Which GPU is better?

Mr.Mccoy · 31 Aug 2011 at 20:43

Hi,
I would like to know which is the best GPU out of this list -

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 "Dual Fan Edition" 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 & Deus Ex Games

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

MSI ATI Radeon HD 6870 OC HAWK 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Deus Ex PC Game

Thanks.

pastymuncher · 31 Aug 2011 at 20:51

6950 is fastest. The 560ti and 6870 are very close together in performance.

Mr.Mccoy · 31 Aug 2011 at 20:52

could the 6950 handle eyefinity well?

Mr.Mccoy · 31 Aug 2011 at 20:52

Thats if resolution has anything to do with fps?

Jony27 · 31 Aug 2011 at 20:57

pastymuncher said:
6950 is fastest. The 560ti and 6870 are very close together in performance.

i would put the
gtx560ti on par with hd6950
hd6870 on par with gtx560

youd want the 2GB Vram of the hd6950 if playin in high resolution.

Mr.Mccoy · 31 Aug 2011 at 20:59

Jony27 said:
i would put the
gtx560ti on par with hd6950
hd6870 on par with gtx560

youd want the 2GB Vram of the hd6950 if playin in high resolution.

So that would be ideal for running eyefinity?

stulid · 31 Aug 2011 at 21:02

A few pointers.

• One of the three monitors needs a Displayport input
• Or you can use this - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-249-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752
• Or this doesnt need any adapters and can run loads of screens of various inputs - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-272-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

Jony27 · 31 Aug 2011 at 21:05

the hd6950 with its 2gb vram would be the best option if going eyefinity, but as Stulid pointed out you will need an adapter.

Mr.Mccoy · 31 Aug 2011 at 21:10

I was planning on using 3 of these monitors - but im not sure if it has a displayport input.
and what does that Sapphire Active DisplayPort VGA Adapter do?

stulid · 31 Aug 2011 at 21:13

Mr.Mccoy said:
and what does that Sapphire Active DisplayPort VGA Adapter do?

Changes a mini display port output on the back of the 6950 cards to run a DVI monitor.

The "active" bit in the name, not "passive" means it can do high resolutions.

Mr.Mccoy · 31 Aug 2011 at 21:17

stulid said:
Changes a mini display port output on the back of the 6950 cards to run a DVI monitor.

The "active" bit in the name, not "passive" means it can do high resolutions.

Ah ok so would i need any for the monitors ive posted.

stulid · 31 Aug 2011 at 21:18

Link to them

Mr.Mccoy · 31 Aug 2011 at 21:21

stulid said:
Link to them

Sorry thought I had

here you go - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-019-PH

olivier renault · 31 Aug 2011 at 21:22

should have DVI, then you'd need HDMI to DVI, the card comes with dispalyport to HDMI adapter.

Plus two games

stulid · 31 Aug 2011 at 21:25

Mr.Mccoy said:
Sorry thought I had here you go - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-019-PH

DVI only, get the adapter.

Mr.Mccoy · 31 Aug 2011 at 21:29

stulid said:
DVI only, get the adapter.

Sorry if I sound stupid but will I need 3?

stulid · 31 Aug 2011 at 21:32

Just one, the card has two DVI ports and a mini display port output.

The adapter converts the mini display port into another DVI connection.

Then use three DVI cables, one for each screen.

Mr.Mccoy · 31 Aug 2011 at 21:36

stulid said:
Just one, the card has two DVI ports and a mini display port output.

The adapter converts the mini display port into another DVI connection.

Then use three DVI cables, one for each screen.

Sweet, is eyefinity hard to setup,will it auto detect the screens?

Thanks

RiseAgainst · 31 Aug 2011 at 21:36

here is a bench mark with the 6950 and the 560ti.
As you will see the 6950 is clearly faster

stulid · 31 Aug 2011 at 21:38

Mr.Mccoy said:
Sweet, is eyefinity hard to setup,will it auto detect the screens?

Thanks

Never done it, how hard can it be

?