Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX Titan Black, which is BEST?

SuperAdithya

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Which is the BEST one of these (Don't look at it's money and cheapness etc):
Sapphire Vapor-X R9 290X 4 GB
EVGA Superclocked GTX Titan Black 6 GB
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I am very confused about it, so PLEASE tell me which is overall best. :D :sol: ;)
 

Cryoburn101

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Clock speed is NOT important when comparing different GPUs. If you were looking at two different R9 290X models, then clock speed matters. But when comparing a R9 280 vs a GTX Titan Z, its not something you want to take into account. Different GPUs use different clockspeeds. Faster clockspeed doesn't mean faster GPU (unless they are the same, as I said with the 290x vs 290x).

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1186?vs=1059

I would say the R9 290x is a little slower, but as usual, it comes down to which programs/games you will be using... Have you considered an R9 295X2 or a duel GTX 780 ti setup?
R9 290x if you don't mind a minor performance loss for $500 savings, Titanz for the extra performance boost.
 

SuperAdithya

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Thank you!