Is it worth waiting for nVidia's Response to the HD 5000 series?

Or are the new ATI cards too good to pass up?

There are two basic reasons why people are waiting for nVidia's cards, which are 1) They could perform better (although not much so, considering the recent benchmarks released), or 2) a price drop on ATI's cards. In either case, you would benefit by waiting. But if you can afford an ATI card now, you probably won't be missing out on much.

Could you post a link of the recent benchmarks? Thanks!

IMO, the 5800 series is strong enough for the money to make it worth it, no matter what nvidia comes out with. I was an Nvidia loyalist for 6 years before I got my 5870, and it's such a beast I can't regret it.

Or are the new ATI cards too good to pass up?

entropyecho

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Or are the new ATI cards too good to pass up?

UltimateGamer95

Why? If the OP can float for a couple of months with his current hardware, he could potentially save a fair sum of money when Fermi comes out.

i want a die shirnk from all companies. its geting rediculous. we bought a gtx 275 last year and teh damn thing is almost as long as my arm. compare it to a 9500gt in size! wow what a difference. i dont want gigantor power sucking cards anymore for 22" gaming. i want to replace my 4850 late this year but not pay extra $$ on my power bills!

Ha - I had a recent debate in a locked topic about this, my answer is, as it the GT100 launch signify TSMC's 40nm yeild inprovements which will cause an influx of not only Nvidia's new card, but also the 5k series from ATI. This will bring about price wars and price drops.

Some early Fermi benchies found here

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/27892-nvidia-s-geforce-gf100-under-microscope-13.html

Take into consideration this:

Fermi performs 120% better than the GTX285 @ 2560x1600 with 4xAA

Fermi performs 38% better than the 5870 @ 2560x1600 with 4xAA

the 5870 performs only 50% better than the 4890 @ the same settings.

The real concern is pricing, as we all know Nvidia's idea on that.

Read the locked topic for fanboy shouting and lots of misinformed and informed posts: http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27167630&tag=topics;title

i want a die shirnk from all companies. its geting rediculous. we bought a gtx 275 last year and teh damn thing is almost as long as my arm. compare it to a 9500gt in size! wow what a difference. i dont want gigantor power sucking cards anymore for 22" gaming. i want to replace my 4850 late this year but not pay extra $$ on my power bills!

kungfool69

If you don't need a new graphics card now, well then you can afford to wait... it's quite simple.

Ha - I had a recent debate in a locked topic about this, my answer is, as it the GT100 launch signify TSMC's 40nm yeild inprovements which will cause an influx of not only Nvidia's new card, but also the 5k series from ATI. This will bring about price wars and price drops.

Some early Fermi benchies found here

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/27892-nvidia-s-geforce-gf100-under-microscope-13.html

Take into consideration this:

Fermi performs 120% better than the GTX285 @ 2560x1600 with 4xAA

Fermi performs 38% better than the 5870 @ 2560x1600 with 4xAA

the 5870 performs only 50% better than the 4890 @ the same settings.

The real concern is pricing, as we all know Nvidia's idea on that.

Read the locked topic for fanboy shouting and lots of misinformed and informed posts: http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27167630&tag=topics;title

spank_thru101

It should be an interesting few years. With Intel's settlement with AMD, ATI should have some extra cash floating around. With Nvidia getting a jumpstart on the whole GPGPU Computing trend/world before it has a full market, thus ensuring their placement in a non-gpu dependant graphics market, etc...,etc... Hopefully us as the consumer will reap the benefits. I would hate to see both parties use these advantages of theirs to merely milk us for more.