GTX 960 4gb vs R9 380 4gb

[MajorGoob]

So, I have an AMD FX-8300 processor and wanted to know if the GTX 960 4gb was better paired with the processor. The Sapphire R9 380 is priced around the same amount, but I am concerned that the 8300 will bottleneck the higher performance GPU the 380 has over that of the 960. Thanks in advance.

 

NOTE: I know Pascal is coming soon, I dont really care. 

[GeorgeKellow]

Don't make the 'mistake' I did. go with a r9 380 Faster than the 960 

[Guest]

I dont think the fx 8300 is gonna bottleneck the r9 380. And besides, then you can get free retweet from AMD if you send a "Full AMD Gaming PC" pic.

[Citadelen]

1 minute ago, MajorGoob said:

So, I have an AMD FX-8300 processor and wanted to know if the GTX 960 4gb was better paired with the processor. The Sapphire R9 380 is priced around the same amount, but I am concerned that the 8300 will bottleneck the higher performance GPU the 380 has over that of the 960. Thanks in advance.

 

NOTE: I know Pascal is coming soon, I dont really care. 

It depends on the game, where single threaded performance is the biggest factor the 960 will perform slightly better or on par with the 380. For heavily threaded games the 380 will most likely pull ahead.

[I am an SSD]

Just now, MajorGoob said:

So, I have an AMD FX-8300 processor and wanted to know if the GTX 960 4gb was better paired with the processor. The Sapphire R9 380 is priced around the same amount, but I am concerned that the 8300 will bottleneck the higher performance GPU the 380 has over that of the 960. Thanks in advance.

 

NOTE: I know Pascal is coming soon, I dont really care. 

Wait for pasc.....nah im just kidding

 

Get the R9 380....it gives marginally better performance

[Moonzy]

R9 380 have higher raw performance then the GTX 960

BUT, it also has higher cpu overhead in DX11 games

 

your cpu is not that strong so i suggest going with GTX 960 instead

[MajorGoob]

2 minutes ago, I am an SSD said:

Wait for pasc.....nah im just kidding

 

Get the R9 380....it gives marginally better performance

 

2 minutes ago, Citadelen said:

It depends on the game, where single threaded performance is the biggest factor the 960 will perform slightly better or on par with the 380. For heavily threaded games the 380 will most likely pull ahead.

 

2 minutes ago, HydraGaming said:

I dont think the fx 8300 is gonna bottleneck the r9 380. And besides, then you can get free retweet from AMD if you send a "Full AMD Gaming PC" pic.

 

4 minutes ago, GeorgeKellow said:

Don't make the 'mistake' I did. go with a r9 380 Faster than the 960 

Thanks! I wanted the 380 as I knew it had better performance, but I read something that said the R9 380 was better paired with higher end cpus. And im not all that excited for pascal. It doesnt seem to offer huge performance boosts for more price. They need to be more competitive with their prices to be honest.

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, MajorGoob said:

 

 

 

Thanks! I wanted the 380 as I knew it had better performance, but I read something that said the R9 380 was better paired with higher end cpus. And im not all that excited for pascal. It doesnt seem to offer huge performance boosts for more price. They need to be more competitive with their prices to be honest.

Nah, R9 380 is fine for your system. Go for it and enjoy the performance

[MrTiC]

Why not go with the R9 380x ? its the same price of the 960 4GB here ... and waaay better performance 

[MajorGoob]

22 minutes ago, MrTiC said:

Why not go with the R9 380x ? its the same price of the 960 4GB here ... and waaay better performance 

I dont know where you live, but the 380x in the southeastern united states when shipped from California is at least 60 USD more. Sometimes 80. I am talking about sale price on the regular R9 380, its almost always on sale for 160-175.

[i_build_nanosuits]

5 minutes ago, MajorGoob said:

I dont know where you live, but the 380x in the southeastern united states when shipped from California is at least 60 USD more. Sometimes 80. I am talking about sale price on the regular R9 380, its almost always on sale for 160-175.

get the R9 380...it's faster and your CPU will feed it just fine.

[MrTiC]

On 25-4-2016 at 9:10 PM, MajorGoob said:

I dont know where you live, but the 380x in the southeastern united states when shipped from California is at least 60 USD more. Sometimes 80. I am talking about sale price on the regular R9 380, its almost always on sale for 160-175.

Belgium, they are both 249.90 euro here 

But in youre case i would go with the 380

[SlipperyPete]

On 4/25/2016 at 1:28 PM, MajorGoob said:

So, I have an AMD FX-8300 processor and wanted to know if the GTX 960 4gb was better paired with the processor. The Sapphire R9 380 is priced around the same amount, but I am concerned that the 8300 will bottleneck the higher performance GPU the 380 has over that of the 960. Thanks in advance.

 

NOTE: I know Pascal is coming soon, I dont really care. 

i bought a 960.... wish i hadnt get the r9 380

[MajorGoob]

5 hours ago, MrTiC said:

Belgium, they are both 249.90 euro here 

But in youre case i would go with the 380

Ah. Belgium... Love Europe... Would most certainly live anywhere in Northern/Central Europe over anywhere in America. Its just so much nicer up there. Thanks for the help!