Radeon 7770 or 6850 toxic with i5 3570?

[Victor A]

Hi, do I get the Sapphire 7770 ghz or 6850 toxic oc with an i5 3570 for playing at 1080p mostly new games like farcry 3 and crysis3 for my budget build? P.s: the 6850 costs 70$ and the 7770 115 $

 

[Guest]

I think the 7770 is little better. 7770 have low power consumption and it's newer than 6850. So pick the 7770.

 

[luckiest charm]

I think the 7770 is little better. 7770 have low power consumption and it's newer than 6850. So pick the 7770.

Really?

In fact there is no competition here. HD 6850 is much stronger than HD 7770. It might be of older generation but is ahead in terms of power because it comes in X800 Series while HD 7770 comes in X700 Series.

It has a higher power consumption, 78% higher memory bandwidth and 55% higher pixel rate.
It is on a whole new level if you compare it to HD 7770.

In ATI cards, first number represents generation, second does series and third does model. It is like saying HD 7670M is stronger than HD 5850 because its newer.

@OP - If you want a stronger GPU, go for HD 6850. I myself use it and know it well that 7770 isn't going to let you play your favored games at high settings.

 

[l89]

I think the 7770 is little better. 7770 have low power consumption and it's newer than 6850. So pick the 7770.

Really?

In fact there is no competition here. HD 6850 is much stronger than HD 7770. It might be of older generation but is ahead in terms of power because it comes in X800 Series while HD 7770 comes in X700 Series.

It has a higher power consumption, 78% higher memory bandwidth and 55% higher pixel rate.
It is on a whole new level if you compare it to HD 7770.

In ATI cards, first number represents generation, second does series and third does model. It is like saying HD 7670M is stronger than HD 5850 because its newer.

@OP - If you want a stronger GPU, go for HD 6850. I myself use it and know it well that 7770 isn't going to let you play your favored games at high settings.

well the benchmarks say something different
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7770-7750-benchmark,3135-6.html
also power consumption of hd 7770 is lower
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7770-7750-benchmark,3135-14.html
hd 7770 would be a better buy

 

[Victor A]

I think the 7770 is little better. 7770 have low power consumption and it's newer than 6850. So pick the 7770.

Really?

In fact there is no competition here. HD 6850 is much stronger than HD 7770. It might be of older generation but is ahead in terms of power because it comes in X800 Series while HD 7770 comes in X700 Series.

It has a higher power consumption, 78% higher memory bandwidth and 55% higher pixel rate.
It is on a whole new level if you compare it to HD 7770.

In ATI cards, first number represents generation, second does series and third does model. It is like saying HD 7670M is stronger than HD 5850 because its newer.

@OP - If you want a stronger GPU, go for HD 6850. I myself use it and know it well that 7770 isn't going to let you play your favored games at high settings.

Thx alot Luckiest Charm I heard that if I install the new beta drivers on the 6850 it will outperform the 7770 in newer games likr FarCry3 !!!!! Plus I can get the 6850 Sapphire toxic oc with a much higher clock at 66 $$$$$ Will it be fine with a 3570 and is a 350w real watt power supply enough?? It says so on the outervision psu calc but im not so sure about it?

 

[luckiest charm]

Nopes? In DX 10 Benchmarks its around same but in DX 9 benchmarks it tops out nicely by even as high as 20 - 25 FPS!
Check out the price mate! Its at the sweet spot .. clock it higher and it would give even more performance boost.

A must buy considering its price ATM and also that its faster than HD 7770.

@OP - Yeps it would go well with 3570 but PSU requirement is 500W (its stronger so draws more power). On the other hand HD 7770 also requires 450W PSU.

 

[Victor A]

Nopes? In DX 10 Benchmarks its around same but in DX 9 benchmarks it tops out nicely by even as high as 20 - 25 FPS!
Check out the price mate! Its at the sweet spot .. clock it higher and it would give even more performance boost.

A must buy considering its price ATM and also that its faster than HD 7770.

@OP - Yeps it would go well with 3570 but PSU requirement is 500W (its stronger so draws more power). On the other hand HD 7770 also requires 450W PSU.

Heres the link for the toxic edition:
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1037&lid=1&pid=973
Can you write down some of the games you play on what resolution and settings and how much fps you get?? I would be very grateful... Thx alot luckiest charm. Btw doesnt the game differ on DX9 and how does the card perform on dx11??

 

[l89]

Nopes? In DX 10 Benchmarks its around same but in DX 9 benchmarks it tops out nicely by even as high as 20 - 25 FPS!
Check out the price mate! Its at the sweet spot .. clock it higher and it would give even more performance boost.

A must buy considering its price ATM and also that its faster than HD 7770.

@OP - Yeps it would go well with 3570 but PSU requirement is 500W (its stronger so draws more power). On the other hand HD 7770 also requires 450W PSU.

who plays dx 9 games now
also a 350 watts psu can handle a hd 7770
but at the price u r getting hd 6850 go for it
it is about the same but ur psu will not handle hd 6850

 

[luckiest charm]

Aw hell yeah! Sapphire stuff is my favorite!

For sure I can list some FPS readings -

1) BioShock Infinite - 59.55 FPS everything on high except textures | 50 FPS (slight drop sometimes) everything on high (not ultra) | 40 FPS everything on ultra DX 11

2) Devil May Cry 5 - 60 FPS everything on max.

3) Devil May Cry 4 - 60 FPS everything on max.

4) Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 - 59.55 FPS everything on high.

5) Call of Duty Black Ops - 60 FPS everything on high.

6) GTA IV - 60 FPS everything on very high.

7) Max Payne 3 - 60 FPS everything on high.

I can't think of more at the moment but one thing for sure, I can play every single game I throw at my rig without a single problem. Even if there is slight FPS drop sometimes in very demanding games like BioShock Infinite, You won't notice it.

Remember, we have have processors with negligible differences so our performances should not have big differences.

DX 9 and DX 10 games don't have that much differences, but DX 10 draws more power. Still in DX10 it squares off and even gets higher FPS in many games and have big differences in DX9. DX 10 improves lightening and shadows.

@OP - As far as I have seen a few games give you option to manually choose direct X. In DX11 Games I have not seen any performance compromises and I can play them all without any problem. It is one of the best mid range GPUs no doubt. This GPU struggles with 1440p displays but since you are at 1080p you are good to go.

 

[danb95]

I would save a little more and get a hd7850 for more futureproofing

 

[Victor A]

Luckiest Charm , I cant thank you enough I was going for the hd 7770 at first cause I read that it plays better on dx11 games but no sir Im defintely going for the 6850 now!!!! (Plus the toxic 6860 Oc is slightly better than the normal one ) Do you have any advice like which drivers do I use and what to do in the settings of very demanding games (Crysis 3, Bf3, FarCry 3.....) Yet again I thank you Luckiest Charm!!!!!!

 

[luckiest charm]

That is no problem mate. I am also very satisfied of my GPU and won't be upgrading for a long time. ^^
And the latest CCC should do the job.

Basically all you have to do is to go to this link and click on "Automatically Detect and Install" to get the best drivers for max FPS -

http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx

This is official AMD drivers download page.

Oh! You can rate as best answer if you are satisfied.

 

[Victor A]

I wanted to do that and close the thread but how

 

[luckiest charm]

There should be a button at the bottom of every post for Best Answer.
Also, once you select one, Moderators should automatically close thread down because issue is resolved.