970 or 980

[PCTechNoob]

I'm so confused. I have had a lot of people say that the gtx 970 is a better choice over the gtx 980, however all the big youtubers, streamers and gamers seem have either 1 or 2 gtx 980s. This makes me think that it is a good choice. The only comparison videos I could fine were from a while ago so I was wondering if someone could help me here. Is the gtx 980 worth buying? (I know the r9 390 is better than the gtx 970 but I'm keeping it all nvidia for simplicity)

[Br3tt96]

980 is better.

[Rolling Potatoe]

980 is better obviosly,

but the 970 has way better price/performance

 

The youtubers you mean probably got the 980 when it was the highest end consumer card (since they need pc parts for their job)

[byalexandr]

I would get a 390X. $50 more than a 970 for 5-10% less performance than a GTX 980.

[Sauron]

Both of them make no sense since an r9 390 has better price to performance than a 970, an r9 390x performs the same as the 980 for 100$ less, and the r9 fury performs considerably better than a 980 for the same price.

[AresKrieger]

The 980 is better and the 970 still is price wise a better deal

Both of them make no sense since an r9 390 has better price to performance than a 970, an r9 390x performs the same as the 980 for 100$ less, and the r9 fury performs considerably better than a 980 for the same price.

The fury is 550 the 980 is 475 the price changed

[don_svetlio]

390X - cheaper than a 980 and only slightly behind it or 390 which is better than a 970 and usually slightly cheaper

[PineappleHolidays]

R9 390 or fury

 

Also youtubers aren't good references,

they get free pc's and gear just to promote it

[SeanAngelo]

I'm so confused. I have had a lot of people say that the gtx 970 is a better choice over the gtx 980, however all the big youtubers, streamers and gamers seem have either 1 or 2 gtx 980s. This makes me think that it is a good choice. The only comparison videos I could fine were from a while ago so I was wondering if someone could help me here. Is the gtx 980 worth buying? (I know the r9 390 is better than the gtx 970 but I'm keeping it all nvidia for simplicity)

nine eighty > nine seventy

[Skander1345]

The 980 ti is actually better price/performance than the 980.

The 970 is better price/performance than the 980.

[GUNNEZZ]

Depends whether you want to dominate 1080p gaming, then a 970 will do but if you want to start off with some 4K thn a 980 will be better than the 970.

Hope this helps!