5870/5850 User Benchmarks, Thoughts & Feelings

arc@css · 26 Sep 2009 at 18:26

LeJosh said:
You don't need to force AA on. I thought I had to force it in CCC but turns out if I just use application settings it uses the in-game and looks much better.

Cheers m8

ViRuS2k · 26 Sep 2009 at 19:09

straxusii said:
Hey virus, I don't think it's a great result but I think that's just due to initial drivers with the 5870. Doesnt seem like you are getting much with crossfire.

Checkout my results same test earlier in this thread, you've got a better cpu than me and +1 5870. I get 23.5 / 38.27 min/avg, you get 29.6/47.8.

I think dual gpu performance is never great at launch with a new gpu, it will come with new drivers though.

Edit: I just ran the test again measuring CPU usage during the bench and CPU isn't the difference. Highest core was ~70%, 2nd 60%, 3rd 30%, 4th 20% so cpu isnt the limiting factor here.

Its not so much with any games its basicly crysis. it just doesnt like crossfire, it really is a pos crap coded game imho but the visuals are awsome

all other games i have are flying in crossfire

though my NFS shift is dodgy.
it can be perfectly fine all maxed out 8xaa16xaf 60fps constant with vsync enabled.
but when you crash into a barrier or go around corners, the frames will dive to 45s then dive back up to 60fps...

but i think there is something wrong with ATI cards and that game untill a patch comes out.

wolvers · 26 Sep 2009 at 19:16

If someone has the chance, could they please measure the distance between the bolt holes around the core. Diagonally please, and check that they are square.

I think it's visible from the back of the card.

Thanks

Rapido! · 26 Sep 2009 at 19:41

ViRuS2k said:
Its not so much with any games its basicly crysis. it just doesnt like crossfire, it really is a pos crap coded game imho but the visuals are awsome

all other games i have are flying in crossfire

Surely all other games were already flying with your previous cards, though? All you've done is spend £600+ to moan about how poorly coded Crysis is.

Remember kids, ATi is the price/performance option. *blank stare*

Amazing how often you hear the "Crysis is poor coded" excuse...from ATi users. Also, still seeing that same old ATi problem of inexplicable framedrops out of nowhere. Interesting!

Barring the lack of real performance loss when enabling AA, none of the results posted in this thread have been impressive. At the moment, numerous SLI setups are faster than 5870s in Crossfire; if upcoming drivers don't bring at least a 20% improvement, then I'm going to have to call the entire thing a disappointment.

philip j fry · 26 Sep 2009 at 19:49

Tbh i dont know why ppl are still bothering to use crysis to compare benchmarks results.
Imo the results are'nt much diff from the previous gen of cards.
Get some other benchmarks going like grid or dmc or even vantage

tdream · 26 Sep 2009 at 19:58

Rapido! said:
Surely all other games were already flying with your previous cards, though? All you've done is spend £600+ to moan about how poorly coded Crysis is.

Remember kids, ATi is the price/performance option. *blank stare*

Amazing how often you hear the "Crysis is poor coded" excuse...from ATi users. Also, still seeing that same old ATi problem of inexplicable framedrops out of nowhere. Interesting!

Barring the lack of real performance loss when enabling AA, none of the results posted in this thread have been impressive. At the moment, numerous SLI setups are faster than 5870s in Crossfire; if upcoming drivers don't bring at least a 20% improvement, then I'm going to have to call the entire thing a disappointment.

I don't think it's poorly coded. You only have to look at the visuals to realise there's nothing that can touch it atm. However I do think it's designed to perform less effective than nvidia hardware. Probably designed with nvidia coding in mind.

philip j fry said:
Tbh i dont know why ppl are still bothering to use crysis to compare benchmarks results.
Imo the results are'nt much diff from the previous gen of cards.
Get some other benchmarks going like grid or dmc or even vantage

Maybe because it's the best looking game that hasn't been conquered. Those benches are easy mode.

JBuk · 26 Sep 2009 at 20:01

anybody got one and using 3dsmax or maya?

Doppleganger · 26 Sep 2009 at 20:31

tdream said:
I don't think it's poorly coded. You only have to look at the visuals to realise there's nothing that can touch it atm. However I do think it's designed to perform less effective than nvidia hardware. Probably designed with nvidia coding in mind.

Maybe because it's the best looking game that hasn't been conquered. Those benches are easy mode.

Crysis is the hardest test out there. You know pretty much everything else is gonna fly in comparison. That's why it gets tested first.

maxilive · 26 Sep 2009 at 20:52

JBuk said:
anybody got one and using 3dsmax or maya?

I've got Maya, what did you want testing?

Duff-Man · 26 Sep 2009 at 21:05

Virus2k - what size screen do you have?

If you have a 30" jobbie any chance you could run crysis and/or warhead at 2560 without AA? Ta

I'm curious as to what the improvement is with a second card.

Randell · 26 Sep 2009 at 21:33

Rapido! said:
At the moment, numerous SLI setups are faster than 5870s in Crossfire; if upcoming drivers don't bring at least a 20% improvement, then I'm going to have to call the entire thing a disappointment.

All games, just Crysis? show me the numbers? The numbers I've seen don't show that at all!

JBuk · 26 Sep 2009 at 21:37

maxilive said:
I've got Maya, what did you want testing?

just wondered how it ran, does it seem nippy versus your previous card?

do you have viewperf?

Tom|Nbk · 26 Sep 2009 at 21:48

May be buying another 5870 on pay day

ViRuS2k · 26 Sep 2009 at 23:48

Found a issue, think its driver related though so should be fixed in the final 9.10 version

when im playing resident evil 5

there seems to be a issue with the cutscenes. where the screen will go completely black.
hope this isnt a hardware issue.

the issue only happens sometimes though. so im thinking drivers.

still havent solved the riddle of my vantage not working lol

AMG · 26 Sep 2009 at 23:59

do you have to turn the screen off than back on ? or does it like flicker black than come back again

Doppleganger · 27 Sep 2009 at 00:08

ViRuS2k said:
Found a issue, think its driver related though so should be fixed in the final 9.10 version

when im playing resident evil 5

there seems to be a issue with the cutscenes. where the screen will go completely black.
hope this isnt a hardware issue.

the issue only happens sometimes though. so im thinking drivers.

Use the DX9 and not the DX10 render, which I think is really only for the 3d stuff on Nvidia cards. Apparently the cut scene bug goes away then.

mmj_uk · 27 Sep 2009 at 00:43

So you buy a Dx11/10.1 card and end up running in Dx9 lol.

LoadsaMoney · 27 Sep 2009 at 01:40

ViRuS2k said:
Found a issue, think its driver related though so should be fixed in the final 9.10 version

when im playing resident evil 5

there seems to be a issue with the cutscenes. where the screen will go completely black.
hope this isnt a hardware issue.

the issue only happens sometimes though. so im thinking drivers.

You're not trying to run with 4x AA are you (or higher i think), as i know that causes problems, but can't remember if it was the black screen prob that caused.

Incidentally, some new 9.10 beta's here (later than the ones on the AMD site, those are RC6's where as these are RC7's).

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18059144

ViRuS2k · 27 Sep 2009 at 01:59

RC7s are broken there actually leaked MSI drivers
and there actually RC6 drivers not RC7 but they also have a massive multi GPU issue.

JediFragger · 27 Sep 2009 at 02:05

I'll switch back to the ATi's then, cheers