MSI GTX 970 vs. MSI R9 390. Please help! :(

[divinecsgo]

Hello! I don't want to start a holy war between AMD and NVidia, I'm just a potato in these things.

I always thought that Nvidia is a great GPU, and have been better than AMD over some time, however after I bought GTX 970, someone told me that R9 390 is quite a bit better, and now I'm kind of concerned about it since it's my first build. Which one would you chose and why? Should I return GTX 970 (still boxed, not used) and get R9 390 instead? Maybe I should get some more money and go for GTX 980 straight away? Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[Vellinious]

They're both about even for 1080 gaming. Stock clocks for stock clocks the 390 tends to perform a tiny bit better in some games, worse in others. You can't really go wrong with either GPU, they both have their strong points, and their weak ones.

If I were buying a GPU TODAY, it'd be neither the 390 nor the 970, it'd be the 8GB 290X, because they're right about the same price point, and with a little bit of an overclock, will outperform both of them.

Like I said though....there's absolutely nothing wrong with either one of those cards. You have a fantastic GPU. Enjoy it.

 

[EarthDog]

I wouldnt return the 970, no.

O70 and 390 are about the same with the 970 being a bit ahead in our reviews.

 

[ATMINSIDE]

What resolution are you running?

 

[divinecsgo]

1920x1080. Planning on buying Benq 144hz monitor soonish.

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What resolution are you running?

1920x1080. Planning on buying Benq 144hz monitor soonish.

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I wouldnt return the 970, no.

O70 and 390 are about the same with the 970 being a bit ahead in our reviews.

So should I stick with MSI GTX 970 then? I love the card, but I also want to have something I don't have to upgrade each half a year. Should it be fine for hardcore games in upcoming year?

 

[ATMINSIDE]

You'll be fine with the 970 for a good while.

The 970 outperforms the 390 in the vast majority of situations:
http://anandtech.com/bench/product/1594?vs=1595

 

[divinecsgo]

You'll be fine with the 970 for a good while.

The 970 outperforms the 390 in the vast majority of situations:
http://anandtech.com/bench/product/1594?vs=1595

Thank you! Will stick to GTX 970!