trying to figure out which of the new cards is equivalent to my current one.

[dennilfloss]

I'm getting a new computer probably this August and I plan to get a better videocard. However, the 7850 is sometimes not even listed anymore in comparative tests, which makes extrapolation to the current state of affairs tricky. So I need something current that I can use as an alternate for my current card when viewing benchmarks.

My current card is a 2GB HIS IceQ X Turbo 7850 running at its factory overclock of 1000MHz core/1200MHz memory settings (fan speed set at a constant 31% otherwise I hear it), which I think makes it a little slower than a stock 7870.

According to this pic I saw in another thread

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it would appear to be equivalent to a r7 265 or GTX 660. Am I correct?

I was hoping to stay in the same price range as what I paid in 2012 (~$220 CAN) but it appears I'll need to go to the $300+ level to see a major improvement on my two-year old card (not 2 years old yet but will be by summer time). Unless a new generation shows up with drastic improvement in performance.

The only game I play is a modded Skyrim, so the new card will have to be able to play Skyrim's successor, TES VI, in modded form at 1980x1200. My current Skyrim maxes the 2GB VRAM on my current card, so I hope my next card will have more memory (hopefully 4 GB).

 

[OCGuy]

August may bring a whole new list of options, or at least a launch date for the next gen, so no need to worry about it now.

Also prices may be different due to mining slowing down, etc.

 

[dennilfloss]

That damn mining...

However, I am willing to consider switching to the green team for the first time since the original Radeon came out if the price/performance difference is major between the GeForce & Radeon sweet spots at that time.

Still, about my question, am I correct in using r7 265 or GTX 660 as equivalents to what I currently use when I read new reviews?

 

[OCGuy]

That damn mining...

However, I am willing to consider switching to the green team for the first time since the original Radeon came out if the price/performance difference is major between the GeForce & Radeon sweet spots at that time.

Still, about my question, am I correct in using r7 265 or GTX 660 as equivalents to what I currently use when I read new reviews?

The R7 265 is a re-brand of your card, so you are absolutely right. They are literally the same.

I would use a GTX750 ti as the comparison from NV. It is ~10% slower at stock, but can OC and uses ~50% less power.

 

[ViRGE]

The R7 265 is a re-brand of your card, so you are absolutely right. They are literally the same.

Note that they're similar, but they're not literally the same. R7 265 has a higher base clock and a higher memory clock; the SP count is the same, but the clockspeed difference means 265 will be distinctly faster than the 7850.

7850: 860MHz/4.8GHz
265: 925MHz/5.6GHz

 

[OCGuy]

Note that they're similar, but they're not literally the same. R7 265 has a higher base clock and a higher memory clock; the SP count is the same, but the clockspeed difference means 265 will be distinctly faster than the 7850.

7850: 860MHz/4.8GHz
265: 925MHz/5.6GHz

I was referring more to the chip. Software modifications (BIOS) aren't big differentiators, since you can do it manually.

I would say the same thing to someone about 680/770.

 

[dennilfloss]

My 7850 is at factory settings of 1000Mhz/4.8GHz, so probably close (faster core but slower memory) to a 265. Its core is 16% faster than a standard 7850 but memory is the same.

 

[Yuriman]

As others have said, 265 is literally the same core. You could probably Crossfire a 265 and a 7850, or get a second used 7850 for peanuts. The 270/270x have been officially out a bit longer than the 265 and correspond to a 7870 and will be in more benchmarks.

 

[Rezist]

You'd probably end up between the 265/7870 or faster then a 660, with your factory OC.