Radeon 6870 or Gtx 560 ti?

[catchme247]

Hey what do you guys think is better? Please help me build my new pc thnks

 

[mrwil]

560 ti

 

[Gman450]

Among what you listed, the GTX 560Ti is faster.
It's the GTX560 that competes with a HD 6870. Whereas the 560Ti competes with a Radeon HD 6950.
But for almost the same price as a GTX 560 Ti I'd go for a HD 7850.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102986

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7870-review-benchmark,3148.html

 

[teh_gerbil]

the 560 = 10% increase over the 6870.

Say the 6870 = 300 and 560ti = 380

Then the 6870 is much much better value for money.

But, really depends on your res' if you want eye candy @ 1920x1024 then you really should go for the 560ti, to hell with the cost.

For 1600x900 and under, the 560ti/6870 would both be well over 60 fps so it's a waste of money on the 560ti.

if that makes sense

 

[refillable]

Lol 1920x1024

@OP 560 Ti is faster. To give what exactly you should go whether it's the 560 Ti or 6870, list the specs.

 

[teh_gerbil]

Oh man, don't do forums at the end of a long shift, thought that looked odd at the time lol!

 

[catatafish]

I love my 560Ti, I play BF3 on Ultra unless multi-player then High. It's an overclocking monster, runs really cool, its short, and you can get one for about $185 right now.

 

[redeye]

the 560ti is a better card, it is more expensive too. but it is a better card because of nvidias secret sauce... what ever that is I do not know... but the 560ti is faster.
might be a good idea to get the 2GB version so it can run future games ( the gtx680 has 2GB of course)

i wish i could recommend the 6870 but 560ti is better. (in my 1100t system the 560ti is at least the same speed as a 6957(a 6950 flashed to a 6970).

for me the difference comes down to the fact that when i run " Second Life" the 560ti is 50% faster than the 6957... or close to it.

 

[motorneuron]

The 560 Ti is a faster card, definitely. But if you're thinking in terms of value, the 6870 now can be had for less than $150 with rebates. Newegg has one for $130 post-rebate: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150561 That's wayyyy less than 560 Ti, which at the best prices I can find right now is still about $200. It's impossible to justify spending 50% more on the 560 Ti.

Edit: to get a sense of how comparable the cards are, check here:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/290?vs=330

As you can see, there's no way the 560 Ti is 50% faster, and in some games the 6870 actually wins.

Of course you always get diminishing returns, i.e. 50% more price will never yield 50% more performance. But when those two cards are so close in performance, it doesn't really seem justifiable to me to spend so much more for such a small gain. If you really want to spend more, I'd go up to a 7850 or 560 Ti 448 core (really a totally different card than the 560 Ti). Hell, at those cards' prices, you could even crossfire 6870s if you're willing to deal with the associated annoyances.

 

[catchme247]

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