Quote Originally Posted by gosh View Post
Just test these new cards that you have ordered. I wouldn’t be surprised if you will see very similar FPS on 1680x1050, AMD would probably be a little higher on 1920x1200.
AMD would also have higher on min FPS. I know that it can differ depending on what race track that is used. If it is a track that isn’t heavy then this will favor Intel.
If the memory on the computer are slow than this will hurt AMD more than Intel

EDIT: You don’t need to test two 4870X2 cards, it’s enough with one. Why did you buy two when you only(?) are playing at 1920x1200 ?
Here is my prediction .... These cards are strong enough there that there will be no GPU bottlenecks, AMD will be 10-30% behind in all games at 1920x1200 ...

Seriously, look at this link:http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=198126

Then go through each review and check what CPU they used to test this card....all of them, all of them use an Intel processor. Is this a marketing ploy by Intel? Or is it because when you review a GPU you want the fastest CPU you can use to avoid any problems with the CPU holding back FPS?

Here is an example past and present:

Legit Reviews 4870 X2: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/766/3/
Legit Reviews 1900XTX: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/293/3/

Firingsquad 4870 X2: http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/...view/page3.asp
Firingsquad 1900XTX: http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/..._xtx/page4.asp

In fact, do a google of the 1900 XTX Radeon reviews when it launched, and check the 'test setup' sections of all the reviews, all of them are AMD... why is this? Is it some kind of marketing scam?

Nope... these guys are just doing their jobs and reviewing cards for their performance and to do that the reference platform must be using the fastest gaming CPU of the time.

Even Anandtech (the many people try to discredit as Intel paid pumpers ) does the same thing...

Anand's example: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2695&p=7

All the indicators in the data I have seen on this card is that the Phenom will bottleneck a 4870X2 ... and in somecases as high as 2560x1600. This is not a jab at the Phenom (again, it is a fine CPU), it's just being pragmatic because, despite your concerns that I do not know what I am talking about, I do in fact understand how the hardware works.... all to well.

Jack