AMD R7 265 or Nvidia GTX 750 TI?

[SlickR12345]

Hi there. Both cards are about 100 to 120 euros depending on which manufacturer and custom cooler, so price wise they are equal.

Now the GTX 750 TI does consume less power idle and when at full power, so that is one advantage, the temperatures seem fairly similar, differences through custom coolers.

So the question is which one is faster and will Mantle make a difference down the road as more and more games start using it?

EDIT: I have I5 3330 cpu, 1600MHz DDR3 memory

 

[blackened23]

Oh, I don't' know. Have you thought about reading one of the hundreds of reviews on the web? This question is answered via google fairly easily and will lead to any one of hundreds of reviews. Guru3d, techpowerup, techreport, PCPer, hardwarecanucks, this website, go to those websites, read reviews, and you have your answer. If you know the 750ti obviously consumes less power then you obviously know the 265 performs better. How you know this but then ask if Mantle makes a difference...huh? Anyway 265 consumes a lot more power. Does that matter to you. I have no idea. Do you overclock. I have no idea. This question seems ridiculous, no offense. Go read some reviews at the websites and come to your own conclusion. Every PC website on the planet answers this question thoroughly with their reviews, and seeing as you're aware of the strengths of the 750ti, you could just as easily read some 265 reviews. That's what i'm thinking. We can't read your mind and know which metric matters more to you, we don't know what your power bill is, we don't know what your PSU is, but you sure can read these reviews at any one of a hundred websites and draw your own conclusion. Right?

Short version?

300W PSU? 750ti

600W PSU? 265

265 performs better overall by a pretty good margin if power consumption is a nonfactor

Does mantle increase performance? Sometimes maybe. Depends on variables relating to your PC. See above method for attaining an answer.

 

[tviceman]

The 265 is about 10-15% faster but requires a PCIe power adapter. If power consumption isn't an issue to you, then I'd say get the faster card. But if you're in a very small setup or if you have a low-wattage PSU, then get the 750 TI.

I don't think extra factors like Mantle or physx really matters much with products like these.

 

[tviceman]

Oh, I don't' know. Have you thought about reading one of the hundreds of reviews on the web? This question is answered via google fairly easily and will lead to any one of hundreds of reviews. Guru3d, techpowerup, techreport, PCPer, hardwarecanucks, this website, go to those websites, read reviews, and you have your answer.

Be nice. The true idiots are the ones that spout fiction and camp really hard for one side or the other.

 

[Yuriman]

See if you can find a cheap (used?) 7850, they're often considerably cheaper than a 265 (and essentially the same card).

 

[Gloomy]

Oh, I don't' know. Have you thought about reading one of the hundreds of reviews on the web? This question is answered via google fairly easily and will lead to any one of hundreds of reviews. Guru3d, techpowerup, techreport, PCPer, hardwarecanucks, this website, go to those websites, read reviews, and you have your answer. If you know the 750ti obviously consumes less power then you obviously know the 265 performs better. How you know this but then ask if Mantle makes a difference...huh? Anyway 265 consumes a lot more power. Does that matter to you. I have no idea. Do you overclock. I have no idea. This question seems ridiculous, no offense. Go read some reviews at the websites and come to your own conclusion. Every PC website on the planet answers this question thoroughly with their reviews, and seeing as you're aware of the strengths of the 750ti, you could just as easily read some 265 reviews. That's what i'm thinking. We can't read your mind and know which metric matters more to you, we don't know what your power bill is, we don't know what your PSU is, but you sure can read these reviews at any one of a hundred websites and draw your own conclusion. Right?

Short version?

300W PSU? 750ti

600W PSU? 265

265 performs better overall by a pretty good margin if power consumption is a nonfactor

Does mantle increase performance? Sometimes maybe. Depends on variables relating to your PC. See above method for attaining an answer.

You don't need a 600w PSU for the 265. It uses 40 more watts than the 750Ti.

 

[Keysplayr]

You don't need a 600w PSU for the 265. It uses 40 more watts than the 750Ti.

I thought the 265 had a 140 to 150W TDP?

PCper link
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/AMD-Radeon-R7-265-2GB-Review-Pitcairn-takes-another-pass

Trusted Reviews
http://www.trustedreviews.com/opini...rce-gtx-750-ti-which-is-best-for-1080p-gaming

Guru3D
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/amd_radeon_r7_265_review,5.html

 

[Gloomy]

I thought the 265 had a 140 to 150W TDP?

PCper link
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/AMD-Radeon-R7-265-2GB-Review-Pitcairn-takes-another-pass

Trusted Reviews
http://www.trustedreviews.com/opini...rce-gtx-750-ti-which-is-best-for-1080p-gaming

Guru3D
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/amd_radeon_r7_265_review,5.html

Yeah but it doesn't go that high in practice.

