Hi,
I am planning to build a desktop for gaming and entertainment. I was just looking at graphics cards and I am deciding between the Radeon HD 5770 1GB or buying my friend's Radeon HD 4850 512MB at a discount.
I was looking up the specs to compare both these cards and I noticed that the 5770 has a higher core clock than the 4850 and that the 4850 has a higher effective memory clock than the 5770. However, the 4850 has GDDR3 memory and 256-bit interface as opposed to the 5770's GDDR5 128-bit. I was just wondering which one is the better card? Does the memory clock have a bigger impact on how the card performs, or is that dependent on the core clock?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150447 (the 5770)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150337 (the 4850, a little out of date, but I can get it in good condition for a good price from my friend)
I am planning to build a desktop for gaming and entertainment. I was just looking at graphics cards and I am deciding between the Radeon HD 5770 1GB or buying my friend's Radeon HD 4850 512MB at a discount.
I was looking up the specs to compare both these cards and I noticed that the 5770 has a higher core clock than the 4850 and that the 4850 has a higher effective memory clock than the 5770. However, the 4850 has GDDR3 memory and 256-bit interface as opposed to the 5770's GDDR5 128-bit. I was just wondering which one is the better card? Does the memory clock have a bigger impact on how the card performs, or is that dependent on the core clock?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150447 (the 5770)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150337 (the 4850, a little out of date, but I can get it in good condition for a good price from my friend)