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Despite the trouble above, this chart is very much appreciated.

For interest: I wanted to place my previous card - Radeon HD 4550, and had the box in front of me. Of all the text and logos that appear on the box, AMD is only mentioned once, in small print as, "HyperMemory is AMD's technology for utilizing and managing..." and a few more words. The big words are Radeon and XFX and ATI in that order of size and tahdah! So Radeon certainly is the correct choice of column heading. Can't find the box for me 5670.

 

AMD bought ATI, and for a while kept the ATI branding running. The ATI Radeon HD 4550 is one example of that.

It's in the chart by the way, in the same tier as Intel HD Graphics 3000 and the Geforce 9400 GT.
 
Is there a confirmed naming scheme for the Kaveri APU's GPU?
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Ding!
(question of the day)

I'm going with something like the AMD Radeon R7 255D or 265D, keeping that small part of the APU integrated graphics engine going.

That would also allow the continuation of the "G" designation for dual-graphic setups.



 
Hi, I am not a gamer, wish I had the time. I am tho, part of a group that is often overlooked in the graphics card user groupings - those of us who use computers for the home embroidery market, as well as other graphics intensive uses like architecture programs, video, home paper cutting programs (which are getting more complex), and putting together presentation programs for education. I have done all of these. And most computer review writing is either aimed at gamers, or business people, and leave out a whole segment of the graphics user who are NOT professionals. The segment is lumped with the CAD people, from what it seems. We are a little different.

And since you WONDERFUL Reviewers don't seem to know how large the higher end home graphics users market is, the computer makers don't know we exist! Computer makers don't have any way to recognize the size of these various groups. I am sure they pay attention to your reviews. Please, please, look into these other areas. I think you will be surprised at the collective size of these high end needs groups. Thanks.
 
to all the gpu manufacturers out there and to all the bitcoin and light coin miners out there i just wanted to say thank you for ruining my Christmas....
i hope you had a good one bc i didnt
 
Surely the 7870 LE (XT) should have been instead of the R9 270? it's cheaper but higher up in the table (mainly saying this because I've got the 7870 (xt) ;-)
 
The T9 290x is a great card and it is the card that can run all games at high graphics. But gtx 780ti is the best. But still a beast but a beast that is not required.
 

Cheapest 7870 XT on pcpartpicker is $243, cheapest R9 270 is $180. The cheapest R9 270X is $206. And the cheapest 7950 is $260.

That really doesn't leave the 7870 XT in a favorable position.
 
So if I upgrade from a 680 to a 780ti, or from a 760 to a titan...I won't notice a difference? I like the chart, but saying that is a little ridiculous. lol
 
well going from a 680 to a 780Ti on a 1920x1080 monitor wouldnt really be a real difference.
The 680 can max any game out there at 1080 doing 60 FPS so what difference would a 780Ti make at 90 FPS
I am not a scientist but i do not think that a human can really see the difference in that scenario
no if you are going big resolution on a multimonitor setup that is when you would need the stronger card
just my opinion
I could be wrong....
 


But a 760 to a Titan?

They never specify resolution, frame-rate, or number of monitors...I still think they it didn't need to be said. I have seen first hand how big a difference some of the two tier gaps can be. They are just too vague about it. If you're playing at 1440p, someone should just get a 760 instead of a Titan? Like come on...
 
The two tier rule is for upgrading IMHO
I think it is reference more to what card you currently have.
I dont think it is for making a choice between two cards
so if you are at max settings at 1080p with a 760 you already own would it be worth it to upgrade to a Titan?
I dont think so
now if you are contemplating two different cards than that is different story
that comes down to a performance per dollar criteria plus what your needs are like what your resolution is plus what other features like CUDA,Open Cl,3D vision etc that you need
 
I have a NVIDIA GT240 and they have came out with better drivers that put me in 3-d but a source
I talked to recommends me upgrading it's like I got a P.O.S. graphics card my unit cost me better
than2k I guess 3D ain't that hot when it comes to FSX!!!
 


Well the 760 doesn't even max out every game in 1080p. I hate when people think the 760 is ALL POWERFUL, because it isn't. I can tell the difference between 60fps and 100+ pretty easily. And mainly what I'm saying is that they are just too vague. If I have a 760, and want to max out games in 1440p, should I upgrade? According to the chart, I shouldn't. And I think that is wrong. They need to specify that not everyone only cares about single monitor, 1080p, only 60fps gaming...
 


Thank you. I think the two tier rule can be applied often, but overall it really is subjective. I can understand the 3-tier rule if you are ONLY playing at 1080p and lower with a single monitor, and don't care about higher than 60fps.
 


GTX 660 is stronger than the 7850, but you can get a Radeon HD 7870 for $190 on Newegg. That's slightly faster and would be my pick if you're ordering online.

 
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