I know there are a ton of GTX 260 vs. HD4870 threads, but I'm thinking specifically for (right now) playing Oblivion, probably with a reduced version of Qarl's texture pack, at 1920x1200. Which card would you go with?
On one hand, AT's recent review says that the 4870 is slightly better for almost all games...except Oblivion (and Assasin's Creed). On the other hand, I feel like I see a ton of threads saying that the (XFX version in particular) GTX 260 is at least as good if not better overall. Then AT says that the most recent NVidia drivers (release 180) crippled Oblivion performance by like 7-8%, even though they helped with other games.
Opinions are much appreciated, since they both seem to be comparable in cost, and I don't know enough to do a more technical comparison. (And since I'm trying to study for finals right now at the same time. )
If other hardware matters, I'm using a Q6600 (non-OC'd) with 4 GB RAM on Vista 64, 650W Corsair PSU.
On one hand, AT's recent review says that the 4870 is slightly better for almost all games...except Oblivion (and Assasin's Creed). On the other hand, I feel like I see a ton of threads saying that the (XFX version in particular) GTX 260 is at least as good if not better overall. Then AT says that the most recent NVidia drivers (release 180) crippled Oblivion performance by like 7-8%, even though they helped with other games.
Opinions are much appreciated, since they both seem to be comparable in cost, and I don't know enough to do a more technical comparison. (And since I'm trying to study for finals right now at the same time. )
If other hardware matters, I'm using a Q6600 (non-OC'd) with 4 GB RAM on Vista 64, 650W Corsair PSU.