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t3chie
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Hey guys,

I'm having trouble choosing what card I should get for my build. 

It's either the GTX 770 or the 7970. 

I'm mainly going to be gaming but I want a card that could work well with Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and After Effects all from Adobe. 

So, what card should I get? I know Nvidia is good for gaming and stuff but I still want a card that could perform well in the new Adobe programs. I just want a card that I know will still do good in the future with the newer software that come out. 

Thanks! Looking forward to some replies.

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If you're doing a lot of work with Adobe, go for the 770, if not, the 7970 should be fine.

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If you're doing a lot of work with Adobe, go for the 7970, if not, the 770 should be fine.

 

Is that not the other way around ?

 

If you work in the Adobe CS6 line then nVidia GPU's are better for the fact that they can bring Cuda enhancements.

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I think Adobe utilizes Cuda which is nvidia, OpenCL would be amd I believe

Adobe is starting to use OpenCL but it isn't as integrated as Cuda

Sorry, I was wrong.

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Is that not the other way around ?

 

If you work in the Adobe CS6 line then nVidia GPU's are better for the fact that they can bring Cuda enhancements.

Yeah, got them mixed up.

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i would of gone for 770 it has a little bit more horsepower and looks super-sexy 

 

also has shadow play, gpu boost 2.0 and other new tech stuff

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If you're heavy on Premiere/After Effects, get the 770 for the cuda acceleration.

If you're lighter on the two (or at least for now), get the 7970 on sale for about $350 and it will perform neck to neck with the 770.

 

Adobe is adopting OpenCL which may put the 7970 on a level playing field with the 770 with premiere/AE. Photoshop uses OpenCL so either cards would work there. 

 

Simply put--If gaming is the primary goal and Premiere/AE is not as important right now, get the 7970. Otherwise, get the 770.

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