Which is better?? GTX 970 VS R9 380

[0oGOkuo0]

Hello guys need your help my b-day is coming 2 days from now and I want to reward myself a new card..which is better GTX 970 or R9 380 and i want to know their power wattage cuz i already bought a seasonic 520W PSU

 

 

Sapphire NITRO R9 380 2GB 256bit DDR5 Dual-X OC  cost:PHP 10,200.00( 221.31 USD)

Asus TURBO GTX970 OC Videocard 4gb 256bit OC     cost:PHP 16,900.00( 366.68 USD)

 

[ronstig]

The 970 is obviously better as it is over $100 dollars more than the 380.

[HrutkayMods]

970 is more popular according to Steam and uses less power I believe. the 380 has more performance I think... but I'd go for more vid ram, so the 970

[Moonzy]

for all the situation i can come up in my head, the gtx 970 is the winner lol

 

slow cpu: gtx 970 due to lower cpu overhead in dx11 games

power consumption worries due to 520W psu: gtx 970 for lower tdp

3 minutes ago, HrutkayMods said:

the 380 has more performance I think...

nah, the gtx 970 have more raw horsepower, the r9 390 is the one competing with the gtx 970

[pcnoob99]

1 minute ago, HrutkayMods said:

970 is more popular according to Steam and uses less power I believe. the 380 has more performance I think... but I'd go for more vid ram, so the 970

380 is better then 960, not 970. The 390 has better preformance then the 970. And you can get the 380 with 2 og 4 gb of vram. The 970 has 4/3.5 gb.

[Guuhan]

A 970 will have around 10+ fps more in pretty much all the games compared to the 380(X). You also more for the 970 and it's more power efficient. Both of the cards will run those cards just fine. So 970 > 380 for raw performance.

[0oGOkuo0]

if for example i choose the r9 is it worth sacrificing 10fps less (i think) for the 970 performance and price???

 

[QFA350]

380 has more VRAM but Nvidia has better support for most games so you will avoid any problems like stuttering or bad optimizations. A good example of this is JUST CAUSE 3. Great game if you use Nvidia cards but barely works with AMD.

[HrutkayMods]

Just now, Moonzy said:

nah, the gtx 970 have more raw horsepower, the r9 390 is the one competing with the gtx 970

I never keep track with AMD since I'm team green... so the 380 is the one that competes with the 960 correct? so needless to say go with the 970

[mrgooglegeek]

5 minutes ago, HrutkayMods said:

970 is more popular according to Steam and uses less power I believe. the 380 has more performance I think... but I'd go for more vid ram, so the 970

970 has more performance.

[ninjacookies00]

If you're in the 970 budget range go for the r9 390 I believe that it performs better for around the same price.

[0oGOkuo0]

I want to use this card to play Rise of the tomb raider at max sett. and 1080p cuz my t.v screen supports only 1080p

[Moonzy]

2 minutes ago, 0oGOkuo0 said:

if for example i choose the r9 is it worth sacrificing 10fps less (i think) for the 970 performance and price???

depends on the games you play

but i would wait for pascal if possible, get the person buy you a gift to wait, or give you the $$$

 

if i had to pick one now, i would probably still go with the 970, because the 2gb vram on the r9 380 you chose is the limiting factor for 1080p gaming

[0oGOkuo0]

2 minutes ago, ninjacookies00 said:

If you're in the 970 budget range go for the r9 390 I believe that it performs better for around the same price.

sad to say but the store here dont have r9 390

[0oGOkuo0]

woah!!! there is a r9 390x here but its super expensive

its PHP 22,370.00(485.30 USD

[0oGOkuo0]

8 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

depends on the games you play

but i would wait for pascal if possible, get the person buy you a gift to wait, or give you the $$$

 

if i had to pick one now, i would probably still go with the 970, because the 2gb vram on the r9 380 you chose is the limiting factor for 1080p gaming

Thanks for the advice....then gtx 970 it is

[0oGOkuo0]

8 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

depends on the games you play

but i would wait for pascal if possible, get the person buy you a gift to wait, or give you the $$$

 

if i had to pick one now, i would probably still go with the 970, because the 2gb vram on the r9 380 you chose is the limiting factor for 1080p gaming

 

Thanks for the advice its decided...gtx 970 it is

[TheRandomness]

6 minutes ago, 0oGOkuo0 said:

woah!!! there is a r9 390x here but its super expensive

its PHP 22,370.00(485.30 USD

Remove the X, how much does it cost now?

[0oGOkuo0]

12 minutes ago, mrgooglegeek said:

970 has more performance.

Thanks for the advice its decided...gtx 970 it is

[Moonzy]

Just now, TheRandomness said:

Remove the X, how much does it cost now?

he mentioned they dont sell r9 390 there

or its out of stock because it's that good

[0oGOkuo0]

Just now, TheRandomness said:

Remove the X, how much does it cost now?

they dont have r9 390, they only have with X

[0oGOkuo0]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

he mentioned they dont sell r9 390 there

or its out of stock because it's that good

probably

 

[Moonzy]

2 minutes ago, 0oGOkuo0 said:

probably

i recommend try finding an r9 390 or 390x if you can stretch your budget

though it depends on what cpu are you using.

 

[0oGOkuo0]

4 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

i recommend try finding an r9 390 or 390x if you can stretch your budget

though it depends on what cpu are you using.

 

actually im building a pc and this is whats on my parts list:

 

Intel Core i5-6400 Quad-Core Processor                      

Asus H110M-D Ddr4 Motherboard                                
G.Skill Ripjaws V Memory 8gb Ddr4-2400 2x4gb C15 Kit Red     

Asus TURBO GTX970 OC Videocard 4gb 256bit OC DDR5             

Seasonic S12II-520 Bronze 80Plus Power Supply 520watts        

Seagate Harddisk Drive 1TB Sata ST1000DM003                   

[cluelessgenius]

from what i know having build systems with both cards. id say the 970 is definitly better performance wise. also here the 380 goes for 200-240ish and you can grab a 970 for 250-270ish. so including the price id say definitly 970.