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So yesterday I was scrolling around on pcpartpicker because I was bored when I realized that the prices for some AMD graphics cards seemed to go down (MSI R9 270 Gaming Edition dropping down like $80). I checked out the Radeon 7950 Section and found a $200 graphics card (Sapphire 100352-3L). Is this graphics card even worth comparing to the other 7950's. The next price for a 7950 is $120 more, so, is the Sapphire 100352-3L even good compared to the other 7950's?
Indeed it would be, but this is one of the cases where "up-to-date" isn't "best-performing".
Maxwell is up-to-date in the sense that it offers superb performance-per-watt, which is the main reason of its existence currently.
I meant up-to-date as most recent, not as most powerful.
OT: op, you haven't yet detailed what you will be playing on this computer. You may only need a r7 265 or you may need a r9 290. Here, use this template.
What will you play? :
How much are you thinking of paying? :
What resolution are you going to play at? :
What are your computer specs? (Purely informational, just so we get an idea of what will work) :
I'm not quite sure calling a card superior is suggesting.
You do realize the 760 is simply an overclocked 660 Ti, right?
Regardless, being built on the same technology as other Kepler cards means it's by no means more "up to date."
Wouldn't Maxwell be technically the most up-to-date?
The 760 isn't built on Maxwell.
I meant up-to-date as most recent, not as most powerful.
OT: op, you haven't yet detailed what you will be playing on this computer. You may only need a r7 265 or you may need a r9 290. Here, use this template.
What will you play? :
How much are you thinking of paying? :
What resolution are you going to play at? :
What are your computer specs? (Purely informational, just so we get an idea of what will work) :