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gtx 960 vs amd radeon HD7870

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ozm8ey

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May 10, 2015 44 0 4,530 Hello im looking to get a gtx 960. I currently have an AMD Radeon HD7870 2gb but im trying to play this game called Project cars and its lags like crap. I get as low as 15 fps even just on low and medium settings. So would a gtx 960 (2gb) be a good upgrade from an Radeon HD7870 (2gb) Sort by date Sort by votes

Gam3r01

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Jan 12, 2013 25,412 973 115,440 That is an 18% performance increase, not what I would consider an upgrade. Look into at least a 970 class card. Upvote 0 Downvote O

ozm8ey

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May 10, 2015 44 0 4,530 yeah i thought about that but it seems I'd be looking at $500 in my country, whereas the 960 is right on my budget and apparently amd has optimization problems with the game i want to play so thats why im thinking of getting the gtx 960 as an upgrade. Upvote 0 Downvote

Gam3r01

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Jan 12, 2013 25,412 973 115,440 What is your country of purchase? Something like a 280x, 290, 290x should be cheaper, and still be a sizable upgrade. If you want to check prices look at a 770. It is a good bit more powerful than the 960, and it still may be cheaper than a 970 in your country. Upvote 0 Downvote

renz496

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Jun 16, 2009 14,341 239 53,090 Probabaly you should wait until amd come out with the fixed driver? Upvote 0 Downvote O

ozm8ey

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May 10, 2015 44 0 4,530 well i have 2 games atm which both have problems with AMD gpu's. Thats Project CARS and Mortal Kombat X Upvote 0 Downvote G

geriimyers9

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May 8, 2015 34 0 4,560 With $500 budget you can get GTX 970 I thought. I dont know how many percent it would increase the performance but, still it would be better than your old GPU. Its just $335 http://allcomputerhardware.tk/vga/evga-geforce-gtx-970-ssc-acx-2-0-4gb-gddr5-256bit-dvi-i-dvi-d-hdmi-dp-sli-ready-graphics-card-04g-p4-3975-kr/ Upvote 0 Downvote

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Apr 27, 2015 23 0 4,520 gtx 960 is best buy for money ,and yes it is better than amd HD 7870 it has latest maxwell architechture and is launched for only $200 some countries may vary a little . if you could get this card get it it is better than gtx 660 ti . Upvote 0 Downvote Q

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Oct 19, 2015 4 0 4,510 yes 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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