Need help deciding on a GPU

[Mirmex]

So, I have had my system built for almost a week now and I decided to wait and see how much better and the price R9 280x would be compared to the 7970 GE. I read the benchmarks here and I guess I'm confused. The reviewer mentions the 280x sits between the 7970 and 7970 GE but the benchmarks seem to show that the Asus R9 280x out preforms the 7970GE and come close with the GTX 770. So what I'm wondering is that is the Asus R9 280x faster or slower than the 7970 GE?

 

[lehtv]

Can't really recommend anything without knowing your setup and monitor resolution, and what games you play and what kind of image quality and framerate requirements you have.

To answer your question, the reference 280X sits between reference 7970 and reference 7970 GHz. The Asus card is factory overclocked and outperforms the reference 7970 GHz.

 

[toyota]

yeah first step is to list your specs in detail including exact psu and the resolution you want to play at.

 

[Mirmex]

To answer your question, the reference 280X sits between reference 7970 and reference 7970 GHz. The Asus card is factory overclocked and outperforms the reference 7970 GHz.

Thank you! this was what I was confused about, sorry! I guess I could have worded my question a bit better. So If you were to manually overclock both, would they be about the same or would the Asus 280x still outperform the 7970GE?

 

[NTMBK]

Thank you! this was what I was confused about, sorry! I guess I could have worded my question a bit better. So If you were to manually overclock both, would they be about the same or would the Asus 280x still outperform the 7970GE?

Hard to say- how well your chip overclocks varies greatly from chip to chip.