Worth buying Gigabyte r9 280 over Sapphire?

[Kaczy]

Hey guys!

Is Gigabyte R9 280 worth buying over Sapphire one?

Gigabyte is 279$ (787zł).

Sapphire is 258$ (850zł).

I am on a budget but i am willing to pay that little bit more if it is really worth it.

I was looking for second hand hd 7970 but when i noticed that r9 280 (pretty much the same thing) are that cheap i figured its worth a little more money for a new one.

Thanks.

[Levent]

R9 280 = 7950. and no

[iNothing]

The 280 is a rebranded 7950.

The sapphire one has a blue pcb i think so you might want to consider that.

I would go with the gigabyte if the sapphire has a blue pcb.

[flibberdipper]

No. There will be hardly any difference in temps and acoustics (within margin of error of course)

[ForsakenLive]

Not at all, sapphire cards, even the basic dual-x is very quiet and temps are always decent.

The only difference would be aesthetics.

[Kaczy]

R9 280 = 7950. and no

I heard people saying that r9 280x= hd 7970 ghz edition so i figured r9 280=hd 7970

 

The 280 is a rebranded 7950.

The sapphire one has a blue pcb i think so you might want to consider that.

I would go with the gigabyte if the sapphire has a blue pcb.

I don't care about looks because my case is closed, doesn't have a window and is under the table.

[SymphonyX7]

I heard people saying that r9 280x= hd 7970 ghz edition so i figured r9 280=hd 7970

 

I don't care about looks because my case is closed, doesn't have a window and is under the table.

The R9 280X is actually a slightly lower clocked HD 7970 Ghz edition. The R9 280 is actually an HD 7950 Boost edition.

The Sapphire coolers are usually better than the competition, even their cheaper Dual-X variants. But since this is the R9 280 we're talking about, get the Gigabyte one. The R9 280 is a relatively cool card and there wouldn't be a big difference between different manufacturers in terms of cooling performance. The Gigabyte R9 280 has a much higher boost clock than the Sapphire Dual-X one (I assume it's the Dual-X because you're looking at the cheapest ones). The Gigabyte has a boost clock of 1072 Mhz while the Sapphire Dual-X has a boost clock of 940 Mhz. That's a big difference. Get the Gigabyte one.