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trunks91

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I'm currently looking to upgrade my graphics card although I am completely torn between either the R9 380 or the GTX 960 or perhaps a different card?

A few things to consider

- Based in the UK, Budget of around £150-200
- Power consumption isn't an issue
- Noise & Heat are not major concerns
- This is for 1080p gaming only

No fanboy arguements please

Let's talk about the merits of each particular card and not resort to the age old AMD Vs Nvidia nonsense and name calling.

Basically, I'm looking for the best card money can buy in my budget range, I couldn't care less if it's either Nvidia or an AMD card.
Also which is the best subvendor of said cards in that budget range etc

Thank you in advance for any input you may give, it is much appreciated!


 
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http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-R9-380-vs-AMD-R9-290/3482vs2171

I for the life of me cannot find a single benchmark that compares a 380 an r9 290 or a 960 in the same benchmark. But this should give you a general idea of performance of different users of the card. Maybe this video will help. Granted their have been gpu updates since july this should give some sort of what you'll get with the card. 290 is a really good card price v performance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVNKQj39Gkk
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R9 380 is little bit faster than GTX 960 but not much. Both produce almost same heat and noice, and also consume same amount of power. R9 380 is around £30 costlier than GTX 960. You will also get PhysX support with GTX 960.
 
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I'm currently using an Asus HD 7770 2GB, This PC has been neglected for quite some time sadly.
I haven't even thought of the R9 290, and yes a little over my budget is fine.

 
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No, incorrect. The 960 is a 120w card whilst the 380 is a 190w card, that's a 70w difference mate.
 
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http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-R9-380-vs-AMD-R9-290/3482vs2171

I for the life of me cannot find a single benchmark that compares a 380 an r9 290 or a 960 in the same benchmark. But this should give you a general idea of performance of different users of the card. Maybe this video will help. Granted their have been gpu updates since july this should give some sort of what you'll get with the card. 290 is a really good card price v performance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVNKQj39Gkk
 
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Thanks guys, I have an idea of what I'll be getting now, a little more research into what the different subvendors offer with the cards and ill be all set, appreciate the clarity.
 
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Oh yeah. My mistake. I only looked at this link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTpNZEW31G0) at that time. Looks like this video shows wrong power consumption results.
 
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Dunno about the video, I have both cards and a power meter plugged into the wall socket.
 
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Well you can't expect to get a definitive result from just one single video benchmark or benchmark. I usually look at quite a few and if theirs a general trend in the data that x card is doing better it usually means that it's the better choice. Though gpu manufacturers are obviously going to ship out their "best" cards to reviewers, so mileage may vary.
 
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Actually there is a way to get a definitive result, you just have to use something that stresses both manufactures cards in equal measure. I use F@H because the client hasn't been changed in ages and the is no monetary promotional aspect to it. It will however push a card to it's limit in both power usage and computational terms.
 
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Actually there is a way to get a definitive result, you just have to use something that stresses both manufactures cards in equal measure. I use F@H because the client hasn't been changed in ages and the is no monetary promotional aspect to it. It will however push a card to it's limit in both power usage and computational terms.
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Interesting, using a program used to help create proteins to benchmark a card. So i'm guessing theirs a slider or some value you can change as to how much computational power you're giving? But still you can't expect you're single gpu card to be the benchmark for every other gpu card, though i guess thats just the nature of the beast if anything a consumer gpu is more of a benchmark then a hand picked review unit.
 
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Yes there is a slider but I set mine to the maximum usage for all six of my cards. The point being that it is a level playing field that has no interest in trying to sell something.
 
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