7970 ghz edition 3gb or nvidia 680 4gb

[davedavidson1987]

This is for gaming on a single 1920 x 1080 monitor??

 

[gamerkila57]

the HD 7970 as it cheaper and performs equal and oc great

SAPPHIRE Vapor-X HD 7970 GHz Edition

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202001

 

[geekapproved]

With that resolution you'll never use 1.5gb.

Gamerkila, you game on that system with integrated graphics? lol

 

[Maxx_Power]

At only 1080p, go for the cheapest of the two. You can even get by at 1080p with a 660Ti, 7870 for just about any game I know of.

 

[gamerkila57]

At only 1080p, go for the cheapest of the two. You can even get by at 1080p with a 660Ti, 7870 for just about any game I know of.

not if you want to use AA

 

[gamerkila57]

With that resolution you'll never use 1.5gb.

Gamerkila, you game on that system with integrated graphics? lol

no integrated wouldn't even let me play BF3 at 800x600 lol

 

[Maxx_Power]

not if you want to use AA

Which game is that hard with AA on VRAM or is it ROPS you are referring to ?

The 660Ti and 7870 all comes with 2GB of vram...

 

[regina_49]

The 680 is quieter, less Power Consumption,The simplest answer is that the GTX 680 has faster stock clocks on both the memory and CUDA cores.

However, this shouldn't bother you too much because as you can see it's not crushingly out performing the 7970. Also, there so far appears to be better overhead for overclocking the HD 7970s versus the GTX 680 (probably because the 680 has a higher factory overclock to begin with). Another thing to consider is that the GTX 680 gave a lot of ground to the HD 7970 in terms of compute power this generation.

There is also going to be some games that favor one card over the other also the AMD cards value is in its overclocking if your not planing on overclocking the 7970 is not worth buying.

At the end of the day, considering prices, it boils down to a gaming versus compute choice. If you want the best single core, single card solution for gaming, NVIDIA is a compelling choice. If however you also utilize a graphics card for compute tasks, and your willing to overclock HD 7970 is clearly the winner and isn't too far behind NVIDIA on the gaming benchmarks.

 

[larkspur]

You should be comparing the 680 2gb version. The 4gb version is for running higher resolution than what you are asking for.

Maybe this comparison of gaming benches will help? http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/618?vs=555

 

[davedavidson1987]

what do you reckon about this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-303-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=938 vs this http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-point-of-view-gtx-680-charged-28nm-pcie-30-%28x16%29-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-1111mhz-boost-1176mhz-cores-1 ??

 

[regina_49]

I personally would go with the 4GB 680 but that's because it favors the games i play and i don't like overclocking my cards all the time honestly both are great cards what are you wanting to know about them specifically

 

[davedavidson1987]

I personally would go with the 4GB 680 but that's because it favors the games i play and i don't like overclocking my cards all the time honestly both are great cards what are you wanting to know about them specifically

i mainly want ot know is that if i overclock them, which one gives best bang for buck, considering the near enough 100 pound price difference with scan on the 680, when taking shipping into account??

 

[regina_49]

Well unfortunately there is no overclock that is guarantee out of any video card

 

[davedavidson1987]

Well unfortunately there is no overclock that is guarantee out of any video card

i'm aware of this, i'm tling about average overclocks.

 

[regina_49]

look here maybe this will help you can see how each card preforms http://hothardware.com/Reviews/GeForce-GTX-680-RoundUp-EVGA-Zotac-Gigabyte-Asus/?page=6 here something else to have a gander at http://www.overclock.net/t/1273746/radeon-7970-will-outperform-gtx-680-with-catalyst-12-7/100#post_17618444 and here http://hothardware.com/Reviews/AMD-Radeon-HD-7970-GHz-Edition-Review/

 

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[Inferno1217]

7970 GHz Edition FTW. Price/Performance You can't beat it. You will use the card on games like BF3 @ 1080P with Ultra settings and AA/AF.

 

[iliani007]

I've got the hd7970 ghz edition and it is better than my cousin gtx680 .(we have done some benchmarks)

 

[iliani007]

And don't think that the gtx680 has a big memory and is better. THe memory is to play games on high resolution.And HEY there are 3GB of GDDR5 memory that is waitiong for you and SHOULD be enough

 

[bctande1]

HD 7970GHz edition is currently the strongest single CPU card on the market with the 12.7 drivers, I believe? However, the GTX 680 has the upper hand with less power consumption, less noise, and more overclocking headroom. However, that all depends on what aftermarket cooling solution you choose.

As far as the VRAM goes, I wouldn't see why 3GB or 4GB would be necessary at 1080p resolution, for the the sake of it, the 7970 support a wider 384-bit memory interface compared to the 680's 256-bit. That allows the 7970 to achieve faster performance even though it has less VRAM. So lets look at the tally

Reviews - HD 7970

VRAM - Tie - GTX 680 has one more GB, but 7970 has a wider memory interface.

Temps - GTX 680 (Subjcet to Change)

Noise - GTX 680 (Subject to Change)

Overclocking - Subject to change.

It's a pretty even split, to be honest, the truth lies in the aftermarket solution you choose.

 

[davedavidson1987]

HD 7970GHz edition is currently the strongest single CPU card on the market with the 12.7 drivers, I believe? However, the GTX 680 has the upper hand with less power consumption, less noise, and more overclocking headroom. However, that all depends on what aftermarket cooling solution you choose.

As far as the VRAM goes, I wouldn't see why 3GB or 4GB would be necessary at 1080p resolution, for the the sake of it, the 7970 support a wider 384-bit memory interface compared to the 680's 256-bit. That allows the 7970 to achieve faster performance even though it has less VRAM. So lets look at the tally

Reviews - HD 7970

VRAM - Tie - GTX 680 has one more GB, but 7970 has a wider memory interface.

Temps - GTX 680 (Subjcet to Change)

Noise - GTX 680 (Subject to Change)

Overclocking - Subject to change.

It's a pretty even split, to be honest, the truth lies in the aftermarket solution you choose.

basically its between this one http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-062-HS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=938 and this one http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-303-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=938 and the annoying thing is that i can't afford the card until next wednesday, when the deal will probably be gone on the HIS card.

 

[redeemer]

Listen everyone should know that the 7970 is fastest single card right now, but that doesnt mean very much if your only 1080p. Grab yourself a 660 or a 7870 instead leave the 680 and 7970 for 2560 resolutions.

 

[regina_49]

Guys our prices points mean nothing as op has different pricing so those points kinda mean nothing in this situation

 

[RussK1]

My vote goes to the 7970 Ghz edition.

 

[regina_49]

Well i am not sure op is taking votes but if they are then on a single 1920 x 1080 monitor my recommendation would be GTX 670 DirectCu II TOP if you like to overclock you'll love that card it's a monster hehehe