The price between the R9 380 and the R9 280X are pretty much the same right now, so should I go with the R9 380?

[Facetious]

The price between the R9 380 and the R9 280X are pretty much the same right now, so should I go with the R9 380? the newer r9 380 (4GB) has more GBs then the older r9 280x (3GB) and seems to be the better choice graphics card, but since there roughly the same price the one factor i cannot decide is which one to purchase, If you have 1st had experience with either graphics card, or if you are knowledgeable about GPUs in general, could you please help to solve my situation?

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[TomvanWijnen]

Are they the same price with non-stock coolers? If yes, I'd go for the 380. If no, I'd still go for the 380

[Guest]

The price between the R9 380 and the R9 280X are pretty much the same right now, so should I go with the R9 380? the newer r9 380 (4GB) has more GBs then the older r9 280x (3GB) and seems to be the better choice graphics card, but since there roughly the same price the one factor i cannot decide is which one to purchase, If you have 1st had experience with either graphics card, or if you are knowledgeable about GPUs in general, could you please help to solve my situation?

The R9 380 is a little more power efficient and has lower temps than most AMD cards including the 280x

The 280x has higher memory clock (depending on card used) and it has a wider memory bus

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[Guest]

The 280x is actually a bit faster than the 380, but not by much. The 380 has 1GB more VRAM, lower power consumption, overclocks better and has newer features. If you can get a decent 380 with a nice cooler for the same price then you can probably overclock it to 280x levels easily and just be happy with that. 

[Nena Trinity]

380 4GB is a good card also it is a bit better, not to mention 1GB more VRAM!

[TomvanWijnen]

Oh, and a 380 would be better for CrossfireX down the road, with the 1GB more VRAM, so you won't be bottlenecked by your VRAM.

[MrChavelo]

The price between the R9 380 and the R9 280X are pretty much the same right now, so should I go with the R9 380? the newer r9 380 (4GB) has more GBs then the older r9 280x (3GB) and seems to be the better choice graphics card, but since there roughly the same price the one factor i cannot decide is which one to purchase, If you have 1st had experience with either graphics card, or if you are knowledgeable about GPUs in general, could you please help to solve my situation?

 

Just get the R9 280x for better performance

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[austrianguy69]

380 4GB is a good card also it is a bit better, not to mention 1GB more VRAM!

there is also a 2GB version of  it

[Nena Trinity]

there is also a 2GB version of  it

That is NOT wirth it...