(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); OK so before I write a little more, here is the build I plan on getting in July (Subject to new hardware releases) You must login or register to view this content. there is stuff missing but thats stuff I may already own such as main storage etc. so ignore that.

Main topic here though is GPUs... The build there has a R9 390X which is just about in my price range for the whole build. Obviously a very beefy card packing 8GB GDDR5 to utilize.

People I show this build to though suggest nvidia, and I love nvidia, had a 760 for 3 or so years now but its getting on in terms of current gen graphics so its time to future proof. But getting an nvidia card for a similar price would mean in turn a heavy downgrade... And I'm here thinking, why get less for the brand? I understand nvidia cards can do things better or "more efficiently" But I would like to hear some geniune thoughts onto what you would do staying in the same price range and your own experiences. I need to start some software research differences myself such as drivers and optimization but would love to here from other people and/or to be educated in the cards differences.

Just spent the last couple hours doing research as said in thread and you're right in terms of AMD. Happy with the choice to swap it out for a 980 Superclocked and its only come to £50 more which is not as bad a blow as some other 980 variants. And when I get the parts later this year I may have gained that back in price drops anyway.

AMD isn't shit. I'd pick a R9 390 over a GTX 970 any day. I have a GTX 980 TI though

amd cards arent bad they are made to run hot which means in the summer ur gunna sweat ur balls off in the winter ur nice and warm. the gtx cards are generally better at the higher end they run cooler and are usually smaller/ quieter

I've always used Nvidia. Mainly because I've always had nothing but positive experiences with Nvidia. Not once have I had driver issues. However, on a purpose built computer -- that I haven't used in over two years -- I used AMD and had to deal with a plethora of driver issues.

R9 390 and GTX 970 and pretty much neck-in-neck in performance at 1080p. R9 390 has better performance at higher resolutions due to the extra VRAM. On the GTX 970, once you go over 3.5GB VRAM, the last 0.5GB runs slower and you will experience stutters in games. I once played Skyrim with heavy mods on my GTX 970 and I experienced stutters like a bitch.

R9 390X vs GTX 980. The GTX 980 will beat the R9 390X in most games, but there are some games that the R9 390X win in. In the games the the GTX 980 win, you'll get around 5-10 extra FPS. Woohoo, 5-10 extra FPS! But look at the price of a GTX 980 versus a R9 390X.

In lower-end budget PCs, you almost always see AMD cards being recommended.

In recent DX12 tests, AMD GPUs surpass NVIDIA GPUs.

In areas where it gets cold, AMD GPUs can also be used as heaters.