GTX 960 4GB or R9 380 4GB

[musaka132]

ENGLISH IS NOT MY MOTHER LANGUAGE SO...

 

I need to know which one should i get 

I'm going to play games at 1080p

My budget is 200-250 dollars and the graphics card must have 4gb VRAM

and this is the PC I'm planning to get:

ASROCK H97 PRO4
INTEL CORE i5-4460
GEIL 8GB DDR III 1600 ENHANCE VELOCE
WD 1000GB 64MB SATA III Blue
COOLER MASTER SILENCIO 650 PURE
FORTRON RAIDER 550 SILVER

 

Thanks in advance   

[ADZ_123_!"£]

I would go with the 380.

[Dabasepc]

MSI R9 380 GAMING 4G 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127878

[musaka132]

Could you tell me why you chose the R9 380 over the GTX 960.

I mean what makes it better than the 960. 

I heard from somewhere that the GTX 960 with 4GB isn't worth it

[Guest MinimalEffort]

Just built a rig with a 4460 and a 4GB 380. GTA V gets 60-70 fps, Ultra, 1080p, FXAA, no reflection MSAA, and no Advanced Graphics options turned on. BF4 gets 50 fps, Ultra, 1080p, 4XMSAA. Yep, the 380 is a beast.

[musaka132]

In my country - Bulgaria there is only one R9 380 with 4GB - SAPPHIRE 4096M NITRO R9 380 4GB 

Is it worth it

[PineappleHolidays]

Could you tell me why you chose the R9 380 over the GTX 960.

I mean what makes it better than the 960. 

I heard from somewhere that the GTX 960 with 4GB isn't worth it

The 380 performs better

[PineappleHolidays]

In my country - Bulgaria there is only one R9 380 with 4GB - SAPPHIRE 4096M NITRO R9 380 4GB 

Is it worth it

Yes

[KemoKa]

Could you tell me why you chose the R9 380 over the GTX 960.

I mean what makes it better than the 960. 

I heard from somewhere that the GTX 960 with 4GB isn't worth it

Apart from the 380 destroying the 960 in every single category except for power consumption and thermal output?

The 960 does not have enough horsepower to even take advantage of that much VRAM in the first place. It's pointless. The 380 absolutely crushes the 960, it's not even a fair competition.

[musaka132]

And what about the heat, noise and power consumption

My PSU is 550W is it enough

[ADZ_123_!"£]

Could you tell me why you chose the R9 380 over the GTX 960.

I mean what makes it better than the 960. 

I heard from somewhere that the GTX 960 with 4GB isn't worth it

The 380 has better performance

 

And what about the heat, noise and power consumption

My PSU is 550W is it enough

It's a large enough psu.

[ZetZet]

Apart from the 380 destroying the 960 in every single category except for power consumption and thermal output?

The 960 does not have enough horsepower to even take advantage of that much VRAM in the first place. It's pointless. The 380 absolutely crushes the 960, it's not even a fair competition.

well it doesn't destroy it. it beats it. a little. in hot climates or htpc builds 960 makes much more sense. In normal use 380 is better.

[Prysin]

380 is also rather "frugal" in its power consumption compared to other AMD cards thanks to the Tonga GPU being rather efficient for an AMD product.

[ZetZet]

380 is also rather "frugal" in its power consumption compared to other AMD cards thanks to the Tonga GPU being rather efficient for an AMD product.

still doubles 960 in power consumption (yes, doubles).

[musaka132]

Is it good to get one 120 or 140mm fan to keep thing cool in the case

considering that the 380 has more heat output

and what about the games optimised for NVIDIA cards like The Witcher 3 ot GTA V

how the 380 is going to perform in these games

[Nena Trinity]

380 all the way!

[Prysin]

still doubles 960 in power consumption (yes, doubles).

close, but not quite... its more like 50-75% more in actual load. Furmark doesnt count as "actual power draw"

[ZetZet]

close, but not quite... its more like 50-75% more in actual load. Furmark doesnt count as "actual power draw"

kay  :lol:

[Prysin]

Is it good to get one 120 or 140mm fan to keep thing cool in the case

considering that the 380 has more heat output

and what about the games optimised for NVIDIA cards like The Witcher 3 ot GTA V

how the 380 is going to perform in these games

 

 

For "Gameworks" titles. Just open Catalyst Control Centre, under 3D settings select your game, or just globally set tesselation to MAX x16.... yes the 380 is actualyl REALLY good at tesselation, but tesselation still kills AMD performance. Reduce it, and you still get good visuals, but you retain good performance. That and leave shit like Blur and Motion blur off.

 

For The Witcher 3, leave AA off, or force it to max x4 in CCC. TW3 has AA set to about x8 by default, but you only get a on/off button ingame. So it is either high, or not at all.

 

 

140mm Noctua NF-A14 PWM is the best option. They are quiet, move a lot of air, looks terrible and costs a bit more then other fans. But their quality is second to none.

[Prysin]

kay  :lol:

If furmark was "actual load" then my 295x2 would pull 693w under "load".... which is like WAY WAY WAY outside its 550w TDP...

 

The TDP is generally around where the cards power draw will be. Add 50% to TDP and you got "worst case" scenarios even for Nvidia cards when playing games like Crysis 3 and the likes.

[musaka132]

Is it going to consume that much power in games not benchmarks 

I mean I wont spend my time running benchmarks

just gonna play games

[david cassar]

Apart from the 380 destroying the 960 in every single category except for power consumption and thermal output?

The 960 does not have enough horsepower to even take advantage of that much VRAM in the first place. It's pointless. The 380 absolutely crushes the 960, it's not even a fair competition.

I wouldn't say crushes, but it's definitely faster.

[Prysin]

Is it going to consume that much power in games not benchmarks 

I mean I wont spend my time running benchmarks

just gonna play games

Possibly. it depends on the workload. Just like an athlete may not sweat a lot even when he or she is running fast. But strap a 50 pound backpack on them and theyll sweat plenty.

Same goes for GPUs, depending on how demanding the load is, and perhaps its only super demanding for 20 seconds then relatively high demand for the rest, and it will not use that much power. But playing games at settings WAY over the GPUs capabilities (like The Witcher 3 on ALL ultra or maxed settings) and it will use a lot of power, but so will the GTX 960 too. Less power, but still A LOT.

[misthosg]

Possibly. it depends on the workload. Just like an athlete may not sweat a lot even when he or she is running fast. But strap a 50 pound backpack on them and theyll sweat plenty.

Same goes for GPUs, depending on how demanding the load is, and perhaps its only super demanding for 20 seconds then relatively high demand for the rest, and it will not use that much power. But playing games at settings WAY over the GPUs capabilities (like The Witcher 3 on ALL ultra or maxed settings) and it will use a lot of power, but so will the GTX 960 too. Less power, but still A LOT.

https://youtu.be/NTpNZEW31G0?t=291

[Nena Trinity]

and

960 lose but use less power so up to you!