GTX 570 or 580

[ImTired]

I'm wondering rather to buy a GTX 570 (most likely MSI) or the Asus GTX580 Direct CU/II. I'll be playing games like crysis 2, BF3, upcoming GTA5, and other high graphics games. I want to run highest settings and still get decent FPS. I probably will use MSI Afterburner or the Asus GPU Tweaker to O.C. a little bit but not much. So which do I choose? MSI's 570 or Asus's 580? 580 is great but will the 570 do just fine in those games? 570 is $100 cheaper.

 

[monsta]

Get the best card you can afford , the GTX 580 will be able to play all the games you want to play at the highest settings with good fps.

 

[redeemer]

Get the best card you can afford , the GTX 580 will be able to play all the games you want to play at the highest settings with good fps.

Highest settings? I dont think so, really depends on your resolution. I say do not get eith 570 or 580, instead opt for the 7970, its new tech and will last you a lot longer. If your heart is set than the 580 is your best choice as of right now!

 

[JackNaylorPE]

May I suggest consideration of a 3rd alternative .......

Guru3D uses the following games in their test suite, COD-MW, Bad Company 2, Dirt 2, Far Cry 2, Metro 2033, Dawn of Discovery, Crysis Warhead. Total fps (summing fps in each game @ 1920 x 1200) for the various options are listed below:

In other words ......

.... the 580 will get ya 616 fps in Guru 3D's game test suite for $500 at a cost of 81 cents per frame
.... the 570 will get ya 524 fps in Guru 3D's game test suite for $340 at a cost of 65 cents per frame
.... the 560 will get ya 495 fps in Guru 3D's game test suite for $215 at a cost of 43 cents per frame

.... two 560s will get ya 862 fps in Guru 3D's game test suite for $430 at a cost of 50 cents per frame
.... two 570s will get ya 873 fps in Guru 3D's game test suite for $680 at a cost of 78 cents per frame
.... two 580s will get ya 953 fps in Guru 3D's game test suite for $1000 at a cost of 1.05 cents per frame

So ....

-two 560's get ya 40% more fps than a single 580 for as much as $70 less
-two 580's get ya just 10% more than the the two 560's for $570 more

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600030348%20600094002%20600107147&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&SrchInDesc=900Mhz&Page=1&PageSize=20

In years past, I'd have gotten the single high powered card to leave room for the upgrade later...... But to spend $1,000 versus $430 to get 10% more fps .... some time down the line ? I'd rather get the 40% boost from the getgo......and great 850 watt PSU's (W/ 10.0 jonnyguru performance ratings) can be had from as little as $115

 

[cybneo]

i got a GTX 580 when it first came out. then i bought a 550ti for a second PC to play BF3. I really cant notice a difference. both can handle games perfectly. People often spend way too much on video cards, then next thing you know its obsolete...

 

[kettu]

The new radeon HD7970 will be in stores january 9. So which ever way you decide you should wait a while to see if it has an impact on prices.

cybneo: whether there is any noticable difference depends on settings that are being used

 

[ImTired]

Best answer selected by ImTired.

 

[ImTired]

Alright thanks for the advice, I might opt for the HD7970 depends on how it goes. The only problem is im not familiar with AMD/Radeon compared to Nvidia. Does it offer things equal to physx and other graphics enhancers?