Clash Of Two Demons "xfx 280gtx Or Ati Radeon 4870x2"

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asingh

asingh

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I think...as many have stated...the HD4870 is a good card..and excellent VFM. Compare it this way :

Imagine Crysis does not exist (cause nVidia and Crytek are like foster bro-sis these days)....their alliance is not official, but it exists..Crytek has the optimization set for nVidia. Now compare the performance of HD4870 for the amount of rupees (or $'s)..you are shelling out.

HD4870 has around 800 stream processors, where GTX280 has around 240, though the GTX280 has double the ROPs..but the HD4870 has a quicker core clock speed vs the nVidia demon. ATI has packed in a lot of ammunition on their red flagship card, at a decent price. Though there have been driver issues, fan control problems..but slowly they are being worked..out. GTX280 is not a bad card at all. It IS a benchmark. First card with >1 Billion transistors on one core....!!! Imagine that..! Just not priced correct...as of now.

Does the HD4870 satisy ones need for most new generations games (not including Crysis)..I would say YES...but then you could say..so does the GTX280....!!! But Price of GTX280 >>>>> Price of HD4870..infact we all know...Price of GTX280 > Price of HD4870x2 (not crossfire).

So who is the current winner..?? :)....As usual the battle rages on..to find the perfect combination of: price x perfomance x features x compatability x future proofing x overall customer satisfaction..!
 
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vickyiori

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asigh said:
I think...as many have stated...the HD4870 is a good card..and excellent VFM. Compare it this way :

Imagine Crysis does not exist (cause nVidia and Crytek are like foster bro-sis these days)....their alliance is not official, but it exists..Crytek has the optimization set for nVidia. Now compare the performance of HD4870 for the amount of rupees (or $'s)..you are shelling out.

HD4870 has around 800 stream processors, where GTX280 has around 240, though the GTX280 has double the ROPs..but the HD4870 has a quicker core clock speed vs the nVidia demon. ATI has packed in a lot of ammunition on their red flagship card, at a decent price. Though there have been driver issues, fan control problems..but slowly they are being worked..out. GTX280 is not a bad card at all. It IS a benchmark. First card with >1 Billion transistors on one core....!!! Imagine that..! Just not priced correct...as of now.

Does the HD4870 satisy ones need for most new generations games (not including Crysis)..I would say YES...but then you could say..so does the GTX280....!!! But Price of GTX280 >>>>> Price of HD4870..infact we all know...Price of GTX280 > Price of HD4870x2 (not crossfire).

So who is the current winner..?? :)....As usual the battle rages on..to find the perfect combination of: price x perfomance x features x compatability x future proofing x overall customer satisfaction..!
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ancientrites

ancientrites

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toofan.is.back said:
Friend Then you should not wait for the price drop.;) A fan is after all a fan.
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bro money is no objection for me but i keep phoning every week to topnotch bangalore branch and the leadtek gtx 280 isnt available yet.the good part is they too want the price to be lowered and also took my mobile no.when its available they will call me.
this also happened when i got my leadtek gtx8800gtx for 30000/-
 
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hellgate

At Hell's Disq
for gaming at full HD res a single HD 4870 is enuf.4 anything more the 4870X2 is needed.and ATI HD48xx series i think r the best vfm cards on the market now.

i'm playing FC2 @ 1440x900,Ultra High Settings and getting avg fps of 65
 
desiibond

desiibond

Bond, Desi Bond!
^^Ejjactly and you save 13k. With that amount, you can get another HD4870 after few months.

If you are nVidia fanboy, get GTX260 build 216. This one matches HD4870 and priced inside 20k. I don't think it's a good idea to go for GTX280 which doesn't justify the 30k price tag.
 
comp@ddict

comp@ddict

EXIT: DATA Junkyard
Jack Carvar said:
+1 for GTX280
*en.hardspell.com/doc/showcont.asp?news_id=3945
*www.guru3d.com/article/evga-geforce-gtx-280-hc16-hydro-copper-review/11
*www.guru3d.com/article/bfg-geforce-gtx-280-ocx-review/9
*www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-4870-x2-review-crossfire/12


Even though GTX280 loses out on some points but thats coz HD4870x2 is a dual GPU solution and GTX280 is a single GPU. If you SLi them........HD4870x2 starts peeing in its pants.

Anandtech :-



*www.tomshardware.com/charts/gaming-graphics-charts-q3-2008/Crysis-v1-21,750.html

Some old NVIDIA bashing ATi charts :D :-
*www.tomshardware.com/charts/dual-quad-vga-charts-q1-2008/Overall-all-Games-fps,528.html
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SLi of 2xGTX280 = Rs. 50000-55000 ONLY isn't it to bash the perormance offered by the 29k HD4870X2 yeah u've got LOGIC
 
toofan

toofan

Technomancer
ancientrites said:
the leadtek gtx 280 isnt available yet.
this also happened when i got my leadtek gtx8800gtx for 30000/-
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and i bet it will not be available very soon.
And can you tell me when you bought that gtx8800gtx? Why don't you sli it.

Now think of buying 4870X2 and then crossfire it later.

Get something or not. :p
If not then never mind. A fan is a fan after all.:D:D
 
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