Best PCI Express (PCIe) Card For $75:
Radeon HD 5670 (Check Prices)
Exceptional 1680x1050 performance in most games, 1920x1200 in most games with lowered detail
| Radeon HD 5670 | |
|---|---|
| Codename: | RV830 |
| Process: | 40 nm |
| Universal Shaders: | 400 |
| Texture Units: | 20 |
| ROPs: | 8 |
| Memory Bus: | 128-bit |
| Core Speed MHz: | 775 |
| Memory Speed MHz: | 1000 (4000 effective) |
| DirectX/Shader Model: | DX 11/SM 5.0 |
| Max TDP: | 61 W |
The Radeon HD 5670 offers best-in-class performance and DirectX 11 compatibility, along with all of the other Radeon HD 5000-series features, such as multi-display support and high-def audio bitstreaming.
Folks planning to buy one for a budget-oriented triple-monitor Eyefinity setup have to pay attention though, as some manufacturers don't include the DisplayPort output needed to use three monitors simultaneously on this more value-oriented board.
Read our full review of AMD's Radeon HD 5670 for more information on the card and its underlying architecture.
Best PCIe Card For ~$90: None
Honorable Mention:
Radeon HD 6670 GDDR5 (Check Prices)
Exceptional 1680x1050 performance in most games, 1920x1200 in most games with lowered detail
| Radeon HD 6670 GDDR5 | |
|---|---|
| Codename: | Turks |
| Process: | 40 nm |
| Universal Shaders: | 480 |
| Texture Units: | 24 |
| ROPs: | 8 |
| Memory Bus: | 128-bit |
| Core Speed MHz: | 800 |
| Memory Speed MHz: | 1000 (4000 effective) |
| DirectX/Shader Model: | DX 11/SM 5.0 |
| Max TDP: | 66 W |
The Radeon HD 6670 isn't really much of an upgrade over the Radeon HD 5670. However, we're going to give it an honorable mention for being the fastest card (at least compared to reference versions from AMD and Nvidia) that doesn't require an auxiliary PCIe power cable. That is to say its power requirements are entirely satisfied by a second-generation PCI Express x16 slot.
Read our full review of AMD's Radeon HD 6670 for more information on the card and its underlying architecture.
Perhaps you meant 2x GTX 460's?
Might as well paste November's article.
I got my 560 Ti brand new (PNY OC version) for $180 (no tax, free shipping, and no need for BS MIR).
I could've gotten two for SLI at $360 even, but I don't like microstutter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOtre2f4qZs
Where? eBay of course. Where every day is Cyber Monday.
(I even saw some manufacturer refurbs for $175)
Never buy retail again.
Is there such a card or is it a typo?
What if my motherboard only has PCIe x16 1.0 ?
Also, the HD6850 seems to be mostly in the $130-$150 range (some after MIR), not $160.
Why not have an average performance chart page for the hardware? As in, one with just the selected best price/performance winners and the honourable mentions...apart from the hierarchy chart.
You know, just as a quick reference for the critical moment before pressing the 'buy' button.
Probably because the term "best" is very subjective. Some people can game just fine at 15-22 fps, while others won't even look at anything lower than 35-40 fps.
Another reason would be that prices fluctuate all the time. It's been asked for this countless times now... "Price/performance" doesn't apply to other countries or even multiple vendors within the US. Sometimes the same model by a different brand will be so expensive that it bites the heel of the next (superior) model, pricing-wise.
There's also the second hand market, which you can find some very good cards, and in excellent condition as opposed to the cards from a few years back. Because of competition quality has gone up and technology lasts longer these days. Almost everything has solid capacitors these days.
So yeah. A price/performance chart would be pretty much useless as it can become very quickly outdated.
You missed my point entirely. I said performance chart for the cards they've selected, not price/performance. So people know what to expect. Like you said, some will be fine at a lower FPS. If they see the 6770 and 6670 listed on a benchmark instead of just tiers, it'll help more IMO. THIS is what i was saying.
They've listed price/performance winners anyway, that's what this article is about: Best xyz for the money = best bang for the buck = price/performance win.
I don't even live in the US, so i'm fully aware that the prices aren't the same.
I remember factory OC 1GB 460s drom MSI i think selling for $120 back when BestConfigs was going on...sad newegg doesn't exist here where i live.