How close is the 7870 to the 7950 ?

Well ; the title says it all .... I got my HD7950 3GB three days ago and now im reading articles and reviews that says HD7870 is very close to the HD7950 even it can beat it on some resolutions ... is that true ? so the cost difference is wasted ?

info please. buying a 7950 in a few days

info please. buying a 7950 in a few days

ClassicRockFTW

No, the 7950 is head and shoulders above the 7870.

Check this out -http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

Ok I can say now that the if you got the 7870 GHz edition you will also need to overclock it to reach near a stock 7950 not to forget that the 7950 got 3GB not 2GB like 7870 ... now if you overclocked the 7950 you might reach close to the 7970 level like5SI-GonePostalsaid

Just grab the 7950, 3gb, moar vram! Mods, future release, and higher res display will use it soon enough.