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Single card solution that beats 5850 xfire?

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Hey all,

Can you please suggest a single card that will offer better performance than two 5850's in crossfire? I'd like to go back to the green team but have a feeling for a reasonable price I'm going to have to settle for like for like performance?

Thanks
 
What is your budget and screen resolution? Cpu speed / overclock? :)

I think you're looking at an AMD 7970 / nVidia 670. A 7950 with a reasonably good overclock should manage to beat your 5970 as well.
 
Orcvader said:
Some benches (5850 Xfire is about 5970 performance):

VS 7950: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/587?vs=550

VS 7970: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/587?vs=508

VS 7970 Ghz ed: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/587?vs=618

VS 670: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/587?vs=598

VS 680: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/587?vs=555

All of these cards are pretty much on par/better than 5850 crossfire.


You haven't stated a budget :p.
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You forgot:

VS 690: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/586?vs=587

:)
 
Orcvader said:
But... he said reasonably priced... have you seen the prices on the 690s?! :p. 690s are just 2 680 cores on one card anyway!
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True, but you hit the nail on the head - single card, which is what he asked for. :p

You may have me on the reasonable price point though. ;)
 
Reasonably priced is sort of £350 max.

I currently game at 1680x1050 but am looking to get a 2420T possibly! Now whilst the 3d doesn't really interest me, I need team green for it to work?

The 670 doesn't really beat my cards in a lot, quite frustrating really as I'm not too keen on ATI's somewhat shoddy drivers.
 
-Mike- said:
The 670 doesn't really beat my cards in a lot, quite frustrating really as I'm not too keen on ATI's somewhat shoddy drivers.
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Don't just go by maximum frame rates. Minimums, averages will be much better (as will performance be when AA is applied too), allowing for a smoother gaming experience, whatever you go for. :)

Take a look at these :

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-097-GI&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=938

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-095-GI&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2294
 
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The 670 does beat it in a lot of areas. Have a relook at the AnandTech link, it's better in almost all games. Some benchmarks are lower is better. The last few is power consumption. I would say the 670 is the best for you if you want to try 3D.
 
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