Radeon 5870(1GB) vs 5970(2GB)
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Hi, so I've been looking at various tests recently for graphics cards and it seems that the 5870 actually beats the 5970 in some applications. I would have thought that the 5970 would be better due to having 2 G.P.U.'s compared to the 5870's single. Could someone tell me overall which one provides the best performance for games?
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Real time strategy games like Dawn of War 2 and Starcraft 2, general word processing etc.
OVERCLOCKING: Yes
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200
OTHER COMMENTS: This is purely from a game performance point of view, price efficiency isn't important. Using only 1 monitor.
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Real time strategy games like Dawn of War 2 and Starcraft 2, general word processing etc.
OVERCLOCKING: Yes
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200
OTHER COMMENTS: This is purely from a game performance point of view, price efficiency isn't important. Using only 1 monitor.
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It never pays to buy top end so it lasts longer because performance between generations often is so dramatic that the next gen middle market is so much faster it makes last gens mid market and high end offerings seem relatively identical.
Buy mid market and plan to replace in 3 years.
Unless you are running a resolution above 1920 x 1080 then you have no need for a 5970 or even a 5870. Get the 5850 or 5830 and you'll never know the difference but as said, I'd wait if I could a month or so and see what comes out for the 6 series. It'll either blow the current ones away so you'll want mid tier 6 series or just be a modest refresh forcing pprices down on the last generation so you'll go for that 5870 you were eying.
Buy mid market and plan to replace in 3 years.
Unless you are running a resolution above 1920 x 1080 then you have no need for a 5970 or even a 5870. Get the 5850 or 5830 and you'll never know the difference but as said, I'd wait if I could a month or so and see what comes out for the 6 series. It'll either blow the current ones away so you'll want mid tier 6 series or just be a modest refresh forcing pprices down on the last generation so you'll go for that 5870 you were eying.
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Buy smart instead of spending gobs of money on something you don't need now. Spend half the money on a GTX 470 or HD5850 then replace it when it is appropriate rather than locking yourself into something you will regret buying a year or two from now when there are better cards that use much less power and don't have crossfire scaling issues while costing much less. The highest end cards are intended for people who are willing to upgrade frequently to stay on the forefront of technology, if that's not you then you are looking at the wrong cards.
Buy smart instead of spending gobs of money on something you don't need now. Spend half the money on a GTX 470 or HD5850 then replace it when it is appropriate rather than locking yourself into something you will regret buying a year or two from now when there are better cards that use much less power and don't have crossfire scaling issues while costing much less. The highest end cards are intended for people who are willing to upgrade frequently to stay on the forefront of technology, if that's not you then you are looking at the wrong cards.
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