GTX 760s vs 280X vs 280? Which is the better deal

bustinya · Dec 5, 2014

Not too familiar with nVidia which is why I wish to know the differences, if any, between the two.

MSI Gaming N760
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127745

-Comes with 3 games (not too reknown, but 3 games are three games. Only interested in infinite crisis.
-$224.99
-2GB

ASUS GTX760
http://www.amazon.com/GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5-GeForce-256-bit-PCI-Express-OC-selected/dp/B00DBPKEOI/ref=zg_bs_284822_8

-$209.99
-I preffer Amazon and even have 2day Prime shipping with them, I find them a bit more accessible for my status.
-2GB

Sapphire Radeon R9 280
http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-PCI-Express-Graphics-11230-00-20G/dp/B00IZXOW80/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1417756305&sr=1-1&keywords=radeon+280
-Amazon
-$212.99
-3GB

Sapphire Radeon 280X
http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Version-PCI-Express-Graphics-11221-00-20G/dp/B00FLMKNE0/ref=sr_1_9?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1417756305&sr=1-9&keywords=radeon+280

-$229.99
-Is it worth the extra 20 bucks over the 280? 5 bucks over the 760s?
-3GB
-Better performance (I believe)

Do these have performance differences and are the $15 extra bucks worth the MSI? $20 bucks for the 280X? Thanks in advance!

iron8orn · Dec 5, 2014

The 280 and the 280x both perform well above the 760 and I think it is worth the extra money for the 280x.