What Graphics Card Again!

[Pokemoneuro]

Hi there! This is a repeat on my other question http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/389086-what-graphics-card/ but I was surfing around and I found  http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html and there it says that the GTX 970 is the 7th in the list of best graphics cards under the my €300,- budget! On the other question I got answers I have to buy a Radeon R9 290 but that GPU is the 15th on the list! I'm confused right now. IF the GTX 970 is on the 7th place and the R9 290 is on the 15th place WHY is the R9 290 better?!?!? Also, those prices are about the same price in euro's as in dollars. (so 300 dollar means like 300 euro) Can someone please answer this question?

 

 

[alexhelvetica]

Hi there! This is a repeat on my other question http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/389086-what-graphics-card/ but I was surfing around and I found  http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html and there it says that the GTX 970 is the 7th in the list of best graphics cards under the my €300,- budget! On the other question I got answers I have to buy a Radeon R9 290 but that GPU is the 15th on the list! I'm confused right now. IF the GTX 970 is on the 7th place and the R9 290 is on the 15th place WHY is the R9 290 better?!?!? Also, those prices are about the same price in euro's as in dollars. (so 300 dollar means like 300 euro) Can someone please answer this question?

The 290 is a better card.

That list is probably used nvidia biased programs!

Get the 290!!!!

 

 

 

EDIT - I originally thought this was about price, I fixed that! 

[GM_Peka]

Because that list isn't a game, it's synthetic and it's biased towards Nvidia.

 

The numbers are generate from a program called Performance Test.

[Senzelian]

The 290 is a better card.

That list is probably used nvidia biased programs!

Get the 290!!!!

 

 

 

EDIT - I originally thought this was about price, I fixed that! 

The R9 290 is definitly not a better card than the GTX 970.

The R9 390 might be better, but not the older 290. And even the 390 is not a clear winner. It might have more VRAM, but the pure performance is pretty much on par with the 970.

So I would get a R9 390, but not a 290.

[Pokemoneuro]

The R9 290 is definitly not a better card than the GTX 970.

The R9 390 might be better, but not the older 290. And even the 390 is not a clear winner. It might have more VRAM, but the pure performance is pretty much on par with the 970.

So I would get a R9 390, but not a 290.

Yeah, but the 390 is over my €300,- budget. Also I don't like the discussion between NVIDIA fanboys and AMD fanboys, I just want the clear FACTS, because only then I can choose. Not if NVIDIA or AMD fanboys go in and choose their favorite company because it is their favorite.

[Senzelian]

Yeah, but the 390 is over my €300,- budget.

Then go and get a GTX 970.

Btw.: Where do you live? I'm able to find the R9 390 for 309,- €. It's still over your budget, but really not by much.

[Pokemoneuro]

Then go and get a GTX 970.

Btw.: Where do you live? I'm able to find the R9 390 for 309,- €. It's still over your budget, but really not by much.

I live in The Netherlands. Yeah I know about the €309,- but that is only €9,- over. I mean I don't want like €50,- over budget.

[DannyRyu]

R9 390 is better if you're okay with more heat and power-draw benchmarks show that.

[SeanAngelo]

Then go and get a GTX 970.

Btw.: Where do you live? I'm able to find the R9 390 for 309,- €. It's still over your budget, but really not by much.

 

 

I live in The Netherlands. Yeah I know about the €309,- but that is only €9,- over. I mean I don't want like €50,- over budget.

 

Just get a GTX 970 and be happy.

 

or get a R9 390 as 9 Euros isnt that much...

[Pokemoneuro]

R9 390 is better if you're okay with more heat and power-draw benchmarks show that.

Yeah I only got a 500 W power supply and my pc is not the coolest if you know what I mean.

 

My specs are:

 

- Motherboard: Gigabyte H77-D3H

- Processor: Intel Core i5 3570 @ 3400 MHz (max: 3800)

- RAM: 8192 MB DDR3-SDRAM

- Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 

- Hard Drive 1: Seagate ST2000DM001-1ER164 ATA Device (2000GB)

- Hard Drive 2: TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 ATA Device (1000GB)

- DVD-Rom Station: Toshiba-Samsung CDDVDW SH-224BB

- Monitor 1: Iiyama PL2481H - 23 inches

- Monitor 2: Dell Computer DELL 1703FP - 17 inches

- Networkcard: Attansic (Now owned by Atheros) AR8161 Gigabit Ethernet

- OS: Windows 10 Education