What gpu company do you favor?

Which gpu company do you favor?

  • Nvidia

    Votes: 68 39.5%

  • AMD/ATI

    Votes: 44 25.6%

  • About evenly split between the two major gpu vendors (intel does not count)

    Votes: 60 34.9%
  • Total voters
    172
Nvidia here, if amd didnt have such shit drivers I wouldnt care. To those of you who think im drinking the cool-aid... well i might be if i didnt hear about all my friends with amd cards complaining every time a new game comes out about all the graphical glitches, and how every new driver revision just seems to make the problem worse. But anyways at least we got choices right. :)
 
Surprised at all the people who have problems with drivers. Atleast recently. I've used AMD cards since the 4870 series and only had one issue (a very weird problem with X58 motherboards and the 7000 series that caused blue screens in very certain DX11 situations). Only problem I've had with nvidia that was memorable was the fan controller bug that made the cards run really hot, so I guess it's a wash from my perspective.

I've had more motherboard problems than driver problems with graphics cards. I have a 270x with a supermicro server board that has a few issues, and a GT650ti that doesn't work with a certain socket 775 motherboard at all (it works fine till drivers are installed in fact, and after that it won't boot).

That being said I don't ever plan on going back to either crossfire or trying SLi.
 
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I generally get whatever is the best bang for my buck at the time. The only thing that makes me have a slight Nvidia lean is the fact that they have EVGA in their corner. If AMD and Nvidia produced a card that was literally identical in terms of performance, features, etc, I would choose an EVGA version of the Nvidia card.
 
Quartz-1 said:
Trident, Cirrus Logic, Hercules, Matrox, ATI/AMD, 3dfx, Nvidia, Intel, IBM, S3, SIS, and I'm sure others. Over the years I've used them all.
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Ditto.

I really don't care who makes the things. I buy whatever gives me the best bang for my budget at upgrade time.

Since 2010 I've used (in order):
Geforce 9400GT
Radeon 5750
Geforce GTX470
Geforce GTX580
Radeon 6970 Crossfire
Radeon 7970 (killed it trying to mod it)
Geforce GTX460 (temp card after killing above)
Geforce GTX680
Geforce GTX Titan (current)

Apart from the 6970 Crossfire (which never seemed to work right) I've been happy with all of them. I do have a slight preference for Nvidia's driver interface though, but not enough to stop me from buying AMD GPU's in the future.
 
Split, best price/performance.

Voodoo 3
GeForce 256
GeForce 2 GTS
GeForce 4 Ti4600
AMD/ATI 5770
AMD/ATI 6870
AMD/ATI R9 280x
 
I voted AMD/ATI, I have owned my share of NV gpus, I own a couple now. But they were in tertiary rigs mostly, almost every time I have had AMD in my main rig, one time I had a 9000 series gpu in my main. But it didn't stay long.

Stay [H]
 
Over the years I've had cards from both brands

nvidia TNT2
Ati 9600XT
Ati 9700 PRO (traded 9600XT + cash for it)
Ati X800XT
nVidia 7800GT
AMD X1900XTX
AMD 4870 (one, then CF)
nVidia GTX 460 1GB (one, then SLI)
AMD 7970 (one, then CF)
AMD 290X CF (not installed yet)

So 7/10 GPU's I've owned in my gaming rig have been ATI/AMD, but there have been some extenuating circumstances that have tilted my total towards AMD more often... like the X1900XTX I got super cheap through a friends store discount, or the 7970 I bought because the GTX 680 was out of stock for months on release. I've had good and bad experiences with drivers from both companies. I have found that ATI/AMD has typically offered a better value when I've been purchasing cards, but some of that has to do with timing. I wouldn't consider myself a fanboy of any brand anymore (my handle pre-dates AMD's aquisition of ATI) and instead look for the best price/performance ratio at my price points
 
To clarify the whole driver issue it's not about then crashing etc. Nvidia drivers are historically more robust. It's simple things like per game settings that nvidia has had forever that ati never had without third party apps.

Even looking at catalyst with my new 280 all I can think is wow it's all the same as it was when my old 4870 came out. Comparing that to the GeForce software it really just looks sad.
 
Disposed said:
To clarify the whole driver issue it's not about then crashing etc. Nvidia drivers are historically more robust. It's simple things like per game settings that nvidia has had forever that ati never had without third party apps.

Even looking at catalyst with my new 280 all I can think is wow it's all the same as it was when my old 4870 came out. Comparing that to the GeForce software it really just looks sad.
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This. Also, more often than not, NVIDIA is quicker to release driver profiles for new games than AMD. This is especially important to mGPU users like myself.
 
I get who ever has the best Linux drivers at the time..... Which to be honest is sometimes like trying to pick the brightest color in a bucket full of black marbles....
 
I used Nvidia back in the early 2000's, then back to Nvidia for the 670, 770 and back to AMD for the 7970 and 290 now. It's a tough one to call, but for high res monitors it seems AMD edges out, so AMD it is.
 
ythe1300 said:
I get who ever has the best Linux drivers at the time..... Which to be honest is sometimes like trying to pick the brightest color in a bucket full of black marbles....
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What do you mean at the time? As though there has ever been a point in time where ATI had drivers on linux worth a fuck.
 
