[R9 290] [GTX970] Graphics Card options for the GPU Apocalypse

[Fabio Kelm]

Hello Everyone! In mid of this PC building apocalypse, I had found some interesting prices in my country (Brazil) of the R9 290 (and x) and GTX 970. Do you think it is a good option to upgrade to these?(especially the R9 290, found really good deals on this card!) I am especially looking for a good card to drive a 1080p ultrawide monitor. My build is more for gaming, although I will usually do some productivity workload such as Excel, word and some ppt presentations.

Sorry for any newbie error, and thanks for the attention.

My Rig:
Pentium G4560
Asus B150 c/BR mATX mobo
XFX RX 560D 2GB
8gb DDR4 2133MHz
EVGA 600BQ 600W (80Plus Bronze) PSU

 

[plankton23]

IMO...the RX 290X is just about the same as the GTX 970...the GTX 970 has the edge on the RX. I'm partial to Nvidia GPU's so I would go with the 970.

 

[elites2012]

If these two are your only options, then I would get the gtx 970. im not much of a intel or nvidia fan, but with these two items, I would pair the pentium dual core with the gtx 970. it uses a lot less juice than the r9 290x

 

[Fabio Kelm]

Just for Update, I ended up following you guys advice and bought a GTX 970 (windforce model, from Gigabyte) and really, no complaints here! The card runs all my games at 1080p high/ultra smooth 60fps (with V-sync), although probably most are not that demanding (AC unity is the most). It does have some occasional stutters but I think they are probably coming from the Pentium.
Thanks elites2012 and plankton23 for the replies, and definitely recommend this card.