Upgrading Video Card - 2 Radeon HD 6870's in Crossfire or a single 7870?

I currently have a single HD 6870 and am thinking of upgrading. Would I get better performance out of another 6870 in Crossfire, or a single 7870, I'm thinking this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125418

You will get better performance in crossfireMonsieurX

I thought so, but I wanted to check. Thanks for the reply!

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"]You will get better performance in crossfireshufu7-11

I thought so, but I wanted to check. Thanks for the reply!

If I were you I would wait for Sea Islands HD88XX to come out in Q1 2013. But if you must upgrade now, I suggest a single 7870 because it has a better tessellation unit and you wouldn't have to keep track of Crossfire profiles.

getting a 2nd 6870 would be the cheapest and quickest solution. Some things will perform way better and some things will perform the same.

I currently have a single HD 6870 and am thinking of upgrading. Would I get better performance out of another 6870 in Crossfire, or a single 7870, I'm thinking this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125418

shufu7-11

getting a 2nd 6870 would be the cheapest and quickest solution. Some things will perform way better and some things will perform the same.

NailedGR

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getting a 2nd 6870 would be the cheapest and quickest solution. Some things will perform way better and some things will perform the same.

godzillavskong

I game in 1080p so it definitley sounds like a second 6870 is the way to go. :)

If I were you I would wait for Sea Islands HD88XX to come out in Q1 2013. But if you must upgrade now, I suggest a single 7870 because it has a better tessellation unit and you wouldn't have to keep track of Crossfire profiles.

matrixian

If I were you I would wait for Sea Islands HD88XX to come out in Q1 2013. But if you must upgrade now, I suggest a single 7870 because it has a better tessellation unit and you wouldn't have to keep track of Crossfire profiles.

matrixian

Another 6870 would be cheapest, but you will probably be hitting the VRAM neck before those two card begin to struggle. So because of that I would also suggest waiting for the 88XX series to be released. [QUOTE="matrixian"]

If I were you I would wait for Sea Islands HD88XX to come out in Q1 2013. But if you must upgrade now, I suggest a single 7870 because it has a better tessellation unit and you wouldn't have to keep track of Crossfire profiles.

horgen123

Any idea what the prices will be for 88XX series will be?

What res are you playing at?

What res are you playing at?

mitu123

1080p

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What res are you playing at?

shufu7-11

1080p

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What res are you playing at?

shufu7-11

1080p

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What res are you playing at?

godzillavskong

1080p

I've been pleasantly surprised with how well my single 6870 has performed. I can run Diablo 3 and Mass Effect 3 maxed out. With a little overclocking Crysis 2 gets about 30 fps on Ultra and nearly 40 if I disable DX11 features. I usually play it on very high settings with DX11 enabled and no overclocking and still manage to pull a smooth 55-60 fps. Haven't tried running BF3 yet, and likely never will since I played the PS3 version already back before I built my rig. But when BF4 comes out, I'm running that puppy on the PC!

[QUOTE="godzillavskong"][QUOTE="shufu7-11"]

1080p

shufu7-11

I've been pleasantly surprised with how well my single 6870 has performed. I can run Diablo 3 and Mass Effect 3 maxed out. With a little overclocking Crysis 2 gets about 30 fps on Ultra and nearly 40 if I disable DX11 features. I usually play it on very high settings with DX11 enabled and no overclocking and still manage to pull a smooth 55-60 fps. Haven't tried running BF3 yet, and likely never will since I played the PS3 version already back before I built my rig. But when BF4 comes out, I'm running that puppy on the PC!

I currently have a single HD 6870 and am thinking of upgrading. Would I get better performance out of another 6870 in Crossfire, or a single 7870, I'm thinking this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125418

shufu7-11