GTX 670 gigabyte oc (OR) 7970 GHZ edition Gigabyte !

[Rover1911]

I Need help deciding on the two for a new build.
The 7970 is actually cheaper from where i'm getting it from.

the cards are:

Gigabyte Geforce GTX670 Overclocked (Base:980Mhz, Boost:1058Mhz), 2GB GDDR5 (6008Mhz)

AND

Gigabyte Radeon HD7970 GHZ Edition (1100Mhz), 3GB GDDR5 (6000Mhz)

Thankyou

 

[samuelohagan]

radeon hd 7970 ghz is on par with a gtx 680 so it is better then a gtx 670

 

[manofchalk]

Without any knowledge of the rest of the rig or what usage you are going for, I would say the 7970 Ghz.

Reasons for the 670.
-CUDA if any application you may use support it.
-Superior 3D performance and utility
-PhysX if your games support it.

Reasons for the 7970 Ghz
- Extra VRAM and wider memory bus mean superior high resolution performance (and utility). Also means that you can crank up AA and MSAA.
- Superior OpenCL and GPGPU performance.
- Overall better performance at 1080p, will vary game to game though.

 

[Rover1911]

Be used mostly for Games
8 gb ram
3550k
asrock extreme 4 (z77)
HAF 932 adv

i play a variety of games not just shooters. ( if it is relevent)

 

[manofchalk]

Still the 7970 Ghz. Cheaper, and performs better if you were to add more monitors or crack up the AA.

 

[Rover1911]

I have Have heard that the reference version is extremely loud

will the 7970 ghz Gigabyte windforce one be quieter

 

[manofchalk]

Reference or stock design coolers are always loud, AMD and Nvidia.
Custom designs like the Windforce cooler will be quieter.

 

[Rover1911]

alright, sounds good

Thanks for the help