HD 7970 , GTX 680 or GTX 670 ??

[kd166]

Hello,

Help me choose a best card for money among these.. here are the links:

http://www.flipkart.com/zotac-nvidia-gtx-680-2-gb-ddr5-graphics-card/p/itmd9csqkmzh5uwm?pid=GRCD9CSPFENTHEBR&ref=3b614de3-5094-426d-9806-63ca15ae163b&srno=t_1&otracker=from-search&query=680

http://www.flipkart.com/sapphire-amd-ati-hd-7970-oc-3-gb-gddr5-graphics-card/p/itmdc2ra4qhvhhyr?pid=GRCDC2QTG9EGFY8S&ref=c1f4f2fb-29c8-46d8-a53d-3ed5bafbc09a&srno=m_1_1&otracker=from-search&query=7970

http://www.flipkart.com/zotac-nvidia-geforce-gtx-670-zt-60304-10p-2-gb-ddr5-graphics-card/p/itmdbc7vgtjumhfh?pid=GRCDBC7SJCYZCZHH&ref=34bed467-606c-4b84-a253-4cfc63305734&srno=m_1_1&otracker=from-search&query=670

well personally i am going with 7970 because it is much cheaper than 680 and it performs better than 670 am i right ??

My specs :

CPU:amd phenom 2 x4 965 BE
RAM:4gb ddr3
GPU:nvidia 9800gt(current)
PSU:corsair tx850 v2
MONITOR:V193HQV acer(may upgrade later)

Thank you !!

 

[ASHISH65]

What is your max resolution?hd 7970 is good choice for its price.i have a question if you are from india then from where you have got that cpu amd phenomen x4 as it is not realeased in india?

 

[ASHISH65]

Also you need to get cpu cooler as you need to overclock that cpu to 3.8 or 4.0ghz atleast to balance with that high end gpu.if you really want to enjoy gaming then get i5 quad core.

 

[kd166]

What is your max resolution?hd 7970 is good choice for its price.i have a question if you are from india then from where you have got that cpu amd phenomen x4 as it is not realeased in india?

max res 1366x768 and i got it from chennai 2yrs back

 

[ASHISH65]

Are you going to get new monitor as for that resolution hd 7970 is big overkill.

 

[kd166]

Are you going to get new monitor as for that resolution hd 7970 is big overkill.

yea sooner or later i will upgrade that....

 

[ASHISH65]

So i assume you will be getting atleast 1080p monitor.hd 7970 would be good choice but you need to overclock you cpu or get i5 quad core.

 

[kd166]

So i assume you will be getting atleast 1080p monitor.hd 7970 would be good choice but you need to overclock you cpu or get i5 quad core.

Thank you i will do that.How about gtx 680 both are similar in performance ?

 

[ASHISH65]

No gtx 680 is better.but hd 7970 is also good.for gtx 680 you need new good cpu for sure

 

[kd166]

No if i can afford for gtx 680 then what do u say gtx 680 is better to go for it or 7970 ?

 

[sam_p_lay]

GTX670 for sure. True that GTX680 is fastest, but it's only 6% faster on average than GTX670, and 7970 is in the middle. You couldn't see 6% just with your eyes - it's the difference between 30fps and 32fps.

 

[kd166]

GTX670 for sure. True that GTX680 is fastest, but it's only 6% faster on average than GTX670, and 7970 is in the middle. You couldn't see 6% just with your eyes - it's the difference between 30fps and 32fps.

All right thanks for the info. So how about hd 7950 or 670 or 7970 ??

 

[sam_p_lay]

Definitely the GTX670. You get adaptive v-sync on it so massively superior framerates below 60 if you use v-sync. Also much more consistent/stable framerates:

http://techreport.com/review/23981/radeon-hd-7950-vs-geforce-gtx-660-ti-revisited

That's a GTX660 Ti being tested, but the stability seems to be a driver-based fix (since the GTX660 Ti was originally inconsistent unstable framerates like is standard on most hardware, but now silky smooth) so likely applies to all Kepler models.

 

[ASHISH65]

Gtx 670 is way to go.

 

[kd166]

So u mean the 7970 and 7950<670 right ??

 

[sam_p_lay]

That's right. No point at all in paying the extra for a 7970. Like I say, 7970 is inbetween the GTX680 and GTX670 and even the GTX680 is only 6% faster on average.

 

[kd166]

Well i had another option already.So i was thinking to go for 7950 because both the 7950 and 670 performs equally right ? I mean only a slight up and down frame rate can be seen ?

