I am looking for a new GPU, What are the advantages/disadvantages of ATI/NVIDIA?

Warren Brady

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What are the advantages/disadvantages of ATI/NVIDIA?

I am looking for a new graphics card for around £200 ($340), and i want to know what the general advantages for a 3 monitor setup for both brands around this price point.


my current specs are as follows
AMD Phenom II x4 965 @ 3.6ghz Black Edition
8gb 1333mhz team elite ram
ASUS Nvidia GTX 550TI 1gb


It barely runs 3 monitors, all three at 1080x1920 (yes there in portrait)


and i am limited to a 800 watt power supply


No fanboyism please, i just want to know what would be better.
 
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jrlawson

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AMD
Pros: Cons:
Mantle Incredibly expensive recently
Some say "more colorful" Not supported by companies as well
Traditionally cheaper
Usually more VRAM w/ higher bandwidth

Cons:
Incredibly expensive recently
Not supported by companies as well
Not as good for rendering video

Nvidia:
Pros:
WiFi streaming
Physx
More supported by companies
Better for rendering video

Cons:
Traditionally more expensive

These are only some that I can think of. Each has their advantage and I personally prefer Nvidia. Hope I helped in some way.
 

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Most people recommend spending more for a better card. In my opinion you should ask yourself if you are going to crossfire or sli is only one card enough because not all games support sli/crossfire. (Ex. If you sli two 760's, will one 760 be enough for the game if SLI is not supported)
 

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