680 or 7970

[LucasM8]

680 or 7970 for games like BF3, Crysis 3, Far Cry 3

[Theo]

Both are very good options, get which ever one is cheaper in your area/ provides a better value, game bundles and blabla

[joelthezombie15]

wait for 700 series i would say, but right now i would say 680 and here are the reasons,

 

Complete drivers (amd is still having trouble)

cuda cores

PhysX

 

sure you dont get the 5 games, but if the card hardly work because of the drivers whats the point?

 

the 7970 is a good card to, im just giving my opinion.

[vkadurin]

If you are running only one card now and don't plan to use Crossfire in future (at least near future as i expect AMD to improve their Crossfire in couple months or a little more), get the 7970. It offers better performance for gaming and you also get 5 free AAA games with it. 

[LucasM8]

Depending on prices of the 700 series, I will more likely go for the 680 and add another in later on in SLI, I know its a bit overkill but I want it to be pretty future proof, games aren't really a problem to get. Thanks for the opinions guys :)

[Chivpcgamer]

7979 outperforms 680, if you wait for 700 series you might as well wait for 9000 series instead?

[BeyondNight]

the 7970 will beat the GTX 680 in everything now when Oc'd a little, hell even a 7950 with a 1200mhz+ Oc will be on par with a GTX 680, and you get free games.

 

Oh and OpenCL> Cuda, youll find more applications now and in the future that can take advantage of OpenCl, which is better at most things than CUDA.

[Chivpcgamer]

Depending on prices of the 700 series, I will more likely go for the 680 and add another in later on in SLI, I know its a bit overkill but I want it to be pretty future proof, games aren't really a problem to get. Thanks for the opinions guys :)

whats it overkill in? At 1080p its not overkill in the slightest, in fact the 2gb ram make it not as futireproof as you think : )

[TyagoDani]

wait for the 700 series and then buy a gtx 770 or the 7970/7970GHz edition. the gtx 770 will have the same performance and will cost quite a bit less than the 680 plus you get that awesome cooler like the one on the titan. OH GOD DAT COOLER!!! :P

[TyagoDani]

also get the 4gb version if you decide to go nvidia

[TB-303]

7970, because Im completely biased and know nothing about the 680 :D

[Chivpcgamer]

also get the 4gb version if you decide to go nvidia

4gb classified not a bad option, but 6gb 7970 toxic is a monster

[TyagoDani]

4gb classified not a bad option, but 6gb 7970 toxic is a monster

yes it is. imagine a msi gtx titan 12gb lightning edition or an asus matrix gtx titan 12gb edition. OH GOD PLEASE MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!

[Jwolf7722]

680 if using Adobe for any video editing. If not then I would grab a 7970 as the price is much lower right now. 

[Chivpcgamer]

yes it is. imagine a msi gtx titan 12gb lightning edition or an asus matrix gtx titan 12gb edition. OH GOD PLEASE MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!

watercooled aswell! : ) drool

[TyagoDani]

watercooled aswell! : ) drool

of course :P

[G.Freeman]

7970 is the logical option.

[Nexus]

7970 beasts the 680 in most benchmarks with the new never settle drivers and its usually cheaper.

So i say get the 7970.

 

 

 

wait for 700 series i would say, but right now i would say 680 and here are the reasons,

 

Complete drivers (amd is still having trouble)

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AMD are currently working on improving frame times but that only really affects xfire set-ups, with single cards only the 7970 is faster.

[Chivpcgamer]

7970 is the logical option.

+1

[LessThanSatisfactory]

Unless you have alot of money, there is no reason to get a 680, or a 7970. Get either a 670, or a 7950. Both are essentially exactly the same, except for being clocked lower.

[G.Freeman]

Unless you have alot of money, there is no reason to get a 680, or a 7970. Get either a 670, or a 7950. Both are essentially exactly the same, except for being clocked lower.

I have allot of money to burn and I got an HD 7850. If I needed a high end card I would have went 7970 for best value and performance in return for my dollars spent. It's just basic common sense.

[mgsstar]

I would also go with the 7970 because it is better than the GTX 680.

[LessThanSatisfactory]

I have allot of money to burn and I got an HD 7850. If I needed a high end card I would have went 7970 for best value and performance in return for my dollars spent. It's just basic common sense

Too bad there isnt an in-between for the 680, and the 690. unless you cont the 590.

[G.Freeman]

Too bad there isnt an in-between for the 680, and the 690. unless you cont the 590.

Pretty sure the OCed 7970 kinda spanks the GTX 590 in allot o games.

[ExDreamer]

Unless you have alot of money, there is no reason to get a 680, or a 7970. Get either a 670, or a 7950. Both are essentially exactly the same, except for being clocked lower.

Currently 7970 has the nearly identical price with 670 .So i think 7970 is the better choice here. But for me,i would choose 7950,oc it and save few buck to put elsewhere.