970 vs 390

[theereal]

So my buddy is upgrading his CPU and GPU, hes going to be playing at 1080p for the time being but MIGHT upgrade to a 1440p monitor in the near future. He is trying to decide between the 390 and the 970, (im leaning towards the 390), the card is going to be paired with an i5 4460, what do you guys think?

[gt403cyl]

I would say go for the 390, more card for the same price.

[byalexandr]

390

[Atmos]

390 no doubt. Better performance, far far more vram for 1440p, and same price. Shouldn't be a debate :3

[LNW]

Check out Jayztwocents

he did about the 390..He states that he can no longer recommend a 970. 390 just performs better for the price.

[RyGuy99]

Check out Jayztwocents

he did about the 390..He states that he can no longer recommend a 970. 390 just performs better for the price.

Don't rely on his video when he chose a weak 1442 mhz 970 against a better overclocked 390.

Anyways for 1440p go for the 390. 1080p go for the 970. They are priced the same for the most part so your getting just as good of a value either way. Take a look at software offering of both sides, heat output, power usage and card size for the best card for you.

[Blake mcBlake]

Game ready drivers, game works, gsync, Nvidia shield. There's a number of reasons to chose a 970 over a 390.

[LNW]

Don't rely on his video when he chose a weak 1442 mhz 970 against a better overclocked 390.

Anyways for 1440p go for the 390. 1080p go for the 970. They are priced the same for the most part so your getting just as good of a value either way. Take a look at software offering of both sides, heat output, power usage and card size for the best card for you.

How do you figure that the 970 ssc is a weak card? 1442 isn't really a low clock speed, and besides that, the performance differences aren't much between the ssc, and the other brands of the card. It's honestly a fair comparison.

[RyGuy99]

How do you figure that the 970 ssc is a weak card? 1442 isn't really a low clock speed, and besides that, the performance differences aren't much between the ssc, and the other brands of the card. It's honestly a fair comparison.

EVGA 970s have power delivery problems which also makes it harder to sustain a good overclock. And considering most other cards reach between 1500-1550 mhz it's not a really good comparison. Other benchmarks also tell a different story...http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/powercolor_pcs_r9_390_8gb/9.htm

http://www.techpowerup.com/mobile/reviews/AMD/R9_Fury_X/31.html

[LNW]

EVGA 970s have power delivery problems which also makes it harder to sustain a good overclock. And considering most other cards reach between 1500-1550 mhz it's not a really good comparison. Other benchmarks also tell a different story...http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/powercolor_pcs_r9_390_8gb/9.htm

http://www.techpowerup.com/mobile/reviews/AMD/R9_Fury_X/31.html

I feel that this is necessary here.

[RyGuy99]

I feel that this is necessary here.

So this is you?

[LNW]

So that's you.

Nope..this is though.

[gilang01]

Jays' overclock is... ,minimal. mine is stable at 1554, beats the 980 at stock. 

[RyGuy99]

Nope..this is though.

I can hear the troll song from your house.

[LNW]

Good. (: Have a nice night.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

Whichever is cheaper I guess. Overclocking comes with luck. So whichever card you pick, you will either end up with a good, bad or average overclocker.