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August 13, 2013 3:25:47 PM

I have a zotac 250 gts with 512 mb and was wondering if a ATI Radeon hd 6670 with 1 GB is better for an upgrade with my windows 7 dual core system

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August 13, 2013 3:29:30 PM

Yes it would. That is a huge upgrade (5 generation never tech in the ATI.)
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August 13, 2013 3:33:43 PM

just jump to a GDDR5 HD7730 / HD7750, which should be priced for not much more
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August 13, 2013 3:36:08 PM

Yes that would be a significant upgrade. Even better if you go up to the 7750.
AMD is excellent for low end cards.

BTW your thread title is dangerous around here.
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August 13, 2013 3:36:28 PM

dalethepcman said:
Yes it would. That is a huge upgrade (5 generation never tech in the ATI.)


That is 2 generations newer, not 5, but it is DX11 compatible. I'm just not sure how good the 6670 is. That is a low end gaming card for the generation, while the 250 was a mid ranged in its generation.

According to the Heirarchy chart, the 6670 is 4 tiers lower. Don't upgrade to that. It is a BIG DOWNGRADE.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-car...
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August 13, 2013 3:39:50 PM

ok was just asking because it went on sale at 45 dollars (us) so wanted to know, plus mine works good on everything I have till I upgrade in the fall to a new rig hopefully by dec or jan.
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August 13, 2013 3:42:08 PM

travismontana said:
ok was just asking because it went on sale at 45 dollars (us) so wanted to know, plus mine works good on everything I have till I upgrade in the fall to a new rig hopefully by dec or jan.

Save the link I gave. You obviously can't rust the average readers advice on lower end cards. So many thought it was a big upgrade, yet the hierarchy chart reveals it to be a massive downgrade.
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August 13, 2013 3:46:11 PM

smeezekitty said:
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html Shows differently

That chart clearly isn't very accurate. I definitely trust THG over that. THG tests games, that is a random benchmark that shows the 670 faster than a 7970 which shows faster than a 7990. It shows a 580 is faster than a 7950 and on and on...

That is not exactly the best chart.

Edit: about the DDR5 vs DDR3, the THG has them both below the GTS 250 (one is 2 tiers lower, the other is 4 tiers lower).
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August 13, 2013 3:56:14 PM

so not a good choice to get since theres very lil difference in the 2
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a c 85 Î Nvidia
August 13, 2013 3:58:26 PM

travismontana said:
so not a good choice to get since theres very lil difference in the 2


Yeah, definitely look up the 7750+ for an upgrade. The GTS 250 was a gaming card, the 6670 is not, though new enough that it is not far behind the 250, but it still is.

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August 14, 2013 12:03:55 PM

bystander said:
dalethepcman said:
Yes it would. That is a huge upgrade (5 generation never tech in the ATI.)


That is 2 generations newer, not 5, but it is DX11 compatible. I'm just not sure how good the 6670 is. That is a low end gaming card for the generation, while the 250 was a mid ranged in its generation.

According to the Heirarchy chart, the 6670 is 4 tiers lower. Don't upgrade to that. It is a BIG DOWNGRADE.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-car...


Nvidia : from 250, 460, 560, 660, 780(current) Five generations.

AMD: from 6670, 7790(current) one generation.

If you look closer to that chart, you will notice that all of there tiers in that range are basically identical in performance. As another poster mentioned, they are actually two tiers separated if you get the DDR5, and two tiers might as well be identical as was stated by the author of those charts

The Nvidia 8800 (gt256, gs256, gts640, gt512, gts/gtx512, ultra) is in the tier above the 250, and the 5 tiers below as a reference point.

A newer gen card with essentially the same performance with twice the ram that consumes 1/10th the electricity is a win in my book, but since the OP is talking about buying a new card this changes my recommendation. The only time I would buy a $45 card is if I couldn't find anything else and mine was dead. This is not an upgrade worth paying for.

If you are looking for a cheap video card to replace your 250, check out this deal from newegg. Its a 7770 Ghz Edition with a free game from the Bronze bundle for $70.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

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August 14, 2013 12:09:31 PM

smeezekitty said:
Yes that would be a significant upgrade. Even better if you go up to the 7750.
AMD is excellent for low end cards.

BTW your thread title is dangerous around here.


he is right dangerous title lol
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August 14, 2013 12:19:37 PM

dalethepcman said:
bystander said:
dalethepcman said:
Yes it would. That is a huge upgrade (5 generation never tech in the ATI.)


That is 2 generations newer, not 5, but it is DX11 compatible. I'm just not sure how good the 6670 is. That is a low end gaming card for the generation, while the 250 was a mid ranged in its generation.

According to the Heirarchy chart, the 6670 is 4 tiers lower. Don't upgrade to that. It is a BIG DOWNGRADE.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-car...


Nvidia : from 250, 460, 560, 660, 780(current) Five generations.

AMD: from 6670, 7790(current) one generation.

If you look closer to that chart, you will notice that all of there tiers in that range are basically identical in performance. As another poster mentioned, they are actually two tiers separated if you get the DDR5, and two tiers might as well be identical as was stated by the author of those charts

The Nvidia 8800 (gt256, gs256, gts640, gt512, gts/gtx512, ultra) is in the tier above the 250, and the 5 tiers below as a reference point.

A newer gen card with essentially the same performance with twice the ram that consumes 1/10th the electricity is a win in my book, but since the OP is talking about buying a new card this changes my recommendation. The only time I would buy a $45 card is if I couldn't find anything else and mine was dead. This is not an upgrade worth paying for.

If you are looking for a cheap video card to replace your 250, check out this deal from newegg. Its a 7770 Ghz Edition with a free game from the Bronze bundle for $70.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...



Is the 6670 not the same generation as the 500 cards for Nvidia? That is 2 generations newer (you can't count the 250 as a newer generation either, as it is that generation, so the 780 is 4 generations newer). The 4000 series was in the same generation as the 200 series of Nvidia. We are currently at the 700's, that card he is considering is not.

I also recognized that the 6670 is DX11, not that it would matter considering how weak it is. The author of the chart always says to never upgrade until you can improve at least 2 tiers, otherwise it is hard to notice a change. 2 tiers down is not exactly going to be noticed as an improvement either and considering 2 tiers is where he considers it noticeable going up, I think you'd notice it going down too. We also do not know if it is the DDR5 or DDR3 card he's talking about, which might mean it's a 4 tiers downgrade.

EDIT: Going back to the post before yours, I guess you might have been talking about the post prior, rather than the OP's post (quoting may have been worth while in this case as it could have been the OP or post prior to yours). In that case, it is 3 generations newer. AMD hasn't released their competing cards to the 700 series yet, and again, we are talking about differences, so you don't count the 250's generation in the count.

I do agree, go with the 7700 cards would be a good upgrade.
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August 14, 2013 12:36:33 PM

travismontana said:
I have a zotac 250 gts with 512 mb and was wondering if a ATI Radeon hd 6670 with 1 GB is better for an upgrade with my windows 7 dual core system


Hi - the deal dalethepcman mentioned above is an excellent upgrade if you can
swing a few more $$. You would notice the increased perf with an hd7770.

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August 14, 2013 12:53:24 PM

One thing though is the GTS250 is short on VRAM. 512MB is really eeking by now.
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