R9 390 vs. GTX 970

[Mirrosmith]

Which one of these di you guys recommend

http://m.ncix.com/products/sku/102345/1563

http://m.ncix.com/products/sku/114528

Thankful for fast response.

[Nezq]

How much watt does you PSU have?

 

So sometimes the R9 390 is better ( but not far away from the performance of the 970) and in some games the 970 is better and unfortunately cheaper.

 

 

In terms of apperance I would choose the R9 390- Just looks awesome :wub:  .

 

 

 

So I would go with a GTX 970.     

[Ghostay]

Which one of these di you guys recommend

http://m.ncix.com/products/sku/102345/1563

http://m.ncix.com/products/sku/114528

Thankful for fast response.

I always reccomend a R9 390, the added Vram just sells it, and it performs very similar to the GTX 970 without all the bells and whistles that the Nvidia card has, but if you prefer the added options then a GTX might be better.

[Ghostay]

Which one of these di you guys recommend

http://m.ncix.com/products/sku/102345/1563

http://m.ncix.com/products/sku/114528

Thankful for fast response.

[ThinkWithPortals]

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R9 390. The 970 and it are roughly equal at 1080p (the R9 390 just pulls ahead), but the R9 390 is far better at higher resolutions. The 8GB of VRAM is far more capacious than the 970's 4GB (or 3.5GB, depending on how you look at it). The R9 390 does use more power and emit more heat than a 970 on average, but it's really negligible and the heat output and power usage is negligible (the 390 can run on a decent 550W PSU)

 

TL:DR R9 390.

[Mirrosmith]

How much watt does you PSU have?

 

So sometimes the R9 390 is better ( but not far away from the performance of the 970) and in some games the 970 is better and unfortunately cheaper.

 

 

In terms of apperance I would choose the R9 390- Just looks awesome :wub:  .

 

 

 

So I would go with a GTX 970.

I'm going with a 750 watt psu so i think it should be safe

[don_svetlio]

R9 390 - more than double the usable VRAM, about 5% faster in games and supports A-sync compute fully giving it a nice boost in DX12

[UnEarthly]

if you need cuda, go with the 970.

 

if not, get the 390

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

but personally i like nvidia cards better

[Mirrosmith]

I always reccomend a R9 390, the added Vram just sells it, and it performs very similar to the GTX 970 without all the bells and whistles that the Nvidia card has, but if you prefer the added options then a GTX might be better.

I do not really think I'll need these options, at least if they don't bring any differences in overclocking

[Mirrosmith]

R9 390. The 970 and it are roughly equal at 1080p (the R9 390 just pulls ahead), but the R9 390 is far better at higher resolutions. The 8GB of VRAM is far more capacious than the 970's 4GB (or 3.5GB, depending on how you look at it). The R9 390 does use more power and emit more heat than a 970 on average, but it's really negligible and the heat output and power usage is negligible (the 390 can run on a decent 550W PSU)

 

TL:DR R9 390.

the psu is not a problem since I'm going with a 750 watt 

[ThinkWithPortals]

the psu is not a problem since I'm going with a 750 watt 

That's fine. The R9 390 will be better for you, unless you really want some NVIDIA features.

[Mirrosmith]

R9 390 - more than double the usable VRAM, about 5% faster in games and supports A-sync compute fully giving it a nice boost in DX12

The V-ram is probably the biggest upside with the R9 390

[Mirrosmith]

if you need cuda, go with the 970.

 

if not, get the 390

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

but personally i like nvidia cards better

I do not think I will need cuda at all

[don_svetlio]

The V-ram is probably the biggest upside with the R9 390

VRAM is no joke - why do you think the 280X is so much better compared to the 2GB 770? Nvidia cards are ALWAYS memory-starved, except for the TItan cards.

[Mirrosmith]

VRAM is no joke - why do you think the 280X is so much better compared to the 2GB 770? Nvidia cards are ALWAYS memory-starved, except for the TItan cards.

true, thanks for the good response btw

[don_svetlio]

true, thanks for the good response btw

No problem. If you want to know anything else feel free to ask me

[alphaproject]

AT 1080p 970..... It's a beast at 1080p. If higher, probably 390. My buddy has the 970 PNY, which is bone stock, even lower than my Zotac stock and he says he gets really good FPS in his games with the 144hz monitor. Usually always above 60 fps.

[Humbug]

390 for any resolution IMO.

 

And with 2016 Vulkan / DX12 games the gap between 390 and 970 is expected to get slightly wider.