to use more then 2gb of vram while in SLi/xfire. The 770 is basically a 680 only overclocked a little and with a better turbo feature. the r9-280x is basically a 7970 GHz Ed. They're essentially identical cards. depending on the game one will work a little better then the other. with mantle coming out soon the 7970/290x might turn out to be the significantly better buy especially if you like games on the cryengine/frostbite engine... or a few other popular ones that are adapting to it.
 
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thanks for the explanation but is there any clue about the mantle release date and why do they delay it instead of releasing so it can make an impact
 
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thanks for the explanation but is there any clue about the mantle release date and why do they delay it instead of releasing so it can make an impact
 
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my guess is mantle isn't finished yet, could be wrong tho
 
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Performance wise the two cards are VERY similar, another thing to keep in mind is the stuff included with the cards, like the GTX 770 includes batman and 2 other games, and the 280x include battlefield 4. sorry i have no idea about mantle. also remember the software included with them like nvidias "shadowplay" and PhysX or amd's audio solution
 
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their both good but if in the future you want pretty much max ultra 1440/1600p performance you could do it no problem by doing sli/crossfire but if you think you may do that…. skip the 2gb nvidia cards altogether and concentrate on 4gb 680/770 or the 280x. other than that if your just on a single 1080p…2gb is probably fine and both are great. get whatever is cheapest or comes with games bundled that you would enjoy.
 
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Before you drop more money on a 4GB card take a look at these benchmarks. I really have no idea why people say only get 4GB. Makes the slightest difference of about 2FPS at 5760x1080 if you're lucky.

http://alienbabeltech.com/main/gtx-770-4gb-vs-2gb-tested/3/
 
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