Whatever provides the best bang for the buck along with features I want is what I go for. My purchases have been pretty evenly split over the years between the two companies.
 
I've almost always had an nvidia card. At least all my good ones (higher end, not saying anything about quality of product). But mostly because of timing and pricing at the time I was ready to buy. I wanted an AMD card on my last upgrade but a good deal on a 680 came up so I snagged it.

I did like my 5770 running 3 displays and hdmi sound though.
 
I've used both major brands over the years. I still remember how excited I was getting my 9800pro and later, the x800xt-pe. Awesome cards back in the day. I was just as giddy over my 8800gtx purchase.

EVGA has given me great cards over last 6 years. If they made AMD cards I might have purchased one, but they do not. I'd like to stick with them but when AMD gives me a reason to switch again, I'll take it. I want the best performance for my dollar and that is the only motivating factor in what brand or which card I choose.
 
Voodoo1
Geforce 256
Geforce 2 MX (or something like that)
Geforce 3 ti 200
Radeon 9700
Geforce 7700 gt
Radeon 2900 pro 256bit
Radeon 4850
Geforce 260
Geforce 470
Radeon 6850 crossfire
Geforce 470 (6850 crossfire was so shit I've returned to old card after 2 months)
Geforce 770

If both have similar price I'll go with nvidia due to much better cpu usage by drivers and PhysX.
 
Usually whatever I feel like at the time, I hold no brand loyalties. I've also had 3 gaming laptops - 1 Ati, 2 Nvidia.

Voodoo2
Nv TNT2
Nv Geforce 3
Nv GF4 ti4600
Ati 9800pro
Ati x800pro
Nv 7800gt
Ati x1900xtx
Nv 8800gtx
Ati 5870
Amd 290x
 
Matrox all the way.

Basic 8.0
368x567i 6 bpp PAL
386 DX
Matrox triplehead2
Voodoo 2
Geforce 2
Trident 16mb
Nv ti 4600
Nv 5800 Ultra aka "hair dryer"
Ati 9700 pro
Nv 6800 vanilla (unlocked to GT)
Nv 7800 GT SLI
Nv 7800 GTO SLI
Ati 1900 XT Crossfire
Nv 8800 GTX SLI
Nv 9800m GT
Ati 4870m X2
Ati 4870 Crossfire
AMD 5870 Tri-fire
Nv GTX 480 Tri-SLI
AMD 6990m Crossfire
Nv GTX 680m SLI
AMD 7870m Crossfire
Nv GTX 680 SLI
Nv GTX 780m SLI
AMD R9 290x

Jayzoos, I'm old :eek:

Edit: The 40 GPUs I've owned x $400 (conservative average per GPU/card) = $16000 -- holy crap!
 
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I go for best bang for the buck and stability so currently AMD. AMD drivers are fine and I've used both brands.
 
harmattan said:
Matrox all the way.

Basic 8.0
368x567i 6 bpp PAL
386 DX
Matrox triplehead2
Voodoo 2
Geforce 2
Trident 16mb
Nv ti 4600
Nv 5800 Ultra aka "hair dryer"
Ati 9700 pro
Nv 6800 vanilla (unlocked to GT)
Nv 7800 GT SLI
Nv 7800 GTO SLI
Ati 1900 XT Crossfire
Nv 8800 GTX SLI
Nv 9800m GT
Ati 4870m X2
Ati 4870 Crossfire
AMD 5870 Tri-fire
Nv GTX 480 Tri-SLI
AMD 6990m Crossfire
Nv GTX 680m SLI
AMD 7870m Crossfire
Nv GTX 680 SLI
Nv GTX 780m SLI
AMD R9 290x

Jayzoos, I'm old :eek:

Edit: The 40 GPUs I've owned x $400 (conservative average per GPU/card) = $16000 -- holy crap!
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Haha. my old 2MB PCI Matrox Millenium is still in use on my server. Needed a video card for basic terminal stuff, and didn't want to add something using a lot of power. Found it in an old box!
 
Main
=====
X1600 PRO
HD 4650
8600 GTS (RMA'd to 9600 GSO)
X1950 PRO
GTS 250
HD 5770
GTX 560
HD 5870
HD 6950
GTX 760

HTPC
=====
FX 5500
GT 640
 
Gaming Comp

GTX 275
GTX 560 Ti SLI
HD 6950
GTX 780 Ti

I really prefer nvidia's control panel layout vs AMD's CCC. Nvidia's feels less clunky and easier to navigate imo.
 
