Sorry i dont know alot about computers but im looking into getting a new one. I was using this chart and they both seem in the same range performacewise.
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/AMD-ATI-Chips-Comparison-Table/131
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/132
i just want to know which you would say is better and by how much?
Common misconception. Naming conventions for video cards are often intentionally misleading, although generally follow a pattern.
pixels per buck
budget but runs games decent enough on single hd monitor - amd 6850
mid range - amd 6870 OR nvidia 560gtx
bit higher than mid - nvidia 560ti
mid/high - amd 7850
high - amd 7870 (yeah the 590gtx is faster but its near double the price)
ultra - nvidia 680
overall i feel the 7850 gives best pixels per buck, but the 680 deserves honourable mention for being cheaper than the 590, 7970 and 6990 while being faster.
of your two cards the 560ti. the 7770 is basicly the 6850 using the new tech (but a bit slower) its your entry level 3d gaming card. 560ti is in a weird spot in that it doesnt have direct competitor, the 7850 is faster but more expensive, the 6870 comepetes with the 560gtx.
Originally posted by ellobo29
oh ok... i was under the impression that the higher the number the better the gfx card. 7770 better the 6870 ect....
with amd, knock the middle 2 numbers up one to get comparative card in 6000 series. e.g. 7770 = 6850 roughly... 6870 doesnt really have a 7000 series version as the 7850 is more like the 6950.
For AMD cards, the first digit is the generation, and the rest of the number gives the relative performance within a generation. If older cards get rebranded into a new generation, then the new number will tell you the relative performance in the new generation of cards.
For Nvidia, the same is roughly true, except that Nvidia will often give the same number to different cards. Sometimes they distinguish the cards with different letters, such GeForce GT 240 versus GeForce GTS 240, or GeForce GTX 460 versus GeForce GTX 460 SE. Sometimes they don't even do that, but will have totally different cards with exactly the same name. There are several ways to cope with this:
1) Learn to read the specs (number of shaders, TMUs, ROPs, memory channels, and SMs, and clock speeds) and only buy from sites that give the exact specs,
2) Assume that the card is the worst one with given specs,
3) Buy something random and hope you get lucky (not recommended), or
4) Boycott Nvidia cards in protest and hope that AMD doesn't end up doing the same thing.
For both vendors, numbers don't tell you the relative performance of cards across generations.
So would it be reasonable to say that the amd 7850 is actually more on par with a GTX 570? cause if thats is so i found a nice system i may purchase.
Originally posted by ellobo29
So would it be reasonable to say that the amd 7850 is actually more on par with a GTX 570? cause if thats is so i found a nice system i may purchase.
Depends on the game and the resolution, 570 is faster in some and the 7850 in others. I'd still choose a 7850 though though due to the power consumption being much better and it having silly amounts of overclocking headroom, overclocked it's roughy on par with a 580.
