Asus Maximus IV Extreme (LGA 1155) Intel P67, BIOS 0504
Memory
Kingston 8 GB (4 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333, KHX2000C8D3T1K3/6GX @ 8-8-8-24 and 1.65 V
Hard Drive
Intel SSDSA2M160G2GC 160 GB SATA 3Gb/s
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1 GB
Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 1.25 GB
Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 1 GB
Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 1.25 GB
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2 GB
AMD Radeon HD 6870 1 GB
AMD Radeon HD 5870 1 GB
AMD Radeon HD 4870 X2 2 GB
Power Supply
Cooler Master UCP-1000 W
System Software And Drivers
Operating System
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
DirectX
DirectX 11
Graphics Driver
AMD 8.82.2
Nvidia GeForce Release 266.56 (For GTX 560 Ti)
Nvidia GeForce Release 263.09 (For GTX 570)
Nvidia GeForce Release 260.99 (For GTX 460 and 470)
Games
Lost Planet 2
Highest Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, 4x MSAA / 16x AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 1900x1080 / 2560x1600, DirectX 11, Steam version
Just Cause 2
Highest Quality Settings, No AA / 2x AF, 8x AA / 16x AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 1920x1080 / 2560x1600, Bokeh filter and GPU water disabled (for Nvidia cards), Concrete Jungle Benchmark
Metro 2033
High Quality Settings, AAA / 4x AF, 4x MSAA / 16x AF, 1680x1050 / 1920x1080 / 2560x1600, Built-in Benchmark, Steam version
F1 2010
Ultra High Settings, No AA / No AF, 8x AA / No AF, 1680x1050 / 1920x1080 / 2560x1600, Steam version, Custom benchmark script, DX11 Rendering
Aliens Vs. Predator Benchmark
High Quality Settings, SSAO, No AA / 16xAF, Ultra Quality Settings, 4x MSAA / No AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 1920x1080 / 2560x1600
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Custom (Highest) Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, 8x MSAA / 16xAF, 1680x1050 / 1920x1080 / 2560x1600, opening cinematic, 145 second sequence, FRAPS
Ultra Quality Settings, No AA / 16x AF, 8x AA / 16x AF, From Crushblow to The Krazzworks, 1680x1050 / 1920x1080 / 2560x1600, FRAPS, DirectX 9 Rendering
Please don't let me go away from Tomshardware because the disapearing of Print View Mode. If there is an official anounce about that please give me the link. In Indonesia internet is so slow and expensive. That way the print mode is so much help. I open an article, klik print view page. I go watching TV, eat, drink cofee, etc. About 10 - 20 minutes later the acticle is completed. I just save as mht for feature need (personal use). Lastly I read it. Btw TomGUIDE still have this print page view. Why only in Tomshardware the button is missing? Sorry for my OOT.
Quote :Either way, my conclusion on the GTX 560 Ti doesn't change. It still doesn't present me with the overwhelming urge to upgrade. AMD's cards simply look better in comparison, based on their performance.
6950 is really better than a GTX560Ti, and consumes less power.Gigabyte's 1Ghz card is interesting.If it has the performance of a 6950 at $269, AMD'll be forced to reduce the price (again)
liemfukliang : Please don't let me go away from Tomshardware because the disapearing of Print View Mode. If there is an official anounce about that please give me the link. In Indonesia internet is so slow and expensive. That way the print mode is so much help. I open an article, klik print view page. I go watching TV, eat, drink cofee, etc. About 10 - 20 minutes later the acticle is completed. I just save as mht for feature need (personal use). Lastly I read it.Btw TomGUIDE still have this print page view. Why only in Tomshardware the button is missing?Sorry for my OOT.
I waited to see what this card was going to be like but it feels more like a rebranded GTX 460/470 as far as performance so I'm just going to skip the GTX 560 "Ti" and go for the GTX 570
I wish they still included Crysis in the testing suite... it's the most graphically demanding game I have, and it gives me a good frame of reference to compare how my 8800GTS 320 compares against whatever card they are reviewing. It would still strain a new card but it provides an easy link to see how an old card compares to a new one (from what I've seen, the 470 is really the first single card solution that is able to handle maxed settings @ 1080p).
Oh well... there's always Crysis 2.
(I'm planning to upgrade my card to something that handles Skyrim & Crysis 2... so at least 1 more year surviving on my 8800gts 320, which honestly still handles most games well without AA, particularly if they are UE3 based. Best $270 I ever spent back in 2007).
