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bigpinkdragon286
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7870 XT (a 7870 based on the Tahiti LE GPU,) if you can find it. Performance like a 7950, priced more like a 7870, and has the boost clock you mention.
Spaniard United
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What resolution/settings?
If you plan to overclock, the 7950 can get some pretty wicked clocks and with the additional memory and bandwidth, it's a better buy. Even without OCing, the 7950 > 7870.
Had you said the 7870XT, it might be a different story as at 1080p and below resolutions, the performance is eerily comparable.
However, between 7870 GHZ and 7950 Boost, I would definitely go 7950.
If you plan to overclock, the 7950 can get some pretty wicked clocks and with the additional memory and bandwidth, it's a better buy. Even without OCing, the 7950 > 7870.
Had you said the 7870XT, it might be a different story as at 1080p and below resolutions, the performance is eerily comparable.
However, between 7870 GHZ and 7950 Boost, I would definitely go 7950.
The 7950 would have to do about 40% better overall to make the price worth it. I don't think it does that much better than a 7870. It does provide more vram and will give you 60fps with higher settings than a 7870 would depending on your resolution.
expl0itfinder
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Well you can get an extra free game with the 7950, and it is one hell of an overclocker, to a point where you can likely get the performance similar to that of a 7970. Plus it is significantly faster at default clocks as well. So I think the price difference is quite worth it.
smeezekitty
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7870 higher then a 7950? That sure isn't right!
But I think the 7950 is stronger but the 7870 is more performance for price.
But I think the 7950 is stronger but the 7870 is more performance for price.
expl0itfinder
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I don't think it would be the worst, but you would experience some bottlenecking in cpu intensive games. But that is a relatively inexpensive upgrade, as you can pick up an i5 2500k for a pretty decent price these days, which is a great CPU.
Spaniard United
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You're kidding ... they have the 7870xt priced higher than the 7950? Ha ... that's funny.
I still say 7950 ... It will give you better performance and will last a little longer than the 7870 GHz.
I still say 7950 ... It will give you better performance and will last a little longer than the 7870 GHz.
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