http://en.expreview.com/2008/08/21/nvidia-will-offer-a-upgraded-gtx-260-in-mid-september/
The GTX260 really does seem to be becoming the better prospect against the 4870. It's now cheaper everywhere thanks to the UK finally catching up with the global market and it's also getting the edge in the most recent GTX260 vs 4870 reviews in performance. Something I find a dubious to say the least.
"As the lower performing card in the GTX 200 deck, the GTX 260 pulls out better performance than the ATI HD 4870 in 21 out of 32 - or roughly 65% - of our benchmarks. It did tie in one, so you could say the tie goes to the runner, and make it 66% for that 2/3 majority." - OverclockersClub (Reviewed on Wed, August 20, 2008)
"The question is “Which one do I buy since both are a great value?” Basing the decision on which video card provides the best gameplay experience in some incredibly demanding games we have to give the nod to the GeForce GTX 260. This is certainly not what we told you previously as now the market has greatly changed at this price point." - [H]ardOCP (Reviewed on Wed, August 20, 2008)
Now i'm not vouching for the above reviews credibility (they were the most recent reviews I could find), i'm just comparing reviews in the past which showed the 4870 had better performance to the reviews now showing the GTX260 has the lead, even in AA. Whether there's a marketing ploy behind it all, we'll unlikely never know. What is clear is that the price is usually the overriding factor when two cards are so close in performance.
Off-topic... who says review sites don't slant a bias towards a card/company and add on a few FPS just to have a justifiable conclusion. There could be many variables behind closed doors that we don't know about. Games do vary on different machines, so adding on a few FPS here and there to make things add up isn't too difficult. The best thing to do is base opinions on credible user experiences alone and take these reviews with a pinch of salt. Just a thought.
But yeah, with PhysX being adopted and the increase of 24 additional shaders being added to better cooling (no need for 3rd party cooling), less power draw and drivers which seem to be having less issues with AA and game profiles; things are looking a lot more green in Q3.
The GTX260 really does seem to be becoming the better prospect against the 4870. It's now cheaper everywhere thanks to the UK finally catching up with the global market and it's also getting the edge in the most recent GTX260 vs 4870 reviews in performance. Something I find a dubious to say the least.
"As the lower performing card in the GTX 200 deck, the GTX 260 pulls out better performance than the ATI HD 4870 in 21 out of 32 - or roughly 65% - of our benchmarks. It did tie in one, so you could say the tie goes to the runner, and make it 66% for that 2/3 majority." - OverclockersClub (Reviewed on Wed, August 20, 2008)
"The question is “Which one do I buy since both are a great value?” Basing the decision on which video card provides the best gameplay experience in some incredibly demanding games we have to give the nod to the GeForce GTX 260. This is certainly not what we told you previously as now the market has greatly changed at this price point." - [H]ardOCP (Reviewed on Wed, August 20, 2008)
Now i'm not vouching for the above reviews credibility (they were the most recent reviews I could find), i'm just comparing reviews in the past which showed the 4870 had better performance to the reviews now showing the GTX260 has the lead, even in AA. Whether there's a marketing ploy behind it all, we'll unlikely never know. What is clear is that the price is usually the overriding factor when two cards are so close in performance.
Off-topic... who says review sites don't slant a bias towards a card/company and add on a few FPS just to have a justifiable conclusion. There could be many variables behind closed doors that we don't know about. Games do vary on different machines, so adding on a few FPS here and there to make things add up isn't too difficult. The best thing to do is base opinions on credible user experiences alone and take these reviews with a pinch of salt. Just a thought.
But yeah, with PhysX being adopted and the increase of 24 additional shaders being added to better cooling (no need for 3rd party cooling), less power draw and drivers which seem to be having less issues with AA and game profiles; things are looking a lot more green in Q3.
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. Do you want to start linking those that show the 4870 to be faster?.
