GTX 780Ti vs R9 290x
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coolcole01
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For the money i would take the 290x but the 780ti is a much better card its basically better in every way.
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AMD is giving a $500 discount on the R9 295x2 sometime this week I believe. Still expensive as hell though.
Between the 780 Ti and the R9 290x, if you want the best performance, go with the 780 Ti.
If you want a little more bang for your buck at the cost of slightly reduced performance, go with the R9 290x.
Between the 780 Ti and the R9 290x, if you want the best performance, go with the 780 Ti.
If you want a little more bang for your buck at the cost of slightly reduced performance, go with the R9 290x.
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No. 3GB is fine for 1080p, you'll get more out of the 780 Ti's extra power than from that extra 1GB of VRAM.
EDIT: More importantly, wait for Nvidia's 800/900 series. The 880/980 will most likely have 4GB VRAM, be more powerful than both these cards, it'll be cheaper and it'll consume less power too.
EDIT: More importantly, wait for Nvidia's 800/900 series. The 880/980 will most likely have 4GB VRAM, be more powerful than both these cards, it'll be cheaper and it'll consume less power too.
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I didn't say it'll last longer. I said that 3GB VRAM is fine for 1080p. If you're moving to 1440p or 4K soon that extra gig of VRAM starts to matter.
But seriously, wait for the 800/900 series. It's something like two weeks away and it'll probably offer the best of both worlds and then some.
But seriously, wait for the 800/900 series. It's something like two weeks away and it'll probably offer the best of both worlds and then some.
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It's not cut and dry the 780ti is a stronger card and will always produce more fps. The vram issue comes into effect for some anti aliasing. But plain and simple the ti is the better card.
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You better wait for the GTX 980 to be released on September 19. It might be ~10% faster than a GTX 780 Ti for about $500. In any event, you'll probably have better prices, more choices, and more information to make a better decision.
http://wccftech.com/geforce-gtx-980-alleged-benchmark-tdp-170w/
http://wccftech.com/geforce-gtx-980-alleged-benchmark-tdp-170w/
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