 

[Keysplayr]

Yeah but it doesn't go that high in practice.

But, I just showed you a review saying it at one point used 144W. Is that not practice?
Know what? Nevermind. These convos never get anywhere good.

And please link your sources when producing graphs anyway. Even if it's here at AT. Not everybody knows.

 

[Gloomy]

But, I just showed you a review saying it at one point used 144W. Is that not practice?
Know what? Nevermind. These convos never get anywhere good.

And please link your sources when producing graphs anyway. Even if it's here at AT. Not everybody knows.

Techpowerup.

Please don't tell me you think Furmark is a valid way to measure power consumption.

 

[Abwx]

Yeah but it doesn't go that high in practice.

Dont know the methodology of this site but seems that they do not have the necessary tools to really measure things accurately, Hardware.fr on the other hand do measurements of the power absorbed by the VC 12V rail as well as the power drained through the PCIe connector as Nvidia is known to use more power through the 3.3V rail than AMD s Radeons.

You have the card comsumption measured in isolation and the resultant Fps/watt.

http://www.hardware.fr/articles/916-7/consommation-efficacite-energetique.html

 

[SlickR12345]

I'm leaning more towards the R7 265 as of right now since its generally faster and has mantle for some additional performance down the line.

GTX 750 TI has low energy consumption and delivers great performance per watt, but for the same price as the 265 I feel like its not a better value.

 

[parvadomus]

Both cards consume little power. But 265 is obviously faster..
Btw any quality 400watt psu would work for any of the two.

 

[blackened23]

I'm leaning more towards the R7 265 as of right now since its generally faster and has mantle for some additional performance down the line.

GTX 750 TI has low energy consumption and delivers great performance per watt, but for the same price as the 265 I feel like its not a better value.

Well you answered your own question. From what I remember, most 750ti reviews included 265 benchmarks as well - so if you knew the 750ti was more efficient (as you mentioned in the OP), then you'd probably know the 265 is slightly faster. So i'm guessing that reviews helped. Which gave you the answer. But as far as which is better...that depends. The answer to which card is better depends on the user and variables related to what matters more to them. Which of course is different for everyone. If power consumption isn't a factor, then yeah, the 265 delivers more frames per dollar and is the answer. If you're on a dell cheese box with a 300W PSU then that would shift the solution towards the 750ti. Just depends really.

 

[tweakboy]

750 gtx pownz that low model AMD from benchmarks Ive seen.

 

[tweakboy]

Youll get better drivers and phsx etc go with 750 TI. and OC the heck out of it, make sure your video card fan is spinning high when its game time big load. thx gl

 

[Techhog]

Techpowerup.

Please don't tell me you think Furmark is a valid way to measure power consumption.

Like most people here, if it proves his point it's fine... which is why he didn't link Guru3D's review of the 750 Ti, which shows a 52W difference between the cards.

At any rate, the point is that you would only need a 600W PSU if you got the crappiest PSU ever made. 450W is more like it.

 

[lehtv]

Here's a good rule of thumb: if your PSU is of a reputable brand and has one 6-pin PCIe connector, it will happily power any graphics card that only requires one 6-pin power connector.

 

[wand3r3r]

Oh, I don't' know. Have you thought about reading one of the hundreds of reviews on the web? This question is answered via google fairly easily and will lead to any one of hundreds of reviews. Guru3d, techpowerup, techreport, PCPer, hardwarecanucks, this website, go to those websites, read reviews, and you have your answer.
Short version?

Why direct someone away from asking for opinions? D:

300W PSU? 750ti

600W PSU? 265

Honestly it sounds like you should read some of the reviews you mention. Did a single one say you need 600w to run a 265? :thumbsdown:

 

[crisium]

Go with the 265. Maxwell is the future, not the present. When we have 20nm Maxwell, then you can get the 1x6pin 20nm Maxwell card and it should be a worthy upgrade over the 265.

 

[Blue_Max]

I originally voted for the 750TI before really digging into the numbers.

I love, love, LOVE the 750TI's efficient power usage (system is 100W less under load!!) but it's hard to escape the fact that the 265 is cheaper AND significantly faster.

If I had to buy one, the 265 is looking VERY good to me right now...

 

[Rezist]

265 is a fair amount faster, I'm not sure on the overclockability if they are just 7850's that it should be capable of some big OC's, I would not recommend anything less then a 400W bronze power supply tho.

You could probably be looking at 50-60W higher power consumption at stock and higher at OC.