GTX 770 or Radeon R9 280X

[Digital Brit]

Which graphics card do you guys think is better: a 2GB EVGA GTX 770 SC ACX, 1111MHz  or a 3GB XFX Radeon R9 280X Boost, 850MHz.

It would be primarily for gaming (also maybe some editing, not sure how much a graphics card helps there). It would also be running with an i7 4770 3.4GHz Quad Core with HT and 16GB Corsair Vengence Pro 2133MHZ.   I was tempted by the Radeon because it was a bit cheaper but I'm not sure how the performance compares.  

[CoolBeans]

280x it is a little faster and mantle if it ever comes out, and get a unlocked CPU

[flibberdipper]

The GTX 770. It's a little bit faster, runs cooler, uses less power. It does have a smaller bus than the 280X, but that doesn't seem to make much of a difference.

[LOST TALE]

Which graphics card do you guys think is better: a 2GB EVGA GTX 770 SC ACX, 1111MHz  or a 3GB XFX Radeon R9 280X Boost, 850MHz.

It would be primarily for gaming (also maybe some editing, not sure how much a graphics card helps there). It would also be running with an i7 4770 3.4GHz Quad Core with HT and 16GB Corsair Vengence Pro 2133MHZ.   I was tempted by the Radeon because it was a bit cheaper but I'm not sure how the performance compares.  

get the MSI PE 280x 40% better performance

[Tmh85]

770

[Tmh85]

get the MSI PE 280x 40% better performance

40 percent better performance? Source please?

[TechTheWorld]

Buy both and give one to me. No in all seriousness I would get the the 770.

[M-ursu]

The GTX 770. It's a little bit faster, runs cooler, uses less power. It does have a smaller bus than the 280X, but that doesn't seem to make much of a difference.

This, but 770 only have 2 gigs of vram, so i would personally buy 280x, because 770's 256bit mem. bus cant fill 4 gigs.

[TheSLSAMG]

get the MSI PE 280x 40% better performance

That is the biggest load of bullshit I have heard since Mr. Expert thought more than 2GB VRAM was a marketing ploy.

[Tmh85]

That is the biggest load of bullshit I have heard since Mr. Expert thought more than 2GB VRAM was a marketing ploy.

way to put it!

[SkyLassie]

770 Stay green

[_ASSASSIN_]

770; 280x is a pile of shit with that price in comparison to the 770 which actually makes sense why it has that price

and like @CoolBeans said get a 4770K

[Guest]

Which graphics card do you guys think is better: a 2GB EVGA GTX 770 SC ACX, 1111MHz  or a 3GB XFX Radeon R9 280X Boost, 850MHz.

It would be primarily for gaming (also maybe some editing, not sure how much a graphics card helps there). It would also be running with an i7 4770 3.4GHz Quad Core with HT and 16GB Corsair Vengence Pro 2133MHZ.   I was tempted by the Radeon because it was a bit cheaper but I'm not sure how the performance compares.  

770, Nvidia has lots of cool tech both released and in the pipe (unless you really want to get full Mantle support).

 

The rest looks good, but like other said, an unlocked CPU would benefit nicely, worth the price difference.

[Digital Brit]

For all the people saying I should get a 4770K, I am planning to upgrade to that at a later date (probably should have mentioned it in the original post )

[ForsakenLive]

R9 280x

[ManOfDisguise]

770 Windforce 2GB

[LOST TALE]

40 percent better performance? Source please?

40% clock speed increase out of the box.

its funny when I distincitvly have better pefromance iwht my gtx 670 PE and beat the crap out of the reference 680 and It was the cheapest 670 on the market. even referenc emodels were more expensive.

[Lays]

1080p = 770   anything else go 280x

 

my vote goes to 770, last I checked 280x's prices were still absolutely stupid

[FellTheSky]

both are pretty equal. 280x is better on performance, but nvidia has better software. I would grab the cheaper

 

Please dont say mantle. Its not even out, and when it comes, probably is gonna be a buggy mess. We are pretty far from mantle being a thing. 

[binman13]

280x, but wait for the mining price rise to go back to normal.

[Syraz]

For all the people saying I should get a 4770K, I am planning to upgrade to that at a later date (probably should have mentioned it in the original post )

 

Dont worry, when I order my system I am prepared for the comments about me choosing a Xeon E3-1245V3 over the 4770k

[UnderADyingSun]

280x, grab a version that has battlefield 4

 

extra vram too. they trade blows on benches. nvidia is generally overpriced by a wide margin. as a side note, gpu's in general are just way too expensive. prices are probably set arbitrarily. doubt production costs are very high. 

[Tmh85]

40% clock speed increase out of the box.

its funny when I distincitvly have better pefromance iwht my gtx 670 PE and beat the crap out of the reference 680 and It was the cheapest 670 on the market. even referenc emodels were more expensive.

But a 770 is Distinctively better than a reference 680, and 40% better clock speed out of the box does not mean 40% better performance At all once so ever

[binman13]

But a 770 is Distinctively better than a reference 680, and 40% better clock speed out of the box does not mean 40% better performance At all once so ever

The MSI thing is bogus anyway, the MSI and other version he mentioned both have the same Boost Clock speed, the other card only uses the lower base clock so it uses less power when doing low-usage gaming or work, but not low enough for the ULPS.

[Phart]

I would personally get the 770, unless you plan on running more than 1080p.  In that case, go with the 280x.  However, the prices for that card are still very high.