Should I get a gtx 970 or a r9 390? Very confused

stanistheman

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My 7970 GHZ has died last night now I need a new card and I'm so very confused I don't keep up with GPU's

here's the pricing

Gtx 970 msi $469

Amd r9 390 gigabyte $499 I play on 1920x1080 my CPU is a amd 8320 at 4.4ghz
 
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Right now there's only two games capable of slowing down the GTX970 due to its 3.5GB ram limitation with that slower 500MB pool, Shadow of Mordor and Battlefield 4 at 4K res. Perhaps in a year or two games will start showing the 970's true colors but for now it's safe. I had a 970 but it was in a system I sold, and I was fairly satisfied with it.

teknobug

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Right now there's only two games capable of slowing down the GTX970 due to its 3.5GB ram limitation with that slower 500MB pool, Shadow of Mordor and Battlefield 4 at 4K res. Perhaps in a year or two games will start showing the 970's true colors but for now it's safe. I had a 970 but it was in a system I sold, and I was fairly satisfied with it.
 
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