GTX 680 4GB FTW+ vs. 7970 dual x

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So I just downgraded from my 780 to a gtx 680 ftw+ 4gb as I'm not gaming to much anymore and I wanted a little extra coin for paint and stuff in the new house. A friend of mine is offering me my old 7970 dual x and $50 for my 680. I know the 7970 is capable of about 1175/1750 over clock which is pretty potent. The 680 does about 1228 without touching voltage, not sure about its memory, but I don't hold out much hope, from what I've seen most 4gb only do about 6600 due to the extra load on memory controller I guess.

My question is should I do it 1gb less memory, but 384 bit bus speed. Both cards put out about the same noise. I had a 670 before that walked all over this 7970 in most game. But it was a binned AMP and did about 1340 on the core and 7200 on the memory. Id guess both cards overclocked are about the same and putting $50 in my pocket is worth it, but figured I'd get some member opinions before i decide.
 
Why did you swap from 7970 to 680 in the first place? IMO you only need the extra 1GB if your resolution is over 1080p.
 
680+cash?. thats the way to go... specially if are a EVGA FTW edition. it will increase itself more or less to 1200mhz on clock without touch anything.. and 6800mhz on memory..
 
Araxie said:
680+cash?. thats the way to go... specially if are a EVGA FTW edition. it will increase itself more or less to 1200mhz on clock without touch anything.. and 6800mhz on memory..
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You misread the post. Its 7970 + cash for 680.
 
Drivers have increased performance significantly over the months for the 7970. I would go with the 7970 myself over the 680. It's just simply the faster card and will last well into next-gen for sure.
 
why does your friend want the 680? just for the 4GB memory?
 
I think performance will be really close, so not a big deal on that front.

Is the 7970 the GHz edition? If not, I think there is a bigger price gap than $50 for your GTX 680 FTW 4GB vs a non-GHz 7970 at least per current pricing. But of course, he is your friend... If we talking market value, I think you got the short end of the stick.
 
lilstevo said:
I think performance will be really close, so not a big deal on that front.

Is the 7970 the GHz edition? If not, I think there is a bigger price gap than $50 for your GTX 680 FTW 4GB vs a non-GHz 7970 at least per current pricing. But of course, he is your friend... If we talking market value, I think you got the short end of the stick.
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Ya I think price wise its a bit less than I should take. Its not a GHz but GHz is a joke anyways I haven't seen a 7970 that can't do 1075-1125 on stock 1.17v and 1500 memory is a joke to. Your talking crank it to 1100/1500 in ccc and mever think about it again with no issue. I can see price point wise where u r coming from tho.
 
HOODedDutchman said:
You misread the post. Its 7970 + cash for 680.
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hell yes, my bad, im truly sorry i was so kinda drunk at the moment, so forgive me, xD.

after reading all id stick with the idea of the 680 FTW.. than a 7970HD non GHZ. you can overclock a 7970 to the level of the GHZ. but the GHZ edition far way more.. so if arent a GHZ stick with the 680 FTW all the way..
 
Araxie said:
hell yes, my bad, im truly sorry i was so kinda drunk at the moment, so forgive me, xD.

after reading all id stick with the idea of the 680 FTW.. than a 7970HD non GHZ. you can overclock a 7970 to the level of the GHZ. but the GHZ edition far way more.. so if arent a GHZ stick with the 680 FTW all the way..
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This is not true at all. A GHz edition will over clock the same as a non ghz as long as both have unlocked voltage. Well no2 cards will overclock the same, but a ghz edition does not mean the card will overclock better.
 
OP a HD 7970 at 1175 mhz is on par with a GTX 680 at 1275 mhz. the Tahiti chip performs better in bandwidth intensive games / scenarios with SSAA or MSAA 8x. the dual x is a reasonably good cooler. make sure the HD 7970 is still capable of 1175 mhz. I would say 50 bucks cash + HD 7970 3GB for a GTX 680 4GB is a good swap. go for it .
 
I personally would keep the 680. Mainly because SLI is superior to Crossfire which opens up more options down the road. The extra 1GB of VRAM doesn't hurt, though I highly doubt it would ever come into play. I also prefer NVIDIA's drivers and their Geforce experience software is nifty, as well as the forthcoming shadow play and nvidia shield.
 
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