View Full Version : Best 'Bang for Buck' Graphics card on the market at the moment?
carebare47
03-09-10, 20:56
Hello,
Just wondering what you think the best value/performance graphics card is on the market at the moment? Personally, I prefer the ATI 5870. What do you all think?
Thanks,
Tom =)
GTX 460 all the way, i shall be getting one soon
GTX460
I have the 768Mb and BFBC2 uses 700 and Mafia II only 400.
Great buy.
Best bang for buck?
This one: 40861
watercooled
03-09-10, 21:09
if i could only get 2 of these to work on my motherboard :(
AmdOverclocker
03-09-10, 21:09
5870 isnt good value, for ati 5770 and for nvidia gtx 460 1GB.
Best bang for buck?
This one: 40861
+1 that is imo.
The 4890 was one hell of a bargin when it was £110 (now £117 still great price)
I have this one, and I have to say it's superb, memory usage even in the most demanding games doesn't get close to capacity, bacng for buck, imo, it's unbeatable
40860
DT.
callumburns
03-09-10, 22:11
really its gotta be the GTX 460, i would have two in SLi right now if my motherboard supported it :p
redrooster303
03-09-10, 22:19
460 all the way.:thumb:
the 460 is the new 8800GT by the looks of things
I3R0K3N7FEET
03-09-10, 22:55
well till the 4890 is no more i would have to say that...
AmdOverclocker
03-09-10, 23:02
really its gotta be the GTX 460, i would have two in SLi right now if my motherboard supported it :p
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it does, just use the sli software hack. google it :)
callumburns
03-09-10, 23:10
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it does, just use the sli software hack. google it :)
Quote: 'PLEASE dont do this if your using GTX460s, they dont support the SLI hack yet http://www.overclock.net/images/smilies/frown.gif - keep giving bluescreens, lockups and black screens of death http://www.overclock.net/images/smilies/frown.gif
(i had to buy a M4N98TD EVO untill they sort this out hopefully so i can get my CIII back in)'
that was a post on the overclocking.net forum
460's are supreme at the mo.
I would get one now if I had the cash.
Plus they sli well.
Slimbellio
04-09-10, 10:14
460 ftw. I'm definitely going to get them in SLI for my new com... just need to find an AMD mobo that takes SLI - EFFORT.
i got a GTX 460 tweeked version so id have to say that dont know how good it is compared to my old Geforce 8500 ddr2 1GB
It's a very lopsided poll that's biased towards nVidia cards... it is after all the best VFM price/performance and I'd tend to agree with snakedoc about 2x5770 in crossfire... £230 for a pair of them vs £340 for a pair of 460's.
watercooled
04-09-10, 17:55
2xhd4890
460 ftw. I'm definitely going to get them in SLI for my new com... just need to find an AMD mobo that takes SLI - EFFORT.
The Asus M4N75TD and Asus M4N98TD EVO both do it mate.
I'd get the 98td one as it does sli at 16x, cheap board to, you can get it for £93
Lopsided, voted for the GTX460.
ATI/AMD need to drop the 5850 down to 150-160... =/
Thing is 1 460 is about as good as a 5850 or 5870 when overclocked a bit plus they sli like a dream.
Thing is 1 460 is about as good as a 5850 or 5870 when overclocked a bit plus they sli like a dream.
Well a stock GTX460 trades blows with a HD5830.
Needs 800 on the core to match a HD5850.
Needs close to 1Ghz on the core to fight a HD5870.
Mine runs fine at 855/2003 haven't gone any higher yet.
Don't they sli much better than the 5870's crossfire though as well as having much better performance for tessellation?
carebare47
04-09-10, 21:18
So for dual graphics cards, I would get better performance out of a pair of 460s than a pair of 5850s?
This is overclocked 460's but they beat 2 5870's -
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/08/09/geforce_gtx_460_1gb_sli_vs_radeon_hd_5870_cfx
It seems if you are gonna go 2 cards nvidia is the way to go...
Slimbellio
04-09-10, 22:21
The Asus M4N75TD and Asus M4N98TD EVO both do it mate.
I'd get the 98td one as it does sli at 16x, cheap board to, you can get it for £93
Sweet man, thats exactly what i've been looking for!
