Should I get AMD or NVIDIA

[Carl DaBeast]

The title might be a little bit misleading. I'm not asking which one is better as I know that most of the performance is in the hands of the sellers like MSI, EVGA, Gigabyte, etc. My question is which one is preferable for gaming? I heard on an episode of WAN show that AMD cards run better for certain games than NVIDIA and vice versa due to software/hardware (not sure which it is) such as OpenCL / OpenGL for AMD and NVIDIA G-Sync. So is it better to get one and either wait for an update to support the other better or hope that the game supports the first card better? Also do you guys have a recommended card at $200 ±30?

[tbroadwater2010]

HEADS DOWN. Incoming fanboy comments!

[Carl DaBeast]

Just now, tbroadwater2010 said:

HEADS DOWN. Incoming fanboy comments!

What have I done D: (Kappa)

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

If all you do is game than either a 4GB GTX 960 or R9 380 will perform pretty similarly. What games do you play?

[Carl DaBeast]

I forgot to say that my goal is to play games at STABLE 60+ FPS at 1080p

[TheRandomness]

$200? R9 380 4GB, outperforms the 960 by about 15% depending on the game.

[i_build_nanosuits]

This is the best card that fits your budget:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr938xg1gaming4g

[App4that]

Nvidia, not even close. I've owned both and one has day one drivers and exclusive settings. The other doesn't. 

[connorpiper]

R9 380 4GB will preform better than the 960. So AMD in this case. 

[AresKrieger]

I'd say and r9 380 from msi or sapphire would be your best bet overall atm. (that being said I do prefer green)

[Carl DaBeast]

2 minutes ago, Jacktastic-Mofo said:

If all you do is game than either a 4GB GTX 960 or R9 380 will perform pretty similarly. What games do you play?

Currently almost solely CSGO however I would love to start playing triple A games as I have aquiered a lot of the through humble bundle (almost without knowing it) and not being able to play them.

[DarkBlade2117]

At that specific budget AMD for sure. You can get an R9 380 4GB, I suggest Sapphire or MSI though pretty much just avoid Asus or Gigabyte on AMD cards. Though if you are willing to go used you can get an R9 290x for sub $200

[GlassBomb]

They generally perform so close to each other these days that you can get whatever card at the budget you are looking form.

You'll get roughly $200 worth of performance when you spend that much, no matter if you go Nvidia or AMD.

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I mean if you want a space heater - go AMD. This was a joke by the way.

 

 

If you don't care about features, and just want pure gaming performance - AMD!

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Just now, Carl DaBeast said:

Currently almost solely CSGO however I would love to start playing triple A games as I have aquiered a lot of the through humble bundle (almost without knowing it) and not being able to play them.

Do you record gameplay as well? because if so than the 960 with NVIDIA shadowplay may be worth your while.

[Carl DaBeast]

1 minute ago, Reece Leu said:

I mean if you want a space heater - go AMD. This was a joke by the way.

 

 

If you don't care about features, and just want pure gaming performance - AMD!

Haha yea I also heard that they generally output more heat than Nvidia

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

(Heads up nvidia fanboy)

 

Just figure out what res are you gonna be running at, what games are you gonna be running, check benchmarks (preferably from LTT channel), make up your mind 

[Carl DaBeast]

1 minute ago, Jacktastic-Mofo said:

Do you record gameplay as well? because if so than the 960 with NVIDIA shadowplay may be worth your while.

No I don't record. I might have thought about it from time to time but I don't think I will.

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

1 minute ago, Carl DaBeast said:

No I don't record. I might have thought about it from time to time but I don't think I will.

Than get the 380. From either XFX, Sapphire, or MSI.

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

This is your card dude, hands down : http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr938xg1gaming4g

[Nena Trinity]

You will not fail with anything from Sapphire or EVGA!

[Carl DaBeast]

Also I side question, compared to running on a Mac's Intel integrated graphics how much better is a standalone card?

[jbslayer]

5 minutes ago, Carl DaBeast said:

Also I side question, compared to running on a Mac's Intel integrated graphics how much better is a standalone card?

The difference is huge, especially if you're getting a video card that costs $200. Integrated graphics won't be able to compete with video cards that cost $120 or higher

[Dabombinable]

20 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

This is the best card that fits your budget:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr938xg1gaming4g

Gigabyte is worse under AMD than Nvidia, just FYI.

[i_build_nanosuits]

5 minutes ago, Dabombinable said:

Gigabyte is worse under AMD than Nvidia, just FYI.

yes but this 380X is just a tonga chip and for the price this card is the best you can get.

it's nothing fancy and will not beat any overclocking records, but it's a solid mid-range card that will perform very well for the price.

At 220$ this is a solid offering from gigabyte, the cooler on this is more than fine and the fully enabled tonga chip perform well at 1080p with 4GB of video memory...you get a lot of GPU for the price with something like this.