RADEON 6770 or better card for under 150?

[coolness5545]

looking to get a 6770 but was wondering if this card will do well on all gametypes or if there is something better in my price range of 150?

 

[Onus]

^Agreed. If your PSU is up to it, you may even be able to find a HD6870 close to that price (I saw a Sapphire model for $160).

 

[morbious81]

I've gotta agree with both of the above. I personally got a 7770 to replace my old 4770. got it from the egg for $104 on sale. If it was at full price I would have opted for the 6870. As it is right now I'm watching for the 7770 to be on sale again for CFX.

 

[XXStavrosXX]

This Saphire 7770 Vapor-X is the best GPU up to $150, I highly recommend it:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102993

 

[coolness5545]

What's the difference between vapor x and the regular?

 

[morbious81]

Looks to me like duel DVI, and better cooling. Oh and clock speed

compare these three Sapphire 7770's

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100006662&IsNodeId=1&Description=sapphire%20radeon%20hd%207770&bop=And&CompareItemList=%2D1%7C14%2D102%2D967%5E14%2D102%2D967%2DTS%2C14%2D102%2D968%5E14%2D102%2D968%2DTS%2C14%2D102%2D993%5E14%2D102%2D993%2DTS

 

[luciferano]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102968&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

If you don't like to overclock yourself, then you could consider this one. It's factory overclock is high enough to give a 6870 something to worry about.

 

[gamerkila57]

to answer that question

Sapphire Vapor-X vs Stock

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Sapphire/HD_7770_Vapor-X/9.html

 

[luciferano]

to answer that question

Sapphire Vapor-X vs Stock

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Sapphire/HD_7770_Vapor-X/9.html

That review is from May with way outdated Catalyst 12.3... It's irrelevant for comparing current performance.

 

[dscudella]

Get yourself a 6850 while you can. They just dropped the price and they're the same price as the 7770.

Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 1gb 256bit $135 + Free Shipping + $15 MIR = $120 after rebates. They also OC very well.

Here you'll see the 6850 has a 3.5fps lead over the 7770 in BF3 @ 1920x1080 and for the same price, it's hard to argue with.

 

[nukemaster]

to answer that question

Sapphire Vapor-X vs Stock

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Sapphire/HD_7770_Vapor-X/9.html

Look at the noise level, very nice.

 

[luciferano]

Get yourself a 6850 while you can. They just dropped the price and they're the same price as the 7770.

Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 1gb 256bit $135 + Free Shipping + $15 MIR = $120 after rebates. They also OC very well.

Here you'll see the 6850 has a 3.5fps lead over the 7770 in BF3 @ 1920x1080 and for the same price, it's hard to argue with.

If you don't have the PSU to support the 6850 (requires 6 pin) then definitely get the 7770 which is the best performing card without external power.

You do realize that the 7770 not only has superior overclocking headroom, but the factory overclocked model that I listed is quite superior to the 6850 even at stock, don't you?

 

[dscudella]

You do realize that the 7770 not only has superior overclocking headroom, but the factory overclocked model that I listed is quite superior to the 6850 even at stock, don't you?

That's not what I'm seeing. Also you forget to take into consideration the clock speeds that others have achieved with the 6850, not to mention the Vapor-x is $15 more than the 6850.

Battlefield 3 tells a similar tale; if you're currently using a Radeon HD 6850, moving to Sapphire's HD 7770 Vapor-X would be a minor downgrade as far as in-game performance is concerned. - hexus.net

 

[luciferano]

That's not what I'm seeing. Also you forget to take into consideration the clock speeds that others have achieved with the 6850, not to mention the Vapor-x is $15 more than the 6850.

Battlefield 3 tells a similar tale; if you're currently using a Radeon HD 6850, moving to Sapphire's HD 7770 Vapor-X would be a minor downgrade as far as in-game performance is concerned. - hexus.net

I didn't even mention the Vapor-X, so I don't know why you're talking back to me about it. I most certainly don't know why you'd link a review of it to me, especially one with an outdated driver that makes the review inaccurate. The card that I recommended is not only faster than the Vapor-X, but also cheaper, although it might not be quite as quiet.

 

[dscudella]

I'll admit defeat if I'm wrong.

Here's a side by side comparison straight from Sapphire. Radeon 6850 vs Vapor-X 7770 vs 7770 GHZ OC Edition

Here is a side by side comparison of three cards from Newegg

And you're right Luciferano, my apologies.

 

[luciferano]

This one shows them even depending on the game / program.

I'll admit defeat if I'm wrong. The consensus is that you can't go wrong either way.

Here's a side by side comparison straight from Spaahire. Radeon 6850 vs Vapor-X 7770

It's a well-known fact that Anand doesn't use up to date drivers in that tool and the second link of your isn't even working.

BigMack70, can you post a link to your benchmark's full review?

 

[luciferano]

Also, for what should be the last time, I never said anything about the Vapor-X.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102968&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

THIS IS NOT A VAPOR-X and it's what I suggested. It also comes with a free game and is faster than the Vapor-X.

 

[dscudella]

I edited that out Luciferano. Also the 7770 is PCIE 3.0 where as the 6850 is PCIE 2.1. I don't know if that's a big deal right now as far as bandwidth goes.

Edit: Also, the OP could get a Radeon HD 6870 1gb 256bit $160 + Free Shipping + $10 MIR = $150 after rebates. That fits into his budget if he doesn't mind waiting for the rebate.

 

[dscudella]

PCIe 3.0 doesn't even really matter on high end cards like the 7970 or 680; it's just a marketing sticker for the box.

Gotcha, that's why I put it like that. Didn't know if it made a difference.

 

[luciferano]

Yeah, PCIe 3.0 x16 to PCIe 3.0 x8 is only an average of 5% performance drop for even the GTX 690 IIRC. I'd be surprised if there's much more than a 1% difference between PCIe 2.0/2.1 x8 and PCIe 3.0 x16 for the 7770 and comparably performnig cards.

 

[morbious81]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102968&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

If you don't like to overclock yourself, then you could consider this one. It's factory overclock is high enough to give a 6870 something to worry about.

I may have to get one of these as my second card

 

[luciferano]

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/02/14/xfx_r7770_black_edition_super_overclocked_review/4

This too uses an older driver, but it uses a 7770 that is about as fast as the model that I recommended and shows that even with previous drivers, it crept up on the 6870. There isn't a 6850 in this review, but that it was creeping up on the 6870 with old drives is still enough to say that it was giving a damn good fight and with current drivers, could easily keep up with the 6870. The 7770 that I recommended had a slightly slower memory bus with a slightly faster GPU, so it might perform a little more or less depending on the test, but should average out quite similarly with a small lead over the Vapor-X model.

 

[morbious81]

Not sure what driver they used in that test. I do know that the 7770 driver is up to 12.8 last time I updated. Every update it's improved so far.

 

[coolness5545]

Wouldn't I be able to Oc the vapor?

 

[dscudella]

After reading this review from Future Looks which put the 7770 GHZ Edition OC directly against the 6850 I think I'm changing my stance on this subject. Looks like that card is one heck of a contender.

The thing I would like to see is since they could only squeeze another 40mhz out of the core & 25mhz on the memory, how it would stand up against an OC'ed 6850.

I do have to admit, Sapphire made one helluva card in the GHZ Edition OC.