6870 vs 6950 1gb

[clewis09]

Between

6950 1gb
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-028-HS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-255-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

Or

6870 1gb
http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/MSI+ATI+Radeon+HD+6870+Twin+FrozR+II+OC+1048MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+with+FREE+Shogun+2+%2B+Stalker+Games+?productId=43435

Gaming at 1920x1080, looking to crossfire later on, playing games from Metro 2033 to WoW

Thanks for your opinions!

 

[borisof007]

Metro 2033 is a pretty demanding game. If you plan on crossfiring later on, especially at 1920x1080, get the 6950. It also performs "slightly" better.

Source:

http://www.guru3d.com/article/vga-charts-spring-2011/7

 

[mdd1963]

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2010-gaming-graphics-charts-high-quality/Battlefield-Bad-Company-2,2466.html

The 6950 is about 20% faster than a reference 6870....; if Metro is the goal, there is a big difference in 24 fps and 30 fps....

 

[shrkbay]

6950 DCuII gets my vote.

 

[clewis09]

I think I'm going to go with a 6950 2gb twin frozr III, this will give me some nice Overclocking headroom and mean 3 screen gaming is still within reach without selling cards etc.

 

[cronos177]

I would get the 6950 2gb, and later on CF.