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ArjunKiller
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The dealer says that the stock is of 2009 or 2010 so he is selling old stock. New ones are priced at 1899/-
The dealer says that the stock is of 2009 or 2010 so he is selling old stock. New ones are priced at 1899/-
So, will I be able to play all games at mid resolution and mid settings with this configuration and how long will this config last me?
XMS3 - no issues with AMD or Intel mobos that I could see.
As for the OP's question, 550 Ti is better than 5770/6770 and arguably 6790. If you can, however, grab a GTX 460 (not 460 SE) or HD 6850, that would be a much better buy.
Can you post some bnchmarks for proof?
Tom's Graphics Card Guide: 32 Mid-Range Cards Benchmarked : Picking The Right Graphics Card
Benchmark Results: Highest Quality, FXAA : Duke Nukem Forever: Performance Analysis
It's the latest review I could find that directly compares the two. Other, older reviews basically say 550 Ti = 5770/6770. Here it's more like 550 Ti = 6790 (almost) for the most part.
Either way, given NVIDIA's advantage in some games like Metro 2033 and HAWX 2, I'd say the 550 Ti is definitely better than 5770 and arguably better than 6790 (arguably because this is debatable, it depends on the game, drivers, whether you love PhysX/CUDA, etc.).
BTW please don't ask for proof of GTX 460 SE's performance, even theoretically calculating it's performance specifications should tell you it's almost the same performance as a 550 Ti
Personal experience counts too: my 550 Ti has higher minimum FPS in a number of games compared to my old 5770 (Serious Sam HD, Duke Nukem Forever, Mass Effect 2, for example). In other games like AVP, performance is roughly the same.
Read this and this too. Things will be more clearer
The diagram makes it clear that the Radeon HD 6790 is inferior to the GeForce GTX 550 Ti in but a few tests, namely Far Cry 2, Lost Planet 2, Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.K. 2 and in the high-quality mode of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. The two cards are equals in Resident Evil 5 and Borderlands. The rest of the tests are won by the new card from AMD which enjoys an advantage of up to 30%. The Radeon HD 6790 is an average 13.3% ahead of the GeForce GTX 550 Ti across all the tests in the FSAA-less mode and 4.8% ahead in the FSAA mode.
@AcceleratorX:
Regarding your link of Toms Hardware of the 32 cards tested, I couldn't find the drivers they were using. Can you please point me where do you get they are using latest and newest drivers?