Benchmarks for AT HD 5870

[manoz]

Im used to playing crysis at about 5 fps lol, it'll be like playing it new if I get the 5870

 

[Hotwired]

Already posted ?

Would it have killed them to use the same scale for each graph and start the scale at 0 not at random points above it. Hugely varies how much one bar appears to be over the other if you're not focusing on the numbers.

 

[tdream]

If I already had a GTX295 or 4870X2, I wouldn't bother upgrading unless I desperately wanted DX11 or lower power consumption.

If I was buying a new card I would definitely go for the 5870.

I think it's the same situation people had when the GTX280 first came out, because it was similiar performance to a 9800GX2, with the 9800GX2 having a small lead most of the time, but this slowly changed as newer games came out, drivers matured and higher res/AA was used; i.e. the 9800GX2 quickly became obsolete compared to the GTX280.

Except the GX2 had horrendous microstuttering which everyone who owned one will attest to in hindsight.

 

[mrk]

Someone forgot the 5870 Xfire benches:

 

[Aedus]

Someone forgot the 5870 Xfire benches:

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Ugh, I think I need a tissue

 

[Perfect_Chaos]

the graph is very misleading.. quite a few games only show 20% increase or less over a GTX 285 for the 5850

they look like good cards from those results but not brilliant imo

5870 looks pretty good but with a graph so misleading how do you know those results are even reliable?

 

[mrk]

By looking at the ones NOT created by chiphell that's how.

 

[straxusii]

over 30 fps is all you need

For your minimum frame rate yes.

 

[straxusii]

this looks more like it

So basically it's better than the GTX295 when it comes to the crunch, fantastic.

 

[Perfect_Chaos]

For your minimum frame rate yes.

Agree 100%.. benchmarks shown must be average or max framerate, i hate it when minimum is not shown.

I'd rather play a game that has max framerate of 80 and minimum of 30-40 rather than a max framerate of 120 and minimum of 20 or something.

 

[arc@css]

Not sure about these cards, was looking at benchmarks of 4870x2 and 4870 crossfire and they are very inconsistent and sometimes only just beating or on par with the GTX 280? i thought the 4870 on it's own was just as good as the 280..

ah well

Iirc the 4870 1gb was approx 10 - 15 % behind the 280 in performance.

 

[EvilOne]

Are these new 5870 cards limited on 8xPCIe2.0 ? My P45 board doesnt do 2x16xPCIe2.0 so if i did crossfire im worried it would limit me. (i know the 4870's didnt hit that limit)

 

[SfnX]

well 16x is prefered rly, dno how much youll loose with the 8x

 

[WJA96]

Are these new 5870 cards limited on 8xPCIe2.0 ? My P45 board doesnt do 2x16xPCIe2.0 so if i did crossfire im worried it would limit me. (i know the 4870's didnt hit that limit)

I think the general concensus is yes. Certainly in CrossFireX. The GTX295 is already reduced by 30-50% in P55 motherboards with only 2 x 8x slots in Quad-SLi.

 

[gareth170]

If they have a LCD monitor then no, 60Hz = 60FPS max!

not if u have a lcd tv or lcd monitor that is 100hz or 120hz or even a 200hz

 

[mrk]

60hz does not equal 60fps max on an LCD, where did that come from? or have I missed a convo somewhere...

 

[SfnX]

been running 60hz on my 2233bw, easy 700fps on warsow

 

[~>Dg<~]

yes but how many actually run vsnc on a fps no one i know

 

[mrk]

I run Vsync in certain games, it's very smooth that way, GTA4, Res Evil 5 and Batman are teh current one sthat are butter smooth with it on, minor tearing with it off. FPS games get no vsync treatment though

 

[SfnX]

i only use it when my 4850s get too high temps. well i have it on anyway for certain games like gta4, with vsync off easy 100* with a windtunnel base