760 vs. 7950. Thoughts?

thegame983

Ok guys these new Nvidia cards are now available to buy. Any thoughts on them? For example would you go for

http://www.hardwareversand.de/2048+MB/82320/Gigabyte+GeForce+GTX+760+WindForce+3X+OC%2C+2GB+GDDR5%2C+2x+DVI%2C+HDMI%2C+DisplayPort.article

or

http://www.hardwareversand.de/3072+MB/55042/Gigabyte+Radeon+HD+7950%2C+3GB+GDDR5%2C+PCI-Express.article

Also what are the benefits of the 4gig version of the Nvidia cards? As someone who will building their first pc at the end of August I always had a 7950 in mind, but that might change now. One reason being the apparent benefits of a future SLI over a future crossfire

BloodBath

Neither. I'd go for the cheaper higher clocked zotac 760. There's no benefit on the 4gb cards. I'd only consider more than 2gb if gaming at a res higher than 1080p and then you want multi cards ideally.

http://www.hardwareversand.de/2048+MB/82940/ZOTAC+GeForce+GTX+760+AMP%21+Edition%2C+2GB+DDR5.article

tuxy

It's worth the extra money if noise is an issue. But you would have to check reviews to try to figure out which cooler is best for low noise. If noise is not a issue then go for the cheaper card.

As for 7950 vs 760, I don't think I could pick a winner it's too close to call performance will be just so close between the two.

thegame983

Cool. I only chose the Gigabytes as a comparison cause they were from the same manufacturer. No other reason.

BloodBath

With performance and price so close Nvidia is the clear winner with better driver support, multi gpu performance and physx.

tuxy

Actually the driver that you must use for 700 series cards are a disaster. Nvidia have acknowledged it and are working on a solution.

BloodBath

You won't be waiting months for a fix like you do with amd though. Still no crossfire latency fix after 6 months.

beno619

I think how much an individual values the never settle bundle also wades into the equation.

The prototype crossfire drivers have shown positive results and AMD have had another 3 months to get things right..

BloodBath

True, those bundles are drying up though.

The driver still isn't publicly available. I know there was a lot of work in redesigning their driver architecture but it's still 6 months waiting for a known issue. An issue that a 3rd party had to bring to amd's attention.

thegame983

The never settle bundle was always something I considering but I think they would need to update it a bit. It's not inconceivable that you could those games for around 30 quid in a steam sale. If only Nvidia did game bundles.

Danger781

As much as I like AMD I would probably go with the 760 unless you plan on gaming at above 1080p. In which case the 7950 is a winner.