4870 x2 vs gtx 280

Cew27 · 23 Nov 2008 at 09:36

for gaming @ 1920 x 1200
with q6600 and 4 gig of ram on an asus p5q deluxe mobo and 720w psu
what do you think will be the best

Dicehunter · 23 Nov 2008 at 10:19

4870X2 all the way.

reflux · 23 Nov 2008 at 11:33

I had both cards in my posession a few weeks ago, and I kept the 4870X2. Overall smoother performance in games.

Shocky-FM · 23 Nov 2008 at 11:53

At 1920*1200 id take a GTX280, 4870X2 only really comes into it's own at 2560x1600 with silly amounts of AA, since I don't play at 2560x1600 or use silly amounts of AA a 4870X2 would be wasted, people need it remember that it uses crossfire and you will only see real benefits from the X2 at ridiculous settings, at 1920*1200 0xAA/4xAA/16xAF both cards are neck and neck most of the time

Also I would suggest geting a GTX260 216, with overclock there as fast as a GTX280 and there allot cheaper.

I'm not a fan of Crossfire and SLI, I've had bad experiences with both and have no interest in trying them again anytime soon

AWPC · 23 Nov 2008 at 12:30

Now I would say GTX280 or GTX260-216 as 4870X2 is not supported in all games and Nvidia's newest drivers are giving decent FPS boosts so they are starting to pull away from ATI again. 4870X2 would be quicker overall but only if all games support it (a lot of NV TWIMTBP ones are not giving much if any extra FPS as they ignore crossfire by design methinks).

4870 is starting to fall away now at the moment I would say for single card solutions:

GTX280
GTX260-216
4870 1GB
GTX260-192 (new drivers take it beyond the 4870-512)
4870 512MB

Final8y · 23 Nov 2008 at 12:45

AWPC said:
(a lot of NV TWIMTBP ones are not giving much if any extra FPS as they ignore crossfire by design methinks).

That is not the case thank god.
If it was it would be making computer headline news Just like the Skype fiasco.

The TWIMTBP are optimized for NV cards but are not been made to break CF.
Don't confuse general driver maturity on the latest 4xxx CF line with TWIMTBP games not supporting CF.

Mucky_Pup · 23 Nov 2008 at 12:49

I have the 4870X2, haven't had any real major problems with any games I've thrown at it as of yet, everything is running fast and smooth.

layte · 23 Nov 2008 at 12:50

Reviews say the 4870x2 is effortlessly faster. (http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/655/6 - Taken from the Nvidia new driver lovein thread on this very forum).

Nvidia owners say avoid.

Rage474 · 23 Nov 2008 at 12:55

I seriously think I've lost count of how many of these threads there have been...
Here is one with plenty o' info for ya http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17927035 ^^

Shocky-FM · 23 Nov 2008 at 13:13

layte said:
Reviews say the 4870x2 is effortlessly faster. (http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/655/6 - Taken from the Nvidia new driver lovein thread on this very forum).

Nvidia owners say avoid.

That review is awful, some of the results are just baffling, they've clearly mixed up some of the cards and others are just plain wrong.

layte · 23 Nov 2008 at 13:18

Shocky-FM said:
That review is awful, some of the results are just baffling, they've clearly mixed up some of the cards and others are just plain wrong.

It was the first one I saw using the new NV drivers with direct comparisons between the two cards. If you have some alternative numbers to show us then please post a link, giving the OP as much information as possible to make an informed buying decision is why we are posting here is it not?

LoadsaMoney · 23 Nov 2008 at 13:22

Shocky-FM said:
That review is awful, some of the results are just baffling, they've clearly mixed up some of the cards and others are just plain wrong.

Yer couldn't make it up.

CaptainRAVE · 23 Nov 2008 at 13:38

4870X2 wins in almost every test...especially at very high resolutions. New drivers make it even faster

Linx · 23 Nov 2008 at 13:45

4870x2, no questions asked.

Shocky-FM · 23 Nov 2008 at 13:46

LoadsaMoney said:
Yer couldn't make it up.

Read it yourself, they have mixed up cards, unless you think a GTX280 is only a few frames faster then a 8800GT in some games and GTX260 is faster, I doubt even your that stupid but maybe I'm wrong.

LoadsaMoney · 23 Nov 2008 at 14:17

Erm i have read it, i was on about the review.

Actually saying that, they probably did make it up.

To answer the OP though, X2.

XysteR · 23 Nov 2008 at 14:36

I'm in line to buy either a gtx 280 or 4870x2 but i'm still undecided..

When do the next gen cards get released? If its close i may wait for them

jonnylaris · 23 Nov 2008 at 15:18

I have owned both and the gtx 280 may report slightly slower frames in some games but the performance seams smoother. Also the x2 has lots of problems in general.

Peter450 · 23 Nov 2008 at 15:23

I had the same descision as you about 3 months ago, after reading all the reviews and studying several comparison charts at differant resolutions etc i went for the GTX280, if my monitor was a 24" 1920 x 1200, instead of 22" 1680x1050 i think i would have gone with the ATI X2, which showed very little drop in performance when going from 22" to 24" resolutions

XysteR · 23 Nov 2008 at 15:24

jonnylaris said:
I have owned both and the gtx 280 may report slightly slower frames in some games but the performance seams smoother. Also the x2 has lots of problems in general.

Out of everything i've ever read about both these cards your post has not helped me in any way lol :confused:

I'm just as confused and indecisive as the thread starter