Best card for playing at 1650x1080

[toyota]

Oced vs oced 7850 is twice the performance of a 7770. No doubt. Just compare a gtx 580 to a single 6870.

no even oced vs stock is not twice although it is pretty close with a really high oc. if both cards are oced then it will be 70% or less.

 

[SlowSpyder]

the 7850 is 45% faster than the 7770 at the OP's 1680x1050 res and 50% faster at 1920x1200. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7850_HD_7870/26.html

That is an 860MHz 7850 vs. the 1.1GHz 7700. Seeing as 40-50% overclocks aren't uncommon with the 7850, I don't have too much trouble imagining the overclocked 7850 being in the ballpark of twice as fast.

 

[toyota]

That is an 860MHz 7850 vs. the 1.1GHz 7700. Seeing as 40-50% overclocks aren't uncommon with the 7850, I don't have too much trouble imagining the overclocked 7850 being in the ballpark of twice as fast.

50% is not common at all and even 40% oc is not the norm. and even at 40% it certainly does not scale that much. you don't have to imagine anything as you can already look at the 7870 and see what a typical oced 7850 could do. its relatively close but not twice as fast as the 7770. if both the 7770 and 7850 are oced then its only about 65-70% as the 7770 can easily pull another 10-15% of scaling when oced.

 

[SlowSpyder]

50% is not common at all and even 40% oc is not the norm. and even at 40% it certainly does not scale that much. you don't have to imagine anything as you can already look at the 7870 and see what a typical oced 7850 could do. its relatively close but not twice as fast as the 7770. if both the 7770 and 7850 are oced then its only about 65% as the 7770 can easily pull another 10% of scaling when oced.

I thought 1.2+GHz wasn't uncommon with the 7850..? GCN scales very well. The original comment you had issue with was someone stating he went from a stock 7770 to an overclocked 7850, and doubled his framerates. I could see being very close to that depending on his overclock (with a little wiggle room, of course, not every single game will have at least 100% more FPS, though I could see 90%+ FPS happening fairly often).

 

[p_monks33]

Both 7770's I had overclocked poorly, and scaled even worse. Just admit it, its closer to 85-90% faster to have an 1100mhz core 1350mhz memory 7850 over a stock 7770. I only see a couple of games where its near the 40-50% range. 7850 is no slouch whatsoever.

 

[p_monks33]

I posted my firsthand 3Dmark11 Results as well, with the only difference between the two runs being the card, I was 90% faster with the 7850, and I don't find my overclock all that impressive being that I am using stock voltage.

 

[toyota]

Both 7770's I had overclocked poorly, and scaled even worse. Just admit it, its closer to 85-90% faster to have an 1100mhz core 1350mhz memory 7850 over a stock 7770. I only see a couple of games where its near the 40-50% range. 7850 is no slouch whatsoever.

that review right there shows 70% with a 7850 oced to 1000. so at 1100 even if it scaled perfectly, which is not going to happen, that would make it 80%. yes maybe in some cases it would be more but that would also mean it would be less in some cases too. at this point does it really matter now? I will agree now that yes it would be close to twice as fast in some cases with a really high oc of more than 40%.

 

[p_monks33]

It doesn't really matter, I know being in others shoes they look at the 7770 and go " Dang 100 dollars for this card and its within 40% of a 7850 that cost me 100% more on average, Why waste the extra money for a 7850?" This is my answer too that. You are totally getting a card that is worth the extra 80 dollars when you look at the performance numbers. Also like I said earlier, the 1175 core I got out of my 7850 = Roughly 37% overclock.

 

[toyota]

yes if someone is considering the both the 7770 or 7850 then of course the price difference is worth it. the 7770 is almost tapped out and does not scale well but the 7850 has lots of oc potential and scale better. the op should certainly grab a 7850 2gb as that is the best card for his situation. I think we all fully agree on that.

 

[aaksheytalwar]

Wrong maths.

Let us assume:
7770 100%
7850 170% at 1000 MHz
At 1100 MHz, with perfect scaling. 7850 will score 187% not 180%

187% is 87% faster which is approx twice as fast.

 

[paladinm]

Yeah...a 7850 is the right choice.

 

[DigDog]

i'm going against the flow and suggest a 7750. because it works, and costs peanuts. currently playing FC3 @1920 x 1080, DX11, and medium settings. looks gorgeous, and i'm not a fan of all those dx11 effects anyway (motion blur, lens flare, etc ..), i like to see stuff i'm 'sposd to shoot at.

 

[toyota]

i'm going against the flow and suggest a 7750. because it works, and costs peanuts. currently playing FC3 @1920 x 1080, DX11, and medium settings. looks gorgeous, and i'm not a fan of all those dx11 effects anyway (motion blur, lens flare, etc ..), i like to see stuff i'm 'sposd to shoot at.

the op is not looking for just cheap entry level card. you have an outdated and slow platform where as the op does not and can easily take advantage of any card. even the 7850 is not capable of running some settings in many games at desirable framerates so to suggest a gpu with half the power is downright silly.

 

[Leyawiin]

GTX 660. You actually have a few games that can take advantage of PhysX and Ambient Occlusion.

 

[Rustican]

I saw this card on newegg since most people were recommending the 2Gb 7850.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150609

My only concern was that it doesn't seem to expel much air from the back of the card. Is that going to be an issue? I don't think I can add more fans to my case since it is a stock dell case.


Also the card takes two six pin power connectors instead of one. Does that mean it will use more power than other 7850 cards?
Thanks.

 

[headhumper]

I use a GTX 560SE on my 1680x1050 monitor and I am having great performance in all my games.