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    Question GPU Upgrade

    Here is my situation.
    I recently bought some new parts.
    My current system is:

    Intel i5-3570 @ 4x3,4 GHz
    8 GB RAM
    GTX 660
    Win7 64 Bit

    So,i wanted to upgrade my GPU and thought about a GTX 770 or a 780.
    Would that be a bad decision or not?Or maybe a GTX 680/690?

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    780 would be the best option in my mind.
    Best performance for price and definitely future proof.

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    If you're not financially restricted then get a 780, it will last you quite a few years.
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    Depends on money you have.

    Radeon is also 9% slower but 32% cheaper

    440$ - Radeon 7970
    650$ - 780

    The radeon isn't as good but its only losing really in Texal and pixel rates, so if you have multiple or Eyefinity than don't grab the radeon.

     
    Model Geforce GTX 780 Radeon HD 7970
    Manufacturer nVidia ATi
    Year May 2013 January 2012
    Code Name GK110 Tahiti XT
    Fab Process 28 nm 28 nm
    Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory 3072 MB 3072 MB
    Core Speed 863 MHz 925 MHz
    Shader Speed 863 MHz (N/A) MHz
    Memory Speed 1502 MHz (6008 MHz effective) 1375 MHz (5500 MHz effective)
    Unified Shaders 2304 2048
    Texture Mapping Units 192 128
    Render Output Units 48 32
    Bus Type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Bus Width 384-bit 384-bit
    DirectX Version DirectX 11.0 DirectX 11.1
    OpenGL Version OpenGL 4.3 OpenGL 4.2
    Power (Max TDP) 250 watts 250 watts
    Shader Model 5.0 5.0
    Bandwidth 288384 MB/sec 264000 MB/sec
    Texel Rate 165696 Mtexels/sec 118400 Mtexels/sec
    Pixel Rate 41424 Mpixels/sec 29600 Mpixels/sec
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