690, 5970 or 7970

[zpwslayer]

Which card would you choose??

 

[zpwslayer]

Just curious to see which card others would choose out of these 3.

 

[songorocosongo]

7970

 

[bigcyco1]

Out those three i would pick a 690

 

[dudewitbow]

depends on resolution each 3 probably are aimed at different resolutions.

 

[yyk71200]

5970 is antic. 690 is dual GPU card like 5970 and is the fastest, but costs $1,000. 7970 is a single GPU card and costs way less than 690.

 

[Derza10]

if they were all free? 690

 

[songorocosongo]

If they were all free then 690 all the way. As for the 5970 it is a good card but it is two generatons old.

 

[zpwslayer]

its still dx11 though

 

[ern88]

upgrade your cpu+mobo first. then get a HD7970

 

[technoholic]

690 is the best with very good energy efficiency for a dual card and a beast when it comes to performance though for a price...

 

[fuzg13z]

I'd take a 690 for free but if i was paying for it i'd "settle" for a 7970

 

[fuzg13z]

shoot i'd settle for a 7850 if i had some monies, now i'm stuck using my integrated hd4000 i guess i'll wait for the HD 8xxx cards to come out, maybe then my bank account wont be at DEFCON 2

 

[CaptainTom]

After the 12.11 drivers, a 7970 GHz is about equal to a 590. However a 7970 GHz can OC far more. So really a 7970 GHz is stronger than a all dual cards except the 7990 and 690. Though in some games at super high resolutions the 7970 GHz comes very close to a 690.

 

[zpwslayer]

Honestly i would take either or, but i think im goin to go with the 7970. The 690 is great, but im not spending 1000 on just one card. I could build a decent little system for that. I seen the 7990 and it looks potent but yet again 1000 dollars lol

 

[zpwslayer]

Or the 7950 and oc the crap out of it XD

 

[zpwslayer]

Best answer selected by zpwslayer.

 

[Derza10]

The new nvidia beta drives gave me a 10% increase in performance on my 680, so wonder how the 7970 GHz and 680 compare now...

 

[dudewitbow]

The new nvidia beta drives gave me a 10% increase in performance on my 680, so wonder how the 7970 GHz and 680 compare now...

the latest drivers didnt do much for most people. some saw a performance increase, others had it in reverse, as the new drivers decreased the maximum clock their card could go at when overclocked. Not many tech sites did a revamp on the new drivers as it was more of a marketing move against amd rather than an actual major performance boost.

example of MoH warfighter(frostbite 2 engine game) with 12.11 vs 310.33

though what nvidia still has is sli vs crossfire fps stability in general through more titles


more or less sources im refering to
source 1
Source 2


Small example of what happened to people with the 310.33 drivers

Basically, the drivers benefitted people who used stock or slight overclocks, and hurt users who were benchers/heavy overclockers(the minority)

 

[calumconroy]

C'mon guys, can't we just settle on a good old HD 3450?

 

[dudewitbow]

C'mon guys, can't we just settle on a good old HD 3450?

its hard to recommend low end gpus because you can get a cheap a4 llano apu that would out perform it =X.

 

[Derza10]

the latest drivers didnt do much for most people. some saw a performance increase, others had it in reverse, as the new drivers decreased the maximum clock their card could go at when overclocked. Not many tech sites did a revamp on the new drivers as it was more of a marketing move against amd rather than an actual major performance boost.

example of MoH warfighter(frostbite 2 engine game) with 12.11 vs 310.33

http://www.hardocp.com/images/articles/1352242694lIkKba3wQX_5_1.jpg

though what nvidia still has is sli vs crossfire fps stability in general through more titles


more or less sources im refering to
source 1
Source 2


Small example of what happened to people with the 310.33 drivers


Basically, the drivers benefitted people who used stock or slight overclocks, and hurt users who were benchers/heavy overclockers(the minority)

Wierd I'm still able to get 1280 mhz on my 680..and at those clocks I'm seeing 5-10% increases.

 

[dudewitbow]

Wierd I'm still able to get 1280 mhz on my 680..and at those clocks I'm seeing 5-10% increases.

its more or less sporadic when it comes to performance gain for people. some people had to revert as it was unstable for them. It'll probably be better when it becomes official rather than beta.