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Ive been reading up on graphics cards and other pieces of computer hardware recently, and im not sure whether i should go for an NVIDIA or AMD graphics card. Obviously im looking for whatever one performs better in gaming. Any help/guidance on which brand and model to get would be appreciated.

Thanks!

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Ive been reading up on graphics cards and other pieces of computer hardware recently, and im not sure whether i should go for an NVIDIA or AMD graphics card. Obviously im looking for whatever one performs better in gaming. Any help/guidance on which brand and model to get would be appreciated.

Thanks!

What kind of budget do you have?

There are different recommendations for 200 dollars compared to 500..

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Ive been reading up on graphics cards and other pieces of computer hardware recently, and im not sure whether i should go for an NVIDIA or AMD graphics card. Obviously im looking for whatever one performs better in gaming. Any help/guidance on which brand and model to get would be appreciated.

Thanks!

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I have a budget of about $350-$400

What's your current specs?

With $400 a GTX 970 or r9 390 makes sense.

 

 

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What's your current specs?

With $400 a GTX 970 or r9 390 makes sense.

Im new to this site sorry :/

 

 

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In that price range there are 2 cards that i can recommend:

 

Nvidia Geforce GTX 970 or Radeon R9 390

 

They both perform the same at 1080p and higher resolutions really.

However the 390 has 8GB of Vram vs the 3.5GB of usable Vram on the 970 which might help "future proof" it.

If you purchase an Nvidia card now however, you will get a free digital voucher for Metal Gear Solid V Phantom Pain.

 

So its really up to you, at the moment they perform pretty much the same but the 970 might bump into some issues in the future due to only having 3.5GB of usable Vram.

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