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GTX 960 2gb vs GTX 960 4gb?
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Mr Kagouris
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Depends if you're going to add a second one in the future. If you plan to add a second one, it's worth it, if you don't, it's not.
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Just run a single r9 380 if you dont want to run SLI because most games dont USE SLI and crossfire so just run a r9 380 and maybe get a new PSU
Sorry for necroing, but 4 GB will make a difference in games such as GTA V if you plan on cranking the settings. With heavy AA, it has been seen using as much as 3.5 GBs at 1080p. It doesn't always justify the extra ~50 bucks, but 4 GB would make me feel safer.
If you can wait for a few months till next generation of nvidia will come out and can afford a graphics' card at the price of 250 then you will probably get a gtx 970 for today's price of gtx 960 4gb, or even save a few more money and go for something even better i m not sure investing money for this generation of gpus is the best idea atm. Then again all depends on what gpu you re currently using if you don't enjoy the time you spend using your PC then by all means go for it as, despite the rumous, noone can tell when GP100 is going to be releashed.
Uh, usually after announcing a new generation, the older one jumps noticeably in prices. I suspect Pascal will be unveiled sometime in April, but they probably won't ship until August. Considering that at 1080p the 960 already offers formidable performance, I don't think that waiting half a year for something that might turn out to be a big flop is worth it.
Mr Kagouris
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Assuming OP hasn't bought anything yet I'd say the R9 380/380X would be a better choice as it generally has better performance and assuming DX12 Async is widely adopted in the future it has far better future-proofing.
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So at the end of the day it comes down to this
GTX 960
Only good thing about it is heat and power
R9 380
Faster and 100$ less (depending where you live)
More heat and power tho
And DX12
GTX 960
Only good thing about it is heat and power
R9 380
Faster and 100$ less (depending where you live)
More heat and power tho
And DX12
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both are compatible with DX12
the big advantage of 960 over 380 is that nvidia have good drivers rather than amd they always have a problem with it try to watch it on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBBw5nssai0
Mr Kagouris
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Of course both are compatible with DX12 but have you seen the results of using DX12's Async? nVidia GPUs are simply not built for Async, whereas AMD GPUs got anywhere from 5% to 40% more FPS in game benchmarks than their nVidia counterparts. Also, for GTX 960 money you can usually get an R9 380X which is a heck of a lot faster.
IMO if you're on a budget all this FAR outweighs having to deal with one or two driver issues.
IMO if you're on a budget all this FAR outweighs having to deal with one or two driver issues.
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Ertytheqwerty1029
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STILL just sell your GPUS and just wait for a sale on the R9 390X when the new cards relese
MUCH MORE BETTER DEAL
Cause your getting 8 GB of Vram and something of a 980TI MONSTER
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