GTX260 SLi vs DX11

[Bluescreendeath]

Should I get another XFX GTX260 sp216 (stock 576MHz) or should I wait for ATI's 5x00 cards or Nvidia's GT300 cards?

Games include Crysis, CSS, Fallout3, Farcry2, etc on 1280x1024, 1680x1050, and 1920x1080 resolutions (2 monitors, different resolutions for games)

 

[HibyPrime]

I would wait until ATi's cards come out, which will most likely force nvidia to drop prices. At that point you can decide if a second GTX260 will yield a better price/performance ratio than buying a 5870.

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

From what we know, the new cards are twice the output of the old.
You may find 1 single 5870 is faster than a 260 sli setup, most likely.
It they output 2 terabites, the 5850 and the 5870 slightly more.....

 

[bluzman32]

I'm in the same position right now too, except I'm thinking about getting another 4890. I'm just going to wait a month just to see what ATI is going to do, and see if there's going to be a price drop. Unless you really need the performance boost, you might want to wait.

 

[Bluescreendeath]

From what we know, the new cards are twice the output of the old.
You may find 1 single 5870 is faster than a 260 sli setup, most likely.
It they output 2 terabites, the 5850 and the 5870 slightly more.....

The high end card that outputs 2 terra*** is probably the dual-GPU card similar to the 4870x2 though.

The GT200 series and the ATI 4x00 was an improvement over the G92s and 3x00, but it wasn't a huge improvement. I wonder when the benchmarks will come out... =/

 

[HibyPrime]

Teraflops people.

according to wikipedia the 5870 has double the shader units, so it may actually push 2 teraflops

edit: double the shader units of the 4890

 

[Bluescreendeath]

Teraflops people.

according to wikipedia the 5870 has double the shader units, so it may actually push 2 teraflops

edit: double the shader units of the 4890

Aye, but the 4770, 4850, 4870, 4890 all have 800 stream processors and they perform quite differently. Nvidia has 1/4 the stream processors and it performs the same as well. I hope they keep the DDR5 and increase the bandwidth...

It all comes down to benchmarks... =/

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

Reread what I typed. They refer to both cards a multi terabyte cards

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

Supposedly, the multi core monster comes out later, having possible 4+ terabytes
Or even 3+
Also, how many on the 4770 for shaders?

 

[HibyPrime]

"It they output 2 terabites, the 5850 and the 5870 slightly more..... "

if that doesn't mean "the 5850 outputs 2 teraflops, and the 5870 slightly more" then I have no idea what you mean.

Multi-terabyte what?

 

[Bluescreendeath]

Yeh, I'd say it's all hype then. It's very unlikely ATI could pump out something twice as good as the previous generation.

I'd say a 30%-40% improvement max in terms of price vs performance. If it has at least a 30% improvement, I'd buy it.

 

[masteryoda34]

Supposedly, the multi core monster comes out later, having possible 4+ terabytes
Or even 3+

It's TeraFLOPS.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLOPS

In computing, FLOPS (or flops or flop/s) is an acronym meaning FLoating point Operations Per Second. The FLOPS is a measure of a computer's performance

Terabyte (not "bite") is a measurement of storage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte

A byte (pronounced /ˈbaɪt/) is a basic unit of measurement of information storage in computer science.

 

[HibyPrime]

IIRC the 3870 was getting pretty close to 1Tflop on it's own, and the 4890 only hits somewhere around 1.3Tflops. To see them get all the way up to 2tflops would be incredible, but not unheard of (generation to generation wise I mean).

 

[Bluescreendeath]

IIRC the 3870 was getting pretty close to 1Tflop on it's own, and the 4890 only hits somewhere around 1.3Tflops. To see them get all the way up to 2tflops would be incredible, but not unheard of (generation to generation wise I mean).

drool...

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

Having a gray moment, thanks for the correction.
Its already out, part of the leaked info stated both cards to have 2 teraflop abilities
Looking at the rumored P scores on Vantage of 16000-18000, tou can guess a few things from there.
These cards are that powerful

 

[HibyPrime]

If they seriously hit 2 teraflops, and that performance shows up in games, *** is gunna hit the fan... the fan being nVidia

nVidia is already hurting bad in the sub-$200 market, if they get creamed in the $200+ market....

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

"Feel the power of more than 2 teraFLOPS plowing through the most demanding games."
Look for this on the new boxes containing the new cards

 

[sharkforce]

Yeh, I'd say it's all hype then. It's very unlikely ATI could pump out something twice as good as the previous generation.

I'd say a 30%-40% improvement max in terms of price vs performance. If it has at least a 30% improvement, I'd buy it.

you're the reason why chip makers only increase performance slightly with each generation rather than pushing it to the technological limit.

 

[HibyPrime]

Or maybe that they are businesses and spending 2x longer on RnD isn't financially feasible...

 

[Bluescreendeath]

you're the reason why chip makers only increase performance slightly with each generation rather than pushing it to the technological limit.

lol, I'd rather buy something for $100-$150 that is 30%-40% better than the previous generation than buying a card that is 100% better but costs $500. Technological limits tend to be very expensive...

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

Then it looks to be a ATI win

 

[renz496]

i think its alright to go with 260 SLi but if you really concerned about performance maybe you should wait for DX11 capable card to see what kind of performance it will bring.

 

[theholylancer]

damn it where are you ppl seeing these 58xx reviews? Or were they only like them 3dmark like benches and not game benches

 

[lorik]

you're the reason why chip makers only increase performance slightly with each generation rather than pushing it to the technological limit.

+1 Excacly ,why not just push it for at least 70% more power it would propably stop people ranting that their cards r not running as they should in games ,the next profit for games would be lesser upgrades, I mean I think its stupid and crazy to upgrade every like 7 to 8 months

 

[Mousemonkey]

Anyone remember the hype about the 2900XT and how it was the best thing since sliced bread before it was released?, all this is so familiar lets hope it's not a deja vu situation in a few weeks time.