4890 or 5770

[HAL64]

As the tile say's I am not fussed about Dx 11 as it will be a wile before we get any games so only realy wondering whitch is the faster of the two

t.i.a

 

[manbearpig]

the 4890 is the faster of the two, but the 5770's do have the advantage of dx 11 and they crossfire very well.

 

[Secret_Window]

The 4890, just google some benchmarks.

 

[theforce]

4890 is the faster card out of the two.

 

[Tom|Nbk]

If you aren't bothered with DX11 then get the 4890 the 5 series do seem to scale better in Crossfire though

 

[HAL64]

right thanks all looks like it will be a 4890 then.

How will that compare to a 8800 gtx ?

 

[TheSwede]

right thanks all looks like it will be a 4890 then.

How will that compare to a 8800 gtx ?

A 4890 is better then a 8800GTX, here is a comparison of a 4890, GTX260, 5770 and a 8800GTX from tomshardware.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/chart...=on&prod[2805]=on&prod[2866]=on&prod[2826]=on

 

[Konzul]

48xx has better DX 9 speed than the 5xxx series but lacks eyefinity (tripple screen) and DX11.

The only bad thing about the 48xx series is that it's power utilization even at idle is more than double that of the 5xxx. So make sure your PSU has a good 200 watt spare for the GPU.

4890 cleans the floor with the 8800 gtx (in my eyes).

 

[HAL64]

A 4890 is better then a 8800GTX, here is a comparison of a 4890, GTX260, 5770 and a 8800GTX from tomshardware.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/chart...=on&prod[2805]=on&prod[2866]=on&prod[2826]=on

Thanks for the link m8 realy helps looks like its going to be the 4890 now thanks all

 

[CSA]

I had the same choice to make , went with a 4890 vapor X , very nice card , should see me fine until BFBC2 is released

 

[chief barker]

How would this card perform in crossfire?

Also is it an X2 card?. I can't see anywhere that it is.

 

[Owenb]

How would this card perform in crossfire?

Also is it an X2 card?. I can't see anywhere that it is.

It would be about as fast as a GTX295. The X2 version doesn't exist.

 

[buttkinz]

the price of a 4890 now makes its an outstanding card crossfire 2 and it'll eat any game for brekkie.