GTX 760 vs 7950?

Just about to start making my purchases for my new gaming rig. Of course, the trickiest part for me is picking my GPU. I want something that will handle current games great @1080p/60fps, while also being capable with the wave of "next gen" titles hitting the PC. My budget allows for around $250 to spend on the GPU, which puts me right at the 760/7950 range. 

So which one is the better pick? Will I notice the difference at all? Should I factor in Physx into the equation? I hope to SLI these once a drop in performance is noticed, and my PSU will "only" be 750w, so will either be more efficient power wise for SLI/XFIRE

Another concern I have is memory size. Was reading an article from eurogamer where they discuss "future-proofing" your gaming PC. Given the next gen consoles (specifically the PS4) access to 5-6 GB of GDDR5 memory, a graphics card with low amounts of GDDR5 may see a performance hit in the near future. Does this really have any merit? Given the 7950's access to 3GB of GDDR5, should this automatically give the Radeon card the nod?

Am I overthinking this and should just pick one and run with it?

BTW, the rest of my rig will be an i5 4670k, 8gig DDR 1600 RAM, 750w PSU, AsRock Extreme 3 Z87 board. 

I'd go for either the 670 or 7950.

I'd get the 760 4g for 299.00. It's a touch faster than a 670 with double the memory. lhughey

I'd get the 760 4g for 299.00. It's a touch faster than a 670 with double the memory. lhughey

Get this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125414

7950, 3 Game bundle that may end up including titles like BF4, and Watch Dogs, in the future and it's $199.99 after rebate I got a 7950 switching from a 560Ti, and while it is a tad louder I like it, and the value was really nice with the bundle.

[QUOTE="lhughey"]I'd get the 760 4g for 299.00. It's a touch faster than a 670 with double the memory. Aparthide

[QUOTE="kraken2109"] He doesn't have 300, he has 250. Most 760s are only 5% slower than a 7970 anyway. (8% difference for a stock card) Postmortem123

not the ones at 300. of course there's overclocking, blah blah blah

not the ones at 300. of course there's overclocking, blah blah blah

lostrib

There's this one though.

[QUOTE="lhughey"]I'd get the 760 4g for 299.00. It's a touch faster than a 670 with double the memory. Postmortem123

[QUOTE="Postmortem123"][QUOTE="lhughey"]I'd get the 760 4g for 299.00. It's a touch faster than a 670 with double the memory. lhughey

I have the Galaxy 760 and I personally love it for gaming at 1080p.

Just about to start making my purchases for my new gaming rig. Of course, the trickiest part for me is picking my GPU. I want something that will handle current games great @1080p/60fps, while also being capable with the wave of "next gen" titles hitting the PC. My budget allows for around $250 to spend on the GPU, which puts me right at the 760/7950 range. 

So which one is the better pick? Will I notice the difference at all? Should I factor in Physx into the equation? I hope to SLI these once a drop in performance is noticed, and my PSU will "only" be 750w, so will either be more efficient power wise for SLI/XFIRE

Another concern I have is memory size. Was reading an article from eurogamer where they discuss "future-proofing" your gaming PC. Given the next gen consoles (specifically the PS4) access to 5-6 GB of GDDR5 memory, a graphics card with low amounts of GDDR5 may see a performance hit in the near future. Does this really have any merit? Given the 7950's access to 3GB of GDDR5, should this automatically give the Radeon card the nod?

Am I overthinking this and should just pick one and run with it?

BTW, the rest of my rig will be an i5 4670k, 8gig DDR 1600 RAM, 750w PSU, AsRock Extreme 3 Z87 board. 

xxxLUGZxxx

OP,if you're going to OC get 7950.If not,get gtx 760(something like gigabyte,evga factory OC). 760 is a bit faster than 7950.Also i don't know about you but i like to buy new stuff,7950 is almost 2years old.If you can wait for new amd gpu,they should come next month.

Don't worry about video memory,even 2gb will last you for some time.Even if you have 3gb on hd7950 card will not have enough raw power 

[QUOTE="lhughey"][QUOTE="Postmortem123"] 760 isn't faster than the 670.Bikouchu35

[QUOTE="lhughey"]I'd get the 760 4g for 299.00. It's a touch faster than a 670 with double the memory. Aparthide

Just remember that the consoles' RAM is shared between the CPU and GPU.

I love my 760. It fixed all of my complaints against AMD, especially with lighting options and software reliability. Also, after looking at many detailed benchmarks, it is obvious that Nvidia is simply better at providing stable frame rates while AMD fluctuates with spikes and lows. It is my opinion that Nvidia simply puts more effort and quality into their products than AMD. They're not perfect, but better. (Note that I was a Radeon fan dating back before the x800 series.)

Just remember that the consoles' RAM is shared between the CPU and GPU.

I love my 760. It fixed all of my complaints against AMD, especially with lighting options and software reliability. Also, after looking at many detailed benchmarks, it is obvious that Nvidia is simply better at providing stable frame rates while AMD fluctuates with spikes and lows. It is my opinion that Nvidia simply puts more effort and quality into their products than AMD. They're not perfect, but better. (Note that I was a Radeon fan dating back before the x800 series.)

Barujin

[QUOTE="Barujin"]

Just remember that the consoles' RAM is shared between the CPU and GPU.

I love my 760. It fixed all of my complaints against AMD, especially with lighting options and software reliability. Also, after looking at many detailed benchmarks, it is obvious that Nvidia is simply better at providing stable frame rates while AMD fluctuates with spikes and lows. It is my opinion that Nvidia simply puts more effort and quality into their products than AMD. They're not perfect, but better. (Note that I was a Radeon fan dating back before the x800 series.)

danten81

From a short web search, I found this fix: http://blog.metaclassofnil.com/?p=83

I use DVI, so I don't know if it works.

[QUOTE="danten81"][QUOTE="Barujin"]

Just remember that the consoles' RAM is shared between the CPU and GPU.

I love my 760. It fixed all of my complaints against AMD, especially with lighting options and software reliability. Also, after looking at many detailed benchmarks, it is obvious that Nvidia is simply better at providing stable frame rates while AMD fluctuates with spikes and lows. It is my opinion that Nvidia simply puts more effort and quality into their products than AMD. They're not perfect, but better. (Note that I was a Radeon fan dating back before the x800 series.)

Barujin

From a short web search, I found this fix: http://blog.metaclassofnil.com/?p=83

I use DVI, so I don't know if it works.

You'll be fine with either choice.  As mentioned, you'll get 3 free games if you go with a 7950 (which is always a deal) and they overclock amazing well.  I run my Crossfire MSI 7950's at 1100/1575 with no changes to my voltages.  Just one 7950 alone will keep you playing at 1080p for years to come.

The GTX 760 is an equally impressive card.  Fast, pretty quiet, and at 1080p, will keep you happy with that decision should you go that route.

Between the two, I'd say 7950 (an unbiased opinion) as the free games really just add to the deal.  But you'll be happy with both, and anyone here "should" tell you that both are fantastic cards at that price range.