Gtx 650 ti boost 2GB or HD 7850 2GB?

bingaloman · Apr 25, 2013

Between these two cards, which is the stronger one giving the edge over most games played at 1920x1080?

Gtx 650 Ti Boost 2GB

Or

Powercolor AX7850 2GBD5 HD 7850?

I can get either for around the same price so it comes down to better performance, which of these 2 is generally the stronger one in most games at 1080P?

Thanks for any help!

Duke Nucome · Apr 25, 2013

The 7850 is a bit stronger as indicated by TH and others.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-650-ti-boost-gk106-benchmark,3463.html

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6838/nvidia-geforce-gtx-650-ti-boost-review-

slomo4sho · Apr 25, 2013

They both are about the same performance. It would depend on which games you plan on playing. The 7850 overclocks well so if you plan on overclocking it may be the better choice of the two.

Duke Nucome · Apr 25, 2013

slomo4sho :

My HD 7850 does not OC well at all. I think its on a per GPU biases on which will OC well.

ittimjones · Apr 25, 2013

Tom's review a few days ago says that the NVIDIA card is better...

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-3.html

littleleo · Apr 25, 2013

I'd go for the Gtx 650 Ti Boost 2GB, since are both about equal in performance it comes down to the drives and Nvidia drivers are better.

17seconds · Apr 25, 2013

The GTX 650 Ti Boost is a better performer and gives you the ability to enable PhysX. If I were you though, I would bump up the GTX 660 for about $20 more and get the free copy of Metro: Last Light.

Tom's Hardware Best Graphics Cards for the Money April 2013 - $145-$220:
GTX 650 Ti Boost and GTX 660
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-3.html

The latest chart from TechPowerUp:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7990/25.html

Duke Nucome · Apr 25, 2013

ittimjones :

Well TH tested and came to the conclusion that the HD 7850 1GB which cost the same as the 650ti boost is faster in 3/5 game when tested against the 650ti. Also anadtech agrees that the HD 7850 is faster than the 650ti boost.

Kindredsouls · Apr 25, 2013

Duke Nucome :

Not sure where you're reading that. Everything I've read from Tom's Hardware states the GTX 650 Ti Boost is slightly faster and better value then the Radeon HD 7850. As others have stated the Tom's Graphics cards for April 2013 also recommends the 650 Ti Boost over the HD 7850.

Really both cards are good. A lot will depend on the game. Some games the HD 7850 will beat out the 650 Ti Boost and vice versus. Since the cards are so neck and neck I would buy whatever card you get the better deal on.

Duke Nucome · Apr 25, 2013

littleleo :

But the drivers on AMD HD 7850 performs better than the 650ti so ...

Kindredsouls · Apr 25, 2013

Duke Nucome :

Based on what evidence?

Duke Nucome · Apr 25, 2013

Kindredsouls :

Duke Nucome :

Not sure where you're reading that. Everything I've read from Tom's Hardware states the GTX 650 Ti Boost is slightly faster and better value then the Radeon HD 7850. As others have stated the Tom's Graphics cards for April 2013 also recommends the 650 Ti Boost over the HD 7850.

Really both cards are good. A lot will depend on the game. Some games the HD 7850 will beat out the 650 Ti Boost and vice versus. Since the cards are so neck and neck I would buy whatever card you get the better deal on.

Look at the numbers the HD 7850 is a bit faster in almost every game tested.

Duke Nucome · Apr 25, 2013

Kindredsouls :

The HD 7850 wins in 6/8 games tested.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6838/nvidia-geforce-gtx-650-ti-boost-review-

The HD 7850 wins in 3/5 games tested.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-650-ti-boost-gk106-benchmark,3463.html

To that end the HD 7850 performs just a bit better overall than the GTX 650 ti W boost but .... "is going to be $10-$15 cheaper than the 2GB 7850, making it the more affordable option for a 2GB card." Anandtec

"The performance of the two cards is close at times, but ultimately the GTX 650 Ti Boost spends most of its time trailing the 7850 to some degree" Anandtec

