AMD Radeon HD 7850 vs 7870

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Last response: February 15, 2013 1:02 PM in Graphics & Displays

oliver_adk

February 15, 2013 11:55:18 AM

I am building my first computer with a bugdet of about $900. I am planning on playing Call of Duty Black Opps 2, Portal 2, and Farcry 3 on maxed out settings on a constant 60fps. Would getting the amd radeon 7850 let me do that, or should I ge the 7870?

I am using these parts aswell:
Intel i5 3570k 3.4ghz
Gigabyte ZA-Z77-HD3 LGA 1155 Motherboard
8GB Corsair Vengance 240-pin DDR3

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alvine

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February 15, 2013 12:20:43 PM

depending on resolution you will be playing at. I would go for 7870

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Mahisse

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February 15, 2013 12:41:36 PM

You won't get +60 fps constant maxed out in Far Cry 3 with 7850 (I have that card 2 gb version) but it's still very playable at max settings and you could probably push it up to +60 fps with some overclocking. I haven't overclocked mine yet since I haven't felt the need for it.

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bigcyco1

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February 15, 2013 12:53:13 PM

I go for the best GPU you can afford a 7870 is faster then a 7850 so get a 7870 if you can afford it.You won't be maxing out fry cry 3 with either of those cards though.

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Fokissed

February 15, 2013 1:02:04 PM

You aren't going to be able to max those games. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/far-cry-3-performan...

Edit: however you will be able to max Portal 2 and almost BO2 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/call-of-duty-black-...

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