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Which is best GTX280 or the newer 4870 1GB

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soldier37   10-03-2008 at 03:19:19 AM

Ive asked this sort of recently, Im just at a dilema as to which card I should go with here. The 4870 1gb seems to be the newer technology and the GTX280 seems to have the upper hand with bandwidth. Plus the 280 is $120 more, is it worth it? Im upgrading to a Intel Quad core and board with the new card and want a proper balance. Im not really interested in SLI or Crossfire. I also game at 1920 x 1200. Thanks for your input.

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invisik   10-03-2008 at 03:25:45 AM
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performance wise the gtx280 will probably slightly take the lead but its isnt worth 120$ more. budget wise the 4870 would be the way to go but in pure raw power gtx280.

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jaydeejohn   10-03-2008 at 06:06:34 AM
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It appears the 4870 1gig, if oceed does extremely well, possibly as good as a G280 oceed . In these benches, alot of games show a 20-30% improvement in fps over a non oceed 4870 512mb, so that puts it in the G280 oceed range. The 4870 1 gig looks to be the card to get http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid [...] M/?page=10

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rangers   10-03-2008 at 08:29:36 AM
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jaydeejohn wrote :

It appears the 4870 1gig, if oceed does extremely well, possibly as good as a G280 oceed . In these benches, alot of games show a 20-30% improvement in fps over a non oceed 4870 512mb, so that puts it in the G280 oceed range. The 4870 1 gig looks to be the card to get http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid [...] M/?page=10




dont know about they benchmarks, would like to see it compared to the 280 side by side

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jaydeejohn   10-03-2008 at 08:44:08 AM
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True, it would have been nice. I was just going by what we know, and how the G280 compares to the 4870. I think alot of people would be surprised, as this card outdoes the G216, which comes close to the G280 already, so theyre very close indeed, and I think picks up a few more wins in certain games where the extra ram held the 512 version back some

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LunaticWolf   10-03-2008 at 06:25:49 PM
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I would get the 280 because the higher bandwithn will help a lot at your resolution.

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metalweenis   10-03-2008 at 07:51:00 PM
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Get the 4870 1GB because it's cheaper and not that much worse. Although the 280 is better, it's not really worth the money.

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jaydeejohn   10-03-2008 at 10:45:25 PM
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GDDR5 IS higher bandwidth inclusive

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