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Just got a4890
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to use the full power of the 4890 would be better upgrading you monitor.
Soldato
LoL the 4890 will last you many years at that rez, cracking card and it will tear through all games at your desired resolution.
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For sure, in pretty much all games you will be getting excellent framerates.
I think the point Phatzy was making is that in many games, the framerate will be well above 60fps using a 4890 and a 1377 x768. Therefore, a good deal of this processing power is not used (the monitor can most likely only refresh at 60Hz).
Therefore, to make the most out of that card you would do well to upgrade the monitor to a higher resolution one as games will look better due to the greater detail that can be displayed and the power of the graphics card will be fully realised.
However, this is an extra purchase and will cost £100 - so an expensive decision, but perhaps something to think about.
why not get a second hand 5770?
it's hard to say. the 4890 is undoubtably faster, but the issue isn't quite as clear cut, as recent driver releases have pushed 5770s closer to the 4890 in terms of performance. Theyre still not as fast as the 4890, but are getting there
Personally I'd get a 5770. They run cooler/more efficient, are going to be better supported in the future, have DX11 and if needed you can get another for Crossfire.
4890s are quite rare now, so getting one at a decent price will be harder than ordering a new 5770
Personally I'd get a 5770. They run cooler/more efficient, are going to be better supported in the future, have DX11 and if needed you can get another for Crossfire.
4890s are quite rare now, so getting one at a decent price will be harder than ordering a new 5770
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As others have said, the 4890 is still a bit faster - but other factors make the 5770 the more desirable card now (price, heat, noise, power draw, DX11).
The other issue is with warranty, most new 5770s come with 2 years warranty (3 if you get an ASUS) - so if the card dies during this time you will get a replacement graphics card which is as fast or faster than the broken one.
In most cases (unless you have an arrangement with the seller) second-hand cards don't come with any warranty, so if they die- you are left with an interesting looking paperweight. Considering graphics cards are some of the hottest and most likely to fail parts of a system - I would suggest going for an option which prioritises warranty over pure power.
I was considering that, I must admit, but remember that the 5770 overclocks to similar levels as the 4890, as well as doing so whilst using less power, running cooler and, as was said above, definitely having a warranty
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A 5770 is pretty much half the performance of a 5870, give or take several %.
I have not yet found a Directx11 game that my 5870 can't spank, with the exception of Metro 2033 (which spanks any and every graphics card due to it being badly implemented on the PC).
As to the memory bandwidth, with modern graphics cards you can't look at individual specs (such as memory bandwidth, number of stream processors etc) as the architecture on each card dictates how the resources are used.
The only way to really guage how good a card is by looking at benchmarks.