GTX 970 SLI vs R9 295X2

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OxPrime

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Hey.
i want to buy one of this cards, i can to buy the 295X2 in just 900$
and 2 of the GTX 970 in 700$
what is more powerful?
i going to get the new ASUS PG278Q or the SAMSUNG UHD 4K 28' Monitor.
i have 5820K With MSI X99 GAMING 7
and i have water cooling, H110.
what the best graphics card for me?
i am going to use it for games and Hard video editing.
thank you guys :)
 
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r9 295x2 is bacially r9 290x2 in a single card so as gtx 970 is better than r9 290 then gtx 970 SLI will be aslo better than r9 295x2 and will draw about 300 watt with 2 cards installed where as the r9 295x2 will draw about 500 watt of power.
r9 295x2 is bacially r9 290x2 in a single card so as gtx 970 is better than r9 290 then gtx 970 SLI will be aslo better than r9 295x2 and will draw about 300 watt with 2 cards installed where as the r9 295x2 will draw about 500 watt of power.
 
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Found this which does suggest the 295x2 is better at 4k http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/09/19/nvidia-gtx-980-tested-sli-4k-and-single-gpu-benchmarks-and-impressions/2/

However I wonder how much of that is the driver related, seeing as the 980 sli is way ahead at 2k
 
Here is a review, And as a whole the R9 295X2 performs better. At 4k resolutions, the R9 295X2 defiantly proves itself as the better option, dominating the GTX 970 in areas.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_970_sli_review,1.html

Is it worth the extra $100? That is up to you to decide, for me it defiantly is.

Thought that said SLI is better then crossfire, but the R9 295X2 does pack it's might.
 

OxPrime

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but maybe i will go with the 1440P ASUS ROG with the G-SYNC.. so what now more powerful for 1440P Monitor?
 


Since its Maxwell 2.0, you may be right. Which would be awesome, it hasn't really happened significantly since the GTX580.

 

Tailgunning

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Hey Oxprime,
I have a 5820k on a ASrock x99 Killer MB with 16 megs of gskill 2400 ram. I am using a powercolor R9 295x2 and a 34inch LG 34um95 which has a Ultra wide 34440 x 1440 native resolution and win 8.1, a 840 evo 1 tb SSD and a 1,300 watt EVGA PSU. I have had great luck with this set-up and the graphics look just awesome. I have not benchmarked any games, but everything runs just perfect at the highest possible settings. My system is not overclocked and it runs very cool no matter how long I am gaming or what I am running. Just a great combo for the time being until 4k is more of a standard. Good luck
 


34440 x 1440? Ultra wide indeed.
 

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WHAT????? I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS FOR A SECOND. BUT PLEASE PROVE ME WRONG!!!!!!

(1) 295x2 gets 115fps with ultra settings @ 4K in BF4?????????

according to this review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZhC66yjROs

BF4 @ 4K in Ultra (all FPS are averages)

290x = 28 FPS
980 = 32 FPS
295x2 = 52 FPS
980 SLI = 61 FPS

not even (2) 295x2's in Crossfire will hit the FPS you claimed.
 
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