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HD 5850 or HD 6850

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February 25, 2011 7:32:55 PM

Which one should i get ? HD 5850 or HD 6850

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a b U Graphics card
February 25, 2011 7:53:37 PM

Budget (I'll assume you can afford either)? Power supply? And most importantly, do you plan to/are you able to crossfire in the future (what motherboard do you have?)

6850 and 5850 are pretty even in performance at single card levels, but 6850s scale better in Crossfire (read: They perform better). Also, 6850 is cheaper by about 20-30 bucks (U.S.)

I would recommend the 6850 personally, if for no other reason than adding another one in the future will do better than adding a second 5850. Also, 6850s have better tessellation and such.
February 25, 2011 8:00:51 PM

Yes i can afford both and i do not want CrossfireX And PSU Is a Corsair 600W CX Pcie 2x 6 pin motherboard is M2N-CM DVI no sli or CrossFire
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a c 124 U Graphics card
February 25, 2011 8:38:08 PM

Well a 5850 is about the same performance as a 6870, not a 6850. Nobody knows why but AMD Radeon changed the number scheme a bit. Also, speaking from personal experience with reference 5850s, they can OC a TON. If you get a model like Asus DirectCU Top or Sapphire Vapor X or MSI Twin Frozr (etc) then you can usually OC a bit further thanks to better cooling.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/295?vs=291
a b U Graphics card
February 25, 2011 8:45:05 PM

I would also go with a 5850 if you can't upgrade in the future (and seeing your mobo, you literally can't).
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