:D
duel 5770's without doubt
duel 5770's without doubt
which is why you got a 5970 and dumped you 5770's?:D
which is why you got a 5970 and dumped you 5770's?:D
What does that have to do with VFM?
AmdOverclocker
05-09-10, 23:50
Quote: 'PLEASE dont do this if your using GTX460s, they dont support the SLI hack yet http://www.overclock.net/images/smilies/frown.gif - keep giving bluescreens, lockups and black screens of death http://www.overclock.net/images/smilies/frown.gif
(i had to buy a M4N98TD EVO untill they sort this out hopefully so i can get my CIII back in)'
that was a post on the overclocking.net forum
Damn that sucks :/
Damn that sucks :/
He must been using newer drivers instead of the older ones which work :thumb:
GTX460 is by far the best value-for-money gpu at the moment.
He must been using newer drivers instead of the older ones which work :thumb:
^^^this, all you need is a newwer ini for the drivers to work not the whole driver ;)
460 all the way, ooddles of power and no dual card issues but if you like micro stutter and a hot case sli them and your away.
@£117 each today how can you argue with that?
5770s, ok good cards but no match for the 460 really are they :s
Toonshorty
08-09-10, 18:06
http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/newsletter?productId=40860&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Palit+GeForce+GTX+460+768MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+%2b+Just+Cause+2+%26+Starcra ft+II+Trial&utm_campaign=newsletter080910
Currently have an Asus GTX 460 1 GB and is running all games smooth in the 50 <-> 70 fps range at 1680x1050.
Non overclocked atm, and am looking to add another soon. :D
Hello,
Just wondering what you think the best value/performance graphics card is on the market at the moment? Personally, I prefer the ATI 5870. What do you all think?
Thanks,
Tom =)
Well value to performance ratio is imo buying last years generation hardware
When Ati 5 series came out I bought a 4870 oc 1 gig for under a 100 quid & it still blitz all the games I throw at it.:thumb:
Six core comes out & I picked up a 965 C3 for £110 ... bargain
No good spending hard earned dosh on hype & over kill where in software or games it makes hardly no different s :rolleyes:
carebare47
15-09-10, 19:57
Thank you all for your opinions, I have decided to go for two GTX 460s. Thank you all again, I appreciate all the help =)
Yeah m8 GTX 460 you cant go wrong with it awesome card :D
TheMadDutchDude
16-09-10, 11:16
GTX 460 is the way to go for high performance on a budget.
pretty conclusive results there
Yeah, seems everyone agrees that the green team finally got something very right with the 460, after playing second fiddle to ATI for quite a while.
Joey Propane
16-09-10, 21:55
As a 24" (1920x1200, none of that 16:9 malarkey) monitor user the 768MB GTX460 falls a little short in my performance needs, for me the 5850 or dual 5770's has the better price performance ratio compared to the 1GB GTX460.
But if I were still using a 20/22" monitor I would have snapped up a £130 GTX460 in a heartbeat.
I think to be fair the best bang for buck graphics card at the moment is the 4850 :)
Not that it's on the list :P
I was pointing some time ago(after the release of GTX470/480), that nvidia needs to refresh their gfx range with something more "financial/performance user friendly" card.
And they did. It seems counter productive to bring a better product right after their GTX465 release, but I guess they had no choice......
And tbh, I`m very tempted to get rid of my Ati x2 and go for some cheap nVidia DX11 goodness... If only it would be that easy :p
I intend to save up and get a mobo with the Lucid chip after xmas so i can go 5770 - 460 SLI-Fire :D
carebare47
05-10-10, 18:06
Just ordered the MSI Cyclone GTX 460.
Thanks for the help ^^
Just ordered the MSI Cyclone GTX 460.
Thanks for the help ^^
I have one and it is smashing, good choice. :thumb:
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/ATI+5700+Series/Sapphire+ATI+Radeon+HD+5770+1024MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+?productId=38199
Yep, 460 all the way. It's like on the top 10 graphics card list and it's just amazingly cheap for what it can do. I'm pretty sure it can run any new game on decent settings that comes out for the next decade (as long as some major change doesn't happen :p).
