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Similar performance so may as well have the extra vram, supposed better DX12 performance and (if it's a concern in future) cheaper upgrade path with monitors such as better pricing on freesynch monitors. Example being you can get 4k freesynch for £330. This is good if looking to SLI down the line, I wouldn't want to SLI a 970 as the vram is going to be a potential hit and miss scenario. So for SLI, vram, future upgrades and what we know at the moment of DX12 it's heading in AMD's favour. If you're looking just to get a Nvidia card just because then yeah that is option too. Not all those things might apply but that'll be for the op to decide.
Which is why I mentioned SLI for potential future performance and although you say it's negligible it's not going to be if you choose to mod games which can add more vram too
picking and choosing scenario's where it works is cool but there is going to be potential scenarios (which as I said is up to the OP to decide if they apply) where the 390 is just better.
Which is why I mentioned SLI for potential future performance and although you say it's negligible it's not going to be if you choose to mod games which can add more vram too
Why take less for no reason? There's nothing to gain in being a Nvidia shill, he's better off just going for the overall best package and if he chooses he's not going to conisder going SLI then crossfire then that's his choice but it's something to consider otherwise. 970 is quite a poor card vram wise if you're considering SLI.
doesn't have to be, it's a comparison I've made to highlight how it's an issue which others clearly agree can be a reason to knock a card. If it applies in one scenario and not another then you need a valid reason, my reasoning for recommending more vram is that it can be more future proof and if he does crossfire then in future games which use more vram then he'd have the performance and vram needed by simply getting another 390. Not so with 970 and I made it clear it's up to OP to decide if SLI and XF is his jam or not so will matter to him or not.
I don't have 390 comparisons to 970 on hand specifically focusing on vram above 4gb right now myself. Never said I did though, it's just a recommendation based on common sense that if you hit the limit it can cause performance dips (as seen in the link I gave). If you want to find evidence that the 970 doesn't suffer at those vram limits then feel free to provide your own evidence as well. I've at least evidenced vram causing performance dips but I'm not really the kind of person who spends all day on forums trolling for reviews and comparisons but the point I've made is valid as evidenced by the previous link, it's now your choice to prove it's not applicable to these cards or not. Not trying to be rude there so apologies if it comes off that way but I'm not going to spend too much time arguing what seems like an obvious point to me. If 970 and 390 perform near identical before vram limit, we can see 970 suffers after hitting vram limit with link provided then that to me suggests after the vram limit then that's fair enough. Prove it wrong if you want but I'm going to be playing games at the moment, it's my day off and cleaning tomorrow
Usually cases of software requirements should already be noted by the OP anyway, if he has a massive preference for Nvidia software then I'm sure he's aware of it by now. Power can be a point and I'll agree on that as a fair point too, for me though I'd be more inclined to just get the best card. We can agree to disagree if you wish but which link was you referring to with high vram usage?
