6950 vs 6970

[chris408]

thinking of upgrading my crossfire 5850 for something like 6950 or 6970 for bf3

my qusetion is the 6970 is like 70-100 pounds more then 6950 but dont look like it that much faster so is it worth the 100 pounds more?

 

[arc@css]

No, not really worth the extra unless you can source one cheap from somewhere.

 

[bigjimmyauk]

thinking of upgrading my crossfire 5850 for something like 6950 or 6970 for bf3

my qusetion is the 6970 is like 70-100 pounds more then 6950 but dont look like it that much faster so is it worth the 100 pounds more?

why 5850 x-fire is much faster than a single 6950/6970 now if your thinking of x-firing a 69** series then thats a different story

 

[chris408]

why 5850 x-fire is much faster than a single 6950/6970 now if your thinking of x-firing a 69** series then thats a different story

do you think? 2 5850 are 1gb each and 1 6950 is 2gb aswell and they say i can play bf3 on max setting with a 2gb card but not a 1gb card.
with out runing 3d mark 11 on 6950 i will never know as i get about 6000 on a crossfire 5850.

 

[bigjimmyauk]

do you think? 2 5850 are 1gb each and 1 6950 is 2gb aswell and they say i can play bf3 on max setting with a 2gb card but not a 1gb card.
with out runing 3d mark 11 on 6950 i will never know as i get about 6000 on a crossfire 5850.

whats the rest of your rig specs i got 4700 on the basic edition of 3d mark 2011 with my 6950

Have to bare in mind tho 6900 series has better tessellation performance

 

[chris408]

i5 (1155)overclock to 4.4ghz, 4gb of ram. can get over 8000 if i overclock the 5850s

 

[bigjimmyauk]

i5 (1155)overclock to 4.4ghz, 4gb of ram. can get over 8000 if i overclock the 5850s

what was the GPU score?

hold on let me show u something

check this out, also what res are you running

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/303?vs=293

I also think too many people are jumping on the band wagon for BF3 i would wait till final release before changing up ur g-cards

 

[arc@css]

I also think too many people are jumping on the band wagon for BF3 i would wait till final release before changing up ur g-cards

+1

 

[chris408]

not sure what gpu score is i run it later and tell you,it just the basic edition res was at 1280 x 720 (720p)

 

[bigjimmyauk]

not sure what gpu score is i run it later and tell you,it just the basic edition res was at 1280 x 720 (720p)

No i ment what is the actual res of your monitor like mine is 1920x1080

 

[chris408]

looking at my ati settings it says 1080p

 

[bigjimmyauk]

looking at my ati settings it says 1080p

Ok then you won't be needing BF3 at full settings most AA u will need is about 2xAA

i really don't understand this whole BF3 obsession with maxing everything out.

 

[JamesM]

I think it's because the game has been hyped up so much that people feel running the game in anything less than high or ultra is a sin.

The 6970 isn't worth the extra over the 6950 in my opinion. I'm awaiting my 2nd 6950 to arrive today for some crossfire BF3 goodness

 

[neilo66]

I think it's because the game has been hyped up so much that people feel running the game in anything less than high or ultra is a sin.

The 6970 isn't worth the extra over the 6950 in my opinion. I'm awaiting my 2nd 6950 to arrive today for some crossfire BF3 goodness

you will be well happy with it too

 

[JamesM]

you will be well happy with it too

and that I am!

Will leave it at this now and see whether a move to Bulldozer or Sandybridge is in order later on in the year