In many reviews, the 9600GT beats the HD3870 in most tests, so naturally the 9600GT is the better deal. With the price being so close, is there any reason to go with the HD3870?
I only see 2 games that the HD3870 significantly wins.
Tomshardware, this site, just did a review on the 3870 and the 9600GT. To sum it up, the 3870 wins the majority of benchmarks without AA. The 9600GT win's a few more, but by a narrow margin, when AA is enabled.
Long story short, you probably won't be able to tell the difference between the two, go with what's less expensive.
Also, the 38xx series does handle HDTV and video type work a lot better from what I've seen, especially dealing with overscan issues and scaling resolutions.
and the 3870 has an audio controller on the card and suppprts VIVO. basic 9600gt lacks certain features, whereas the other one is really good for future proofing thanks to the displayport.
Tomshardware, this site, just did a review on the 3870 and the 9600GT. To sum it up, the 3870 wins the majority of benchmarks without AA. The 9600GT win's a few more, but by a narrow margin, when AA is enabled.
Long story short, you probably won't be able to tell the difference between the two, go with what's less expensive.
true, toms review of 9600GT shows that it is behind the 3875 without filters. n beats, or lose with small margin with AA.
n with the prices cut of 3870. it is the perfect thing to get. specially if u wanna go crossfire.
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They are close, and we all know that the ATI produces better images then NVIDIA period. Nvidias drivers tweak a few extra fake frames for numbers. BIG DEAL. Seeing is believing.
Go for both Nah, joking. Get any that's avaialable on the market whichever cheaper That's it. True that AA filtering enabled the 9600GT has a slightly advantage, but without AA enabled it's otherwise. With this situation all come down to the price
Nah, joking. Get any that's avaialable on the market whichever cheaper