5000 vs 6000 series

[Chapelboy]

I'm loooking into getting SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB. I've noticed that some of the 5000 series cards (example 5870) cost more then the 6000. Am I missing something? Is this a good card?

I also noticed the Processor Speed 775 MHz on the 6850 is slower then my 5770 (875). Lower but faster speed?

 

[heflys20]

Hopefully, this should help.

http://techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/HD_6850_PCS_Plus/28.html

 

[rincewind]

6850 is considerably faster than 5770 and a little slower than 5850.
6870 is between 5850 and 5870 performance.

In short: yes the 6850 is a good card. It also overclocks very nicely indeed

 

[Blacklash]

The 6870 is cheaper than the 5870 and often cheaper than the 5850 too. There are some good deals to be had on the 5850 though. If you're thinking about Crossfire definitely go with the 6800s, they scale better.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-6850-6870-crossfirex-review/12

I'd still go with the 6800, even for single card. A 6850 at 950|1150 will catch a stock 6870 in many things.

 

[Chapelboy]

Thanks for the replies. I've noticed more than a few compliants about the 6870s.

Oh one more question! Which card maker is the best? I know everyone probably has an opinon, but I was told SAPPHIRE was good.

 

[heflys20]

Speaking of 5850, this is a crazy deal.

 

[W.Feather]

Thanks for the replies. I've noticed more than a few compliants about the 6870s.

NO complaints here about my 6870

 

[heflys20]

Thanks for the replies. I've noticed more than a few compliants about the 6870s.

Oh one more question! Which card maker is the best? I know everyone probably has an opinon, but I was told SAPPHIRE was good.

What complaints? Crossfire might pose a few issues....But you shouldn't have any significant problems with a single gpu.

 

[lopoetve]

NO complaints here about my 6870

A million complaints here about my 6870.

 

[lopoetve]

What complaints? Crossfire might pose a few issues....But you shouldn't have any significant problems with a single gpu.

DP adapters (DVI active, VGA, HDMI) are all flakey
Fails to resume more than one monitor regularly - requires reboot to fix (talking about blanking the screens for power saving)
Performance is lousy in windowed apps
drivers occasionally BSOD enabling/disabling eyefinity (detecting third screen).
OpenGL problems (this is the whole ATI line though).

There were a few more in there. It's a new card, with new drivers, that just happen to also be ATI drivers. You know what that means. In a month or two it'll be solid.

 

[heflys20]

LOL. Sucks for you! Haha.