XFX 6870 2Gb - 179.99 AR

i feel like the extra 1gb of memory is somewhat wasteful on a 6870.

sure, it has it's applications, but come on. if you're pushing such resolution/AA , you probably want a 6950 - even at the inflated price-point.
 
Ugghhh,... thought this was the 6970. Damn AMD for changing their numbering scheme this generation.

Now a 6970 for $179 would be HOT.
 
Suprfire said:
i feel like the extra 1gb of memory is somewhat wasteful on a 6870.
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Any benchmarks/reviews to back that up? Not being snarky, but dead serious, I've been a little behind lately over the higher end cards and 1GB vs 2GB etc.
 
I guess it's good I waited to see what you guys said, what would you guys recommend for a card in that price range then? I'm still using a 9800gtx and could use an upgrade...
 
ir0nw0lf said:
Any benchmarks/reviews to back that up? Not being snarky, but dead serious, I've been a little behind lately over the higher end cards and 1GB vs 2GB etc.
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I think the general wisdom is that you won't see the benefit of 2gb until you bump up bast 1920x resolutions, and that you will want something in the 69x0 range to power a setup with that high a res (especially if you go with eyefinity). End result is that in most cases where you would be using a 68x0 you simply won't be in a situation where you a vram limited instead of gpu limited.
 
krakerman said:
I think the general wisdom is that you won't see the benefit of 2gb until you bump up bast 1920x resolutions, and that you will want something in the 69x0 range to power a setup with that high a res (especially if you go with eyefinity). End result is that in most cases where you would be using a 68x0 you simply won't be in a situation where you a vram limited instead of gpu limited.
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I think this is nonsense, BF3 already uses 1.4GB+ of VRAM on higher settings, which HD6870 can easily handle. Additionally, Crysis 2 with hi res pack needs a 2GB card already.

To me, I always prefer to go with the more RAM, it's the ultimate in future proofing. Sure the GPU may limit you, but at least you dont have to worry about the VRAM limiting you. I remember at the time I bought my 1GB 4890, people advised that 512MB was more than fine. Well that looks pretty foolish now. And my 4890 still runs todays games great.

I think we are definitely at the point where buying a 1GB at all card is dubious, unless you just get a great deal.

People always bring up the resolution, but it isn't resolution that determines how much RAM a game uses. It's the game. Resolution is only a parameter. Plenty of future games will blow past 1GB at 1920, and eventually even 1680.
 
Shark974 said:
I think this is nonsense, BF3 already uses 1.4GB+ of VRAM on higher settings, which HD6870 can easily handle.
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HardOCP Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Performance and IQ Review said:
The GeForce GTX 560 Ti and Radeon HD 6870 are on the verge of becoming outdated and struggled with the game even at 1680x1050 making these a less appealing investment.
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- http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/11/22/battlefield_3_multiplayer_performance_iq_review/6

Shark974 said:
I think we are definitely at the point where buying a 1GB at all card is dubious, unless you just get a great deal.
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I'm just saying, my line is drawn in a different place. To me, a 6870 1GB is not dubious. A 6950 1GB on the other hand, is quite dubious.
 
Awesome card, I took advantage of the deal. Runs BF3 at 60 FPS with all the bells and whistles.
 
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