AMD vs Nvidia.

[Midnight Robot]

Hey guys,

I'm going to buy a GPU today and I really don't know who to go with. I know both have their ups and down but I've heard a lot of negative things about AMD's driver support and heat throttle issues because they run hotter. But AMD also appears to be the better bang for buck right now, since I was going to go 770 which I think is equal to the 280x on a 1440p monitor. 

[Dazfeeder]

I would go with Nvidia but thats just me, im sure theres loads of people on here that will say AMD, Im using a 780 and i love it.

[DudeWazap]

I personally have always gone with Nvidia so that is the one I would also recommend.

[Fulgrim]

It's not a case of who is better, it is a matter of what is your budget and what you want the card for.

 

What is your budget, where do you live and what do you plan on doing with the card? (in regards to gaming, video editing etc)

[connorpiper]

Nvidia has EVGA and I use shadow play all the time.

Really, buy what you want for the price, look at performance videos.

If I was you, I would get the EVGA ACX GTX 770

[CoolBeans]

AMD's driver support is fine, and if you are gaming at 1440P the 770 will be held back by the VRAM and if you were to get a 4GB 770 then you might as well get a 290

[NewAndreas]

I have a 7970 (amd) and I have had no issues with drivers, and it's more performance per $$$ so I would go with AMD.

[Midnight Robot]

What is your budget, where do you live and what do you plan on doing with the card? (in regards to gaming, video editing etc)

Around $400, gaming, Photoshop, video editing. I also need it to last a few years through university, where I'll be using a lot more digital programs I haven't heard of yet. I know AMD and OpenCL are amazing on Vegas but that's the only real benefit I see for AMD aside from it being cheaper. 

[theKumba]

I toally like my GTX 780 but I still cant play Euro Truck Simulator 2 with Flash running in the background. Damnit. Besides of playing a boring game it totally depends on what you want to have. In the past Nvidia had the stronger cards but it looks like AMD is returning from the dead at least software whise. They have got an Geforce Experience equivalent which seems to work fine and with FreeSync they have interesting new technoligy like Nvidia's GSync. But what I think is that neither of these cards are perfect to play in 1440p.

[Midnight Robot]

AMD's driver support is fine, and if you are gaming at 1440P the 770 will be held back by the VRAM and if you were to get a 4GB 770 then you might as well get a 290

I might get a 290 actually. I'm unsure. 

[nuclear465]

I am no fanboy, i have used nvidia and amd before. I jump around between these two, i go with the one that is cheaper at the moment and offers similar performance to it's competitor.

[Midnight Robot]

I am no fanboy, i have used nvidia and amd before. I jump around between these two, i go with the one that is cheaper at the moment and offers similar performance to it's competitor.

Well if I stick with EVGA vs ASUS the prices are pretty damn close, but if I go outside of those brands the 280x is around $50-60 cheaper after tax.

[hoggydoggy]

I might get a 290 actually. I'm unsure. 

just take your budget, find a card which you can afford from AMD and nvidia look at the benchmarks of a few games for both cards then buy the higher performing one. Unless you are working in a small form factor build then you might want to consider a nvidia a little bit more.

[RainbowPee]

I seriously hate people who put, "AMD VS NVIDIA". What are you trying to do? Get all the fan boys to go to your post? Just give a brief explanation of what you want for your GPU in your title. 

[Midnight Robot]

I seriously hate people who put, "AMD VS NVIDIA". What are you trying to do? Get all the fan boys to go to your post? Just give a brief explanation of what you want for your GPU in your title. 

I was trying to simplify the question as much as possible, and it all came down to that. Don't be rude because I have a legitimate question.