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How much better is a single GTX 970 than 2x 7870 XT?

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October 10, 2014 6:43:01 AM

Is it worth the upgrade @ 1920x1080? (all modern games in maximum detail, including the games for the next year or so).

I know my two current cards use quite a bit of electricity.

I think, if I've read this correctly, my cards use:

47w "idle" for each card - 97w for the two cards (I use two displays)
169w "average" for each card - 338w for the two cards
184w "peak gaming" for each card - 368w for the two cards
215w "maximum during benchmark" for each card - 430w for the two cards

Whereas the EVGA GTX 970, for example, uses:

76w "idle"
306w "peak gaming"
284w "maximum during benchmark"

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October 10, 2014 6:46:27 AM

For energy savings it would be worth it performance wise it would just be a slight bump since the crossfire setup should be around 70-80% of the performance of the 970.
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October 10, 2014 6:57:38 AM

At 1080p, a single HD 7870 will fit the bill the majority of the time, so why not just stick with one of those, particularly if you're concerned about energy use?
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October 10, 2014 7:00:20 AM

Assuming 60% scaling, which is about the average on Xfire HD78xx's.

The GTX970 should be around 20-30% better than Xfire HD7870's. Yes its THAT good a graphics card.
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October 10, 2014 7:03:20 AM

GTX 970 should have 1080p sorted for a few years i would imagine - I'm sure there are benchmarks of it running 4k pretty well for a single can. Less electric, less heat and nvidia its winwin really
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October 10, 2014 7:05:47 AM

You have 7870xt's(tahiti core) so they are about the same as 2 x 7950 honestly. In games that scale great you may be close to a GTX970 performance and maybe even be over it. In games that don't scale well the GTX970 would be much better overall. Hope this helps.
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