r9 270 crossfire vs gtx 970

[abbasmo2]

title says it all guys, in canada, which is where I live. 2 r9 270s (gigabyte windforce) cost (180$x2) 360$. A single gtx 970 cost 379$, the asus strix. I know about directx 12, the 970 is maxwell, low power low heat, all the features and advantages to the newer architecture. I also know about microstuttering and the problems, heat and power draw associated with 2 cards. IN just the brute performance stand point, which option should i chose, and your personal opinion is always welcome and i would appreciate your advice and input. I could also get 2 r9 280s which would come upto 410$.  I realize 2 cards will probable have better performance then one around this price range but like I said i need some advice.

 

I will be gaming at 1440p, with a 4790k and 750 watt evga supernova gold psu.

 

Thanks in advance

[GhostWindGamer]

Go for the 970

[Unlikelyjoker]

Dont crossfire mid rage cards get the 970

EDIT: You will use less power, what happens when you play a game that doesn't allow sli/crossfire?

[wng_kingsley7]

I would opt for the GTX 970 since the performance is much closer to that of the GTX 780 (you can check something like gpuboss as a example comparison or any written review). 

[Thebman712]

go 970.

 

the 970 will perform better and wont have crossfire issues.

 

also 270's wont have enough vram to go 1440p

[Aniallation]

title says it all guys, in canada, which is where I live. 2 r9 270s (gigabyte windforce) cost (180$x2) 360$. A single gtx 970 cost 379$, the asus strix. I know about directx 12, the 970 is maxwell, low power low heat, all the features and advantages to the newer architecture. I also know about microstuttering and the problems, heat and power draw associated with 2 cards. IN just the brute performance stand point, which option should i chose, and your personal opinion is always welcome and i would appreciate your advice and input. I could also get 2 r9 280s which would come upto 410$.  I realize 2 cards will probable have better performance then one around this price range but like I said i need some advice.

 

I will be gaming at 1440p, with a 4790k and 750 watt evga supernova gold psu.

 

Thanks in advance

In brute performance, two 270s and a 970 will be a neglectable difference. However there's many things to consider such as scaling in games, and limited VRAM.

 

Two 270s for 1080p, one 970 for 1440p

[Shroomster]

Go 970 or 280 crossfire. The 280/x is imo the cheapest card worth crossfiring.

[abbasmo2]

Dont crossfire mid rage cards get the 970

EDIT: You will use less power, what happens when you play a game that doesn't allow sli/crossfire?

ye i never thought of the games that dont have cfx/sli compatibility. thx. what about going sli with the 970 later on? I am pretty sure all the latest games will get dual card updates, specially knowing nvidia

[Shroomster]

ye i never thought of the games that dont have cfx/sli compatibility. thx. what about going sli with the 970 later on? I am pretty sure all the latest games will get dual card updates, specially knowing nvidia

For 970 SLI, you are good, my friend. If your Motherboard supports SLI.

[abbasmo2]

In brute performance, two 270s and a 970 will be a neglectable difference. However there's many things to consider such as scaling in games, and limited VRAM.

 

Two 270s for 1080p, one 970 for 1440p

I have seen benchmarks of the 270s in xfire doing 1440p just fine

[Aniallation]

ye i never thought of the games that dont have cfx/sli compatibility. thx. what about going sli with the 970 later on? I am pretty sure all the latest games will get dual card updates, specially knowing nvidia

Pretty much every new game coming out scales well with CF/SLI, so in the future 970 SLI will work very well

[Aniallation]

I have seen benchmarks of the 270s in xfire doing 1440p just fine

For now, but games are using more and more VRAM. 2GB is just barely cutting it for now, but even over the next few months it will start to be not enough for 1440p

[abbasmo2]

For now, but games are using more and more VRAM. 2GB is just barely cutting it for now, but even over the next few months it will start to be not enough for 1440p

well said gtx 970 it is and then sli in the future when prices drop.

[killcomic]

Go for a single card if you can. Not  worth the hassle of crossfire.

Although crossfire works pretty well in itself, there are still some AAA game that don't support it properly (like Watch Dogs).

[Aniallation]

Go for a single card if you can. Not  worth the hassle of crossfire.

Although crossfire works pretty well in itself, there are still some AAA game that don't support it properly (like Watch Dogs).

Watch Dogs barely supports keyboards properly

[killcomic]

Watch Dogs barely supports keyboards properly

Watch Dogs barely supports the PC at all, but it does show there are still AAA games out there that have issues with crossfire even if the technology itself works pretty well.

[abbasmo2]

Watch Dogs barely supports keyboards properly

sli usually has much less issues then crossfire in terms of compatibility with games because of the nvidias better drivers support. i am not fanboying on nvdia as i have both, just realized amd is behind nvidia in driver support.

[Aniallation]

sli usually has much less issues then crossfire in terms of compatibility with games because of the nvidias better drivers support. i am not fanboying on nvdia as i have both, just realized amd is behind nvidia in driver support.

They're catching up fast, the difference now isn't that noticeable

[abbasmo2]

They're catching up fast, the difference now isn't that noticeable

I agree i was using an r9 270 for a year now at 1080p it was amazing and there wasnt a single game out there that i had issues with. I even had the hd 3870 back in the day, it rocked. 

[Cheddle]

970