SLI 960'S OR SINGLE 970?

[Azade12]

So, i already have a gtx 960 and now im debating to get one more 960 or one 970. Any suggestions?

[Arwanell]

single 390

[don_svetlio]

R9 390

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

R9 390

Didn't people say that the 300x series is a rebrand of 200x series?

so the 290x is exactly the same as 390x, just a bit overclocked?

[don_svetlio]

Didn't people say that the 300x series is a rebrand of 200x series?

so the 290x is exactly the same as 390x, just a bit overclocked?

Nope - the entire power-delivery was redesigned resulting in lower power draw, the memory used is also different and achieves MUCH higher clocks than the memory on the 290/290X as well as having double of it. 1200Mhz for a 290 was good whereas for a 390 that's the average OC

[Alurit]

Didn't people say that the 300x series is a rebrand of 200x series?

so the 290x is exactly the same as 390x, just a bit overclocked?

it's not that simple, but kinda, different power delivery, higher clockspeed and we saw improvements in drivers so the 390 came to be an close equivalent card to a 970, but with more than double the vram

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

Nope - the entire power-delivery was redesigned resulting in lower power draw, the memory used is also different and achieves MUCH higher clocks than the memory on the 290/290X as well as having double of it. 1200Mhz for a 290 was good whereas for a 390 that's the average OC

 

 

it's not that simple, but kinda, different power delivery, higher clockspeed and we saw improvements in drivers so the 390 came to be an close equivalent card to a 970, but with more than double the vram

 

 

So now the 390x is = gtx 980? 

and Fury X is approx 980ti?

 

What about Fury normal

and R9 Nano? 

 

Where are they in comparison? I'm kind of lost here.

 

Because as far as stuff show, 980ti beats furyx by a considerable margin, in every test, even though pricing is the same.

[don_svetlio]

So now the 390x is = gtx 980? 

and Fury X is approx 980ti?

 

What about Fury normal

and R9 Nano? 

 

Where are they in comparison? I'm kind of lost here.

 

Because as far as stuff show, 980ti beats furyx by a considerable margin, in every test, even though pricing is the same.

Aftermarket 980 Ti > Fury X > Reference 980 Ti > Fury > R9 Nano > 980=> 390X > 390=> 970 > 380X > 380 > 960 > 370X=>950 > 370 > 750 Ti > 360

[FixedDevice]

Aftermarket 980 Ti > Fury X > Reference 980 Ti > Fury > R9 Nano > 980=> 390X > 390=> 970 > 380X > 380 > 960 > 370X=>950 > 370 > 750 Ti > 360

 

Bamo son.

[anthonyc813]

Didn't people say that the 300x series is a rebrand of 200x series?

so the 290x is exactly the same as 390x, just a bit overclocked?

yeah they all started saying that bullshit earlier this year and over the summer.... kinda turned off a few people, like myself.

 

THEN the cards came out and the reviews are great.  you rarely see a negative comment like this on buyer remarks any more. 

[PrimeSonic]

Red vs Green team aside, there is good wisdom in always choosing to start with a single, more powerful graphics card, rather than starting with two less powerful cards in SLI/Crossfire.

SLI/Crossfire is best left as something you upgrade into (unless you're already at the highest end of the spectrum and can't really go any higher, like two 980 Ti's for example).

 

At least that's the conventional wisdom. So whatever you choose to go with, try to get the best single card you can within your budget.