4870 1GB to....

[nemesismk2]

The GTX460 performs as well or better in DX11 using Tessellation as the 5850 and it's right in your price range.

Although that is true it depends which GTX 460 you are talking about. The 1GB version is the one to get and is much faster than the 768MB version.

 

[Acanthus]

Don't waste money upgrading on titles that aren't even here yet. There is no $200 option worthy of an upgrade for you anyway. Just wait until you need to upgrade and when cards are faster and cheaper.

This.

 

[TheInternet1980]

I think I'm going to hold out at least unti SI. There's really no dx11 title that I'm drooling for right now. I was falling into the mental folly of being prepared for such a title when it hits...but as said here, by that time, there will be better cards for the money.

I've tossed around the idea of a complete platform upgrade...but I'm basically in the same boat in that department, as I am with the GPU. There's nothing that's all that much better than what I have for gaming/general purpose use, for the money I'd have to spend.

I'm resisting even getting a different board, keeping the existing setup, and adding another 4870 1GB...as that could be money spent on a complete platform upgrade down the road.

Used 4870x2 might be an option I guess...It feels like things are starting to stagnate a bit as far as tech goes.

 

[Powermoloch]

An OCed 5850 or 5870/470 will give a very noticeable performance difference

 

[bryanW1995]

I have an HD 4870 1GB myself, and I'm waiting for HD 6000 to upgrade. I recommend the same to you.

+1

I'm in the same boat with my gtx 260. I WANT to upgrade but I got the gtx 260 for $145 AR FS in may '09. Doesn't make much sense to upgrade until I get something significantly faster for similar money.

 

[tincart]

The nVidia press slide brigade invades yet another thread.

 

[tincart]

I find it useful to by Tom's graphics card hierarchy located here: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-radeon-hd-geforce-gtx,2676-7.html

They suggest that anything less than three cells up the chart is not a worthwhile upgrade. From a 4870 1GB your best options for DX11 hardware are limited to a GTX 480 or an HD 5970. With the current market, $200 isn't going to get you an appreciable upgrade unless you have a significant interest in some DX11 or vendor specific features (tessellation, physx, stream, etc.).

It was stated fairly clearly in AT GTX 460 review, alot of the new die-space for this generation was used to incorporate new DX11 features as opposed to improving performance. The true next-gen parts will hopefully provide more appreciable gains and make the new features shine.