GTX 550 vs HD6770 for 1440x900

[HighTimes]

hello

I was planning on buying either a GTX 460 ($225) or HD6850 ($267), but I can't manage right now. I've narrowed my search down to 2 other options. Please, note that I won't be buying online, I live in Beirut, Lebanon.



my options are:

1. EVGA GeForce GTX 550 1gb [01G-P3-1556-KR] for $182
2. XFX Radeon HD6770 1gb for $182

I have a 19" Viewsonic screen with a 1440x900 resolution. I reckon it's a pretty low resolution, so should I be able to play modern games with some eye candy with either of these cards? Which one should I go for?



my specs are:

• Intel i3-540 @ 3.4GHz
• MSI H55-GD65
• 4GB DDR3-1333
• Gecube Radeon 3870 512mb gddr4 (RIP)
• 500gb / 160gb hdds
• InWin 450W (30a on 12v)

appreciate the help.

 

[nemesismk2]

I've had a geforce gtx 550 and a radeon 5770 which is the 6770. the geforce gtx 550 was faster with 3dmark benchmarks but with games the 5770 was faster. if the games you are going to be playing are in dx11 with tessellation ie hawk 2 then the geforce gtx 550 is the one to get

 

[toyota]

either card will do very well at that res. I would just go with the 6770 as its only about 10-15% slower but uses about 30-40 watts less.

 

[HighTimes]

well, I play games like Crysis 2, Dirt3, COD BO, Fallout NV, Left4Dead2, BF, etc...

can the gtx 550 perform well under dx11?

thanks for the help guys.

 

[toyota]

well you can just google "gtx550 reviews" and see how it performs. the 6770 is just a rebadged 5770 so you can look at reviews of either.

 

[HighTimes]

I'm gonna go for the gtx 550, mainly cuz that model comes with a 3 year warranty.

thanks for the help, appreciate it.

 

[Red Hawk]

You can find a Radeon HD 5770 ( which as others have said is the same thing as a 6770) for around $100. (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-363-_-Product, $120, $100 after rebate). There's no need to spend 187 dollars on a 6770.

 

[Kevmanw430]

He's in Lebanon, no newegg. Were spoiled in the states.

 

[Red Hawk]

Ah. My mistake.

 

[RussianSensation]

I'm gonna go for the gtx 550, mainly cuz that model comes with a 3 year warranty.

thanks for the help, appreciate it.

If GTX550 is ~ $180 and GTX 460 is ~ $225, how much is the GTX460 768mb? For your resolution, that's the perfect card.

Here is a quick review.

 

[nemesismk2]

If GTX550 is ~ $180 and GTX 460 is ~ $225, how much is the GTX460 768mb? For your resolution, that's the perfect card.

Here is a quick review.

Yeah the GTX 460 768mb is the one to get if you can get it cheap enough. I bought my Palit GeForce GTX 460 1GB Sonic for only £70 and he bought both of my sapphire radeon hd 5850 xtremes for £255.

 

[-Slacker-]

The 550 is slightly faster (definitely not 10-15%, more like 5%) so go with that, unless you can still find hd 5770s, which I would figure to be cheaper - the 6770 and 5770 are the same gpus.

edit: I second the gtx 460 768mb

 

[toyota]

The 550 is slightly faster (definitely not 10-15%, more like 5%) so go with that, unless you can still find hd 5770s, which I would figure to be cheaper - the 6770 and 5770 are the same gpus.

here in the techpowerup review, a slightly oced gtx550 ti is exactly 15 % faster than a 5770 at 1280x1024 which is the same as testing at 1440x900. so yeah at stock it would be about 5-10% difference. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_550_Ti_Direct_Cu/23.html

 

[HighTimes]

The gtx 460 768mb is out of stock here - probably cuz they only imported only a handful of everything [bastards].
Anyway, thanks for the suggestions guys.

 

[nemesismk2]

The gtx 460 768mb is out of stock here - probably cuz they only imported only a handful of everything [bastards].
Anyway, thanks for the suggestions guys.

your welcome

 

[-Slacker-]

here in the techpowerup review, a slightly oced gtx550 ti is exactly 15 % faster than a 5770 at 1280x1024 which is the same as testing at 1440x900. so yeah at stock it would be about 5-10% difference. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_550_Ti_Direct_Cu/23.html

mm... I didn't realize how much the gap widens at lower resolutions