Is a Radeon 5870 better than a 7850?

[MRnightmuffin]

*** now I'm spoiled for choice, which one is better?
Just to make sure, both cards only require 1 PCI slot and 2 6 pin PCI-E connectors right?

 

[djangoringo]

Yes, it only requires a pcie 16x slot and one 6 pin pcie connector, not two.

 

[MRnightmuffin]

Right, should be sorted then, is dabs a good site to buy from, and how much is PaP?

 

[FlintIronStagg]

yesir, the 7850 is a single 6 pin device, will use less power, be more quiet and cooler than the 5870 as well as have 3 games. i would go with the ghost from xfx.

 

[djangoringo]

Yes, dabs is a trusted an reliable website, the information should be all in there, when you add the 7850 to the cart.

 

[MRnightmuffin]

Alright, thanks for the answers everyone, big help!

 

[FlintIronStagg]

Glad to be of service. Good luck and happy gaming

 

[MRnightmuffin]

Hmm actually, is the 1gb 7850 better then a 560ti? Because I can get a 560ti for £80 off my friend....

 

[FlintIronStagg]

But does your friend have 3 free games to bundle it with.....

 

[MRnightmuffin]

No, but to be honest, I'm not really interested with any of those games included. Which one is better for shere performance, I know the 7850 2gb is better by a bit, but I'm not sure how much the 1gb version will suffer

 

[djangoringo]

The 7850 1GB will be better : http://tpucdn.com/reviews/Club_3D/HD_7850_RoyalQueen/images/perfrel_1920.gif

I would go with a brand new card with warranty and with the games in question.

 

[FlintIronStagg]

The 7850 is still just a bit faster

 

[haider95]

Umm cex has a HD6850 for 80 quid? they offer one years warranty too

 

[FlintIronStagg]

The 6850 doesn't compare...