ATi equivalent to 8800GT

[Auraomega]

Just wondering what the price/performance equivalents to nVidia's 8800GT and GTX. Just looking for something to tide me over for a while until the 5850s reach sanity

Looking at older gen cards, have been toying with the idea of a 5770/5750 but I think I'll pass for now.

 

[PermaBanned]

4670?

 

[G J]

4850 seem to be good value and i think they are a little faster then a 8800gt, you looking to purchase a card new or used?

 

[PeterTheGreat]

4850 without a doubt. It is faster than GT.

 

[Auraomega]

Used, ideally within the same price range. Even better if it'll sell for roughly the same price come March. I'm crossing my fingers that Fermi will lower the 58XX prices.

 

[TheRealDeal]

Used, ideally within the same price range. Even better if it'll sell for roughly the same price come March. I'm crossing my fingers that Fermi will lower the 58XX prices.

Ignore.

 

[muppetkiller]

Had a 9800GT and a 4850 and both were very much the same power. Think the 4850 is a tiny bit faster (8800 is same as 9800 i think)

 

[welshdragon]

Looking at older gen cards, have been toying with the idea of a 5770/5750 but I think I'll pass for now.

Yes I'd give them a miss if I were you until they sort the dirvers out, wish I had gone for a 4890 not a 5770, it'll teach me not to be an early adopter again

 

['Wes]

Drivers are fine, no problems for me.

 

[Trunks9486]

4770/4830 are about the same performance as the 8800GT, possibly a bit better.

4850 is superior, always. 4770 is only better in the fact that it overclocks more and consumes less power.

 

[mame]

4850 is just a bit faster in most games than the 8800GTX and 8800GT.

4850 is superior, always.

The only game I have seen that that runs faster on the 8800GTX is GTA4 which may be down to the extra VRAM. Assassins creed runs a nice amount faster on a 4850 than an 8800gt.

 

[Rroff]

4770 is probably the closest to an equivalent as mentioned above the 4850 is a little faster. The 4830 is generally a bit slower the 4670 is quite a bit slower.

 

[Lightnix]

The latest article that my 5 seconds of searching or so that involved the 4770, 9800 GT and 4830 I could find was this:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/HIS/HD_5770/30.html

So according to that, the 4830 is about the same as the 9800 GT, except at higher resolutions where it seems to pull ahead to a more noticeable margin (not that you'd use a 4830 at 2560x1600 anyway), the 4770 is slightly faster, and the 4850 is slightly faster still.

 

[Big.Wayne]

ATi equivalent to 8800GT

Radeon HD 4850 . . . it's the Geforce 8800GT with improved AA!

 

[AMG]

what about the HD5770? surely thats a little faster than the HD4850 and a bit more expensive

 

[Big.Wayne]

what about the HD5770? surely thats a little faster than the HD4850 and a bit more expensive

I was thinking a used Radeon HD 4850 @ £50 could be a nice stopgap!

Just looking for something to tide me over for a while until the 5850s reach sanity