GTX 670 isn't an option.

[iB CoMpL3XiTy]

Having a quick scout about for the cheapest prices, it looks roughly like this:

Please list only OCUK prices

Ok, so the 670 is closer to the 7950 in performance than it is to the 7970 but the 7970 is still a good £30 more.

From what I can see, the price points broadly reflect the relative performance, with the 670 falling between the two AMD cards. Obviously there are variations depending on the clocks and prices of specific models of card, and whether you can or do overclock the cards yourself but it's hardly a case of AMD be "massively" cheaper for the same performance that some fanboys on here would have us believe.

Personally, unless there's a pressing need to switch, I think most people will have an affinity for one brand or the other and will stick with it. The price/performance differential between the brands just isn't enough right now to make many people switch allegiance.

Well we obviously cannot comment on competitors prices and so I was only going off OCUK's pricing which reflects a £70 difference and when you also consider that you now get 3 free games with the AMD card the HD7950 is obviously the card to have if you are looking at it from a purely price vs performance stand point.

I would like to think that most level headed people would choose the most logical option unless they absolutely needed CUDA for example, I'm probably wrong though, unfortunately.

 

[Curlyriff]

Having a quick read through someone brought up power consumption. Another stated that didn't matter. But surely if you had a card that was £20 a year cheaper to run over another that should be taken into account.

I don't know which way this goes and of course would depend on usage between say watching a blu-ray to playing a game but again it is something if you are recommending you should consider.

Someone also mentioned price does not matter and it should be tier by tier. In an ideal world of course but people do not buy, recommend or choose what card. Performance is relevant to what you can pick up at the same price range at that current time. This will always change and right now the ATI cards seem to be rather far ahead at this stage.

Just because nVidia said this is our tier level that is clearly not shown in what is actually available in performance. For instance ATI could have 2 or 3 cards in similar tier to that of a nVidia so in which order are these put.

Last point someone mentioned that PhysX isn't relevant but if someone happened to have 3 or 4 games that use it and they play those games mainly then nVidia would make more sense.

 

[Rusty0611]

Someone also mentioned price does not matter and it should be tier by tier. In an ideal world of course but people do not buy, recommend or choose what card. Performance is relevant to what you can pick up at the same price range at that current time. This will always change and right now the ATI cards seem to be rather far ahead at this stage.

Just because nVidia said this is our tier level that is clearly not shown in what is actually available in performance. For instance ATI could have 2 or 3 cards in similar tier to that of a nVidia so in which order are these put.

Missing the point I'm afraid as what you're saying is incorrect. The cards as follows are directly comparable in performance terms.

7970 - 680
7950 - 670
7870 - 660Ti
7850 - 660

I never said you should ignore price full stop. I said you should ignore price when comparing performance only.

If you're buying or recommending then of course how much performance you get get for your money comes into it.

It's so blindingly obvious that I'm amused you felt the need to state it as if I said anything to the contrary.

 

[weehamish]

One thing though, how can the 660 be the same as the 7850 if ive heard the 7850 can reach almost 580 potential but the 660 cant?

Is this all at stock clocks?

If Nvidias pricing was the same there would be no doubt the 660Ti over the 7870 that is the best bang for buck from nvidia.

And if the 660ti is better then the 580 then it will max every game so its the safest card to get if you want physx and stuff because at 1920x1200 it will play every game todate at max with no problems at all.

Id also like to point out the 7970 has a gb more vram this futureproof stuff, i remember when 1gb was huge its crap now 2gb is standard so i expect 3gb to be standard in the future. Shogun 2 eats up like 1.4gb at all max settings.
Rome 2 is on the way that will go beyond 1.5 maybe? It has a full new engine so maybe not but it could is my point, still the 680 has 2gb so it should be fine but its a nice little bonus you get .

 

[Rusty0611]

A 660 overclocks as well .

Not enough people own them to really judge what a good overclock is on them though (at least on here).