7970 Ghz or R9 280x

[Dom1912]

First and foremost, I appreciate these cards are near identical.

 

I've been waiting to get a new card for a fair while now, and have been advised repeatedly to wait for AMD to announce their new Hawaii line. This time has come, and I may as well not have waited.

 

From what I've seen the 7970 Ghz pretty universally beats the r9 280x, even if it is by the tiniest of margins. 

 

The only reason I would purchase an r9 280x is because of the supposed price discrepancy.. which for me in the UK doesn't seem to exist at this point in time. 

 

Add to this that the Never Settle Bundle is currently only on the 7000 series card, and there seems almost no reason to purchase the r9 280x.

 

Am I missing something here, or should I purchase a 7970 Ghz card over an r9 280x?

 

Thanks in advance.

[Mo5]

280X = 7970 GHz

Everything is the same and since the 7970 is cheaper go for that.

[heineygoat]

Apples and Apples.

[M-ursu]

They are exactly same card, so pick any card you want.

(Asus DCU2 (280x) looks great)

[M-ursu]

Apples and Apples.

 

 

Just a little question; is honeymelon and watermelon same thing?

[Bluejay0]

Just a little question; is honeymelon and watermelon same thing?

Honeymelon over here is the Honeydew, which is not the same to the watermelon. I know, I cook

[heineygoat]

Just a little question; is honeymelon and watermelon same thing?

Wtf is honeymelon?

[lachyman]

It is the same, go for whatever you find with a decent price.

[lachyman]

Wtf is honeymelon?

I am not sure if I am completely right (LOL) but it's that yellow melon-like thing.

[orangecat]

I see no reason not to get the 290X.

[laxer]

I am not sure if I am completely right (LOL) but it's that yellow melon-like thing.

 

Generally they are green from my experiences. (Not to be confused with cantaloupes)

 

However, they are both types of musk melons and I have gotten Honeydew/melon that are orange/yellow before.

 

Watermelons are not musk melons so no. It's like comparing an apple and an orange.

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As for the cards, yes apples to apples.

 

Get whatever is cheapest.

 

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Man this topic is fruity.

[Virgule]

Wouldn't the only main difference be direct x 11.2 and mantle compatibility, which down the line could mean a wider performance gap ?

[Jumper118]

if you want mantle support then 280x. otherwise a 7970 matrix platinum can be had for the cheap and will oc like a beast.

[BusinessRogue]

Wtf is honeymelon?

 

It's actually called Honeydew ^ like what this guy said. THEY'RE DA. BOMB. 

[Bluejay0]

It's actually called Honeydew ^ like what this guy said. THEY'RE DA. BOMB. 

Freaking delicious! Amazing for when making a cake with fruit toppings! I RECOMMEND!

 

And I also recommend the 280X!

[Mcdoorknob]

I would just go with the 280x just because its newer. Its kind of disappointing though, that after so much time of waiting, the 300 dollar mid-high range card is something that you can already get for cheaper. Here is a windforce 7970 you can get for $269  http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=67547&vpn=GV-R797OC-3GD&manufacture=Gigabyte&promoid=1645. the same windforce version of the 280x is $320. I get it that the R9-290x will probably be really awesome and fast, but that is just way out of almost everybody's budget for a video card. I was expecting some better option for whatever their $300 dollar card would have been. If I am somehow missing something(which I hope I am), please tell me.

Edited October 9, 2013 by Mcdoorknob

[MrSuperb]

I see no reason not to get the 290X.

 

lack of money? (i.e. 2xR280x cheaper than 1xR290x)

[lachyman]

Generally they are green from my experiences. (Not to be confused with cantaloupes)

However, they are both types of musk melons and I have gotten Honeydew/melon that are orange/yellow before.

Watermelons are not musk melons so no. It's like comparing an apple and an orange.

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As for the cards, yes apples to apples.

Get whatever is cheapest.

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Man this topic is fruity.

They are green/yellow-orange depending on how they are ripe, I like the yellow more.

[TheDigitalRealm]

I would just go with the 280x just because its newer. Its kind of disappointing though, that after so much time of waiting, the 300 dollar mid-high range card is something that you can already get for cheaper. Here is a windforce 7970 you can get for $269  http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=67547&vpn=GV-R797OC-3GD&manufacture=Gigabyte&promoid=1645. the same windforce version of the 280x is $320. I get it that the R9-290x will probably be really awesome and fast, but that is just way out of almost everybody's budget for a video card. I was expecting some better option for whatever their $300 dollar card would have been. If I am somehow missing something(which I hope I am), please tell me.

 

I'm feeling the same. I was thinking of selling my Asus 7950 top gpu (which is awesome) and getting a new one...it seems, that by the benchmarks the 290x will be the only card worth getting, and it's out of my budget. 

[laxer]

They are green/yellow-orange depending on how they are ripe, I like the yellow more.

 

Really? I did not know this... The ones I normally find at the store/get at my grandparents are green.

[Mcdoorknob]

I'm feeling the same. I was thinking of selling my Asus 7950 top gpu (which is awesome) and getting a new one...it seems, that by the benchmarks the 290x will be the only card worth getting, and it's out of my budget. 

Yeah, if you don't already have a decent card. It is a pretty good deal. But hardly any better of a deal than what we already had. Not very suited for people in your case, Unless the R9-290 comes in at like 400 dollars. I will probably end up just getting a 280x anyways though, seeing as I am currently running GTX 460 sli. I'm waiting to see what the next never settle bundle will have to offef

[beerisyum]

Personally I would wait until beginning of next year as supposedly BF4 will implement mantel support in December. That hopefully will give a good indication of what level of performance that feature will provide over the 7970. If you need to buy now I would think buying 280X is safer because of the identical performance but headroom for possible improvement as the new technologies it supports are better implemented. Also, waiting a little more should give you a better idea of what Nvidia will offer in rebutal, if you don't mind switching sides.

[BYOGamingPC]

Just get the Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 WF 3X GHz. It's the same thing as the 280X and a great buy.

[Dom1912]

I'd overlooked the fact that 7970's won't be mantle compatible, it's enough of a difference to warrant me getting a 280x, especially if mantle is coming to bf4 later this year. 

[orangecat]

lack of money? (i.e. 2xR280x cheaper than 1xR290x)

But the 290X isnt going to be super expensive anyways.