PC Gaming Week: Nvidia vs AMD: which should be your next graphics card?

By Gabe Carey

While console gaming sees the rivalry of Xbox One vs PS4, PC gaming has had a war of its own waging for far longer. In building a computer, you might not think picking out a GPU would be as painful a process as it actually is.

Ask any DIY veteran for advice and they’re sure to have strong opinions on the video card, whether it be of the Nvidia or AMD variety. So, how do the two camps stack up these days?

Price

Of course, everyone has a budget lined up when configuring a PC. Unless your personal thrill is literally setting fire to everything in your bank account, you’re going to aim for the best value-to-performance ratio.

A common misconception is that AMD makes the cheaper graphics hardware while Nvidia makes the pricier, luxury GPUs. Shop around, however, and you’ll notice that’s not necessarily the case.

While an Nvidia GeForce 980Ti might cost upwards of $600 (about £500, AU$1,000), AMD’s closest equivalent – the R9 Fury X – is around the same price, sometimes even more expensive. And that goes without mentioning the 980Ti’s sheer performance advantage …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components