Gtx 980 or R9 295X2 for 1440p?

So I am in the process of returning my 970 due to the whole 3.5gb thing. Now I was going to just pony up the extra cash and get a 980, but now that I see that the R9 295X2 is on sale for 699, I was thinking that might be better for 1440p? Not sure though. What do you think?

People are overblowing the 3.5gb thing, The card has no issue using all 4gb, and this is dependent on game by game basis and settings. The segmented memory is not an issue for single cards but if your using SLI the memory can aggravate the issue when the slower pool gets used. Now here is the thing people are over estimating the power of 970 and are using max settings, high resolutions ie 4k and or using high levels of AA. And are expecting no issues, not looking at the excessive gpu usage being the main problem.

I would hang onto the 970 and wait until AMD releases their 300 series and Nvidia next maxwell gpu. Because 980 isnt much faster then 970 and the 295 will cause you nothing but problems just like every other AMD dual gpu card.

I would also wait for the 300 series if you are thinking AMD. Also, you got to make sure you got a beastly power supply for the 295X2 and room for the custom cooler. But yeah, the 295X2 is quite a bit better than a single 980.

295X2 is X2 R9 290X's in Crossfire so in conclusion 295X2 is more powerful then a single GTX 980. To answer your question 295X2 is better for 1440P.

XFX Core Edition R9 295X2 can be had for $660.

If you don't want to go with water cooling or have no place to mount the radiator then you can go with basically a 295X2 except it's on air and it's a pretty massive (huge) card. It includes Razer mouse with a purchase.

PowerColor Devil 13 Dual Core $660

I'd hold on to the 970 it's not like the card isn't still better in most cases then a gtx780 and some gtx780ti's. We have directx12 just around the corner and by then Nvidia and AMD should have new players up to bat that better take advantage of DX12, and offer a significant boost to power/performance ratios. I have a 770 4gb and though I turn some down to 1080p and I I don't max games to the fullest settings, I still think for a single card it's worth keeping, as dx12 will only improve things. Your 970 outperforms my card at every level, and cost probably close to a quarter less when purchased. So I don't see much sense in switching to be honest.

295x is definitely more powerful, but be sure you're willing to deal with a card that uses water cooling.

What's there to deal with? It's closed loop water cooling, it requires no maintenance.. Just mount the rad as exhaust and you're good to go.

Also, dual AMD GPU won't cause you "problems" like every other dual GPU. Drivers have came a long way and there's nothing to worry about.