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Single-card: GTX 460 or 5850?

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Hey. I'm debating which would be more efficient of the two in a single-card setup, at 1680x1050 resolution. Since SLi or Crossfire is out of the question, which would be a better buy?

-i5 760

NO anti-aliasing *I really couldn't care enough for it.

EDIT: Thanks for all the help guys! I ultimately went with the GTX 460 1GB, because it was only a little bit more than the 768MB, and it'll definitely give me a bit more "edge". 😀

And I want to ask, should GPU overclocking be done through the BIOS, or is it safe to use something like MSI Afterburner?

Thanks again.
 
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Power efficiency or performance efficiency? Either way, both cards trade blows with one another. You can't go wrong with either, just pick up whichever you can get cheaper. Or wait for the 6000 series Radeons if you can.
 
Thanks. I'll check out some reviews, and might as well wait for the 6 series considering they're launching in, what, a week?
 
Atls said:
Thanks. I'll check out some reviews, and might as well wait for the 6 series considering they're launching in, what, a week?
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Rumors say October 18th or 25th. Neither is a firm date, but it shouldn't be long before we get a firm date at least.
 
At 1680x1050 either of those cards will pretty much blow any game away. You can't really go wrong. The 5850 at stock will be a bit faster but 460s overclock especially well which is probably going to make things pretty even.
 
Ares1214 said:
Wait till 6xxx. If you desperately need one, wait till 6xxx. If you are going to explode, then it depends how cheap you can get them. If you can find a 5850 for around $250, get it:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-318-_-Product

If you can find a GTX 460 for around $210, get it:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127510
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Newegg has several models that are $239 AR for the 5850 (this one is even slightly OC'd).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-351-_-Product

Then again, newegg has 460 769MB versions for $139AR http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814500173

and a 460 1GB for $189AR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814134116


Personally, because I dont care about rebates, if you had to pick one up *right now* and cant wait a few weeks to see details about 6xxx series, I'd pick up a 460 1GB at $189 without question, but at your resolution, you may be better off saving $50 and just going with the 460 @ 768 MB.
 
Is price a consideration? There are 768 GTX 460 @ $139 or so after rebate. Easily the best bang/buck out there.
 
I would suggest waiting for more information about the HD6000 series before making a purchase. Then set a budget reasonable for yourself and get the fastest card you can find. But right now the GTX 460, HD 5850, and 470 are good options at their respective price points. Can't go wrong if you were to buy any one of them.
 
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RussianSensation said:
For that resolution, I'd get a 460 768mb for $139 as recommended by KevinH. I doubt HD6870 will be anywhere near $140 when it launches. I expect $200+.
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@$139 the 460/768 is indeed a real good value. I can't imagine anyone disagreeing with that.

While I agree we aren't likely to see the 6870 for anything near that price, if it performs as has been rumored, it's going to slap the snot out of the 460/768. So, it's a moot point comparing the two, isn't it?
 
1650 and no aa? get the 460 768... it'll run anything well at that res... especially with the quad backing it up...
 
460 and 5850 are both excellent cards. I'd wait a few weeks and see what a 6850 and 6870 bring to the table, and if they're priced competitively. We might see a full GF104 card soon too.

460 or 5850 is a tough choice though. They both overclock great, but IMO the 460 offers better gains for each mhz gained when overclocking. By the time both are oc'ed, there performance is similar (the 1gb models).

I'd just go by price, choose according to price.

I also would give the edge in drivers and softwrae to nvidia. but the edge in raw performance & performance/watt to ati.

Definitely a tough choice you're making. Just dont get a 450 465 or 5830 or something tard'd
 
Wait until 6xxx has been released and make your decision. 460 and 5850 are both excellent video cards so you can't make a mistake with either.
 
The 460 is a very boring and slow card at stock, but it's a beast when overclocked.

I traded my reference Asus 5870 for a Evga 460 1gb + cash ($95 to be exact) and I don't regret it at all. Based on the benches and testing I've done, at 860core/2150mem, for the most part I am on the heels of a stock 5870 but well ahead of a 5850, all the while still running cooler and quieter. Sure you can also overclock the Evergreen cards, but they just don't scale as well. My 5870 was able to run 1ghz stable at 1.32v but it's a heat furnace. But even with a 15% OC, we really only gained about 6-10% in FPS. It's well known that the 5xxx series just doesn't scale well with overclocking, while Fermi does.
 
Thanks for all the help guys! I ultimately went with the GTX 460 1GB, because it was only a little bit more than the 768MB.

And I want to ask, should GPU overclocking be done through the BIOS, or is it safe to use something like MSI Afterburner?

Thanks again.
 
Atls said:
Thanks for all the help guys! I ultimately went with the GTX 460 1GB, because it was only a little bit more than the 768MB.

And I want to ask, should GPU overclocking be done through the BIOS, or is it safe to use something like MSI Afterburner?

Thanks again.
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Good choice, I would pick the 1GB GTX 460 over the 768MB GTX 460 as well.
 
Atls said:
Hey. I'm debating which would be more efficient of the two in a single-card setup, at 1680x1050 resolution. Since SLi or Crossfire is out of the question, which would be a better buy?

-i5 760

NO anti-aliasing *I really couldn't care enough for it.

EDIT: Thanks for all the help guys! I ultimately went with the GTX 460 1GB, because it was only a little bit more than the 768MB, and it'll definitely give me a bit more "edge". 😀

And I want to ask, should GPU overclocking be done through the BIOS, or is it safe to use something like MSI Afterburner?

Thanks again.
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I use afterburner with my gtx 460, it's great. It was developed by the guy who built rivatuner, I just have it set to auto-start whenever I boot into windows. no issues with it at all.

btw, if you're not ever going to use AA then the 768 mb card is just fine for you. $50 is a pretty big difference in this category.
 
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