At higher res and more filters it wins out in the close ones, plus the ones it already wins. I agree, if the OP has sli, then go for that. Also, thats why the GTX dropped in price, to make it competitive, thats why its lower priced, and the GTX+ is coming to compete edge it out, tho, all you need to do is oc the 4850. Plus, as these are new cards, driver potential is much higher than on older tech, so I believe in the end, the 4850 will prove to be stronger than the GTX+ as well