3870X2 is equal to...

[KillerDr3w]

Hi Folks,

I originally built my rig with dual 3870X2's last April. One had to be RMA'd because of a faulty fan as it was refunded rather than replaced, which has left me with a slightly underpowered system for gaming on my 1080P TV.

If I was to replace the single 3870X2 with a single card today that would be roughly equal in power to the dual 3870X2's, what card would it be?

I am not fussy about it being ATI or NVIDIA.

Thanks in advance!

kD.

 

[FrenchTart]

I'm sure a 4870x2 would walk all over the performance of even the dual 3870x2 setup.

 

[Ben M]

There's a guy with quad 3870s somewhere, he made a post saying what they perform like... I'll try and find it for you now.

 

[DeathTyrant]

A single 4870X2 or GTX 295 should do the trick. They wil also be more likely to scale well (or at all) and won't suffer from Microstutter in the way that Quadfire 3870X2 would.

 

[reflux]

Well, a single 4850 is about as fast as a single 3870X2 (so I've been told), so you'd want two 4850s, two 4870s or two 4980s.

 

[Alexrose1uk]

As mentioned, 3870X2 at higher res is about equivalent to a 4870, a 4850 when AA is involved. So if you want something equal or better, the 4870X2, crossfired 4890 or a GTX295 would be your best bet.

 

[Banny]

I went from tri crossfire X with 3870x2\3850 (3870 speeds) to 4870x2 definetly a lot faster.

 

[Happy]

There's a guy with quad 3870s somewhere, he made a post saying what they perform like... I'll try and find it for you now.

Final8y

 

[matt100]

I use a single GTX280 with my 1080p TV and its more than enough.

No requirement for bonkers expensive GTX295/4870X2 (imo of course)

 

[FrenchTart]

I use a single GTX280 with my 1080p TV and its more than enough.

No requirement for bonkers expensive GTX295/4870X2 (imo of course)

True enough - if you can get a 280 for the ~£200 they were going for a while back then you're onto a winner.

 

[HangTime]

Cheapest single card with comprable performance is probably the 4850x2 2GB which comes in around £260. A bit overpriced IMO though considering you can get a pair of GTS250s for under £200, although obviously you need an SLI board for that.

 

[Richdog]

Cheapest single card with comprable performance is probably the 4850x2 2GB which comes in around £260. A bit overpriced IMO though considering you can get a pair of GTS250s for under £200, although obviously you need an SLI board for that.

A single 4850 is comparable to a 3870 X2... better in many cases. A 4850 X2 is probably almost 2x more powerful or more with AA applied.

 

[londonbairn]

Cheapest single card with comprable performance is probably the 4850x2 2GB which comes in around £260. A bit overpriced IMO though considering you can get a pair of GTS250s for under £200, although obviously you need an SLI board for that.

Errr, the 4850X2 is just a bit faster than a 3870X2....

 

[VARDY]

when i had my 3870X2 i did a little bench test with my mate who had a 4850. i would say that they are comparable to each other. although the 4850 out performs in some tests.

i will add though that i get a worse 3DMark score with my 4870 than my old 3870X2. not by much, only about 300

 

[HangTime]

Errr, the 4850X2 is just a bit faster than a 3870X2....

Indeed, but he specifically asked for "single card today that would be roughly equal in power to the dual 3870X2's"