"As such the GTX 650 Ti Boost is unquestionably the weaker card in our benchmarks, just not significantly so. So for it to be priced under the 7850 is the right move here." Anadtec

"In any case, as a 7850 competitor the GTX 650 Ti Boost is nothing amazing – its price and performance are close to the 7850, a card that has been sitting at its current price for months now – meaning it fills its intended role as a slightly cheaper, slightly slower 7850 competitor, but nothing more." Anandtec

Will new drivers bring a performance boost to the 650ti in the months to come putting it ahead of the HD 7850 by a solid amount ? If so then that will increase the value of the 650ti and at that point I would make a full recommendation of the 650ti boost as the new mid range king but as it stands the numbers are just not there.

loops · Apr 25, 2013

I'd argue that you buy a 7870 XT and sell the games that come with it. 3 good games (2 I would say are a must buy anyhow). You can sell them at 25-30 bucks each. On the low side that is 75 bucks off a card that sells at 250. That brings it to 175.00. Factor in the rebate...155.00 for a card that can keep up with a stock 7950 and 670 when OC.

I have a 7930 and had gtx 560s in SLI. I am very happy with the card and the price/performance is great.

slomo4sho · Apr 25, 2013

Kindredsouls :

You are correct. When considering value based strictly on retail price, the GTX 650 Ti Boost is a better value. However this newer card is seldom on promotion and the 7850 has been available with a great games bundle for a while and has been readily available for around $180 for the 2GB version currently. The GTX 660 has also been around $180-190 recently so is also another option to consider.

Kindredsouls :

You should know better than to ask a troll for evidence

Guest · Apr 29, 2013

IMO the GTX 650 ti Boost is the better buy. It's cheaper and goes neck to neck with the HD 7850, they just trade blows in benchmarks but with the slight edge to the GTX 650 ti Boost. Expect performance in between the HD 7850 and HD 7870. Other than that, SLI'ing 2 GTX 650 ti Boosts scales very good and would have single GTX 680 performance in case you decide to buy one later.

jessterman21 · Apr 29, 2013

GTX 650Ti Boost. Same performance for cheaper.

Of course, if you like the free games the HD 7850 comes with, go for that.

But at that price it would make sense to bump up $10 more for the GTX 660, a decidedly stronger card that comes with a free game as well.

Duke Nucome · Apr 29, 2013

jessterman21 :

The 7850 1GB is the same price as 650ti boost and the 7850 HD 1GB is a bit faster plus the free games.

mohit9206 · Apr 29, 2013

I would not get the 1gb variant. Get whichever is cheaper and make sure to only get the 2gb variant.Personally i would side with the 7850 as it can overclock really well if you manage to get a good card and will thus pull ahead of the 650Ti and into 660 territory.

david cassar · Apr 29, 2013

mohit9206 :

The 2gb variants of the hd 7850 are just overpriced. You can get a gtx 660 for cheaper and now with the new drivers the gtx 660 performs as well as an hd 7870.

Duke Nucome · Apr 29, 2013

mohit9206 :

Every professional publication that reviewed the 1GB 7850 agrees that the performance difference between it and the 2GB version are non existent. TH did not review the 1GB HD 7850.

mohit9206 · Apr 29, 2013

Duke Nucome :

mohit9206 :

Every professional publication that reviewed the 1GB 7850 agrees that the performance difference between it and the 2GB version are non existent. TH did not review the 1GB HD 7850.

Its for future proofing.

Duke Nucome · Apr 29, 2013

david cassar :

mohit9206 :

The core of the 7850 will bog down long before it can make use of higher resolutions and textures to fill up more than a gig. There also no thing as future proof in the computer world. I can say from experience that there is no detrimental performance impact getting a 1gb 7850 and evidently every pro reviewer that tested the 1gb Radeon HD 7850 agrees.

littleleo · May 6, 2013

It might be wiser to wait the word is Nvidia will be dropping out the 700 series this quarter and that should affect the prices from both lines.

akshayghai29785 · May 8, 2013

true wait & buy 700 if good otherwise buy 600 at less price

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