GTX560 (NON TI)or 6870...which one should I pick?

[Leyawiin]

even at 1680x1050, I would probably go with the fastest single gpu card I could afford since a 2500k would give 100% of it performance. that being said there is not much value in a 580 or 6970 over the next cards in line so a 570 or 6950 would be my choice.

ty! Have my finger on the trigger for an HIS IceQ HD 6950 and game at 1680x1050. Just wanted confirmation it was a good choice or that res.

 

[edplayer]

ty! Have my finger on the trigger for an HIS IceQ HD 6950 and game at 1680x1050. Just wanted confirmation it was a good choice or that res.

Do you have to have every single detail/option maxed out? If not a 6850 would be a good choice and way less money.


edit: Just noticed you have a GTX 460 1GB in your sig. If you want to replace that with a 6950 it is going to be a waste of money.

 

[Leyawiin]

Do you have to have every single detail/option maxed out? If not a 6850 would be a good choice and way less money.


edit: Just noticed you have a GTX 460 1GB in your sig. If you want to replace that with a 6950 it is going to be a waste of money.

GTX 570 then? And yeah, I do like to max settings if I can get away with it.

 

[edplayer]

well both the 6950 and 570 are good choices what I'm saying is that neither will be a very large upgrade from your current GTX 460.

 

[Smartazz]

If you have a 460, there's really not much of a point in upgrading until 28nm chips hit. Unless you could sell that 460 for a lot, I wouldn't bother upgrading it.

 

[dashumshop]

actually I just upgrade my monitor to a 24" 16:10 Dell, which will be running @ 1920X1200,

Now I am looking @ either GTX460 or GTX560, is the 560 worth a 20-25% premium over a 460. Since 560 is the same as 460 with higer clock....

I believe I will get an used card:-
An used 460 cost about 110-115
An used 560 cost about 135-140

 

[Coakster]

It all depends on YOUR needs, If it's only for GAMING then go for the Radeon but if you want to do some WORK go for the NVIDIA.

 

[timoseewho]

Can someone briefly tell me why Radeon is better for gaming and NVIDIA for work stuff? I'm also looking into a similar decision as the OP.

 

[OCNewbie]

Can someone briefly tell me why Radeon is better for gaming and NVIDIA for work stuff? I'm also looking into a similar decision as the OP.

It's not, at least as far as gaming goes. Nvidia outperforms AMD in a number of games, and AMD outperforms Nvidia in a few games as well, at similar price points.

What cards are you looking at? The actual anandtech website has a utility on the main page called "BENCH" which allows you to compare 2 different video cards to see how they perform compared to one another. When you go to the BENCH utility, you have to select GPU 2011 or 2010 first.

 

[timoseewho]

Oh I see, well, I used to be an NVIDIA guy, but now I'm leaning towards Radeon, specifically the 6870. Is there a certain price point right now that makes Radeon cards a lot more worth it per $? For example, for the amount I spend buying a 6870, does NVIDIA offer something the same price, but better? I guess it's easy enough to look!

Regardless, I'll go take a look at the benchmark on this site, thanks!

 

[3DVagabond]

Nothing against AT's benchmarks, but also check some current reviews with games you play (or are likely to play). The bench utility is based from release reviews and current drivers can give different results as there are better optimizations for some games.