Hey everyone. After much research I have come down to 2 cards that I would like to buy, im from new zealand so the prices are higher.
The MSI GTX 660ti Power Edition which is $500
The Sapphire HD7950 Vapor X which is $470
From what Ive seen everyone has the "HD7950 hands down" response to the gtx660 ti and hd7950 and yet when I look at the benchmarks and youtube videos the gtx 660ti usually outperforms or loses in the odd case. Newegg customers seem to really love the msi gtx 660ti and too the sapphire hd7950 but more seem to have issues with the hd7950. I read the argument is that the hd7950 has more bus and video ram. It has more shader units and so forth yet the 660ti is on par with this card in performance.
I guess my question is simply which card is better without a biased opinion and from someone who knows what they are talking about or has seen both cards in action to shed some light on the matter because I see a card with more bus width more video ram high shader units etc that's on par with a card that is not and leads me to believe that the processor on the nvidia card is simply much faster and better quality. I don't claim to be an expert, I don't know a hell of a lot about graphics cards so don't attack me for something I have said that isn't correct I would just love a better understanding.
Cheers!
The MSI GTX 660ti Power Edition which is $500
The Sapphire HD7950 Vapor X which is $470
From what Ive seen everyone has the "HD7950 hands down" response to the gtx660 ti and hd7950 and yet when I look at the benchmarks and youtube videos the gtx 660ti usually outperforms or loses in the odd case. Newegg customers seem to really love the msi gtx 660ti and too the sapphire hd7950 but more seem to have issues with the hd7950. I read the argument is that the hd7950 has more bus and video ram. It has more shader units and so forth yet the 660ti is on par with this card in performance.
I guess my question is simply which card is better without a biased opinion and from someone who knows what they are talking about or has seen both cards in action to shed some light on the matter because I see a card with more bus width more video ram high shader units etc that's on par with a card that is not and leads me to believe that the processor on the nvidia card is simply much faster and better quality. I don't claim to be an expert, I don't know a hell of a lot about graphics cards so don't attack me for something I have said that isn't correct I would just love a better understanding.
Cheers!