HD6950 vs 560Ti

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Jaskanwar Singh

Jaskanwar Singh

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those reviews say same thing.
In hardocp 6950 is beating a 560 hawk in 3 out of 5 games. We need to see apples o apples comparison at bottom. In guru3d too, in taxing unbiased games like crysis, bc2 a stock 6950 is just 2-3fps behind a highly oced 560ti hawk. In metro its equal. And those scores of 6950 are not latest too. They are 5-6 month old.
U can compare with 6950 TFIII PE guru3d review which is just 50mhz oced.
And about tweaktown lol see the games they use. Hawk will definitely perform better in nvidia biased games.
And those who worry about temps, this is not gtx480. Remember rchi's stock cooled 6950 runs at 61c at load with adjustment of fan profile.
And we can thus always oc the 6950.

Tkin it should be -
6950 TF3/TF2 > 560TI hawk ~ sapphire 6950 1gb.

And if op wants to spend 14.7k, he should up his budget to 15.4k for 6950 TF2 atleast.

and even in oc club review a stock 6950 is approx equal to 560 ti hawk.
thanks for the links tenida.
MSI N560GTX-Ti Hawk Review » Page 5 - Testing: Aliens vs Predator - Overclockers Club
 
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tkin

tkin

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560Ti HAWK comes with 950MHz core, the same as Gigabyte SOC, and as I remember a few months ago a GB SOC was beating the hell out of 570, now 570 is faster than 6950 any day, so 2+2+2=6.
 
Jaskanwar Singh

Jaskanwar Singh

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^gigabyte SOC is 1000mhz. and you need to remember even 6950 can be overclocked.
and see the current guru3d review of 6950 TFIII and hawk.

MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition OC review
MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti HAWK review
 
vickybat

vickybat

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Pushing the sapphire 6950 isn't wise at all. Temps will go sky high. But its a very good card at stock and one doesn't need to push the card at all.

At current price of 13.2k, its a steal considering the powerful gpu core it boasts. If one needs to overclock a 6950, i strongly suggest the msi 6950 twin frozr III power edition. Its far cooler than a sapphire 6950. Push it to 900mhz core & the temps barely gets past 80.
 
Tenida

Tenida

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Just sum up this discussion ;-)
Below 13K- Go for Sapphire HD 6950 1GB
Below 15k-Go for MSI NGTX560Ti Hawk aka.Twin frozer III
Over 15K-Go for MSI HD6950 1Gb/2GB Twin frozer III
 
vickybat

vickybat

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^^ Exactly.:smile: At 14.5k, nothing beats msi 560-TI hawk. Same can be said of 6950 TF III above 15k.
 
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jetboy

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Thank you for all your responses guys.. I really appreciate that.

Just one last question.. Looking at JS purchasing 6950 sapphire..I am thinking should I go for it..I guess I will still need to buy a PSU cause the one I use is a local brand..My Sapphire HD4870 512 mb GddR5 worked fine all these three years..but will it work fine with 6950 or 560Ti? I had nvidia cards before(Mx400 and 6600GT) and do remember the experience with nvidia cards...they really need high power. Shall I go for GS600?

I had once bought Speaker form techshop.in and it was fine...but is it really safe to do a online purchase of graphics card and PSU..I am a bit worried about them being fragile

God choosing a GPU is so difficult.
 
Jaskanwar Singh

Jaskanwar Singh

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vickybat said:
Pushing the sapphire 6950 isn't wise at all. Temps will go sky high. But its a very good card at stock and one doesn't need to push the card at all.

At current price of 13.2k, its a steal considering the powerful gpu core it boasts. If one needs to overclock a 6950, i strongly suggest the msi 6950 twin frozr III power edition. Its far cooler than a sapphire 6950. Push it to 900mhz core & the temps barely gets past 80.
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i differ. first read this -

FAQ: Acceptable Temperatures for Graphics Cards - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net

My video card is running at XX degrees Celcius! Is this bad?!
Not at all. Graphics cards these days are rated to around 100C! For instance, people who fold or game heavily could see their GPU(s) reach upwards of 90C. This is normal, they can withstand the heat - it's like apples and oranges compared to CPUs, where 75C is the danger-zone these days. Don't panic!

I'm still really uncomfortable running my card(s) over XX Celcius!
If you're really worried about temps over say 65-70C, you could turn your fan up to 100% on your card. If that still isn't good enough, well, you could always watercool it or buy an aftermarket cooler.

When should I be worried about temperatures?
Most would tell you about 105C is the point-of-no-return. Realistically though, for everyday use, you should not exceed 95-98C for extended periods of time.

How can I monitor my temperature on my GPU(s)?
You could use apps such as CPUID's HWMonitor, and in addition you could use eVGA Precision to monitor your temps as well.

Keep in mind though, these chips ARE rated to run at these temperatures!
If you're running below 90C the majority of the time, don't panic!
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and you forgot rchi's stock cooled gigabyte 6950 runs at 61c at 880mhz in crysis 2 load. and i think sapphire cooler is better. skud should have adjusted fan profile.

this implies we can easily overclock sapphire 6950 1gb.

i will do it with some adjustments and post my progress here.

jetboy said:
Thank you for all your responses guys.. I really appreciate that.

Just one last question.. Looking at JS purchasing 6950 sapphire..I am thinking should I go for it..I guess I will still need to buy a PSU cause the one I use is a local brand..My Sapphire HD4870 512 mb GddR5 worked fine all these three years..but will it work fine with 6950 or 560Ti? I had nvidia cards before(Mx400 and 6600GT) and do remember the experience with nvidia cards...they really need high power. Shall I go for GS600?

I had once bought Speaker form techshop.in and it was fine...but is it really safe to do a online purchase of graphics card and PSU..I am a bit worried about them being fragile

God choosing a GPU is so difficult.
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and yes i too use a GS600. it will do fine. vfm psu.
get both from smcinternational.in
 
Tenida

Tenida

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I would say
1)MSI NGTX560Ti HAWK-Rs 14500
Corsair GS600-Rs 3900
Total-Rs 18400
Or
2)MSI NGTX560Ti TFII/OC-Rs 13600
Corsair Gs 600-Rs 3900
Total-Rs 17500
FIRST combination is the best for that price.
 
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MSI N560GTX Twin Frozr II/OC

MSI N560 Ti Twin Frozr II/OC @ 12.1K.:shock::shock::shock:
 
Tenida

Tenida

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Great news buddy.
+1 for that price.

Then go fr
gtx560ti tfII/OC + gs600=16k
 
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Tenida

Tenida

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Oh no i thought its ti model @geek before giving any link you first look it properly.We were talking about 6950 1gb and gtx 560ti model.
 
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