R9 380 4GB vs GTX 960

xSKOLL · Feb 25, 2016

Hey everyone so I'm putting together my final list of parts for my budget gaming pc. I have chosen a intel i5-6600k, Gigabyte GA-H110M-A, 8gb dddr4-2400, an 120gb ssd + 1tb hdd now I need an appropriate gpu to tie together this build. I had planned on getting the Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB [$327cdn]. Now I'm wondering if this will fit well or if I should look at a GTX 690 or even something better around the same price mark.

Joshua Martin · Feb 25, 2016

You're going to be getting about the same performance out of both cards. Look up some benchmarks videos for each card with which types of games you'll be playing to get a feel for what you want. Both are good choices.

superninja12 · Feb 25, 2016

comes down to the power supply you are using, if its strong enough the r9 380 4gb.

jhall18 · Feb 25, 2016

380, has double the vram of the 960 around the same pricepoint and is slightly faster

NightAntilli · Feb 25, 2016

The R9 380 4GB is definitely the better choice. Depending on your budget, you can look at the 380X or the 390. If you go for the 390, you're set for quite a while. Just take your power supply into account as well.

superninja12 · Feb 25, 2016

jhall18 :

there are 4gb 960s too...

gran172 · Feb 25, 2016

Both will give you nearly the same performance, you need to look up advantages to AMD and Nvidia, for example, AMD's GPU (in this case) has more raw power than it's Nvidia counterpart, but Nvidia has better drivers and has Shadowplay. Good luck

17seconds · Feb 25, 2016

They're about the same performance wise. You should decide based on the games you intend to play and the features offered by one card over the other. For example, if it were me, I would want the GTX 960 so that I would be able to turn on the Nvidia-exclusive PhysX FLEX weapon debris effects in Fallout 4.

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jhall18 · Feb 25, 2016

superninja12 :

Which they charge you extra for, they even charge you more for a backplate, something every video card should come with

superninja12 · Feb 25, 2016

you know r9 380 charge extra too for the 4gb version what is your point?

jhall18 · Feb 25, 2016

superninja12 :

No they don't they card is 4gb, however msi makes a cheaper 2gb version, stop being so biased

17seconds · Feb 25, 2016

What makes you think he's looking at the 2GB version of the GTX 960?

NightAntilli · Feb 25, 2016

Them being the 'same' is outdated benchmarks. With the newer AMD drivers, the 380 has taken the lead.

17seconds · Feb 25, 2016

Oh you're right, it's a whole 1% difference with the 16.1 Crimson drivers.:lol:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GTX_980_Ti_Matrix/23.html

superninja12 · Feb 25, 2016

that 1 % is 2 fps right?

jhall18 · Feb 25, 2016

Because the 960 is a 2gb card, the 380 is a 4gb card. So if someone says "960 vs 380" im going to assume they're talking about the the 2gb version because that's how it's produced

NightAntilli · Feb 26, 2016

17seconds :

Pick a higher resolution like 1440p, and the difference widens. This is an indicator of which card will last longer in terms of performance as time goes on.

And when DX12 games are finally released, I wouldn't be surprised if the R9 380 becomes twice as fast as the GTX 960. But hey, don't take my word for it. Wait it out and see

ATi RaDEoN · Apr 28, 2016

I would simply choose Nvidia over AMD just because of many exclusive features, better driver support, low power consumption, low temperatures etc.

R9 380 may perform 2-5 FPS better in some games, but at the end of the day, it's the Nvidia for which most of the games are optimized. And GTX 960 will overclock much better than R9 380 and still run cool so that 2-5 FPS difference would also be compensated.

Even new Nvidia drivers will increase 2-3 FPS in certain games.

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