 

[sam_p_lay]

Haha no, GTX670 is easily the fastest. GTX660 Ti is comparable to the 7950, so if you don't mind the inconsistency/instability of the performance and you're not bothered about adaptive v-sync or PhysX then 7950 delivers the same average framerates as GTX660 Ti.

 

[EchoOne]

Accualy with the new beta drivers the 7970 beats a 680,like all day long and the 7950 beats the 670 but then it can also beat the 680 in some cases.

 

[sam_p_lay]

Accualy with the new beta drivers the 7970 beats a 680,like all day long and the 7950 beats the 670 but then it can also beat the 680 in some cases.

Show me benchmarks of a 7950 beating a GTX680. As for the drivers, 7970 will beat GTX680 in SOME games. It sure as hell doesn't beat it in all games. The wins on either side are irrelevant anyway - we're talking about 5% or smaller gains on average. Some games will favour one company by a larger margin, other games favour the other company. On average, you're talking tiny single-digit % differences that aren't worth talking about. Adaptive v-sync and framerate consistency will deliver more in the way of real-world performance you can actually see. And I still want to see proof of a 7950 beating a GTX680.

 

[ashharun]

Show me benchmarks of a 7950 beating a GTX680. As for the drivers, 7970 will beat GTX680 in SOME games. It sure as hell doesn't beat it in all games. The wins on either side are irrelevant anyway - we're talking about 5% or smaller gains on average. Some games will favour one company by a larger margin, other games favour the other company. On average, you're talking tiny single-digit % differences that aren't worth talking about. Adaptive v-sync and framerate consistency will deliver more in the way of real-world performance you can actually see. And I still want to see proof of a 7950 beating a GTX680.

Oh, haha. You're in trouble EchoOne. Show us the proof please

 

[EchoOne]

Show me benchmarks of a 7950 beating a GTX680. As for the drivers, 7970 will beat GTX680 in SOME games. It sure as hell doesn't beat it in all games. The wins on either side are irrelevant anyway - we're talking about 5% or smaller gains on average. Some games will favour one company by a larger margin, other games favour the other company. On average, you're talking tiny single-digit % differences that aren't worth talking about. Adaptive v-sync and framerate consistency will deliver more in the way of real-world performance you can actually see. And I still want to see proof of a 7950 beating a GTX680.

Alright,I can im trying to find it,It was on HARDOCP and it was titled like (2012 gpu updated drivers benchmarks) or something of that nature,There was a few instances the 7950 was damn near close to the 680 and hence i said "It can beat it in some cases) because i have my 7950 at 1100 core and 1500 memory and i know my sig says a 7970 i messed up lol its a 7950,But im trying to find it i will post again once i find the article.

 

[EchoOne]

Alright so i found the graphs and stuff,Like i said in some cases the 7950 could beat the 680 (Once overclocked obviously) but the 7xxx series is meant to be really overclocked,My 7950 is 1100 core and 1500 mem and ive gained a good 10-15 fps so that puts it above the 680 alot of the time and i have yet to use the new drivers but i see that with the new drivers it brings it alot closer to the 680 so overclocked it beats the 680

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/Catalyst_12.11_Performance/13.html
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/11/12/fall_2012_gpu_driver_comparison_roundup/4

Now in this one i agree the 680 beats the 7950 hardcore in some areas but again we are putting a $300 dollar card up against a $500 dollar card,Overclock the 7950 and the playingfeild will be even in most cases but in some games that reallly favor Nvidia yeah the 680 will win by a large margrin

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/555?vs=550


-EchoOne

 

[Lokordd]

Honestly you can not really go wrong with any of the cards atm. They are all beasts, just pick how much you want to spend and buy that card imho...

 

[drinvis]

Go for the sapphire hd7970OC edition.This card overclocks pretty well.
HD7970 and gtx680 trade blows in games at 1080p with hd7970 being ahead more.At higher resolutions hd7970 takes the lead.At 1080p if both were priced same then either of them is good as the difference in performance is not much but higher VRAM of hd7970 would come into play for newer demanding games.Sapphire HD7970 OC edition is around 27-29k in India.The custom cooled gtx680 cards are pricier which makes sapphire oc edition a much better choice overall.
The 3GB VRAM might not seem handy now with most of the games but with the details of in game scenes increasing it would become relevant in future.Max payne 3 at some scenes can use too much of VRAM.The thing is if the scene is not too heavy for too long then it won't matter much.But if the games start to take above 2GB VRAM the higher VRAM on the card then the card with higher VRAM(obviously the card should be as fast as well)would be handy.