GTX 280 or X1950PRO

[tunesintheattic]

I would like to know which is the better graphics card. The Evga GTX 280 or the SAPPHIRE Radeon X1950PRO? I have a set of both and would like to use the better pair.

 

[waffleironhead]

280 hands down. the 1950pro is a few generations behind.

 

[toyota]

wow

 

[tunesintheattic]

thanks............

 

[SlowSpyder]

The GTX280 was significantly faster than the prior Nvidia flagship, the 8800GTX. The 8800GTX was probably 50-100% faster than the x1950pro.

 

[RussianSensation]

X1950Pro is going to be slower than the HD3870 and slightly faster than the 7900GTX in modern games. GTX260/275/280/285 cards are going to be about 3x faster.

 

[Blitz KriegeR]

Actually the previous flagships to the 280 were the 9800GTX and 9800GX2.

As an owner of a 280 up until recently, I'd defo get another. It was still taking everything at max settings 1900x1200 without too much sweat.

 

[bryanW1995]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-graphics-card-gaming-performance,3042-7.html

this chart is very handy when people have questions like this. gtx 280 is 9 levels higher than x1950 pro, and at higher resolution it is really closer to or a bit better than gtx 460 1gb even. That card is definitely still relevant today at least, while x1950 pro was obsolete 4 + years ago.

 

[s44]

Not sure if serious... or why you guys are still answering this question.

 

[bryanW1995]

That can be a legit question for a complete n00b like that, why would somebody who never posts here sign in just to pull our chain? I still remember when I was new, and if everybody had ignored/hated on me every time I opened my mouth (or keyboard) I would have gone to find a friendlier locale.

 

[toyota]

he asked the same question on hardforum and his sig there says x1950pro SLI. lol, he is likely not a troll and is just simply a bit noobish.

 

[hawtdawg]

At one point I had an HTPC/emulator rig with an x1950 pro. It was a hair faster than the 8600 GT in my laptop. It was a good card, lasted me a while.

 

[TakeNoPrisoners]

this is like comparing a smart car to a 2012 Dodge Challenger 396.