Which graphics card should I buy?

[SCanfield]

Please vote on which graphics card I should buy based on performance. If any of you would like to explain why you picked what you picked, that would help me a lot! Thanks guys!

Here are the links to the cards:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2618345&CatId=7387

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3466029&sku=G458-0676

 

[swilczak]

The 7970 because it beats the 670 in gaming performance. It has a larger memory bus and more shaders. Some benchmarks will tell you that the 670 is better but it's not.

 

[SCanfield]

The 7970 because it beats the 670 in gaming performance. It has a larger memory bus and more shaders. Some benchmarks will tell you that the 670 is better but it's not.

Do you have any proof that it beats it? It will only help me in the decision process

 

[swilczak]

Right here it beats the 670 and is comparable to the 680, but beats the 680 on the higher resolutions.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7970-ghz-edition-review-benchmark,3232-8.html