ATI 4870 X2 Crossfire vs GTX580, 6900 Sereis

[nadesicod25]

Anyone got benchmarks for this? im debating to upgrade to a 580 or a 6970 however im not sure if its for the best.

Looking to play Shogun 2 and Crysis 2

 

[Pighardia]

They are both good cards more than capable for a good few years/

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/292?vs=305

there is a guide on here on how to flash a 6950 to a 6970 if you think you could do that. Would save you some money. Definitely wouldn't recommend it if you are new to it though.

Personally i would go for a 6970. As i don't think the price difference is justified when measured against the performance.

 

[nadesicod25]

Well i just don't want to buy one card and find out it under performs compared to my 2 4870 X2s

 

[Pighardia]

sorry, didn't read the title, only the op so didn't see 4870x2's.
it's late
or early

Can't find benchmarks for xfire 4870x2's atm, should be pretty beefy though. i doubt they are struggling with anything at the moment are they?

 

[johny dolan]

A couple of 4870x2s is faster than a single 6970 or 580.

 

[nadesicod25]

Not at the moment

 

[Pighardia]

A couple of 4870x2s is faster than a single 6970 or 580.

by a fair margin i'd say

 

[Vtec9k]

Do you mean TWO 4870x2 cards? If so that's pretty hefty and will destroy a single 580 or 6970! Of course the big downside is no DX11

A single 4870x2 is about equal to GTX480.

You're best option might be two unlocked 6950's with flashed shaders and clocks if that's your sort of thing?