Ati 4870 vs EVGA GTX260 OC which shhould i take

[shaikh_imtiaj]

Guyz plz help me. I am very much confused about 4870 vs gtx 260. Some reviews say that 4870 is faster than gtx 260 260 and some say gtx 260 faster.Many say that both of them are same. So what should i take? nVidia has good reputation but it doesnt matter it is ati or nVidia for me. I want the besr performer at 1680*1050 and 1920*1080. Plz help me guyz. Post your opinions.
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[Mohaan]

ur mad man! 4870 beats gtx260 not convincingly..but very very very closely...so go for 4870....and yes y are u chnging ur gfx card...8800gs is cool

[abir]

google some benchmark b2in 4870 and gtx260
that will b helpful for u to decide.
i am using dial up connection now
otherwise i will post some benchmarking..
thats better than giving opinion..

[Mohaan]

abir bhai is right

[Arman.Zmn]

i cant tell u which one is better, in benchmark the hd4870 beats the gtx260, but the difference is not more then 5 FPS..

if u want very good looking graphics then get the GTX260 (it must be the core216)

or

price wise and performance wise the HD4870 is better, and don't forget to get the 1GB version, in high res it will help very much

[CHR.Overload]

well i will say none of them buy 4850 x2 its better then both of them and buy 2gb version then for 2 years u don't have to worry about any games..

[shaikh_imtiaj]

Bro 4850x2 cost too much. I will buy one of them now and then after 1 year or so i will sli or crossfire with another one.
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[GiDDY_SOUL]

Get 4870
U can crossfire it on any chipset, but for sli u need nvidia chipset or very high end intel mobo.

Ati supports direct x 10.1, doesnt support physx but a software patch could allow it.
Nvidia supports physx & cant support direct x 10.1 even with a patch.

[CvP]

well i will say none of them buy 4850 x2 its better then both of them and buy 2gb version then for 2 years u don't have to worry about any games..

Bro 4870x2 cost like hell. I will buy one of them now and then after 1 year or so i will sli or crossfire with another one.

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[Mazhar]

There are two versions of both GPU's
4870: 512MB and 1GB versions
GTX260: Standard GTX260(192core) and GTX260 Core 216

In general from my point of view based on current games,

GTX260(192Core) = 4870 512MB
GTX260 Core216 = 4870 1GB

ATI has much better anti-aliasing, keep that in mind. As to current games, some games(texture bound) tend to favour the GTX260 architecture, while some games (Shader bound) tend to perform better on the 4870...look for reviews too see which games you play and what GPU favours those particular games

However, future games will tend to be more shader bound where ATI has an advantage, so i would opt for the 48701GB over the GTX260 Core216. However I would choose the GTX260 (192core) over the 4870 512MB, simply due to the increased framebuffer which will be beneficial in future games.

Hence for current and future games in mind,

Get GTX260(192core) over 4870 512MB, or
Get 4870 1GB over GTX Core216

[shaikh_imtiaj]

Looks like 4870 wins!
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