Need advice #help
So i am getting a good deal for Asus Strix R9 390 8GB 512bit
I need to know if this is better or equivalent to GTX 970?
Also if anyone has ever used it, can you tell me your experience with it?
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Need advice #help
So i am getting a good deal for Asus Strix R9 390 8GB 512bit
I need to know if this is better or equivalent to GTX 970?
Also if anyone has ever used it, can you tell me your experience with it?
Considerations:
A. Power - if you're one of those people who are too concerned with power, you would probably go with the 970 as it consumes around 145watts vs 375w for the 390. However take into consideration driver support. Gcn based cards can be tamed very well with Radeon Chill and FRTC. Dont know how much but it does work well.
B. Memory - i'm seeing more and more games consuming more than 3gb of vram. Take into consideration the vram anomaly on the 970. After 3.5gb, it significantly… See More
slows down.
C. PSU - the recommended for the 390 is a 750w 50a while for the 970 is a 500w 30a.
D. System cooling. Cause im pretty certain, at 375w. Thats gonna heat up the rig.
E. The 970 is about 2% faster than the 390.
Personally, i'd go for the 390. Good luck
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They are more or less same. I would probably pick GTX 970 because R9 390 will eat more wattage than GTX 970. R9 390 will also output more heat. Though there is one main difference and that's VRAM. GTX 970 has 3.5GB and 0.5GB (weaker) VRAM, on other hand R9 390 has 8GB VRAM. So based on VRAM I would pick R9 390 over GTX 970. That's how I see. It is also best to check on youtube for benchmarks between those two GPUs.
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gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-970-vs-AMD-R9-390/2577vs3481
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