how much performance can you get out of a 6870 roughly?

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Have one on the way as an upgrade from my 5770. It only has the stock cooler however generally speaking (I know it varies model to model) what kind of performance will I be able to push it to?

I am happy with stock 6870 performance but would like to push it further. Can I get it to 560ti levels?

 

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Thats great, as 560ti performance and above was what I was hoping for.

Assuming my card is a good overclocker, how close can I get it to a 6950 (running at 1080p)?

 

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Seems I made the right choice.

I intend to get one of the new 7xxx series or 6xx series cards late this or early next year, but I wanted/needed more GPU power now for current games and the likes of BF3/Skyrim as my 5770 wasn't quite going to cut it.

Got the new 6870+dirt 3 and deus ex codes (which I will sell) for £125 delivered so:

Sell 5770: £50
sell two game codes: £30

means a net spend of £45, and then I will overclock the card to 560ti levels of performance. Sweet.

 

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I have ordered the powercolour 6870. Yes I know their RMA service is poor but it comes with a 1 year warranty from the place ive bought it from anyway and my 5770 is powercolour and has been going strong for almost 2 years with no issues, and the card has good recommendations from people who have it.

Great bang for buck upgrade I think @ £45!