Which is better? (UK Prices)

[Casper001]

Hi, Which of these two graphics cards are better and more worth my money

OcUK GeForce GTX 560ti (£160):

- Core Clock: 822MHz
- Memory: 1024MB GDDR5
- Memory Clock: 4008MHz (Effective)
- Memory Interface: 256-Bit
- Processing Cores: 384
- Shader Clock: 1645MHz
- Bus Type: PCI-Express 2.0
- Display Connectors: 2x Dual-Link DVI-I & 1x HDMI 1.4a (Includes HDMI & VGA Adapters)
- SLI Ready
- HDCP Capable
- DirectX 11 Support
- OpenGL 4.0 Support
- PhysX Enabled
- CUDA Enabled
- 3D Vision Enabled
- NVIDIA Surround Enabled
- Warranty: 2 years

Or the HIS HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB (£200):

- Core Clock: 840MHz
- Memory: 2048MB GDDR5
- Memory Clock: 5120MHz (Effective)
- Memory Bandwidth: ??GB/sec
- Processing Cores: 1408
- Texture Units: 88
- ROPS: 32
- Bus Type: PCI-Express 2.1
- Display Connectors: 1 Dual Link DVI-I and 1 single link DVI-D, 1 HDMI & 2x Mini-DisplayPort
- HDCP Capable
- DirectX 11 Support
- Shader Model 5.0 Support
- OpenGL 4.0 Support
- ATI CrossFire Ready
- ATI Eyefinity Technology
- ATI Avivo HD
- ATI Stream Technology
- ATI HD3D Technology

 

[lakshitharxx]

Both are equal.. 6950 has higher benchmarks than the 560 ti. If you are playing in a high resolution 2GB version will give you a little more advantage. I'd go with nvidia.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

I'm on the 6950 bus myself,
Anandtech tests here
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/293?vs=330
I have two of the Asus DcII's though so wanted to get data rather than just give my opinion
Moto

 

[metal orient]

I'm also on the 6950 band wagon, but that's only because i got a card at £140, otherwise i was going to go with the 560Ti because of the better price/performance.

 

[serialkiller]

i would go for 6950 as u can unlock that card to 6970 and oc to match 580 if not then match 570 and cheaper than 570 and 580 and also run effinity with 4 monitors max:O

 

[metal orient]

i would go for 6950 as u can unlock that card to 6970 and oc to match 580 if not then match 570 and cheaper than 570 and 580 and also run effinity with 4 monitors max:O

If you're buying new you won't be able to unlock as AMD has put a stop to it, for obvious reasons. You can run a maximum of 6 monitors on eyefinity.

 

[serialkiller]

thats sad

 

[metal orient]

Yep, is a pity but it would be madness for them to keep doing it. Got me a reference one though

 

[Casper001]

Hmm... I honestly don't know what one to go for, I have the money for both, but will the 6950 Out perform the 560Ti? And if so by how much?

 

[lakshitharxx]

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-6950-1gb-vs-geforce-gtx-560-ti-review/