Amd radeon HD 7850 1Gb or Amd radeon HD 6950 2Gb

[ratgod]

Which is better
iv heard that the Amd Radeon HD 7850 is better than the Amd Radeon HD 6950 2Gb but I couldnt get a good answer so could you tell me?

 

[wa1]

Well, it also depends on the rest of your system...
what kind of performance do you expect?

 

[ratgod]

i have:
amd Phenom II 965
zumax 550w
4gb 1066Mhz
1tb 5400 rpm
and an ati radeon HD 5770 (upgrading)

 

[wa1]

What about your monitor resolution?
Looking at your PSU, i will suggest you to take HD 7850, it only require 1x 6pin power connector from PSU...

 

[ratgod]

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[ratgod]

asus 24 inch 1920x1080 will my psu support this card?

 

[roakfurt]

Could you get a link to your PSU? It should be able to power it unless it's a cheap PSU. Also HD 7850's only come in a 2GB version, to my knowledge.

 

[freddy1765]

Can't really figure out how many PCIe 6pins your PSU has, but the 7850 is an excellent card which only requires 1 6pin, so I'd go with that. Also very nice for your resolution.

Just make sure, if you buy the 7850, that you get one with a custom cooler like Sapphire or MSI.

 

[ratgod]

kk btw my question is which card is more powerful i can get a psu if needed

 

[esrever]

they don't make 1gb 7850s.

 

[ratgod]

yeah sry typo

 

[tuffluck]

well...7850 is the better card if that's what you're asking. and requires less power.

 

[ratgod]

iv seen it get less fps tho :/

 

[ratgod]

Could you get a link to your PSU? It should be able to power it unless it's a cheap PSU. Also HD 7850's only come in a 2GB version, to my knowledge.

http://www.zumaxpower.com/products/zu550w.htm

 

[esrever]

The 7850 is better in just about every way. It generally more than 5% faster than the 6950 as well as consume less power. It OCs much better as well. There really not much reason to buy the 6950 unless its a decent bit cheaper.

 

[ratgod]

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