Hey guys, I'm looking for the absolute best performing GPU in terms of gaming other than the GTX 690. I've been looking at the Asus GTX 680 DirectCU 2 or whatever. It's around $500, so that's about my price cap. I currently have $175 cash so I'm trying to decide which card to save for. If the best card I'm looking for is the 680, then which version? Thanks guys, I don't know a lot when it comes to high-end hardware like this, so any help is appreciated. Also is a 750 watt PSU (corsair) enough to power one of these beasts?
P.S. Gaming on multiple monitors is not that important to me.
Well , if I had that budget I would get myself a Saphire 7970 it's got two fans , so it should run nice and cool , even if you'll try to OC it . From what I've heard these are quite good , but maybe wait for other replies , I'm no expert either .And from what I know , the 750 watt will be enough ;) Hope I helped !
That thing is sexy, but I'll have a look at the benchmarks. I'm going to be doing a lot of recording games like BF3, DayZ, etc in 1080p. I can manage with my 7850, but I have to play on low and still sometimes get lackluster frames.
The argument between AMD and Intel is like Star wars Star Trek or Intel AMD, it will go on and on with fanboy's screaming from the roof tops forever.
I have used both and I will attempt to write this from some point in the middle. (note: I have a pair of 7970's)
AMD (formerly ATI) is all about horsepower, big engines powering their way through. Think of a big block American Muscle car, lots of bhp! nVidia is like a European car, there is power but more attention is paid to handling than sheer brute force. AMD tend to be cheaper giving you a greater bang for your buck. nVidia tend to have better drivers and have interesting tricks like PhysX and Cuda support for big name programs. A game may look nicer with nVidia but will be running faster on an AMD.
Critics of AMD remind us AMD users of the issues of stutter, it’s an AMD failing. This is where the reported fps is high but to the user you can see stutters. These are long frames, sometimes referred to as micro stutter. It’s about the way data is moved around and the card displays the same frame for a bit, however the raw frames per second are not affected. That said I have not seen this myself with my current setup, I have seen it on other AMD equipped computers, but so very minor as not to bother most people at all.
Choosing the card for you can be tricky. If the games you play use PhysX or the programs you run use Cuda then get an nVidia. If bang for buck is what you're after, just the highest frame rate possible for the money then go for AMD. nVidia is better at 3D than AMD but AMD is better at multi screen than nVidia so again you choice.
The 7970/670. The 670 is only 2% - 8% worse than the 680 and it's not worth the extra money in my opinion. The 7970 is on par with the 670 due to the recent drivers, for a lot less. The best card is the 680, but for price/performance you can't go wrong with a 7950/7970.
I was just confused by seeing you posted something about the 690 being dual gpu, but not mentioning that the 7990 was a dual gpu as well. No big deal just a reading misinterpretation.