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The 280x is significantly faster.

 

I've never owned an AMD GPU, so I can't really compare and contrast from experience.

 

Pretty much no difference to be honest. Gone are the days when AMD drivers were so bad you needed to mod them to get the working properly.

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Depends on what you want. 

280x: Higher TDP, more VRAM, faster memory bus, older architecture...

960: Low TDP, easy overclock to 1200-1300MHz, less VRAM, new architecture...

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And @zBxrbxri follow your topics!!

Fine you want the PSU tier list? Have the PSU tier list: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40-rev-103/

 

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I was wondering which is better for 10800— the 280x or 960

both are close enough to be considered equal really. some will say get the 280x because more vram, others will say go 960 for lower heat and nvidia features. both are great cards and you can't go wrong with either one. if you go with the 280x i'd recommend going with sapphire, their coolers are awesome. if you go with the 960 i'd recommend EVGA for their awesome warranty and customer service, as well as their step up program.

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280x hands down. 

 

Faster than the 960 and 1Gb more vram  ;)

4 GB 960 with an OC tho... 

Not trying to start a flame war, but the cards are REALLY close... 

Fine you want the PSU tier list? Have the PSU tier list: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40-rev-103/

 

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4 GB 960 with an OC tho... 

Not trying to start a flame war, but the cards are REALLY close... 

 

Ahem http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960,4038-4.html

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That 128-bit bus though...

That color compression though...

Seriously the 960 is fine with a 128bit bus thanks to other tech

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280X its basicly no brainer.

Its way better then the GTX960 in terms of performance.

 

And if you are going to wine about the GTX960 4GB,

They are so much more expensive then the 2GB version, that for that amount of money, you can also buy a R9-290.

Which blows it out of the water, its not even close.

 

GTX960 4GB is just a pointless card, that "to me" does not make any sense in the market.

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That was before we had solid drivers for the 960. now with an OC, marks are about the same. Or so close, you can't tell. 

 

That 128-bit bus though...

Its faster then using system memory, and the last 500Mb on the 970... 

Fine you want the PSU tier list? Have the PSU tier list: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40-rev-103/

 

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Ryzen 9 3900XT@4.5Ghz - Cryorig H7 Ultimate - 16GB Vengeance LPX 3000Mhz- MSI RTX 3080 Ti Ventus 3x OC - SanDisk Plus 480GB - Crucial MX500 500GB - Intel 660P 1TB SSD - (2x) WD Red 2TB - EVGA G3 650w - Corsair 760T

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4 GB 960 with an OC tho... 

Not trying to start a flame war, but the cards are REALLY close... 

 

The card only close to 280/285. 

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GTX960 4GB is totaly pointless.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202143

 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VBNT3X0/?tag=pcpapi-20

 

You can grab a Sapphire 290 TriX OC for arround the same price, in terms of performance its not even close.

The 290 eats the 960 for breakfast.

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That was before we had solid drivers for the 960. now with an OC, marks are about the same. Or so close, you can't tell. 

 

Its faster then using system memory, and the last 500Mb on the 970... 

 

Have solid driver, have OC, still can't beat the 280x. 

 

You have to remember, one can OC the 280x easily. 

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That 128-bit bus though...

 

Maxwell uses a color compression technology that allowed Nvidia to double the number of ROPs per memory partition compared to Kepler, which allows it to use it's memory much more efficiently than it's low on-paper bandwidth suggests. A 128-bit bus on the GTX 960 matters less than it would have on older cards. And besides, the benchmarks already take that into account.

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