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R9 280 vs gtx 960

Adnan Nasif

so gys i want to buy a gpu which one is better. i always compare it on gpuboss but i want to know on the user performance

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It depends, Right now they are pretty much equal at 1080p, But games will start to use more Vram as time goes by so the 280 would be a more secure option from my point of view becouse of the extra 1gb of Vram.
 

The only thing you can somewhat reliably do on GPU/CPUboss is to check the specs.

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The 280x is much better, and please for the love of god stop using GPUboss for comparing stuff and for that matter CPUBoss as well.

^This

GPUboss is a terrible website that rates GPUs based on statistics that don't even matter.

280 and the 280X are significantly higher-performance than the 960, pulling ahead in Bioshock Infinite by a considerable amount (this is an Nvidia-optimized game)

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New 960 4GB VRAM cards are on the way, don't know pricing though.
I'd still lean towards the the 280 though, dirt cheap these days and a great card.

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3.5GB on a GTX 960, makes no sense.

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3.5GB on a GTX 960, makes no sense.

 

Hahaha, yeah good point ;)

I would still love to know pricing because it seems like a great card.

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so gys i want to buy a gpu which one is better. i always compare it on gpuboss but i want to know on the user performance

 

Flip a coin. No one will agree on one so you will have to make the choice yourself :(

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Remember when the R9 280 was the HD 7950? Pepperidge Farm remembers.  

Running two AMD Cards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCwn1NTK-50

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