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GTX 780Ti vs R9 290X - Which has aged the best?

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Interested in getting either a R9 290X or a GTX 780Ti, both at similar prices, from a used retailer called CEX, who don't show if the Gpu sold is non reference or reference. Back when launched, the GTX 780Ti beat the R9 290X, but is that still the case with new driver updates and game optimisations? What is the better deal, disregarding price, now? Thanks all for your help, 

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3 minutes ago, Pacer_456 said:

Interested in getting either a R9 290X or a GTX 780Ti, both at similar prices, from a used retailer called CEX, who don't show if the Gpu sold is non reference or reference. Back when launched, the GTX 780Ti beat the R9 290X, but is that still the case with new driver updates and game optimisations? What is the better deal, disregarding price, now? Thanks all for your help, 

Have great day. 

 

No 290X > 780Ti by a good amount these days.

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pretty sure the GTX 780TI is the better card here, the 290X is worse then a GTX 970 and i think the 780TI is a bit better then a GTX 970

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Would get R9 290X

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the 290x has aged better with drivers, thanks to finewine

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4 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

pretty sure the GTX 780TI is the better card here, the 290X is worse then a GTX 970 and i think the 780TI is a bit better then a GTX 970

Not in many newer titles, it performs under a GTX 960 in Witcher 3 (Not 100% sure).

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5 minutes ago, FTL said:

Not in many newer titles, it performs under a GTX 960 in Witcher 3 (Not 100% sure).

yah i took a look, seems that the cards are about equal now within a few FPS so whichever one is cheaper would be my pick probably

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

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I'd get the 290x because it supports newer software and applications, has more VRAM and outperforms the 780Ti in a decent amount of titles now

 

 

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Found this article which you can have a good read http://www.babeltechreviews.com/nvidia-forgotten-kepler-gtx-780-ti-vs-290x-revisited/

 

tl:dr from the article: " We have seen that the 290X is still being optimized by AMD as its architecture is unchanged with the current 390X. Partly by being 2-1/2 year old architecture, and partly by having more vRAM, the 290X has turned out to be generally more “future proof” for playing today’s latest modern PC games.  However, we can clearly see that the Kepler GTX 780 Ti still is in the same class as the 290X and it runs 2013 games just as fast or faster in 2016."

 

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Thanks all for your information and thoughts. 

My Build:

i5 4690k

Gigabyte Z97 D3

AMD R9 290

8gb ram

Sandisk SSD plus 120gb

EVGA G2 550W

Corsair Carbide 200R

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The 780 ti is officially junk now. On par with a 1050 ti on some modern titles. 290x is still as fast as a 390 though.

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30 minutes ago, elkenrod said:

i'm sorta interested in price OP...

In the UK, the GTX 780TI is £155 and the R9 290X is £145

My Build:

i5 4690k

Gigabyte Z97 D3

AMD R9 290

8gb ram

Sandisk SSD plus 120gb

EVGA G2 550W

Corsair Carbide 200R

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10 minutes ago, Pacer_456 said:

In the UK, the GTX 780TI is £155 and the R9 290X is £145

if it's not a garbage reference blower card then i would go with the AMD space heater.

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54 minutes ago, ivan134 said:

The 780 ti is officially junk now. On par with a 1050 ti on some modern titles. 290x is still as fast as a 390 though.

Yeah, I don't agree with the wording but I agree on the performance. And I'll even post the proof. You and I, being friends. 

 

 

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