ThunderFlash
14-10-10, 12:42
Tight poll!
Can't see any reviews arguing with the results of this either :)
Wonder if the 5850 will take the 460's place once the ATI 6xxx's are released?
Surely they will drop in price, maybe £160 ish?? Hmmm.
ThunderFlash
15-10-10, 23:45
How are they overclocking?
How are they overclocking?
5850s overclock the over 1000MHz around 1050MHz
callumburns
16-10-10, 02:38
i have managed to get my 5850 925mhz on the core and 1125mhz on the ram stable :), the asus cucore has a great cooler! and hopefully they will come down to that price Nomad :|, think i will need another one to play games smoothly like Metro 2033 for example average FPS i get is around 20 or something :( but it can go all the way down to about 12 and sometimes up to 30-31 at some parts in the game but still not good enough!
Terbinator
16-10-10, 02:42
Whats the max anyone's hit on theyre GTX 460 ?
i have managed to get my 5850 925mhz on the core and 1125mhz on the ram stable :), the asus cucore has a great cooler! and hopefully they will come down to that price Nomad :|, think i will need another one to play games smoothly like Metro 2033 for example average FPS i get is around 20 or something :( but it can go all the way down to about 12 and sometimes up to 30-31 at some parts in the game but still not good enough!
Nice oc, what settings are u using in metro mate?
Would be interesting to see some forum members 460 v 5850 and 460sli v 5850cf benches :)
Whats the max anyone's hit on theyre GTX 460 ?
Got mine running 875 / 1750 / 2000, what yours set to?
Core set to 1075mV so could up that a smidge more.
i have managed to get my 5850 925mhz on the core and 1125mhz on the ram stable :), the asus cucore has a great cooler! and hopefully they will come down to that price Nomad :|, think i will need another one to play games smoothly like Metro 2033 for example average FPS i get is around 20 or something :( but it can go all the way down to about 12 and sometimes up to 30-31 at some parts in the game but still not good enough!
Asus cheaped out I see.
Whats the max anyone's hit on theyre GTX 460 ?
Only just started playing with mine (sniggers) and have got 850/1700/2000 so far - hopefully get to play some more over the weekend :D
just bought one of the the members area here, can't wait to have a test
This entire thread could be made redundant next week... does anyone else find that really amusing. :)
This entire thread could be made redundant next week... does anyone else find that really amusing. :)
And how's that then? :)
And how's that then? :)
he's talking about 6000 series release :thumb:
i see, bout how does this affect this poll / thread ?
The entire thread is about the best value for money vid card at the moment... and the 6000 series from AMD/ATI could throw a very large spanner into this poll.
Mind you, the original poll was heavily biased towards nVidia cards anyway... So I'm more interested in how some people will react if the 6000's prove to be far better.
Could be a case of fanboi alert. :)
The way I understand it is that :
5770 has no replacement now, its replacement comes in Q1 next year.
6870 replaces 5830, expect 5830-5850 performance levels.
6850 is new and designed to compete with GTX 460 768MB and will perform between 5770-5830 levels.
5770 is staying, the 6850 and 6870 are faster new SKU's and priced as such.
5850 and 5870 replacements/speed bumps are coming November
So unless the 6850 or 6970 are priced on a par with and equal the performance of the GTX460 and can scale in CF as well as the 460s SLI I can't see it affecting the poll TBH. IMO OFC :D
hum, im not sure there's a clear winner there...
:P
the way i see 6000 series is just ATI sorry, AMD's attempt at reordering their lineup to combat Fermi. a small evolution on top of 5000 series. let's hope the 6970 can handle tessellation well.
Terbinator
16-10-10, 22:38
Heres hoping for another, cheap price reduced, Cyclone coming my way.
The way I understand it is that :
5770 has no replacement now, its replacement comes in Q1 next year.
6870 replaces 5830, expect 5830-5850 performance levels.
6850 is new and designed to compete with GTX 460 768MB and will perform between 5770-5830 levels.
5770 is staying, the 6850 and 6870 are faster new SKU's and priced as such.
