Will 1 GTX 480 out perform 2 GTX 280's SLI in majority of games?

[Gamb311]

Currently have 2 280's in sli. I could get 1 480 now and maybe add one down the road. But would 1 be a significant difference gaming?


Edit
Maybe I'll just pass and get some ssd drives!

[larrabee]

No, it would not be a significant difference. Check out the anand charts on the 480 vs the 285's in SLI: http://www.anandtech.com/show/2977/n...th-the-wait-/1

SSD's will make a very noticeable difference.

[Erklat]

Pardon me but I can't comprehend the connection between comparison of these two gfx cards and liquid cooling.
I bet neither op can do it.

[owikh84]

MSI GTX480 SLI stock @ 8xAA @ 1920x1080 Game Benchmarks @ Max Settings

PC Specs:
i7 920 @ 4.3Ghz HT OFF
DFI X58 DK T3eH6
2050Mhz CL8-9-8-20-1T RAM
XFX 850W PSU
Intel X25-M 80GB SSD
Samsung 2333SW+
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate

Batman Arkham Asylum:


Resident Evil 5:


Crysis x86:


Street Fighters IV:
[/spoiler]

Dirt 2:
[spoiler]

Far Cry 2:


Metro 2033:


Unigine Heaven 2.0


Compare with single GTX480:

GTX480 stock @ 8xAA @ 1920x1080 Game Benchmarks

Batman Arkham Asylum:


Resident Evil 5:


Crysis:


Street Fighters IV:
[spoiler][/spoiler]

Dirt 2:


Unigine Heaven 2.0

[demo23019]

^^just an FYI take SS with fraps ^^

To OP
one 480 no but if you plan on adding a 2nd id say yea

I went from 2 GTX 285 SLI
to 2 GTX 480 SLI
huge boost in performance because of the great scaling

[sniper_sung]

If you need heavy tessellation in DX11 games right now and in the near future then you should go for GTX 480. However I would prefer waiting for the next gen if I had a pair of 280, as a single 480 won't do very impressive performance, while a pair of 480 would draw some noticeable power and dump some noticeable heat.

[Gamb311]

Okay thanks gang. I spent money on OCZ SSD for now.