Which card is better for gaming?

Jeremin · Apr 14, 2015

Hi! I have 2 Graphics cards almost the same price in my country but which card is better for gaming?
1. Gigabyte GV-N960G1 GeForce GTX 960GV-N960G1 GAMING-2GD
http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5372#ov
2. SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 TRI-X STD WITH BOOST (UEFI)
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1227&pid=2303&lid=1
What gives the edge?

AdviserKulikov · Apr 14, 2015

The 280x is slightly better at 1080p. If you're using a display larger than 1080p, there's not even a contest 280x hands down.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960,4038-4.html

see tom's benchmarks.

DasHotShot · Apr 14, 2015

the 280x requires more power, produces more noise and more heat, will however give you a minimal fps advantage, in the region of 3-5 fps in modern titles.

some nvidia optimised titles will favour the 960.

Overall the 960 is more efficient and comes with nices software and features to support it. (Geforce experience with shadowplay etc can be cool)

So personally I would pick the 960, some would pick the 280x just for outright performance and price.

If they are similarly priced, go Nvidia!

disturbed force · Apr 14, 2015

280x hands down for raw performance, and I find AMD drivers to be really good. The 960 draws 10watts less in Crysis 3 and 50watts in furmark making it less then $.01 a hour savings http://www.anandtech.com/show/8568/the-geforce-gtx-970-review-feat-evga/15 . Not to mention extra gb of vram, look at gta V you might want it, and 3x the memory bus width.

Jordsk · Apr 14, 2015

For me there would be no questions asked 280x chops the 960 in like everything but tdp, but the g1 gaming backplate is pretty nice haha

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