So can the 6950 1GB be unlocked to a 6970? If not, I'm not sure it has the value the author mentioned, not when compared to the 2GB 6950 which comes with the free upgrade.
Can't wait to see what the next gen can do when I may be upgrading... but still, the performance increases over last gen are pretty impressive, and the price/performance ratio is way better now too
I've been waiting for this. Bummer though, I was really hoping for a single PCIE power connection. Oh well. It looks like the most powerful card out there with only one is the HD6850.
Unshorn = not sheared, e.g. used to describe sheep before their fleece is harvested. Or, in this case, a graphics card without some of its circuits cut out.
That 20 1GB Radeons is only for that single Sapphire model. XFX currently has two 1GB models 20pcs each and I'm sure others follow soon. And that's only at newegg.com.
This is chickenshit with everybody blindly slamming the gtx 560.IMO it performed reasonably well and is at par with the 6950. Moreover the card has exceptional overclocking headroom and the OC charts are simply overwhelming.
Some areas could be improved, but this is still pretty decent. Just lower the price 50 dollars please Nvidia and I will buy 10 of them.
Wow, it's not as powerful as I expected with that kind of energy use.
Please don't let me go away from Tomshardware because the disapearing of Print View Mode. If there is an official anounce about that please give me the link. In Indonesia internet is so slow and expensive. That way the print mode is so much help. I open an article, klik print view page. I go watching TV, eat, drink cofee, etc. About 10 - 20 minutes later the acticle is completed. I just save as mht for feature need (personal use). Lastly I read it.
Btw TomGUIDE still have this print page view. Why only in Tomshardware the button is missing?
Sorry for my OOT.
FAIL
6950 is really better than a GTX560Ti, and consumes less power.Gigabyte's 1Ghz card is interesting.If it has the performance of a 6950 at $269, AMD'll be forced to reduce the price (again)
I'd love to see some more benchies on that Gigabyte card like noise and temps, for only $20 more it seems like a steal!
Please don't let me go away from Tomshardware because the disapearing of Print View Mode. If there is an official anounce about that please give me the link. In Indonesia internet is so slow and expensive. That way the print mode is so much help. I open an article, klik print view page. I go watching TV, eat, drink cofee, etc. About 10 - 20 minutes later the acticle is completed. I just save as mht for feature need (personal use). Lastly I read it.Btw TomGUIDE still have this print page view. Why only in Tomshardware the button is missing?Sorry for my OOT.
Here you go:
http://www.tomshardware.com/review_print.php?p1=2845
I waited to see what this card was going to be like but it feels more like a rebranded GTX 460/470 as far as performance so I'm just going to skip the GTX 560 "Ti" and go for the GTX 570
FAIL
Bigger FAIL
I wish they still included Crysis in the testing suite... it's the most graphically demanding game I have, and it gives me a good frame of reference to compare how my 8800GTS 320 compares against whatever card they are reviewing. It would still strain a new card but it provides an easy link to see how an old card compares to a new one (from what I've seen, the 470 is really the first single card solution that is able to handle maxed settings @ 1080p).
Oh well... there's always Crysis 2.
(I'm planning to upgrade my card to something that handles Skyrim & Crysis 2... so at least 1 more year surviving on my 8800gts 320, which honestly still handles most games well without AA, particularly if they are UE3 based. Best $270 I ever spent back in 2007).
So can the 6950 1GB be unlocked to a 6970? If not, I'm not sure it has the value the author mentioned, not when compared to the 2GB 6950 which comes with the free upgrade.
I think it was a good choice for he AMD to make a 1GB version of the 6950 to compete with the 560.
what is "unshorn" ?
Can't wait to see what the next gen can do when I may be upgrading... but still, the performance increases over last gen are pretty impressive, and the price/performance ratio is way better now too
I've been waiting for this. Bummer though, I was really hoping for a single PCIE power connection. Oh well. It looks like the most powerful card out there with only one is the HD6850.
what is "unshorn" ?
Unshorn = not sheared, e.g. used to describe sheep before their fleece is harvested. Or, in this case, a graphics card without some of its circuits cut out.
That 20 1GB Radeons is only for that single Sapphire model. XFX currently has two 1GB models 20pcs each and I'm sure others follow soon. And that's only at newegg.com.
This is chickenshit with everybody blindly slamming the gtx 560.IMO it performed reasonably well and is at par with the 6950.
Moreover the card has exceptional overclocking headroom and the OC charts are simply overwhelming.
If this drops to 220$ or less in a couple of weeks, AMD will have no answer for it.