Is 5970 still good enough??

[hellfire24]

hello to all.nowdays i am very busy so i don't get much time free.now the question is that a 5970 2gb still good enough to play BF3 max settings @1080p maintaining 40+fps???my friend is in need of a 250~300$ graphic card and wants to play BF3 on his 23" monitor maintaining 40+fps.any suggestions are welcome.

 

[crewton]

Yes, a 5970 will do everything your wicked heart desires

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/battlefield-3-graphics-performance,3063-8.html for additional proof

 

[renz496]

your card will still do fine in most of today games. if you're thinking on upgrading wait until next get card comes out

 

[hellfire24]

thnx for the info but i would like to get a bang for buck thing.i think 5970 is best bang for buck cause it has power,dx11,eyefinity etc.
what's your suggestion?

 

[4745454b]

I would get a 6950/6970. Should perform the same if not better due to no CF issues.

 

[Mudit Sathe]

Yes,HD 5970 will do fine in all of today's games but why not get a HD 6950 or HD 6970 instead they will do fine at your 1080p resolution..

 

[holdingholder]

Newegg has the 5970 on sale for 300 bucks right now, I would personally say jump on it, even though its last gen, on it own it is way more powerful than a 6950 or 6970 (at least theoretically) and doesn't cost a whole tlot more. Since it is a dual gpu card though, I'm not sure if it will have any crossfire issues and I her 5000 series cards are kind of notorious for that.

 

[4745454b]

The 5970 can't be faster then the 6970. The 6970 is a 5970, but without the CF. Unless the clock speeds are slower which I doubt.

 

[holdingholder]

The 5970 can't be faster then the 6970. The 6970 is a 5970, but without the CF. Unless the clock speeds are slower which I doubt.

Did you look at Crewton's link in the first reply? The 5970 eats the 6970's lunch and then some, getting 50% more fps. now thats only one game, but i imagine other results would be similar.

 

[4745454b]

I had my cards wrong.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/HIS/Radeon_HD_6970/

6970 isn't a 5970 minus the CF. It's a 1000+ shaders short for that. Wonder what card I was thinking of. Maybe the 5870 being two 4870s?