GTX 960 vs. R9 280

[timmie33]

Hi,

 

I'm planning to build a budget gaming pc, but i can't choose between the 2 cards.

 

- EVGA GTX 960 https://www.alternate.nl/EVGA/GeForce-GTX-960-SuperSC-ACX-2-0+-(02G-P4-2966-KR)-grafische-kaart/html/product/1181022?tk=13057&lk=16067

 

- R9 280 STRIX https://www.yorcom.nl/artikel/VGAASUSR9318/asus-radeon-strix-r9-280-oc-3gd5-3gb-ddr5-2xdvi-hdmi-4xdp.html

 

Wich one is better?

 

Please leave a suggestion.

[kuzimins]

For that price difference, 960.

[Aniallation]

You're not even looking at the same site dude, that price difference is absurd.

 

These will be your best choices for the money

 

https://www.alternate.nl/Club-3D/Radeon-R9-280X-royalQueen-grafische-kaart/html/product/1104362?tk=13278&lk=13309

 

https://www.alternate.nl/SAPPHIRE/DUAL-X-R9-280-3GB-GDDR5-OC-w-Boost-(11230-00-20G)-grafische-kaart/html/product/1129700?tk=13278&lk=13309

 

The Club3D is a 280X so more performance for slightly higher cost

[CoolaxGaming]

960, cheaper and relatively same performance

But 280s shouldn't cost DAT much...

[Sir Asvald]

For that price difference, 960.

You what? $40 more plus an extra 1GB of vram. 280 is better.

[soljakid1995]

get the gtx 960 strix.

 

I have the card and it performs really well, good for a budget and can handle modern games at medium and higher 60 fps with ease

[kuzimins]

You what? $40 more plus an extra 1GB of vram. 280 is better.

vram is not the only thing that matters m8

[Sir Asvald]

vram is not the only thing that matters m8

power and heat. The 280 is still better...

[incarnate]

You what? $40 more plus an extra 1GB of vram. 280 is better.

So.... a 4gb gt630 would be better than both of those cards by your logic?

[kuzimins]

power and heat. The 280 is still better...

go look at some benchmarks

[Delusional Phil]

960 from EVGA ...

[Sir Asvald]

go look at some benchmarks

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-radeon-r9-280-4k-benchmarks/

[CatzRuleZWorld]

They are around the same performance so you'll just get a ton of fanboys lurking here...

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#c=208,167,148,182&sort=a8&page=1

That's a good way to decide which card because you can see all the options with the relative prices on one page.

I personally would get a 960 if I were building a new computer right now because I prefer nvidia but I would still consider the 285 or 280x.

[ansauri]

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-radeon-r9-280-4k-benchmarks/

 

Put some benchmarks in a reasonable resolution. Doesn't matter how much better the 280 performs to 960 in 4k because neither of the cards have enough raw performance to manage that resolution.

 

[Mao_Zedong]

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-radeon-r9-280-4k-benchmarks/

First off, WWCF is pretty bad in general. Second, I HIGHLY doubt he will be playing at 4k. At a normal resolution like 1080p, the 960 will be right around the same as the 280. The 960 will also be much quieter and use less power. When the 280 is cheaper than the 960 it is generally a better value, but when the 960 is €40 less, then there is no comparison. 

[kuzimins]

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-radeon-r9-280-4k-benchmarks/

gg, linked the most irrelevant benchmark. Two newest and biggest games, GTA 5 and Witcher 3 both favor nvidia and we can do nothing about it. Tbh, I wouldnt get anything from a dying company at this time. They need to make something good to be recommended.

[timmie33]

Or should i just wait for the R9 300 serie?

I think i go with the R9 280 STRIX it matches my color scheme.. (;

[Demiqas]

I had bought only AMD until I got the 960 I'm using right now. The screen quality, anti-aliasing, features, anisotropic filtering (which flat out didn't work on my AMD) and everything else is so much better compared to the AMD cards I had before. I also overclocked it to 1550 really easily and I get incredible performance, I even get higher than most benchmarks show for some reason. I can play sleeping dogs on highest settings with 3K resolution (using DSR) and I get an almost constant 60 fps (50 in busy areas). On top of that it looks so much smoother than it did on my R9, nearly no jaggies while on my R9 the whole game was one big jagged line.

[EpicAdom]

gg, linked the most irrelevant benchmark. Two newest and biggest games, GTA 5 and Witcher 3 both favor nvidia and we can do nothing about it. Tbh, I wouldnt get anything from a dying company at this time. They need to make something good to be recommended.

Rekt

 

I would go for the GTX 960. You get the same performance at a lower price. I just bought an EVGA 960 and it's coming in this week

[kuzimins]

Or should i just wait for the R9 300 serie?

I think i go with the R9 280 STRIX it matches my color scheme.. (;

300 series should be coming soon, maybe in a month or so. If you aren't in a hurry, wait and see what they bring.

[Joegeddon]

You what? $40 more plus an extra 1GB of vram. 280 is better.

True, and again, love the gpu in your profile pic.