GTX 760 or R9 270x?

spdragoo

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It's kind of a toss-up. If you're looking for a particular game, then double-check the Anandtech benchmarks -- some of them show higher FPS for the R9 instead of the 760. Same goes for some of the non-game benchmarks (including some where the R9 significantly outperforms the 760).

If you're looking for overall general performance, then the GTX 760 has a slight edge...except in price. http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-270X-vs-GeForce-GTX-760 shows the GTX currently costing $280 USD... about 33% more than the R9 270X ($210 USD). Based on the Anandtech benchmarks, I honestly can't say that the GTX 760 provides 33% more performance. A little bit more, perhaps, but averaging out to maybe 10% more...& even then, in certain areas the R9 270X beats it. So the question is whether you want to pay the extra 33% for maybe a 5-10% performance improvement...