GTX 560Ti 448 Vs HD 7850

[Sret43rg]

Hello i am going to be building a new computer soon and i am struggling to choose a GPU, its between this one http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1280mb-msi-gtx560ti-732-mhz-core-1280mb-gddr5-3800mhz-memory-dl-dvix2-mini-hdmix1 and this one http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-xfx-radeon-hd-7850-core-edition-4800mhz-gddr5-28nm-gpu-860mhz-1024-cores-hdmi-2x-mdp theres a whole 70 pounds difference which i could put towards an i5 processor, is there alot of performance difference between the two?

 

[bigcyco1]

7850

 

[Sret43rg]

But the 7850 is almost TWICE the price, is there alot of performance difference between the two?

 

[computernoob29]

7850 for sure, and the 560ti is more expensive then the 7850 here

 

[Limerick]

But the 7850 is almost TWICE the price, is there alot of performance difference between the two?

Yes there is a big difference.
The 560ti plays Battlefield 3 at ~ 40fps. And the 7850 at stock plays around 54fps. Settings high and at 1920x1080 res. Also the 7850 consumes less power than the 560ti.

 

[cats_Paw]

The 7850 is faster than the 560Ti, but not by a huge ammount. Its so expensive because its the newest chipset, while 560 Ti is a bit older.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/amd_radeon_hd_7850_and_7870_review,16.html

That is the hardest benchmark for GPUs now, so in other games the gap is probably going to be higher.

 

[bigcyco1]

But the 7850 is almost TWICE the price, is there alot of performance difference between the two?

The 7850 is 10% to 15% faster

 

[bigcyco1]

The 7850 is faster than the 560Ti, but not by a huge ammount. Its so expensive because its the newest chipset, while 560 Ti is a bit older.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/amd_radeon_hd_7850_and_7870_review,16.html

That is the hardest benchmark for GPUs now, so in other games the gap is probably going to be higher.

+1

 

[Sret43rg]

In the benchmarks it shows that the gtx 560ti 448 is better than the hd 7850 in some and vice versa but the 7850 is almost TWICE the price of the gtx 560ti 448 on scan.co.uk is it really worth it?

 

[bmonsalve]

The 7850 comes with Farcry3.

 

[bigcyco1]

In the benchmarks it shows that the gtx 560ti 448 is better than the hd 7850 in some and vice versa but the 7850 is almost TWICE the price of the gtx 560ti 448 on scan.co.uk is it really worth it?

Is 10 to 15% overall performance improvement worth almost twice the amount to you i doubt it but only you can decide that

 

[cobot]

The 7850 and the 560 ti 448 trade blows, if the prices are similar I'd always go for the 7850 because of it's lower power consumption and newer tech.

If saving those 70 punds would let me get for example an i5 2500k instead of an i3, I would definately take that route and buy the 560 448 - especially if you play at 1080p or less.

 

[Sret43rg]

cobot, my current setup consists of an i3-3220 as i dont have the money for an i5 processor but if i get the gtx 560ti 448, the savings will allow me to get an i5 instead of an i3. But what i find fishy is the price of the gtx 560ti 448 is alot more on other websites and i have no idea why it is so cheap on scan.co.uk so i cant decide

 

[bigcyco1]

They don't trade blows anymore you half to look at current benchmarks http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/Catalyst_12.11_Performance/2.html but still i agree it's not worth paying that much more for a 10 to 15% performance gain.

 

[Guest]

They don't trade blows anymore you half to look at current benchmarks http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/Catalyst_12.11_Performance/2.html but still i agree it's not worth paying that much more for a 10 to 15% performance gain.

sorry don't see a 560ti 448 on those benchies.

with a decent overclock the 448 can outperform or at least equal the performance of a 570 > 7850 with any set of CC drivers.

 

[Onus]

The OP's last point is very important. That price is so unrealistically low that I'd make sure it isn't just a deposit on a card they don't have yet. Is it new, or a refurbished card?
If the deal is legit, I'd agree that the difference in performance is not worth the difference in price, UNLESS the GTX560Ti is borderline unplayable at minimum acceptable graphics settings, but the HD7850 is playable at those settings (or better).

 

[Sret43rg]

I have decided to go with the HD 7850, however, i have found 2 versions of the card with quite a bit of price difference, which would be better for price/performance? AMD Radeon HD 7850 1GB: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-msi-radeon-hd-7850-overclocked-4800mhz-gddr5-gpu-900mhz-1024-cores-dvi-hdmi-2x-mini-dp or the AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-msi-radeon-hd-7850-twin-frozr-iii-oc-4800mhz-gddr5-28nm-gpu-900mhz-hdmi-mdp the second card is Twin frozr edition, what does that mean?

 

[Sret43rg]

In short terms, i am asking whether to buy the graphics card with 1GB or 2GB of memory, i am going to be playing on a 1080p 23'' TV.

 

[Onus]

The Twin-frozr is a better cooler. If you're interested in overclocking, it will run quieter and stay cooler than the other. If you don't care about overclocking and don't care about a little more fan noise even at stock, the price difference isn't worth it.

 

[Sret43rg]

But you also need to take into account that the first version of the card is 1GB and the second version is 2GB, will there be a huge difference in performance between the two?

 

[Onus]

No. At that resolution, the difference will be insignificant. Future games may use more RAM though, but in your place I wouldn't worry about it. You're already stressing your budget.

 

[centaurius]

I'm sorry... but i disagree. I currently have a 560 TI (normal) +i5 3570k and I can run everything with 60 fps at 1920x1080 at least at HIGH Settings instead of ultra settings in BF3... Ohh excpet metro 2033 ofc...

Bottom line. If the 7850 is TWICE the price of a 560 ti 448, i woudl go with the 560 ti 448.

 

[Onus]

Make sure your PSU is of sufficient quality to run your rig. A 500W PSU would be sufficient, but make sure what you get has received favorable competent technical reviews. Or, buy a Seasonic-built PSU, because I've never known them to make a bad one. Ever.

 

[Onus]

While I agree with you, centaurius, there also may be some questions here about the legitimacy of that extremely low price.

 

[bigcyco1]

sorry don't see a 560ti 448 on those benchies.

with a decent overclock the 448 can outperform or at least equal the performance of a 570 > 7850 with any set of CC drivers.

hmmm...seems your right i thought these new drivers amd have supposedly make them out preform NV cards by quite a bit