7870 vs 660ti

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dyc4ha

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Hi all,

So I am looking for a $300 GPU upgrade and have been holding off since June, waiting for the 660ti. Now that it is released, is it worth getting a 660ti as opposed to the 7870 at the same price point? [strike]Taking into consideration that the 7870 has custom coolers already while 660ti are reference cards.[/strike]

I will be overclocking for sure, if that makes a difference.

The intensive games I play most are BF3, SC2, Dirt 3

System specs:
i5-2500k - 4.6ghz
Asus p8p67 pro
8GB DDR3 1333mhz
128GB m4 bootdrive
1TB 7200rpm seagate hdd
23" 1080p monitor
corsair tx650v2

Yes I have checked out some benchmarks, main doubts are overclocking potential [strike]and custom vs reference cards. I could consider waiting a while more for custom 660ti, but I think its reasonable to assume it will be more expensive.[/strike]

Thanks for the help

EDIT: sorry my mistake, I dont know how I missed the custom cards.
 
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Sunius

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It's very worth getting GTX 660 Ti for sure. It handles battlefield much better, even though it is a little bit less powerful on Dirt 3, but it will still be able to max that game out. Asus Direct CU II TOP seems nice edition, and that's not a reference card.
 
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jimbaladin

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I have a question.

What reviews did you read?


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Ironslice

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Tom's Hardware's review was the only site that even mentioned the possibility of the GTX 660 ti being slower than the HD 7870. I don't know why, but every other site/review said that the GTX 660 ti is on average 10-15% faster than the HD 7870 and only 5% slower than the HD 7950.
 
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regina_49

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Yep that's what i mean!I think TH is wrong on this one maybe idk for sure though
 
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dyc4ha

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All these conflicting benchmarks are giving me headaches... I think I will just go with whichever has the better deal; given the somewhat even split in opinions I dont think I will be worse off either way. Thanks all
 
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haven't found SC2 ATM:
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the overclocking results
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*these are not "cherry picked" based on performance but what the OP is asking about!

On the other hand due to the constant flip-flopping of the GTX 660 Ti and 7950 on our benchmarks there is no sure-fire recommendation to hand down there. If we had to pick something, on a pure performance-per-dollar basis the 7950 looks good both now and in the future; in particular we suspect it’s going to weather newer games better than the GTX 660 Ti and its relatively narrow memory bus. But the moment efficiency and power consumption start being important the GTX 660 Ti is unrivaled, and this is a position that is only going to improve in the future when 7950B cards start replacing 7950 cards. For reasons like that there are a couple of niches one card or another serves particularly well, such as overclocking with the 7950, but ultimately unless you have a specific need either card will serve you well enough.
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http://www.anandtech.com/show/6159/the-geforce-gtx-660-ti-review/21
 
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