ATI 4870 Vs 5770

[japjeev]

So which one should i get? i can get 4870 for 135 bucks. while the 5770 is 30 dollars more and with that 30 bucks i can get better mobo or CPU. so which one is better i wont be upgrading my graphic card for 2 years. So is 5770 really worth the 30 extra bucks? i mean i dont care about dx 11 since by the time i will upgrade my GPU dx 11 games will just start being popular. so should i get 4870 rather then 5770. cuz from benchmarks 4870 is slightly better

 

[tecmo34]

The 4870 is the more powerful GPU, so for a gaming system it is the better choice. Granted you will not have DX11 support but as you stated, it isn't a major concern for you, so it's not a big deal.

 

[japjeev]

yes i am planning to make it gaming. But one thing about 4870 is it takes more power does that matter?

 

[tecmo34]

No... It doesn't matter on the additional power, as longer as your power supply is good and can handle it.

 

[japjeev]

hmm well ok hopefully 4870 is better

 

[batuchka]

Raw frames wise the HD 4870/GTX 260 at time matches or beats the HD 5770. If i were u i would hit some combos allowing me to land a GTX 460 ^^ HD 4870 is still a decent card w.r.t HD 5770 but for me it's a tad inefficient

 

[japjeev]

hmm okay so 5770 and 4870 is basically the same? also how better is 768mb version of GTX 460 good?

 

[batuchka]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3809/nvidias-geforce-gtx-460-the-200-king

 

[japjeev]

oh okay great so if i get a 3ghz Tri Core Athlon X3 will it bottleneck the GTX 460? and woudnt the quad core be better?

 

[batuchka]

Nope it would not bottleneck - chip as per budget

 

[japjeev]

ehh i cant find a good combo for 460... do u know any?

 

[batuchka]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.456537

 

[japjeev]

lol well i knew that one but thanks anyways but my build becomes about $230 bucks with the GTX 460. so will 460 be a big step upto 4870?

 

[batuchka]

Best state exactly what h/w u need, max budget , etc

 

[tecmo34]

^+1... Agreed

Here is a comparison of the ATI 4870 vs GTX 460 768MB (GTX 460 wins pretty much across the board).

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/176?vs=156

 

[japjeev]

thanks again batchuka its really neat site... and now lets see if other ting drops in prices then i am surely getting 460

 

[Mr Pizza]

Yea, go with 460. And DX11 games are already popular!