JoeOnePack said:
Woh.... Do you offer private loan services? :D
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At first glance, I thought $16k was a lot, but that's over 17 years. Plus, when you figure in the value I've recouped from the cards by reselling, that figure is probably cut by 1/3 at least so I'm looking at something more like $10k total. I suppose it's still a lot of money, but when considering I probably spend that over 3-4 years in vacation expenses and some people have much, much more expensive hobbies, it's really not that bad.
 
harmattan said:
At first glance, I thought $16k was a lot, but that's over 17 years. Plus, when you figure in the value I've recouped from the cards by reselling, that figure is probably cut by 1/3 at least so I'm looking at something more like $10k total. I suppose it's still a lot of money, but when considering I probably spend that over 3-4 years in vacation expenses and some people have much, much more expensive hobbies, it's really not that bad.
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That and $400 is a very high average for a list full of $200-300 cards.
 
Disposed said:
That and $400 is a very high average for a list full of $200-300 cards.
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From memory, I'm pretty sure most of the cards I've bought, when I bought them, were well north of $300 e.g.,

Nv ti 4600 -$400
Ati 9700 pro - $400
Ati 1900 XT - $450
Ati 4870 - $400
Nv 8800 GTX - $500
GTX 680m - ~$600
GTX 780m ~$600
 
I'm an nvidiot right now :D

My progression...

OEM X800XL
Sapphire 6600GT
EVGA 8800GT
XFX HD5850
Sapphire HD5850 CFX
EVGA GTX 660Ti
to my current Zotac GTX 760

I'd say ATi/AMD drivers were ok and their price for performance over the years was consistently better than nVidias offerings. EVGA as a company is a large reason for my nVidia purchases. Shadowplay and NVENC are great to have and i use them all the time. My current card is a Zotac only because it was a gift.
 
My first computer had a cirrus logic chip in it. I have had so many cards since then it's hard to keep track. My first real gaming card had a 3DFX chip. I prefer NVIDIA these days for the better drivers, features and overall design. If AMD and NVIDIA disappeared tomorrow I would still try and game on an Intel chip just so I could keep playing on my PC.
 
harmattan said:
From memory, I'm pretty sure most of the cards I've bought, when I bought them, were well north of $300 e.g.,

Nv ti 4600 -$400
Ati 9700 pro - $400
Ati 1900 XT - $450
Ati 4870 - $400
Nv 8800 GTX - $500
GTX 680m - ~$600
GTX 780m ~$600
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680m and 780m? Laptop graphics? That and all those prices are super inflated.

I owned half that list and didn't pay more than 300 except for the 680s I had.
 
harmattan said:
Matrox all the way.

Basic 8.0
368x567i 6 bpp PAL
386 DX
Matrox triplehead2
Voodoo 2
Geforce 2
Trident 16mb
Nv ti 4600
Nv 5800 Ultra aka "hair dryer"
Ati 9700 pro
Nv 6800 vanilla (unlocked to GT)
Nv 7800 GT SLI
Nv 7800 GTO SLI
Ati 1900 XT Crossfire
Nv 8800 GTX SLI
Nv 9800m GT
Ati 4870m X2
Ati 4870 Crossfire
AMD 5870 Tri-fire
Nv GTX 480 Tri-SLI
AMD 6990m Crossfire
Nv GTX 680m SLI
AMD 7870m Crossfire
Nv GTX 680 SLI
Nv GTX 780m SLI
AMD R9 290x

Jayzoos, I'm old :eek:

Edit: The 40 GPUs I've owned x $400 (conservative average per GPU/card) = $16000 -- holy crap!
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Did you take into account inflation? 400$ back then meant more than it does now.
 
nVidia. I've bought AMD on 3 occasions, and in all cases regretted the purchase for various reasons. In the other 15 or so it has been nVidia.
 
Honestly, I go with whatever I want. Next card will probably be an Nvidia card since I like to swap back and forth and currently have a couple of issues with my 7950.

My first PC, I am not sure, but it was one of those old Nvidia cards, before the MX 440.

6200 SE (Garbage)
7300 GS
HD 2900 PRO 512-bit (Yeah, that 512-bit for the win)
HD 4870 512mb (Why did I not get the 1GB version...)
GTX 460 1gb EE (loved this card)
GTX 570 (EVGA Classified)
HD 7950 (I actually have 2 but can't run them with the micro atx mobo)
R9 270x (I use my 7950 though)

Technically I bought 5 AMD/ATI cards and 4 Nvidia cards.
 
Geforce2 pro, nvidia 7300, 8800gts 640mb, 9800gtx, 260gtx 216

Radeon 1600 or 1650? Pure garbage
Radeon 5770
Radeon 7950
Amd r9-290x x2
 
I'll start Post 3Dfx....and for my main systems, as I always have multiple configs for each gen.

Radeon 256
Geforce 3
Radeon 9500 Pro
Radeon 9800 XT
Geforce 6800 GT
Geforce 7900 GT
Geforce 8800 GT - SLI
Radeon 4870 - Crossfire
Radeon 5850 - Crossfire
Geforce GTX 670 - SLI

Once you go Multi-Card, and have a good experience, it's hard to go back to a single...especially considering the value.
 
ati x800xl
amd 6850
nvidia gtx 570
nvidia gt 430 (htpc)

Sticking with nvidia from now on.
 
Once you go Multi-Card, and have a good experience, it's hard to go back to a single...especially considering the value.
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What value? You pay double the cost for at best 30% more performance. Been down that road there's no value.
 
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