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R9 290x or GTX 970 for triple gaming

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I recently bought MSI Twin frozr R9 290x for triple monitor gaming.

 

But I have second thoughts about Twin Frozr GTX 970(although people in the shop told me that 290x is better for high resolution gaming than gtx 970), which is $ 20 more in my country.

 

Should I return 290x and get a gtx 970?

 

(Also is there any difference in 4k codecs of 970 and 290x?)
 

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Keep the R9 290X, both cards are as powerful as each other.

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Keep the R9 290X, both cards are as powerful as each other.

970 is a bit faster but it is not worth the upgrade

 

I recently bought MSI Twin frozr R9 290x for triple monitor gaming.

 

But I have second thoughts about Twin Frozr GTX 970(although people in the shop told me that 290x is better for high resolution gaming than gtx 970), which is $ 20 more in my country.

 

Should I return 290x and get a gtx 970?

 

(Also is there any difference in 4k codecs of 970 and 290x?)

 

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They were correct the 290x performs better in higher resolutions mainly due to the larger memory bus

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I would rather keep the R9 290X and, if you can, get another one, for better framerates ;)

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