GTX 770 or Radeon R9 280X?

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Durogis

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Hey guys. Im in the market for a GPU after selling my old 7950 and I cant decide between a 770 or 280x. my budget right now is 380 Dollars and could use a more experienced opinion. I was leaning towards the 770 but the 280x prices dropped recently. Looking into the 280x; Mantle looks promising.

Any Advice would be very helpful.
 
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Mantle is useful only if your games support it, and right now it's anyone's guess whether Mantle will actually catch on, especially with the upcoming DirectX 12 rumored to enable the same benefits that Mantle brings. Get the 280X if you are into mining, and get the 770 if you are strictly gaming.

However, I would not recommend buying a GPU at the moment. The 280X(7970) is old stuff and is bound to be surpassed soon enough, and the 770(680) is almost two years old in actuality. Not saying that the 280X and the 770 aren't great GPUs, but I'm saying that you could probably get something much better for your money in the next couple of months.

If you haven't heard of the upcoming Nvidia 800 series cards, google and read up on it. The...
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Mantle is useful only if your games support it, and right now it's anyone's guess whether Mantle will actually catch on, especially with the upcoming DirectX 12 rumored to enable the same benefits that Mantle brings. Get the 280X if you are into mining, and get the 770 if you are strictly gaming.

However, I would not recommend buying a GPU at the moment. The 280X(7970) is old stuff and is bound to be surpassed soon enough, and the 770(680) is almost two years old in actuality. Not saying that the 280X and the 770 aren't great GPUs, but I'm saying that you could probably get something much better for your money in the next couple of months.

If you haven't heard of the upcoming Nvidia 800 series cards, google and read up on it. The new architecture could bring benefits all around, and so far is looking impressive even on 28nm nodes. The high end 20nm GTX 880/870's release date is still anyone's guess, some expected them to be out Q1 2014, and some are now saying 2015. My speculation is that it will hit the shelves before Computex 2014, or by the end of summer at the LATEST. If you don't need a graphics card RIGHT NOW, I would sit back and wait a few months. It's not like there are amazing deals at the moment, they are simply selling for slightly above MSRP.
 
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I personally do not have any experience with either card, but would recommend that you also check Youtube for gameplay videos showing those cards in action. There are MANY videos showing off the ability of those 2 cards. For example, if I were wanting a new card to play Battlefield 4, I'd type in GTX 770 Battlefield 4 or 280X Battlefield 4. I do not know which card is better, but if I had to choose between these 2 cards I'd probably go with the GTX 770 due to my past and current experience with NVIDIA cards, but that's me. Be sure to read a bunch of Online reviews and go with the one YOU feel is best for you.

I am looking to get a new card myself and hoping NVIDIA will soon release their newer Maxwell cards. If not, I may go with a GTX 770 or 780.

Good luck with your decision.
 
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