AMD R9 290x VS GTX 980

[royfrosty]

Please. Dont sway into titan X. Ts only using 1080p.

 

[koroshiya8]

actually can get 290x first then later when 3xx come out, sell it and reconsider the options.

 

[mib500]

Please. Dont sway into titan X. Ts only using 1080p.

actually can get 290x first then later when 3xx come out, sell it and reconsider the options.

hahaha just kidding... if like that just wait for new card to come out... no need to rush...

 

[Nitrile]

980 for most eye candy at 1080p

if you want a space heater go for 290x

 

[k8118k]

Budget - r9 290x hdmi 1.4 max output FHD@60ghz.
cons - heat up the room temp

Premium - gtx980 hdmi 2.0 max output UHD@60Ghz.

 

[trento]

Budget - r9 290x hdmi 1.4 max output FHD@60ghz.
cons - heat up the room temp

Premium - gtx980 hdmi 2.0 max output UHD@60Ghz.

There r cooler 290x models

 

[shadow84]

Budget - r9 290x hdmi 1.4 max output FHD@60ghz.
cons - heat up the room temp

Premium - gtx980 hdmi 2.0 max output UHD@60Ghz.

Can always use DVI or DP ports.

 

[Jian19]

tri x and lightning series 290x have agressive cooler and temps are good

but they look like giant , freaking big and long

 

[k8118k]

if the user display is TV and not Monitor.
HDMI is the only choice

 

[Mikiberry]

tri x and lightning series 290x have agressive cooler and temps are good

but they look like giant , freaking big and long

74 degrees under native 4k gaming max load. Solid card. But I bought for CF which is bad. VRM cant be cooled efficiently, else I would have continue to use them to support my 4k rig.

 

[aptget]

hi guys after gone through a few videos and article review on these two graphics card. I would like to hear your opinions and experience that you guys had encountered with these two cards.

P.S Im building a new Gaming PC still in dilemma on which GPU to choose.

thanks

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1351?vs=1056

 

[trento]

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1351?vs=1056

Test results show overwhelming win for 980, at twice the price

 

[aptget]

Test results show overwhelming win for 980, at twice the price

yea at TWICE the price, and performance is NOT twice

I would still go with 290x, or hold out for the newer cards like others said.

 

[trento]

yea at TWICE the price, and performance is NOT twice

I would still go with 290x, or hold out for the newer cards like others said.

But nvidia always command a premium. They have fanboys, er i mean fanbase.

 

[Ark Law]

Aiyah, just get the cheapest GTX970 from Lazada (using $50 discount code) for now. When the next big thing comes, can get the new model and sell away the 970 with minimal wallet pain

 

[Fatfool]

Aiya very simple.

the 290X performs at 70% of a GTX980, costs about 50% of a GTX 980 and has a TDP of about 150% of the GTX 980.

If TS is concerned about minimising costs, get the 290X
If the TS is concerned about maximising performance for a fixed budget, get Crossfired 290X
If TS is concerned about heat/energy, or if TS is using a Small form factor machine get the GTX980.

Done! NEXT!

 

[Fatfool]

Please. Dont sway into titan X. Ts only using 1080p.

Agreed, do not buy the Titan X when your budget is 3k.

Titan X is for 5k and above rigs.

 

[trento]

Aiya very simple.

the 290X performs at 70% of a GTX980, costs about 50% of a GTX 980 and has a TDP of about 150% of the GTX 980.

If TS is concerned about minimising costs, get the 290X
If the TS is concerned about maximising performance for a fixed budget, get Crossfired 290X
If TS is concerned about heat/energy, or if TS is using a Small form factor machine get the GTX980.

Done! NEXT!

In short, don't get 970!

 

[ragnarok95]

Get the sapphire 290X.

 

[avsquare]

In short, don't get 970!

The 970 isn't that bad if you consider price-performance ratio tho.

My 970 benchmarked higher than my 290 (note, non X) for a start and just trail the 290X by very little

And the 970 SLI, depending on which game and benchmarks you are using, the 970 SLI wins the 295x2 on some, but loses on some, but the win/losses in these scores aren't too much.

In a sense, you are paying less than half the price of a 295x2 but getting the same performance with lesser power draw.

Here's a review: http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_970_sli_review,1.html