Radeon 5750 vs. Geforce 9800 GTX+

[Chriz]

I currently have a Geforce 9800 GTX+ (512 MB). Someone I work with wants to sell me a Radeon 5770. Anyone know how much faster that would be?

Correction: 5770, not a 5750.

 

[Yuriman]

Twice as fast? In that range, I think. How much is he asking?

 

[Chriz]

Twice as fast? In that range, I think. How much is he asking?

He's not sure yet, and he has to make sure he still has it when he goes home tonight.

 

[BallaTheFeared]

What's your res?

I think it's only slightly faster.

It does use about half the power, and offers DX11, but tbh the card is too slow for that to even matter.

I think it's a performance side grade and a decent leap in power consumption improvement, probably not worth your time with cheap 40nm products in the used market.

Erm that was the 5750, I think the 5770 is about ~15% faster than the 5750.. Unless it's free if you're looking for a performance upgrade there are a lot of great used 40nm products right now that would be of better use for you imo.

 

[Face2Face]

Twice as fast? In that range, I think. How much is he asking?

Are you sure that's right? I thought the 5770 was little slower than a 4870 and the 5750 was closer to a 4850. 9800GTX+ = 4850 for the most part.

 

[Chriz]

I am still using an old 17" LCD, so max res is 1280x1024. I'm trying to improve performance in Mechwarrior Online, which uses the Crytek 3 engine.

 

[BallaTheFeared]

What cpu are you using, are you sure you're gpu limited at this point?

 

[Chriz]

What cpu are you using, are you sure you're gpu limited at this point?

That's what I'm not sure of. It's a Pentium Dual core E6300 2.8 Ghz. Was just hoping I could get away with a few more fps without having to pay much since I am pretty strapped for cash.

 

[Face2Face]

That's what I'm not sure of. It's a Pentium Dual core E6300 2.8 Ghz. Was just hoping I could get away with a few more fps without having to pay much since I am pretty strapped for cash.

Time to overclock This is how it all starts..

 

[Chriz]

Time to overclock This is how it all starts..

Unfortunately, I don't even think this Intel board I have will let me overclock.

 

[Face2Face]

Unfortunately, I don't even think this Intel board I have will let me overclock.

Stinks - Well the 5770 is a little bit of a " Speed Increase" upgrade. Just wait until he tells you how much. Then we can help you decide if it's worth it You may be able to find something cheaper on Craigslist?

 

[notty22]

Could always ask him to try it. I don't think it's any faster either.

Closest anandbench has is something like a gtx 260 vs 5750 or choose 5770 to make up for the speed bump the 260 has over the 9800gtx+(gts250)

The 9800gtx+ comes in many editions with varied clock speeds. What is yours running at?

 

[Chriz]

The 9800gtx+ comes in many editions with varied clock speeds. What is yours running at?

738 Mhz. This is the one I have: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130339

 

[Majcric]

That's what I'm not sure of. It's a Pentium Dual core E6300 2.8 Ghz. Was just hoping I could get away with a few more fps without having to pay much since I am pretty strapped for cash.

IMO, the 5770 wouldn't be worth the hassle to upgrade. And if you go with a GPU that would give you the significant gain you really need/want, you'll most likely be looking at a CPU bottleneck.

 

[SPBHM]

it is a little bit faster, and it can be significantly faster in some games, specially if the 1GB vs 512mb is a factor.

also you can play Crysis 3 at low with the 5770, you cannot play Crysis 3 with the 9800GTX+

 

[BallaTheFeared]

specially if the 1GB vs 512mb is a factor.

At 1280x1024 that will never happen.

 

[KompuKare]

Just use BoFox's scoring from his thread:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2300495

Radeon HD 5770 / 6770 1GB (DX11) -- 76 VP
Geforce 9800GTX+ / GTS250 512MB (DX10) -- 56 VP

76/56 = 1.35. Not much of an upgrade although a lot less power usage.

 

[SPBHM]

At 1280x1024 that will never happen.

many games are using nearly 1GB (or at least 700 or more) at 1280x1024 here, I haven't tested a 512MB card recently to see if it really is problematic with these games/settings, but I have even seen over 1GB usage with 1280x1024 (but it's relatively rare)...

if the upgrade is "almost for free", it's something worth mentioning I think.
I'm not saying is a great upgrade, but there is definitely some gains

even something old like Far Cry 2, if you use AA you could probably notice the difference at lower res to

 

[-Slacker-]

The difference was about 25% in 2009

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/HIS/HD_5770/30.html

(the 9800 gtx+ is equal in performance with the gts 250, which is the same card, rebranded)

 

[Yuriman]

Found Anandtech's review of the GTX+: http://www.anandtech.com/show/2555

I thought it was just a renamed 8800GT, but it looks like it trades blows with the 4850, which means a 5770 will be no more than 25% faster.

Might be a worthwhile upgrade to get DX11 support and lower power usage, and I imagine there are a few titles which the 5770 will be significantly faster in, but by and large it's not going to be much of an upgrade.

 

[Chriz]

Thanks for the help. I may just ask him to borrow the 5770 so I can test it and see if it makes a difference. I'd like to get a decent Core 2 Quad but it's hard to find any in the Q9000 series on Ebay or CL for under $75.