at this very moment? no
in a few weeks? possibly! maybe never tri-SLI GTX280's but you can get awfully close for half the price
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at this very moment? no
in a few weeks? possibly! maybe never tri-SLI GTX280's but you can get awfully close for half the price
thanks. i'm just waiting for the 4870 & might do CF. i'm just getting tired of NVidia cards lately.Quote:
Originally Posted by zerazax
look at the pictureQuote:
Originally Posted by emoners
http://i054.radikal.ru/0806/84/adf46acc9d66.gif
very possible 4870 will appear to outperform GX 260 by June 25 :ROTF:
can you believe it? this thread got more than 220,000 views!!!
people are tired of nvidia permanent supremacyQuote:
Originally Posted by Serpentarius
it's time to change leader
i agree...people are just going for what truly is a bang-for-the-buckQuote:
Originally Posted by MAS
The results in the French review are remarkable. 200$ card outperforms 9800GTX and 8800Utra in 90% of the games with AA and in the half of them is equal with no aa... If we still believe in the 30% gap between the 4850 and 4870, I think we can get very very close if not equal results to GTX280 from 4870...
Tweaktown says RV770 NDA pushed up to 9 AM Thursday:
http://www.tweaktown.com/news/9700/a...ere/index.html
BTW 220,000 views... wowQuote:
AMD has timed its latest 8.6 Catalyst drivers to be released just prior to the launch of RV770 (which we've just heard has been pushed forward to a mere 10 hours away from now - expect our first article online right on the nda lift, and with more to follow soon after).
The NDA ends tomorrow?!? Wow, I'm sure as soon as it ends, a plethora of content regarding the HD4000 series that had been written prior to NDA being lifted will spill out onto the internet! I can't wait!
as most 'people' always do.Quote:
people are just going for what truly is a bang-for-the-buck
hmm I do not understand the extreme level of amd hype here.
comparing apples to apples, will two 4870s in crossfire beat two 280 GTXs in SLI?
I seriously doubt it. so what is the big deal?
The article was published: 18th June 2008 @ 9:41 PM :)Quote:
Originally Posted by 003
No but two 4870's will cost less than a single 280 GTX so they're not even in the same bracket.Quote:
Originally Posted by ceevee
And two 4870's beating a single 280 GTX would certainly mean a 4870X2 will beat it
Heh, I've been browsing the 9800GTX prices on Ncix.com, lately I've noticed, the majority of them almost have a $100 instant rebate.
Nvidia is crapping their pants right now.
Dude, look at the prices and what these cards are offering. What's about to happen in the GPU market is fantastic for the consumer.Quote:
Originally Posted by ceevee
Quote:
Originally Posted by zerazax
It may be true that 4870 will be cheaper but ultimate performance crown will still be for Nvidia. ;)
You can thank your buddy Hector. He's the man. :rocker: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Yukon Trooper
AMD gave up trying to get that crown long ago as it's mostly irrelevant. I believe they've stated as much in press statements concerning both the 3 and 4 series cards.Quote:
Originally Posted by ceevee
AMD hasn't given up on having the performance crown. They talked about being successful without it because they didn't have anything on the top rung.
You can bet that if they get it back, they will certainly let everyone know. But they do have a good strategy IMO, smaller die parts, lower power and modular. A giant die can only get you so far, sooner or later the same performance wall that single core CPU's ran into will be a factor.
AMD smells blood coming up.:hump:Quote:
Originally Posted by zerazax
The recent offerings by Nvidia is a dissapointment in the eye of the consumer.:shock2:
AMD are able to move into a market with offerings that people with 8800GT want to get an ATI card due to many got Intel boards using crossfire.
I think this will only be true if you want to run a crappy NV chipset. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by ceevee
I don't know how many people I've seen sworn off of NV chipsets after the numerous problems they have had.
For Intel platforms, it's very clear what the most powerful combo will be!... 4870x2 CF will be untouchable on Intel.
So, if you want the most powerful and stable gaming rig, Intel/ATI will own the crown!
Exactly. As tempting as SLI is....i dont fancy a crappy chipset, so i'm going x-fire and selling my trusted 8800GT...its a damn good card, but its time to be a little more xtreme ;)
Aint 4870 not 399$?Quote:
Originally Posted by zerazax
Plus the everanoying CF issues. Sometimes you have singlecrad performance, sometimes 10% more, sometimes 50% more etc.
The Racedriver GRID shows it perfectly. Performance is all over the place...pray and roll the random dice.
All this is true for SLI aswell, just in case some fanboys are close to explode in this hyped thread.
R700 Crossfire scores X12515 in 3DMark Vantage
http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=290914Quote:
Originally Posted by newzhunter
Allready posted onethreehill, but thanks anyway.