Powercolor vs Sapphire

technikki · May 17, 2015

Guys I am getting a new R7 250x gpu for my budget PC.
My current specs:

AMD FX 4300 @4.0 GHz
CoolerMaster Thunder 450w
Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3
WD Caviar Green 1TB

The Powercolor R7 250x is available in Amazon.in for 7400 INR (approx $ 117) and the Sapphire version is available for 8300INR ($130).

Since money is too dear and the gpu are same, Should I consider Sapphire over Powercolor? Is there any solid reasons to select one from the choices? Pls help. Thank you

Martell1977 · May 17, 2015

My experience has been that Sapphire has higher quality and better customer service. Over the years I have replaced a lot of Powercolor GPU's in clients computers, but the few Sapphire ones I've had to replace, the warranty process with Sapphire was painless.

When looking for a GPU I stick with Sapphire, ASUS and XFX. Whichever of those brands have the best price and a good cooling solution is the one that I pick.

MarkW · May 17, 2015

Here are the things to check.
1) How much memory does each card have. More is better.
2) What is the clock speed of the GPU? Faster is better.
3) Do the cards use DDR5 or DDR3 memory? DDR5 is much faster.
4) Is this a new or used card? New is highly prefered.

You can check those things yourself on the India Amazon. Once you have the info, you should be able to make a good choice.

technikki · May 17, 2015

Thankyou Martell1977. My choice too were Sapphire always but the difference in price is the only factor that forced me to rethink.

@MarkW there aint any significant difference between both. They are both ddr5 and core clock almost close and above 1000MHz

MarkW · May 17, 2015

Then I too recommend the Sapphire. I've had both companies cards, and never had a problem with any of them, but I do believe Sapphire has better made cards.

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