r9 280 vs nvidia 760?

GrantGap · Sep 14, 2014

Which card would be a better buy...

My CPU is an i7 4790k

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150706

VS

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130932

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 14, 2014

No contest.

R9 280

Gam3r01 · Sep 14, 2014

The 280 takes a slight performance edge over the 760.
I would highly recommend looking into a Sapphire or MSI model of the 280 however.

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 14, 2014

I like MSI also.

GrantGap · Sep 14, 2014

What about compared to a gigabyte r9 270x windforce OC edition? (against the 760 of course)

Gam3r01 · Sep 14, 2014

At that point the 760 would be better.
EDIT: Link http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/R9_270X_Gaming/24.html

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 14, 2014

Agreed 760 in that situation , but 280 if you can.

GrantGap · Sep 14, 2014

And also for the XFX... is it worse than the msi or sapphire

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 14, 2014

Don't go XFX for cards , not the same quality.

Gam3r01 · Sep 14, 2014

I wouldnt say worse, but its not the same build or cooling quality as MSI or Sapphire.
I personally enjoyed my XFX 7750, but it didnt have the best thermals.

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 14, 2014

I like MSI.

GrantGap · Sep 14, 2014

So which one? (BTW I am running a 7770 msi GPU)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202099

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127789

3Dns · Sep 14, 2014

I do recommend the R9 280 but i have used the Gigabyte GTX760 and the Asus R9 280x Matrix and trust me i dont know why the GTX760 was more stable.
You might have more fps with the R9 280x ( or 280 in your case ) but i saw fps drops for no reason at R9 280x. Maybe because the GTX run with an I7-4770k and the R9 280x with a FX-8350 i dont know.

but i prefer only R9 280 because of Vram.

Gam3r01 · Sep 14, 2014

I would take the MSI, it runs a higher stock clock speed, and better cooler. Sapphire starts to compete with its Tri-X and Toxic models.

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 14, 2014

I prefer the MSI , great cooling for their cards.

GrantGap · Sep 14, 2014

Also if i'm going to spend $249.99 on an msi twin frozr r9 280... would I be better off buying a sapphire r9 280x

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202125

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 14, 2014

Sapphire R9 280x ..........Yes for sure in that situation

Gam3r01 · Sep 14, 2014

No real question there, 280x and tri-x cooling. 20 bucks more, dont see why not.

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 14, 2014

I wouldn't have to think about it at that price difference.

Great deal.

Gam3r01 · Sep 14, 2014

I payed almost that much for my 760 back in December!

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 14, 2014

For the X version of a 280 , well worth it.

GrantGap · Sep 14, 2014

how much more performance in that case?

Gam3r01 · Sep 14, 2014

A good 15-20% over the 760 depending on games and resolutions.

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 14, 2014

Spend the $20.00 it's wort it.

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