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Things are looking good for low to mid-range users as Nvidia release their new Maxwell architecture with their all new GTX 750 Ti, however AMD are soon behind with their upcoming R7 265, which promises to give tough competition.
Both GPUs have an RRP of $150, which translates to around £115 here in the UK.
Both are also marketed against the existing R7 260x and said to have up to around 25% performance gains compared to it, only time will tell which will come out on top as more performance data reaches us. (OC3D currently has their GTX 750Ti review here)
Both on paper look like they will be similarly performing, with the current GPU performance crown going to the R7 265 according to PCPER's review here. This may change with future Nvidia driver implementations.
Lets remember that the R7 265 is a Re-badge of the HD 7850, which was released in 2012, and the 750Ti is what i would call a new card in the sea of re-brands that has came lately. This is somewhat disappointing for Nvidia, not beating AMD's last Generation competitor, but this makes Maxwell no less impressive.
Nvidia bring to the table a much lower power card, a card not even requiring a 6-pin PCI-E power cable to use it, combine that with a shorter PCB and smaller cooler designs the GTX 750Ti is much more suitable for a Steam Machines and other low power or size restricted PCs.
All in all things are looking good for the low-mid end gamers, with Nvidia providing much smaller and less power hungry GPUs with performance never before seen with such low TDPs and AMD, while not bringing out new GPUs, are Lowering prices and increasing the clocks of their previous generation HD 7000 series cards while also increasing overall both CPU and GPU performance in games utilizing their new Mantle API.
What do you guys think of he current state of lower end PC gaming? Are any more budget minded users looking at the R7 265 and GTX 750Ti with interest? Please post your thoughts below.
Both GPUs have an RRP of $150, which translates to around £115 here in the UK.
Both are also marketed against the existing R7 260x and said to have up to around 25% performance gains compared to it, only time will tell which will come out on top as more performance data reaches us. (OC3D currently has their GTX 750Ti review here)
Both on paper look like they will be similarly performing, with the current GPU performance crown going to the R7 265 according to PCPER's review here. This may change with future Nvidia driver implementations.
Lets remember that the R7 265 is a Re-badge of the HD 7850, which was released in 2012, and the 750Ti is what i would call a new card in the sea of re-brands that has came lately. This is somewhat disappointing for Nvidia, not beating AMD's last Generation competitor, but this makes Maxwell no less impressive.
Nvidia bring to the table a much lower power card, a card not even requiring a 6-pin PCI-E power cable to use it, combine that with a shorter PCB and smaller cooler designs the GTX 750Ti is much more suitable for a Steam Machines and other low power or size restricted PCs.
All in all things are looking good for the low-mid end gamers, with Nvidia providing much smaller and less power hungry GPUs with performance never before seen with such low TDPs and AMD, while not bringing out new GPUs, are Lowering prices and increasing the clocks of their previous generation HD 7000 series cards while also increasing overall both CPU and GPU performance in games utilizing their new Mantle API.
What do you guys think of he current state of lower end PC gaming? Are any more budget minded users looking at the R7 265 and GTX 750Ti with interest? Please post your thoughts below.
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