radeon 6870 vs Nvidia 570

[backtothefuture]

which gfx card should i get to replace my radeon 4850?

not looking to spend too much, main factors in deciding would be reliability and less heat output and the ability to play Crysis 2 on at least high!

cheers

 

[arc@css]

Assuming you're not running a really high resolution and bearing in mind you're not looking too spend much then get the 6870, there is a fair difference in performance between the two. The 6870 should see you fine, it's not far off 5870 performance. The 570's direct competition is the 6970.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/290?vs=306

 

[backtothefuture]

thanks, I am now looking at a 6950, is there are noticeable bang for buck improvement?

whats the Nvidia equivalent?

cheers

 

[Buchanan0204]

thanks, I am now looking at a 6950, is there are noticeable bang for buck improvement?

whats the Nvidia equivalent?

cheers

560TI probably. AMD is better bang for buck as you say. However. I own a 6970. Trying to run eyefinity profiles is a nightmare. For that reason. I would choose Nvidia for their great driver support. I have another machine with an ION chip. It's pretty damn impressive and has excellent driver support. Unlike the hated CCC.

This is of course my own personal view on it and should be taken with a pinch of salt.

I've had AMD cards dating back to the Radeon 7000 series, x1950xt, HD3870 then the HD6970. They've all had issues with drivers.

I'll eventually learn and just buy an Nvidia.

 

[arc@css]

The 560ti is the Nvidia equivalent to AMD's 6950.

 

[fowler002]

well at least you didn't ask how the 6870 compares to the 580

can you hold off the upgrade for another couple of months? the new graphics cards aren't far off.

 

[Marine-RX179]

thanks, I am now looking at a 6950, is there are noticeable bang for buck improvement?

whats the Nvidia equivalent?

GTX560Ti is indeed Nvidia's equivalent to the 6950. However, a GTX560Ti 1GB is only around £160, whereas the 6950 2GB and the GTX560Ti 2GB at around £220-£230 doesn't really offer noticable extra performance in but a few games to their 1GB model.

In my opinion, I think extra £60-£70 for extra 1GB of VRAM is a very steep premium to pay (it wasn't too far a stretch when those 2GB cards were at sub £200, but the current price rised by £20-£30 is a bit ridiculous), but it is generally agreed that the 2GB model cards would be more future proof. In my opinion, if you are ok with running games with 0xAA, 2xAA or 4xAA, and is not crazy about MUST have 8xAA or at least 4xAA at 1920 res, then the 6870 1GB at £130 and the GTX560Ti 1GB at £160 would be the most bang for bucks (or if you can find a 6950 1GB for £160, but they are mostly priced at £185~£200 everywhere so it's a bit poor value comparing to the GTX560Ti 1GB).

Personally, if I was in your shoes, rather then spending £220~£250 on a 6950 2GB I would just grab the 6870 for £130 as a "stop-gap" as there's not long to go till the 7000 series are out. When the next gen 28nm card such as the 7950 2GB (assumpting they are going to be around £200 price range) are out, upgrade to that and sell the 6870. 6950 2GB's value will drop hugely when the new 6950 2GB hit EOL price (like how 5850 price dropped from £200~£220 down to £125) as the 79xx cards launch.

 

[backtothefuture]

thanks, I just placed an order for the MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 2048MB GDDR5

decided to go for the 2gb version for future proof purposes. i am a slow upgrader. My rad 4850 has been in my system for approx 6 years and counting....

(recently revamped rest of system to an i5 2500K, 16GB Ram.... roll on 2017!!)

cheers