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7950 vs R9 280x is it worth it?

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tim094

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Jul 20, 2013 12 0 10,510 I'm looking between the gigabyte 7950 and the Sapphire R9 280x vapor x and is it worth an extra $50 USD for the sapphire card. Is there much performance difference? Solution 280x is just a rebrand of the 7970 with higher clocks, and considering the 7970>7950, I think 50$ should be just enough to ensure that your gpu will not be outdated anytime soon. If I were you, I'd go for the 280x.Then again, it depends if you want 15% more performance for 50$. EDIT: Refer to this post if you'd like to know more: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1841376/7950-280x.html Sort by date Sort by votes

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Aug 19, 2013 49 0 10,560 280x is just a rebrand of the 7970 with higher clocks, and considering the 7970>7950, I think 50$ should be just enough to ensure that your gpu will not be outdated anytime soon. If I were you, I'd go for the 280x.Then again, it depends if you want 15% more performance for 50$. EDIT: Refer to this post if you'd like to know more: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1841376/7950-280x.html Upvote 0 Downvote Solution

maxiim

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Oct 28, 2009 957 0 19,360 The 50$ difference is well worth it, the 7950 is a great card, but the 280x(old 7970) is definitely worth the price difference. Upvote 0 Downvote T

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Jan 7, 2014 238 0 18,760 Except you can OC an HD 7950 upto HD 7970 standards in 1 minute for $0 Upvote 0 Downvote You must log in or register to reply here. Share: Facebook X Bluesky LinkedIn Reddit Tumblr WhatsApp Email Share Link

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