R9 280 GB vs GTX 960 4GB?

[Karls]

Well, I'm gonna get a new GPU, and according to the Swedish tech forum Sweclockers, they claim a R9 280 3GB is better at handling VRAM and all that stuff then a GTX 960 4GB, which is just a robbery and performs like sh*t.

Is this true? Which should I pick?

 

Edit: I f*cked up the title. Sorry.

 

-Officer Vic

Edited June 17, 2015 by Officer Vic

[Andreaz1]

Do you mean 280 or 280X? The 280X is more expensive but about 15% better in games. The 960 is generally considered very bad value. It doesn't "performs like sh*t", it's just overpriced. Not sure what you mean by "better at handling VRAM", but if playing at 1080p 3GB will last a long time.

Edited June 17, 2015 by Andreaz1

[Karls]

Do you mean 280 or 280X? The 280X is more expensive but about 15% better in games. The 960 is generally considered very bad value. It doesn't "performs like sh*t", it's just overpriced. Not sure what you mean by "better at handling VRAM", but if playing at 1080p 3GB will last a long time.

I don't know. I'm tired. Sorry.

[yoječ]

TBH I wouldn't consider GTX960 as that bad value, seeing as you get Batman Arkham Knight for free (in select shops & countries)

[Karls]

TBH I wouldn't consider GTX960 as that bad value, seeing as you get Batman Arkham Knight for free (in select shops & countries)

Well I'm not interested in that game and I just wanna know which is best performance wise/most performance out of the money.

[yoječ]

You can always sell the Steam code and get some of the money back.

[TheMcSame]

Depends really, if it's a 280 and both are around the same price then the 960 is the way to go.

If it's the 280x, get whichever one is cheaper. They trade blows.

[Reformed Squid]

You should check out r9 290s used and see how expensive they are compared to the 280(x) and gtx 960 new. At least here they can be found for about $210 used, which is about the same price as a gtx 960/280x and it smokes both of them.

A used HD 7950 might also be a good choice, it is pretty much an r9 280 and can usually be found for really cheap used these days.

[Karls]

You should check out r9 290s used and see how expensive they are compared to the 280(x) and gtx 960 new. At least here they can be found for about $210 used, which is about the same price as a gtx 960/280x and it smokes both of them.

A used HD 7950 might also be a good choice, it is pretty much an r9 280 and can usually be found for really cheap used these days.

I'm not going for a 290 since they're way to big for my case.

[Kampret]

 

You should check out r9 290s used and see how expensive they are compared to the 280(x) and gtx 960 new. At least here they can be found for about $210 used, which is about the same price as a gtx 960/280x and it smokes both of them.

A used HD 7950 might also be a good choice, it is pretty much an r9 280 and can usually be found for really cheap used these days.

I'm not going for a 290 since they're way to big for my case.

 

 

280, 280X, 290, 290X are the same length. Chances are if you managed to fit a 280, it'll fit a 290. Both cards are 10.5", well, unless if you bought an ITX card.

 

Also, I'd suggest looking for a cheap 4GB R9 285. It trades blows with the 960, unless if the game is heavily optimized for NVIDIA.