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r9 280x 3 GB or 960 2GB

3 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/r9-280x-3-gb-or-960-2gb.195737/

iittopper
iittopper Original post #1
Dec 15, 2015 at 7:23 PM
Really confused between these two . I can get second hand r9 280x or new 960 at same price . 960 consumes less power but 2 GB VRAM is really bugging me . I am using 7850 2GB and can see the VRAM limitation in many games . Which one will be better?

config : Intel i3 2120
8 GB RAM
Amd 7850 2GB
Window 10
bssunilreddy
bssunilreddy #2
Dec 15, 2015 at 8:12 PM
Then get a second hand GTX970 from Erodov or TE forums for around 20k
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rachitrt23 #3
Dec 15, 2015 at 9:31 PM
R9 280x might be bottlenecked by your cpu. So 960 is a better choice imo. But yeah 2gb is a concern for sure.
Even gtx 970 will be bottlenecked by your cpu.