5850 and 5870 replacements/speed bumps are coming November
So unless the 6850 or 6970 are priced on a par with and equal the performance of the GTX460 and can scale in CF as well as the 460s SLI I can't see it affecting the poll TBH. IMO OFC :D
I was under the impression that the 6870 was replacing the 5770.
Terbinator
16-10-10, 23:04
Don't know why people are still debating it - we find out next week.
So prices have been "confirmed" on a competitor's forum and:
6870 replaces 5830, expect 5830-5850 performance levels. - £180 + VAT (£211.50)
6850 is new and designed to compete with GTX 460 768MB and will perform between 5770-5830 levels. - £135 + VAT (£158.62)
5770 No replacement now, its replacement comes in Q1 next year.
5850 and 5870 replacements/speed bumps are coming November
ThunderFlash
19-10-10, 01:36
Well if the 6850 is that price and beats the 460, then that will be the BfB card. Can't see the others providing great value....
callumburns
19-10-10, 02:51
well if the 6870 is going to have 5830/5850 performance levels and is £211.50 how much do you think the 5850's will come down? £150 mark hopefully? if not cheaper. if they will be cheaper than that i will be amazed!
I cannot believe that AMD would be so stupid as to release new cards that are slower than the ones they are supposed to replace.
It would be a monumental f*ckup of epic proportions... and can only be desperate attempt to fight back against the 460 which has stolen the middle ground.
For these cards to make sense to consumers, the 5770 replacement needs to be at least the power of the 5850 at the same price as the old 5770.
I'm still waiting for proper benchmarks... but if this is true (and I seriously hope it's not), then AMD/ATI have shot themselves in the foot bigtime.
ThunderFlash
19-10-10, 10:05
How much do you think the 5850's will come down? £150 mark hopefully? if not cheaper. if they will be cheaper than that i will be amazed!
£150 would make it a good price, probably slightly better performance wise bang for buck than the 460.
I reckon they may drop the 5850 to the same prices as the 460s, so around £170 for the 1gb
callumburns
19-10-10, 10:27
£150 would make it a good price, probably slightly better performance wise bang for buck than the 460.
I reckon they may drop the 5850 to the same prices as the 460s, so around £170 for the 1gb
hmm thats not bad i suppose. i paid £170 for the 5850 i have right now off Pullen on here a while back :) it retailed on here at £235 at the time so it was a very good deal. hopefully it will be sub £150 though.
I would actually say the 5850. It's on some sites now for £190.
Considering the GTX 460 is £160 for the 1GB card, and it's more power hungry, I would definitely go for the 5850.
Only problem is lack of PhysX. Oh gawd, no flappy paper in Batman AA!
callumburns
20-10-10, 18:27
I would actually say the 5850. It's on some sites now for £190.
Considering the GTX 460 is £160 for the 1GB card, and it's more power hungry, I would definitely go for the 5850.
Only problem is lack of PhysX. Oh gawd, no flappy paper in Batman AA!
unless you do a driver hack and use a nvidia card for PhysX :p
Terbinator
20-10-10, 18:29
You would be surprised how many people do actually value Physx/CUDA - not to mention the homogeneity of 3D on Nvidia's range.
ThunderFlash
21-10-10, 22:42
R.I.P. 460
I would actually say the 5850. It's on some sites now for £190.
Considering the GTX 460 is £160 for the 1GB card, and it's more power hungry, I would definitely go for the 5850.
Only problem is lack of PhysX. Oh gawd, no flappy paper in Batman AA!
Actually the 1gb GTX 460 came down to about £140, which pretty much makes it a steal at this price.
Nevertheless the HD5850 is great card, but if it doesn`t goes down on price, can`t compete with GTX 460.
Terbinator
23-10-10, 22:52
I think we need a new poll now anyway :)
You would be surprised how many people do actually value Physx/CUDA - not to mention the homogeneity of 3D on Nvidia's range.
add their top notch driver and linux support and theres a whole host or reasons to go green over amd.
for me its still the 768 460, £120 and it performs like a champ.
the 1gb is cheaper than the 6850 so thats another win for the green team.
£200 mark is where the 6870 wins vs the 470.
spending any mor4e and i woul say to of those above are the right choice right now depending on your board/games you play.
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