Is the AMD MSI Radeon HD 7870 2gb enough for today's standards (QUICK ANSWER NEEDED!)

kenny9899 · Jul 4, 2013

The title pretty much says it all, I need a quick answer though!

http://www.microcenter.com/product/409682/R7870-2GD5T-OC_Radeon_HD7870_Overclocked_2048MB_GDDR5_PCIe_30_x16_Video_Card

there is a link to the actual card I will be buying tomorrow unless you say it's junk. 200 is really my budget cap which is what I have found this for.

Carl Angelo De Leon · Jul 5, 2013

kenny9899 :

if you're playing on 720p, yes. it is also an overkill for that resoluation. even an hd7770 can max out almost all games on that. if you're playing on 1080p, still yes. it can max out games with good FPS. an hd7870 will serve you well assuming your CPU doesn't bottleneck.
take a look at this
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5625/amd-radeon-hd-7870-ghz-edition-radeon-hd-7850-review-rounding-out-southern-islands/11

17seconds · Jul 5, 2013

This Asus GTX 660 OC costs less with identical performance for $190 after rebate. It also gives you the option to enable PhysX effects.
http://www.microcenter.com/product/406543/GTX660-DC2O-2GD5_NVIDIA_GeForce_GTX_660_DirectCU_II_Overclocked_2048MB_GDDR5_PCIe_30_x16_Video_Card

Of course, with the MSI 7870 you get the free games, so that's a pretty good deal.

smeezekitty · Jul 5, 2013

Yes it will be plenty for most games.

iam2thecrowe · Jul 5, 2013

yes at 1080p resolution. If you plan to add dual cards or want physx then get the gtx660.

17seconds · Jul 5, 2013

HIS 7870 IceQ Turbo for $199 after rebate:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/411454/H787QT2G2M_AMD_Radeon_HD_7870_IceQ_Turbo_2048MB_GDDR5_PCIe_30_x16_Video_Card

The 7870 is generally enough for current games, but it is a mid-range card. You may need to lower settings here and there, like for example on Crysis 3.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GeForce_GTX_760_TF_Gaming/14.html

kenny9899 · Jul 6, 2013

Carl Angelo De Leon :

kenny9899 :

if you're playing on 720p, yes. it is also an overkill for that resoluation. even an hd7770 can max out almost all games on that. if you're playing on 1080p, still yes. it can max out games with good FPS. an hd7870 will serve you well assuming your CPU doesn't bottleneck.
take a look at this
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5625/amd-radeon-hd-7870-ghz-edition-radeon-hd-7850-review-rounding-out-southern-islands/11

Alright, My specs are now -

AMD FX 6300

8 GB DDR3 RAM

This card

and a 1 tb hdd but that doesn't speak performance too much.

kenny9899 · Jul 6, 2013

17seconds :

Yeah, the games are what caught my eye. Easily 100 dollars worth if you don't pirate them!

kenny9899 · Jul 6, 2013

iam2thecrowe :

Not to get too off topic but is this on par with the 660ti or the 670?

kenny9899 · Jul 6, 2013

17seconds :

Thanks for that answer. It will sure be better than my damn 5750! I hope to have it 5 years or so as with the 5750. By then I guess AMD will be releasing a new lineup, maybe not even under the Radeon name as I doubt they will do a Radeon 10000 series.

kenny9899 · Jul 6, 2013

iam2thecrowe :

I can download a PhysX driver, right? I don't need all the fancy effects but the driver adds some, right?

smeezekitty · Jul 6, 2013

^^ Correct. Although it does reduce performance.

But if you are interested in the games, don't hesitate to buy the 7870. Really helps the price/performance ratio.

17seconds · Jul 6, 2013

kenny9899 :

NOT correct. You need an Nvidia card to do GPU accelerated PhysX. Just downloading the driver won't do anything.

smeezekitty · Jul 6, 2013

It will let you use CPU PhysX

Carl Angelo De Leon · Jul 6, 2013

smeezekitty :

lol, how could you use physx without an nvidia card. do a little research man. physx is an nvidia technology

kenny9899 · Jul 6, 2013

smeezekitty :

Thanks, bought it and will be putting it in soon. I had the Phys X driver on my old 5750 but it couldn't run a thing worth a darn.

kenny9899 · Jul 6, 2013

Carl Angelo De Leon :

I ran it on my old 5750 and had most of the effects but it slowed stuff down a lot. Wondering if the same goes for this.

smeezekitty · Jul 6, 2013

It does. It is running on CPU only so the faster your CPU the better.

smeezekitty · Jul 6, 2013

It does. It is running on CPU only so the faster your CPU the better.

17seconds · Jul 6, 2013

Downloading the Nvidia PhysX driver for your AMD video card will do absolutely nothing. If you want to try to run CPU PhysX on Borderlands 2, for example, you can try it on the game using the game's embedded PhysX code or through drivers that install with the game.

Installing the standalone PhysX drivers only work with an Nvidia video card.

kenny9899 · Jul 6, 2013

17seconds :

Odd because I played it on my old card and had a few of the PhysX effects.

smeezekitty · Jul 6, 2013

kenny9899 :

The NVidia Physx driver is necessary if the game doesn't natively support CPU physx. Of course no GPU acceleration on AMD cards.

kenny9899 · Jul 9, 2013

17seconds :

What I mean is installing the CPU PhysX driver. Worked on my older card. Don't see why it wont work now.

whiteknights · Oct 22, 2013

17seconds :

what if i turned AA OFF and played at High Settings instead of ultra, how many FPS would i get more than 22?, and what is the minimum FPS that can be playable?

somebrains · Oct 23, 2013

I always buy the highest performing last gen card on Black Friday for compatibility/stability reasons.

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