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Technically the lower end goes to AMD anyway if you look for second hand, you could find a used 7970 for the price of a new 750 Ti.

And I am pretty sure someone on the forum found a used 780 Ti for ~$180 but you know what? That's pretty much irrelevant here. You can do your own scrapyard wars advice for used GPUs comparison if you want to.

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Great information you compiled here.

 

I hope people actually realise AMD is a better purchase ATM at most price points.

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Great information you compiled here.

I hope people actually realise AMD is a better purchase ATM at most price points.

be careful with those words. Something like that has started wars before. FANBOYS WARS. The worst wars.

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be careful with those words. Something like that has started wars before. FANBOYS WARS. The worst wars.

Well I'm not a fanboy, I bought a high end Nvidia GPU for my latest build. I just acknowledge the fact that AMD is the best purchase for most price points around the mid-range right now. If people want to start fanboy wars over that, it just demeans their own character.

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Well I'm not a fanboy, I bought a high end Nvidia GPU for my latest build. I just acknowledge the fact that AMD is the best purchase for most price points around the mid-range right now. If people want to start fanboy wars over that, it just demeans their own character.

When did I call you a fanboy?

Leme rephrase: where did I call you a fanboy?

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When did I call you a fanboy?

Leme rephrase: where did I call you a fanboy?

I never claimed that you called me a fanboy. I apologise if you misunderstood but my intention was only to emphasise the fact that I don't side with any brand beyond reason to any outside viewer.

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And I am pretty sure someone on the forum found a used 780 Ti for ~$180 but you know what? That's pretty much irrelevant here. You can do your own scrapyard wars advice for used GPUs comparison if you want to.

Edit: also put the picture(s) in a spoiler, PLEASE.

And it was never mentioned here anyway.

And now with 300 series out, the 200 series are pretty cheap right now. 

And to answer the used things, yes you can can something cheaper that performs better than new but that depends on location and luck. 

Plus this guide would be useless anyway if it wasn't updated lately........

But hey, if you found a cheap GPU that performs well, good for you. 

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Any 950 data to be added?

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Any 950 data to be added?

I guess I will add that in when I get to my PC, typing on an iPad is a pain, but then I will start work on redoing it more scientifically, ie getting performance numbers, but turning that into performance/dollar, rather than just, 'this one is better in this price range'. I want to be more specific.

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I never claimed that you called me a fanboy. I apologise if you misunderstood but my intention was only to emphasise the fact that I don't side with any brand beyond reason to any outside viewer.

Sry, I thought you thought I called you a fanboy xD. This whole argument just got pointless. Sry for starting it.

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I guess I will add that in when I get to my PC, typing on an iPad is a pain, but then I will start work on redoing it more scientifically, ie getting performance numbers, but turning that into performance/dollar, rather than just, 'this one is better in this price range'. I want to be more specific.

So you liked my suggestions or did you have that idea before? :D

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So you liked my suggestions or did you have that idea before? :D

I like your suggestions :P

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Nvidia - GTX 970 AMD - R9 390

AMD wins again... SURPRISE! This one is much closer though. The R9 390 beats the GTX 970 by just a few FPS in every game except The WItcher 3, and this gap stays roughly the same when overclocking. The R9 380 has over double the VRAM, at 8GB VS the GTX 970's 3.5GB effective memory (it has 4GB, of which only 3.5GB is fast enough to be useful). This means that the R9 390 is a MUCH better choice if you are using high detail texture packs at 1440p/4K.

 

you have a typo here: The R9 380 has over double the VRAM

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Right now we're where we have been. Amd offers better price to performance at almost every level but nvidia has the best performing flagship gpu (unless you count 4k).

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Update with the 950 beating the 370 please. Since we're doing current series cards only.

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The R9 295x2 should be replace with the Powercolor R9 390X2... I dunno if said card is in sale yet, but is has been announced.

In 2 months time, the R9 Fury X2 should launch, which will just take a massive dump on whatever Nvidia has to offer....

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The R9 295x2 should be replace with the Powercolor R9 390X2... I dunno if said card is in sale yet, but is has been announced.

In 2 months time, the R9 Fury X2 should launch, which will just take a massive dump on whatever Nvidia has to offer....

Fury X2 hyper train :D

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This thread took a long time to write, and with new GPU releases it will be updated. I am putting it in my signature as reference, and if any of you would do the same I would be honoured. Please point out any mistakes/areas I missed, and give me feedback on what you thought of the thread. Thanks for reading!

nice and useful guide ;)

 

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I will add the Fury in if I can find any price online.

missing gtx 950?

but good overview :)

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How come 970 is said to achieve ~100FPS in Battlefield4 on Ultra, if mine maxes it over 144fps?? Do you guys think the benchmark results mentioned in this post could have been affected by the cpu?

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How come 970 is said to achieve ~100FPS in Battlefield4 on Ultra, if mine maxes it over 144fps?? Do you guys think the benchmark results mentioned in this post could have been affected by the cpu?

Is yours stock? This was not OC. Also, he used a 5820K, so that shouldn't bottleneck.

 

 

missing gtx 950?

but good overview :)

Sorry, I made this a while ago and haven't got around to updating it yet. I will likely make a whole new thread, including stuff on DX12, etc.

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Yes, I was maxing out my 144 fps on stock NVIDIA GTX 970 GIGABYTE WINDFORCE 3X (not G1 gaming) at ultra, with about 4xMSAA as far as I remember and PPAA turned on as well. Certainly there were some drops to 120 -130 fps but those were occasional. I will run tests again soon and reply here

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Yes, I was maxing out my 144 fps on stock NVIDIA GTX 970 GIGABYTE WINDFORCE 3X (not G1 gaming) at ultra, with about 4xMSAA as far as I remember and PPAA turned on as well. Certainly there were some drops to 120 -130 fps but those were occasional. I will run tests again soon and reply here

What resolution monitor?

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Yes, I was maxing out my 144 fps on stock NVIDIA GTX 970 GIGABYTE WINDFORCE 3X (not G1 gaming) at ultra, with about 4xMSAA as far as I remember and PPAA turned on as well. Certainly there were some drops to 120 -130 fps but those were occasional. I will run tests again soon and reply here

Be sure to record it.

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Yes, I was maxing out my 144 fps on stock NVIDIA GTX 970 GIGABYTE WINDFORCE 3X (not G1 gaming) at ultra, with about 4xMSAA as far as I remember and PPAA turned on as well. Certainly there were some drops to 120 -130 fps but those were occasional. I will run tests again soon and reply here

I had a 970, I never got anywhere near 144fps on ultra. It was more like high 80s with 4x msaa. This was with a 4790k.

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