Best mid-range GPU

[ronstig]

Hey,

 

I am building a mid-range PC for my brother and I'm a bit stumped when it comes to the GPU. I myself have a 390, which is too expensive for my brother - his maximum is about £150. I was looking at a 960 but I really don't know whether to go for nvidia on a budget, AMD seems the way to go. Anyway, any ideas?

 

Thanks, Ron.

[MuggenZifter]

gtx 960

[CobbleWalker]

Get the r9 380, better then the 960 and it's cheaper.

[MuggenZifter]

The Nvidia software works much better than AMD. At least thats my experience

[CobbleWalker]

1 minute ago, MuggenZifter said:

The Nvidia software works much better than AMD. At least thats my experience

What software which witch card?

[ronstig]

2 minutes ago, MuggenZifter said:

The Nvidia software works much better than AMD. At least thats my experience

 

As I said, I have a fairly small budget to work with. I'm not going to spend extra money on a fluorescent green GUI to make-out with in exchange for worse performance. I have used both AMD and Nvidia and both do the job adequately software-wise.

[MuggenZifter]

Just now, ronstig said:

 

As I said, I have a fairly small budget to work with. I'm not going to spend extra money on a fluorescent green GUI to make-out with in exchange for worse performance.

The AMD has better specs but i have better FPS for exactly the same price with a nvidia card

[ronstig]

Just now, MuggenZifter said:

The AMD has better specs but i have better FPS for exactly the same price with a nvidia card

 

That's the biggest contradiction I've ever had the displeasure to read. 

[Aytex]

2 minutes ago, ronstig said:

 

As I said, I have a fairly small budget to work with. I'm not going to spend extra money on a fluorescent green GUI to make-out with in exchange for worse performance. I have used both AMD and Nvidia and both do the job adequately software-wise.

Without saying any bias I say this

380, Higher TDP, Hotter around 5% more preformance

960, Lower TDP, Cooler, comes with geforce experience

 

its up to you

[aisle9]

380 is more powerful than the 960, 960 has better power consumption and lower temperatures than the 380. Price difference is pretty negligible for 4GB models of each. I went with the 960 and probably would again because of my priorities, but if your use case involves virtually entirely gaming, then a 380 is better for you.

[DioOmicida]

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-960-vs-AMD-R9-280/3165vs2241
They are essentially identical in user benchmarks and price.
The GTX 960 and R9 280 both set at $179.