6850 vs GTX460 vs ???

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Hi guys

Quick story. My Asoos GTX280 popped. Pink screen of death. RMAing today.

I want to upgrade/get something new. I can spend around R2200.

Sapphire HD6850

or

Asoos GTX460

or

???

Your thoughts please. :)

P.S. I will be playing SC2 and COD:BO.
 
HD6870, ±R2200 at wootware. Check sig for details.

edit - out of stock right now though
 
Archer said:
HD6870, ±R2200 at wootware. Check sig for details.

edit - out of stock right now though
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Hi man, yeah I would love to except I want to get it today, so getting it through Frontosa.

So it's basically 6850 vs GTX460 I think.
 
Heh, I just wanted to ask the exact same question. My XFX 8800GT just died so I'm also in the market for either a GTX460 or an HD6850.
 
PostmanPot said:
Hi guys

Quick story. My Asoos GTX280 popped. Pink screen of death. RMAing today.

I want to upgrade/get something new. I can spend around R2200.

Sapphire HD6850

or

Asoos GTX460

or

???

Your thoughts please. :)

P.S. I will be playing SC2 and COD:BO.
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If it's the 460 1gig it'll probably be the better choice. if it's the 768mb version take the 6850. Try look for a 6870 though.
 
Are the two cards exactly the same price at frontosa? What version of the 460, 768mb or 1gb? In order of best performer it goes 460 768mb, 6850, 460 1gb with average fps @ 46.9, 50.2, 51.3 respectively
 
Thanks guys... Okay I'm considering the Asus 6870...

I think it might be overkill for my needs though.
 
Archer said:
Are the two cards exactly the same price at frontosa? What version of the 460, 768mb or 1gb? In order of best performer it goes 460 768mb, 6850, 460 1gb with average fps @ 46.9, 50.2, 51.3 respectively
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Thanks. Am going through your charts now.

1881 N Sapphire HD6850 - support HDMi 1.4a + Displayport 1.2 with MST , support 6x daisy-chian display via MST hub - 1Gb 256bit 4 channel DDR5 , 16RoPs , 73.6Gb/sec memory transfer ; 960 stream processors ( pixel shader engine + vertex pipelines ) , 48 texture unit , 32RoPs, 1.5 TeraFLoPs , core/memory : 775 / 4000mhz , 2x dvi+Hdmi-v1.4+DisplayPort ( with dvi to d-sub converter )

1899 N Asus ENGTX460 DirectCU TOP/2DI/768MD5 , with GPU guard + EMi shield + OCP fuse protection + 3x 8mm copper heatpipes , 40nm , SLi support , Pci-E 2.0 16x , support HybridPower , 768mb 192bit DDR5 , support 3D Surround + DirectX 11 + shader model 5.0 + 32x AA ; max resolution 2560x1600 , HDCP Compliant , RoPs : 24 , 86.4Gb/sec memory transfer , 336 cuda cores @ 1.4Ghz ( pixel shader engine + vertex pipelines ) , 56x texture units , core/memory : 700/3680mhz , 2x dvi + mini HDMi ( with dvi to d-sub + dvi to HDMi converter )

2199 N Asus ENGTX460 DirectCU TOP/2DI/1GD5 , with GPU guard + EMi shield + OCP fuse protection + 3x 8mm copper heatpipes , 40nm , SLi support , Pci-E 2.0 16x , support HybridPower , 1Gb 256bit DDR5 , support 3D Surround + DirectX 11 + shader model 5.0 + 32x AA ; max resolution 2560x1600 , HDCP Compliant , RoPs : 32 , 115.2Gb/sec memory transfer , 384 cuda cores @ 1.55Ghz ( pixel shader engine + vertex pipelines ) , 64x texture units , core/memory : 775/4000mhz , 2x dvi + mini HDMi ( with dvi to d-sub + dvi to HDMi converter )

2415 N Asus ENGTX465/2Di/1GMD5 , HDMi ready , geforce GTX465 , 40nm , SLi support , Pci-E 2.0 16x , support HybridPower , 1Gb/1024mb 256bit DDR5 , support 3D Surround + DirectX 11+tessellation + shader model 5.0 + 32x AA ; max resolution 2560x1600 , HDCP Compliant , RoPs : 32 , 102.6Gb/sec memory transfer , 352 cuda cores @ 1.215Ghz ( pixel shader engine + vertex pipelines ) , core/memory : 607/3206mhz , 2x dvi + HDMi ( with dvi to d-sub + dvi to HDMi converter )

2552 C Asus EAH6870/2Di2S/1GD5 - support HDMi 1.4a + Displayport 1.2 with MST , support 6x daisy-chian display via MST hub , 1Gb 256bit 4 channel DDR5 , 16RoPs , 73.6Gb/sec memory transfer ; 1120 stream processors ( pixel shader engine + vertex pipelines ) , 56 texture unit , 32RoPs, 2.0 TeraFLoPs , core/memory : 915/4200mhz , 2x dvi+Hdmi+2x mini DisplayPort
 
With those prices the HD6850 is still the best value for money, a good R5 cheaper per FPS than both the 460 cards. If the 6870 is R2500 it offers the exact same value for money as the 460's on your list

Do not buy a 465 though!!
 
Archer said:
With those prices the HD6850 is still the best value for money, a good R5 cheaper per FPS than both the 460 cards. If the 6870 is R2500 it offers the exact same value for money as the 460's on your list

Do not buy a 465 though!!
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Thanks so much once again.

I think I will just go for the 6850. Don't need anything better. The 6850 will obviously max out COD:BO and SC2 I'm guessing.
 
PostmanPot said:
Thanks so much once again.

I think I will just go for the 6850. Don't need anything better. The 6850 will obviously max out COD:BO and SC2 I'm guessing.
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SC2 should run at 59.8 fps (double the requirement for a smooth RTS experience)
COD:BO I dont know for sure, but BF.BC2 runs at 38 with 8xAA, 16xAF and everything else maxed. Is it a DX9, 10 or 11 game? If its not DX11 it'll give a ton more fps, if it is DX11 I would expect no less fps than what BF:BC2 gets
 
If you're not that much concerned about power consumption, then I would recommend the MSI Hawk GTX 460 1GB above all other GTX460 cards @ R2550 (incl VAT + shipping) from Prophecy Shop.
 
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