XFX Radeon R9 280 DD 4 GB or Gigabyte GTX 760 2 GB

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This is an update to my previous question : http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2276506/sapphire-radeon-270x-gigabyte-gtx-760.html

So I took some of your opinions and managed to narrow my choice to these two cards

280 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-Radeon-Edition-Graphics-GDDR5/dp/B00J44WVYG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1409169007&sr=8-2&keywords=r9+280

760 - http://amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00DMUN9TE/ref=ox_sc_act_tittle_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

This time I need someone to tell me which one these is better for the long run, which one will hold better for at least 3~4 years until I have enough money to buy a better one.

I am planning on overclocking so I can prolong the cards life a year or two before I replace it. Also, I will only use one monitor at 1080p resolution, so I don't think I could benefit from Radeons 4 GB.
 
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You'll mostly be missing out on PhysX which isn't really a game changing tech. Just some extra eye candy. Similar to the Tress-FX optimization from AMD. If you do any 3d modeling, there are a bunch more Nvidia-only extensions, rendering engines etc, but for gaming, you really won't see many titles that perform vastly differently from one similar card to another.

I've owned a 7950 boost, pretty much the exact same as a 280 and currently have a 760. The differences are maybe 5%-10% across most games, generally favoring the 280. The higher bandwidth of the 280's along with more ram will make it last a good amount longer as far as game performance goes while the 760 will decrease in perceived performance a bit faster as the AAA titles...
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The 280 DD with 4gb of GDDR5 will perform better than the 760 and last longer as games come out with higher resolution texture packs etc etc.

As long as you don't want to take advantage of any Nvidia only technologies, I'd grab the 280.
 
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I can see the advantage in the higher video ram, but will I be left behind if I don't have the Nvidia technologies? As more Nvidia optimized games come out, will the 280 be a safe bet for the future?
And which essential Nvidia technologies will I be missing out on?
 
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You'll mostly be missing out on PhysX which isn't really a game changing tech. Just some extra eye candy. Similar to the Tress-FX optimization from AMD. If you do any 3d modeling, there are a bunch more Nvidia-only extensions, rendering engines etc, but for gaming, you really won't see many titles that perform vastly differently from one similar card to another.

I've owned a 7950 boost, pretty much the exact same as a 280 and currently have a 760. The differences are maybe 5%-10% across most games, generally favoring the 280. The higher bandwidth of the 280's along with more ram will make it last a good amount longer as far as game performance goes while the 760 will decrease in perceived performance a bit faster as the AAA titles use higher resolution textures and larger worlds.

This is all from a technical point of view. Realistically in every-day playing, you won't notice much difference between the two until those mega-resolution games come out or a future technology/optimization sways the balance. I'd still pick the 280, especially in regards to the future use of the card.

The higher Vram will also be a benefit if you ever see yourself going for a crossfire solution instead of buying a whole new single card setup for increased performance.
 
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