r9 380 vs gtx 950

abenazar · Nov 27, 2015

so i found a deal online at novatech and the r9 380 vtx3d was going for £120 on black friday which is at the same price as the gtx 950 sc. i was wondering which is better and is vtx3d a bad brand?

which one do you recommend. i want to go with the r9 380 but i dont know about vtx3d...

plus is there other gpus on sale in the uk under £130? thanks.

Dark Lord of Tech · Nov 27, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£138.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £138.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-27 18:08 GMT+0000

rcxtra · Nov 27, 2015

Between the two, definitely the R9 380.
VTX3D is essentially PowerColor in the European and Asian market.

Zero Hero · Nov 28, 2015

my R9 270x would eat that 950 that 380 is = to a 285

Mousemonkey · Nov 28, 2015

Zero Hero :

The 380 IS a 285! :lol: Which in turn is a 7950.

Goran Petric · Nov 28, 2015

Yeah, you cant compare 950 to an 380 (be it 2 or 4g). I have r7 370 that outperforms 950

Stefag40 · Nov 28, 2015

Goran Petric :

Ahaha Good Joke!

abenazar · Nov 28, 2015

yesss i got this gpu from novatech for even a better price only £112.99 on black friday last hours. im expecting great stuff, since sapphire has a great reputation and many say they are the best manufactures for amd gpus. how will this do with the fx 6300 at 1080p ... thats the best deal i got alongside a single 8 gb of hyper x ram for £24.24 on Amazon

they still have the deal for the r9 380 for just a little more, i recommend it : http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/amdradeongraphicscards/amdr9380series/11242-02-20g.html

abenazar · Nov 28, 2015

Goran Petric :

i originally was going for the r7 370 2gb but then i saw,in pretty much every benchmark in every game the gtx 950 will beat it so i decided to go with the 950, but the deal with the r9 380 was cheaper than any other gtx 950, so i snapped that deal and got the r9 380. im not sure about the r7 370 outperforming the 950 even the 4gb version, the 950 is a more powerful card.

abenazar · Nov 28, 2015

Also, since i didnt know i was getting this card i was planning on getting a 950, i bought a 500w power supply, how will it do with an fx 6300 and the sapphire dulx r9 r9 380?

Mousemonkey · Nov 28, 2015

abenazar :

So long as it's a halfway decent PSU it should be okay.

Joe Gallo · Nov 28, 2015

R9 380 is slightly better then the Gtx 960 that should help you visualize its performance. I also have a power color r9 380 its a great overclocker As well.

Mousemonkey · Nov 28, 2015

Joe Gallo :

Really? From what I've read the 380 doesn't have much left in the tank for overclocking and the 380X even less so.

Joe Gallo · Nov 29, 2015

I have stable overclocked the memory to 1675, the core clock to +%10 and voltage to +%10. I've played for 6hrs at that clock with no crashing. I've never tried pushing the voltage and clock past that so it probably could go further

Mousemonkey · Nov 29, 2015

Joe Gallo :

How do you know it can go further if you have never pushed it any further? :heink:

Joe Gallo · Nov 29, 2015

What i meant to say is it probably could go further I just never pushed it . Considering that clock is totally stable I don't see why I couldnt.

Joe Gallo · Nov 29, 2015

To be totally fair though pushing the memory past 1675 becomes unstable but its already 200 more then stock.

Mousemonkey · Nov 29, 2015

Joe Gallo :

Try it first before saying that it will be stable.

Joe Gallo · Nov 29, 2015

I never said that past +%10 voltage and +%10 to clock and vram overclocked to 1675 was stable. I said the clock and the voltage likely would do more due to how stable or is at those settings.

Mousemonkey · Nov 29, 2015

Joe Gallo :

Until you actually try there is no way that you can know whether or not it will be stable or whether it will just go up in smoke, assuming something doesn't make it a fact.

Joe Gallo · Nov 29, 2015

Where did I say pushing it further would work?. Did I say it will work? Or did I say it would likely work. Which would clearly mean speculation.

Mousemonkey · Nov 29, 2015

Joe Gallo :

Right there is where you say it could go further.

Joe Gallo · Nov 29, 2015

Really man you take the comment 7 comments ago? I've been pretty clear after that post about what I meant. That was clearly a wording mistake.

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