380 or 280x

[15Evan15]

choices:

xfx double dissipation 280x 3gb $212

msi r9 380 4gb $209

[Aytex]

290??

 

spend a little for more preformance?

 

if not then just get le 280x

[Morgan MLGman]

290??

He can only get the reference style cooler 290 for this price. It's 199$. I doubt he wants that

[App4that]

Does it have to be those brands? Not the best examples of each.

[Aytex]

Does it have to be those brands? Not the best examples of each.

msi is gr8 for amd, definetly better than gigabyte and asus, and not too far from sapphire

[AlTech]

choices:

xfx double dissipation 280x 3gb $212

msi r9 380 4gb $209

380 4GB. Make sure it's the Twin Frozr V cooler.

[AresKrieger]

290??

 

spend a little for more preformance?

 

if not then just get le 280x

I thought the 380 was a upgraded 280x???

 

Oh 285 not 280x my bad

Edited December 1, 2015 by AresKrieger

[RyanMacRocks]

280x will win by a few FPS, but you will lose 1 GB of RAM.

[App4that]

msi is gr8 for amd, definetly better than gigabyte and asus, and not too far from sapphire

Agreed, but the 280x would be better than the 380. So if they can get the 280x in Sapphire or MSI flavor that would be my advice. Between those two anyway.

[Aytex]

I thought the 380 was a upgraded 280x???

it has like 2-9% more preformance, also lower power consumption

[AresKrieger]

it has like 2-9% more preformance, also lower power consumption

Yeah my bad it's a upgraded 285 not 280x

[App4that]

it has like 2-9% more preformance, also lower power consumption

The 380 is a 285

[seabass9990]

380 will be supported longer

[Aytex]

The 380 is a 285

i never said it wasn't i was compareing the % increase for the 280x and 380

[Najuno]

I´d go for the R9 380. 4GB VRAM and a more modern chip. The 7970 was a good GPU but it is a bit out dated.

[App4that]

i never said it wasn't i was compareing the % increase for the 280x and 380

The 280x is stronger. Sorry it's in German. German reasons.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GLpq6ozTCFY