2x4850 512mb vs GTX285 1gb

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What should i go for. it will be accompanying An i7 CPU and 1920 x1200 resolution. i just want performance differences.

It doesn't matter about price i just would like to know

Reply to ben BOys

GTX 285 costs about 350 dollars and ATI 4850 x2 2 gb is about 200 dollars.

Reply to rescawen

yer i just want raw performance diffrences

Reply to ben BOys

GTX 285 has 1GB of frame buffer, 2 4850's will only have 512MB of useable framebuffer. At 1920 x1200 this would become a bottleneck.

Reply to djcoolmasterx

arr

Reply to ben BOys

so i really should get the 1gb version

Reply to ben BOys

Two 4850's will give better numbers. They beat any single card/single GPU on the market. Their are also 1GB 4850s.

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Reply to spathotan

you sure spath? im pretty sure the gtx295 beats the 4870x2

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Reply to werxen

his probably only considering the price for 2 4850s

agreed

GTX 295 or hd 4870x2 pwns thse 100%

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Reply to rescawen

werxen wrote :

you sure spath? im pretty sure the gtx295 beats the 4870x2

You just mentioned two cards that are NOT single GPU's. Totally irrelevant to my comment.

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Reply to spathotan

rescawen wrote :

his probably only considering the price for 2 4850s

agreed

GTX 295 or hd 4870x2 pwns thse 100%

Once again...no kidding.

You guys are comparing DUAL GPU cards to single GPU cards of LOWER CLASS in Crossfire. Of course a damn 4870X2 is going to beat 4850's in crossfire. The GTX295 and 4870X2 are NOT SINGLE GPU CARDS.

Not to mention ALL of this is irrelevant. Hes asking about a GTX 280 or 4850s.

Message edited by spathotan on 02-16-2009 at 12:20:51 AM

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Reply to spathotan

wow need a chill pill anyone?

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