Ati 6850 vs gtx 460 for single monitor

[vishalaestro]

which is best for are nearly same price im going to use only single monitor so which is best among two

 

[Frizzo]

gtx 460 is underrated and under priced imo. especially if you are going to bump the clock speeds up. $119.99 for a galaxy gtx 460 1gb 336, never used galaxy but i would go for that if trying to save money.

 

[simon12]

The 1Gb 460 is overall around the same performance as the 6850 some games prefer 1 or the other but overall there the same. The 768Mb 460 is a bit slower than the 1Gb one.

 

[Mousemonkey]

This topic has been moved from the section CPU & Components to section Graphics & Displays by Mousemonkey

 

[iam2thecrowe]

tboth cards trade blows in performance. one will perform better in some games, the other better in other games. The 6850 uses less power. Both overclock well. The 460 is a superseeded model and is no longer in manufacturer. So if you were looking at getting a second card for SLI at a later stage, it would be harder to track down.

 

[The Halo Don]

6850 uses less power, also the 6850 might perform better with Tessellation than the GTX 460.

 

[dalauder]

You should get whichever is cheaper--UNLESS you've got an AMD build and you're thinking about Crossfire/SLI. You'll need to go with the 6850 if you have one of AMD's chipsets (not an nForce).