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[Midnightclub]

The very best place i have found to compare gfx cards, is GPU boss.
They have a stupidly vast data base, and tell you straight up which one is better, they compare things like noise, power draw, temp as well as the basics of 3d rendering, and many more.

They also have a league table which covers all the gfx cards they have currently tested, its not just Nvidia or AMD, it is all the inbetween makes too, like Plait, Asus, Evga, Msi, Gygabyte etc etc, so it does cover 99% of the GFX cards out there.

http://gpuboss.com/

You realise that the Asus, Evga, MSi, Zotac etc etc.. are still AMD and Nvidia cards? They just generally have different coolers, different amount of overclocking, warranty etc etc.. 

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From a comparison perspective, the GTX 960 and the R9 380 are very similar with the R9 being marginally more powerful, but uses more power and generates more heat, noise (if either of those are a factor for you Trent)