What to replace at GTX 580 with?

obs030770 · 15 Mar 2013 at 21:25

My GTX 580 has just died. So now I need to decide on the best card to replace it with. I have always brought NVIDIA cards however would not be averse to a Radeon if they were considered better value in terms of price to performance. Which current cards on the market would you suggest I go for that would match or surpass a GTX 580

Havana_UK · 15 Mar 2013 at 21:33

Right now, the best bang for buck to be had is with the AMD 7950. Performance almost as good as nVidia GTX680 and £240 vs £390

arc@css · 15 Mar 2013 at 21:34

Is your 580 still under warranty?

What is your max budget?

Psu up to scratch?

That aside, as mentioned the 7950 is the best value for money, and will be faster than your 580 by a reasonable margin (especially when overclocked).

Buckster · 15 Mar 2013 at 21:39

as an observer of this thread

which 7950 now though is voltage unlocked, has useable warranty, and has relatively quiet fans ?

obs030770 · 15 Mar 2013 at 21:40

To be honest I cant find my warranty for the GTX 580 so that is neither here nor there im afraid. My budget is flexible. I just want to be able to match or surpass the gaming performance the 580 gave me. Saying that Im not sure I want to pay 400 odd quid for a 680

rubin1961 · 15 Mar 2013 at 21:40

I would go for a 7950 as the price is very good.
I have 3 cards,680,690 and a 7950 and i must say iam well impressed with the 7950

obs030770 · 15 Mar 2013 at 21:44

So the 7950 would match the performance of the 580 on games such as Bf3, Crysis etc?

arc@css · 15 Mar 2013 at 21:47

obs030770 said:
So the 7950 would match the performance of the 580 on games such as Bf3, Crysis etc?

This is before the 12.11 AMD driver (massive gains - think of it as a never before seen golden driver), and before overclocking is put into effect, so yes!

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/550?vs=517

obs030770 · 15 Mar 2013 at 21:54

Ok so which 7950 currently in stock would you go for given the choice? Remember budget is flexible

Havana_UK · 15 Mar 2013 at 21:57

I think most would say the Gigabyte WF3 that's on special offer atm:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-098-GI

panyan · 15 Mar 2013 at 21:58

Havana_UK said:
I think most would say the Gigabyte WF3 that's on special offer atm:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-098-GI

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arc@css · 15 Mar 2013 at 21:59

Due to the overclocking potential the AMD 7000 series offer, ideally I'd want one that isn't voltage locked. Unfortunately, I'm not too sure about which ones are / aren't. If I remember rightly, the Gigabyte 7950 was at one point unlocked, but I don't know for sure about newer batches.

obs030770 · 15 Mar 2013 at 22:28

Thanks for the feedback guys. I shall check out some reviews on the 7950

obs030770 · 16 Mar 2013 at 02:54

Ok the 7950 looks very promising, however my head is now being turned by the GTX 670. So if you had a straight choice between the 2 which one would you go for?

MORE SPEED · 16 Mar 2013 at 03:18

7950 + 20 beers for me.

Marine-RX179 · 16 Mar 2013 at 06:11

obs030770 said:
Ok the 7950 looks very promising, however my head is now being turned by the GTX 670. So if you had a straight choice between the 2 which one would you go for?

Depending on if you need Nvidia specific features...if not, the 7950 would be the more sensible choice.

Havana_UK · 16 Mar 2013 at 09:03

I think there's very little between them in performance, so as said, unless you want nVidia specific features then the 7950 is the better choice.

Also, if you're looking at spending more then you can get a 7970 for the same money as a GTX670.

arc@css · 16 Mar 2013 at 09:31

7950, if I was buying.

MrMarvelous · 16 Mar 2013 at 11:58

I'm sort of in the same boat but i'm trying to hold off upgrading till the next wave of AMD/Nvidia cards are out because my 580 seems to be able to play whatever I throw at it still. Think I might have the upgrade itch.

Buckster · 16 Mar 2013 at 14:08

I was in similar position (till my 480 keeled over) -but problem is the next gens of cards are way way off yet ! like at least 8 months aren't they ?

so a 40% boost (or so) now- would be quite nice