A card around $249

[genesicgaogaigar]

looking to buy and replace my current GTX 560 Ti. Don't have any deep knowledge about VC, just mainly for gaming. Budget: around $249 USD

 

Any suggestions will be appreciated!

[Excon]

GTX 760

[Andrew0472]

the 7950 is the same price as the 760 which are around that budget you set. However the 7950 is a little more powerful but the 760 has some features like physx, shadowplay etc. 

[91wow]

If you can save up for a 280X. I personally like the club3D model as it cools well and looks good!

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814550011

[LaoJr]

7950 all the way if you are amd if not 760 or 660 will do. there is a 7950 for around 184.99 plus 20$ mail in rebate

[LaoJr]

nvm the vc i talked about they are all sold out

[genesicgaogaigar]

I'm totally fine with going AMD, but to be honest, I have zero knowledge about AMD cards. There was once a time I helped my friend install AMD video card driver, and it seems the AMD driver contain a lot of components(more than nvidia's) that I have no idea what they are for. On the other hand for Nvidia, if you don't use 3D, all you pretty much need to install from the driver are the driver itself, and PhysX for a stable clean installation.

 

Though I said this, but the Mantle thing from AMD that I heard about around the internet sounds amazing. Please enlighten me~

[ForsakenLive]

Though I said this, but the Mantle thing from AMD that I heard about around the internet sounds amazing. Please enlighten me~

 

I would love to, but until mantle is out in the public there is nothing solid to talk about it.

[hadesjoy72]

For around your price point, AMD would be the route to take....unless you are playing games that rely on PhysX and other Nvidia specific tech.  For the money, you can get 3Gb/386 bit vs. Nvidia 2GB/256 bit..if you are planning to run multi monitors, go with the 3GB flavor.  If you are staying at the 1080P single monitor level, the 2GB will do good for you. 

 

AMD also has their 2GB/256 bit series (R9 270x formerly the 7800 series) for a decent price point (well under your 250 cap).  In the end it is entirely up to you and your personal preferences... PhysX and Shadowplay from Nvidia...or AMD savings and eventually Mantle...I know that you can spend hours beating your head against the wall about choosing a GPU so good luck and do your homework...you will come out ok in the end.

[WoodenMarker]

I'm totally fine with going AMD, but to be honest, I have zero knowledge about AMD cards. There was once a time I helped my friend install AMD video card driver, and it seems the AMD driver contain a lot of components(more than nvidia's) that I have no idea what they are for. On the other hand for Nvidia, if you don't use 3D, all you pretty much need to install from the driver are the driver itself, and PhysX for a stable clean installation.

 

Though I said this, but the Mantle thing from AMD that I heard about around the internet sounds amazing. Please enlighten me~

Go with the 7950. It's about a ~230% performance increase over the 560 Ti. 

 

Btw, you need to quote a post or tag a member or else they won't get a notification you replied to them.

[SlaughterSmurf]

USed 7970 or a new 7950

[genesicgaogaigar]

Go with the 7950. It's about a ~230% performance increase over the 560 Ti. 

 

Btw, you need to quote a post or tag a member or else they won't get a notification you replied to them.

why not a R9 270x? it's a newer product (i think), and I only use a 1080 single monitor, tho.

[MegaTechPC]

I'd prefer a 760 to the 7950 simply for Shadowplay and PhysX.  The 7950 is faster though.

[WoodenMarker]

why not a R9 270x? it's a newer product (i think), and I only use a 1080 single monitor, tho.

Because a 270x is a 7870.

The 7950 outperforms that by quite a bit. 

[That Norwegian Guy]

Go with the 7950. It's about a ~230% performance increase over the 560 Ti. 

 

lol wtf how about

NO.

 

I agree though, a 7950 is a decent choice. But the difference between a 7950 and a 560Ti (which is equivalent to a 470 or a 660) is about 28%.

[WoodenMarker]

lol wtf how about

NO.

I agree though, a 7950 is a decent choice. But the difference between a 7950 and a 560Ti (which is equivalent to a 470 or a 660) is about 28%.

A 560 Ti is not equivalent to a 660...

Also, I used some bad wording. It's ~230% as powerful, not performance.

[That Norwegian Guy]

A 560 Ti is not equivalent to a 660...

Also, I used some bad wording. It's ~230% as powerful, not performance.

 

Regardless, if you had said 130% as powerful, it would be close to correct, instead of being outright false.

 

I don't know where you get your data from but I would LOVE to see it.

 

Also, Nvidia tier-downs cross generation (talking just the GPU die, VRAM excluded) is very consistent:

 

480 = 570 = 660Ti = 760

Then add a slight improvement to the newer card of about 5%~10%.

470 (actually a bit better than 560Ti) = 560Ti = 660 (about 10% improvement over 560Ti)

 

As with the 470, exceptions exist, but it is a rough universal truth of how Nvidia has been progressing since Fermi.

[WoodenMarker]

Regardless, if you had said 130% as powerful, it would be close to correct, instead of being outright false.

 

Also, Nvidia tier-downs cross generation (talking just the GPU die, VRAM excluded) is very consistent:

 

480 = 570 = 660Ti = 760

Then add a slight improvement to the newer card of about 5%~10%.

470 (actually a bit better than 560Ti) = 560Ti = 660 (about 10% improvement over 560Ti)

 

As with the 470, exceptions exist, but it is a rough universal truth of how Nvidia has been progressing since Fermi.

Core clock and architecture aren't all that's got to do with performance. Vram and memory bandwidth is important as well. 

I never said anything about gaming performance specifically. In terms of power, the 7950 is much more powerful than a 560 Ti.

 

Universal truth...? That's some awkward assertion there.

The 560 Ti is closer to the 650 Ti BOOST than the 660 for performance.

[genesicgaogaigar]

Because a 270x is a 7870.

The 7950 outperforms that by quite a bit. 

so which 7950 will suggest? At newegg, I only found brands that I'm not familiar with. In addition, what can be the second card choice, in my case, will be in AMD?

[WoodenMarker]

so which 7950 will suggest? At newegg, I only found brands that I'm not familiar with.

Any dual/triple fan cooler--whichever is cheapest. they're all pretty similar.

If you want a really quiet card, go with the gigabyte windforce, sapphire dual-x/vapor-x, msi twin frozr, or asus dcu cooler.

[MegaTechPC]

Regardless, if you had said 130% as powerful, it would be close to correct, instead of being outright false.

 

I don't know where you get your data from but I would LOVE to see it.

 

Also, Nvidia tier-downs cross generation (talking just the GPU die, VRAM excluded) is very consistent:

 

480 = 570 = 660Ti = 760

Then add a slight improvement to the newer card of about 5%~10%.

470 (actually a bit better than 560Ti) = 560Ti = 660 (about 10% improvement over 560Ti)

 

As with the 470, exceptions exist, but it is a rough universal truth of how Nvidia has been progressing since Fermi.

 

Not sure about this one.  A GTX 760 is far more powerful than a GTX 480...

[SlaughterSmurf]

GTX 760 or a 7950

[genesicgaogaigar]

Any dual/triple fan cooler--whichever is cheapest. they're all pretty similar.

If you want a really quiet card, go with the gigabyte windforce, sapphire dual-x/vapor-x, msi twin frozr, or asus dcu cooler.

all the one that i found were around $300s... Maybe a 270x should be the best second choice for amd card?

[WoodenMarker]

all the one that i found were around $300s... Maybe a 270x should be the best second choice for amd card?

Look for a 7950.