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But minus the hyperbole I agree with the rest. AMD hold an architecture advantage at the moment with a 290X more-or-less matching a 780 ti with only 85% of the transistor count. That lower transistor count translates in to more chips per wafer and lower cost per chip.

NVIDIA need to compete on efficiency as well as overall performance IMO

On efficiency the NVidia cards are way ahead, compare the power draw of a Titan or 780ti to a 290X when stock or overclocked.

On transister count it is about even, remember the GK110 chip has compute functions that the 780ti does not use.

On temps, need i say more.

Hey, I said more-or-less . I wasn't really intending to dispute the overall maximum performance champion, simply pointing out that NVIDIA have been using more transistors than AMD to get there

Aren't overclocked 290X's giving a good kicking to overclocked 780Ti's

In games not a chance, the 780ti is the faster.

In Futuremark benches the 290Xs have the edge.

In Unigine benches the NVidia cards have the edge.

In 4K both the 290X and 780ti are rubbish, get a set of 6gb HD 7970s or Titans.