Gtx 660 vs Amd radeon 5970?

citroones · Apr 30, 2014

Im considering "trading" my EVGA 660 for a AMD radeon 5970 since it's a faster card i do however realise it's old and consume quite allot of power i will only use it for about 8 months maybe a year and then get a maxwell but is it really better. and is it worth ?

UPDATE: I need it to play Titanfall with since my 660 is lagging abit in 1080P on high

nikita787 · Apr 30, 2014

Just keep the GTX 660, it has phys x and crap. There is little to no difference regarding speed except in AMD favored games, same goes with the GTX 660. So, imo it's not really worth it.

Yadhu · Apr 30, 2014

Go to this site to compare any graphics cards.(just the specs)

http://

Onus · Apr 30, 2014

^Agreed. I don't think the difference is worthwhile, especially considering the added power usage and heat.

nikita787 · Apr 30, 2014

Yadhu :

Those are all theoretical. GPUBoss gives real results.

laviniuc · Apr 30, 2014

if your psu can take the load get the radeon, it's way faster even if much older. (you should have at least a 750W good brand psu for it)

citroones · Apr 30, 2014

nikita787 :

True it's a newer card, however i cant really use physx in games as fx Borderlands 2 simply because the card is too slow.

And my cpu can handle physx anyway =p

citroones · Apr 30, 2014

laviniuc :

I have a Seasonic 750W silver certified, is that enough?

laviniuc · Apr 30, 2014

should be enough yes, however on second thought even if faster, the older radeon would be harder to get rid of when you chance graphics cards... so might be better to ignore the speed difference?

you have issues in any games you currently play? to try and justify the change this way? if yes, it's easy to just google scores for the 5970 in that particular title and decide if it's worth it.

citroones · Apr 30, 2014

laviniuc :

I would not get much for my 660 eitherway, money is ofc a problem atm i dont have any choice but to "do the trade" if i want more speed.

I did seach for TItanfall benchmark for the AMD radeon 5970 but wasnt able to find any (i might just suck at seaching tho lol)

Hard Line · Apr 30, 2014

honestly the 5970 is slightly faster but 660 uses less power http://anandtech.com/bench/product/1062?vs=1039 this bench is 5870 vs 660 due to 5970 not being on the list. 5970 is almost 2 5870's in performance

laviniuc · Apr 30, 2014

Hard Line :

that's half of a 5970

the 5970 was the top of the line from the 5000 series, it has 2 5870's like that in one card at slightly slower speeds

laviniuc · Apr 30, 2014

ok, so i need to take it back, apparently it does really bad in titan fall so NO do not switch out your current gtx 660:

http://www.rage3d.com/board/showpost.php?s=9c859a1d61c30478e02c753e08578b62&p=1337446486&postcount=15

citroones · Apr 30, 2014

laviniuc :

What a shame, sadly that's the problem of old Dual GPU cards (not enough support :c )

Thx for all your help tho

Hard Line · Apr 30, 2014

ummm I had edited what I posted before you posted your response lol

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