hd 5870 IS the fastest single gpu in the world (technically)

[Jibber55]

lol, is this thread the biggest pile of flame/troll bait in the history of the OcUK forum? Haven't laughed this much in ages
Certainly ranks as one of the most pointless and thats saying something!

 

[Cenuij]

Whilst that one is far better worded - more universally applicable - this one has a far superior Piccard facepalm.

The creased brow and the glimpse of the frown of dispair on his mouth greatly increase the desired effect. If only I could be bothered to devote the necessary 5 minutes to create the perfect hybrid Piccard facepalm poster...

I see your facepalm and raise you a double facepalm

 

[Jibber55]

now this is far more fun
I think this is more appropriate;

 

[Liampope]

I see your facepalm and raise you a double facepalm

LOL! Well I could go through the google image search offerings for facepalm, but I wouldn't want to hijack such a, er, useful thread. So I fold!

 

[bhavv]

I'm curious to how you've came to that conclusion?

Clock a 5870 down to 700 Mhz and see how it compares to a GTX 480

 

[Lightnix]

Clock a 5870 down to 700 Mhz and see how it compares to a GTX 480

Clock the GTX480's shader core down to 850MHz and see how it compares to the 5870.

 

[kylew]

Clock a 5870 down to 700 Mhz and see how it compares to a GTX 480

Exactly as Lightnix said. It just shows you simply can't compare the cards in such a way.