What do you have ATI/Nvidia? POLL

I am wondering how much ATI has taken up the martket since their 4xxx series.

Most of my friends switched to ATI and they have been Nvidia users till the 4xxx series.

I was an Nvidia supporter for a while... but had to go to ATI for the time being.

I am wondering how much ATI has taken up the martket since their 4xxx series.

Most of my friends switched to ATI and they have been Nvidia users till the 4xxx series.

costyssj4

I currently have 2x BFG 8800gt OCX in SLI, but my next upgrade on gpu is more than likely gonna be ATI. Unless Nvidia decides to pull their head out of their A$*es.

My 2 EVGA GTX 480 HC FTW cards are a power house... sold my 5970 awhile back :(

not sure if this interests you, but here's a poll about Fermi by TechPowerUp:
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I know a lot of people are disappointed in the 4xx series, myself included. I didn't know that many people would dismiss the new Nvidia series.

I have ATI right now. I don't really have a preference for one company or the other. Both make good products.jtcraft

Agreed. I had an 8800GTX before my 5770s, and I like both. I wouldn't get Nvidia's current range, but if Nvidia can bring out a powerful GPU in the future without needing nuclear power for it, I'd consider it.

I'm admittedly an ATi fanboy, but my laptop has an Nvidia graphics processor.

I am wondering how much ATI has taken up the martket since their 4xxx series.

Most of my friends switched to ATI and they have been Nvidia users till the 4xxx series.

2 years back i always had this thought that nvidia is the best because the name sounded cool, but now i realise how cheap and awesome ATI is and to me cheap is always good, i mean nvidia is good too but their cards are just too expensive for me..

i got a nividia now but am going ati next

I'm an ATI user...

two beast PCs currently live at my place, one i7 920 witha gtx 275 used only for AION (an MMORPG) and photoshop, while my i7 930 has my ati 4850. so teh nvidia we use for more workstation style stuff (maya gets thrown at it from time to time) and the ATI is pure games with low power consumption over the gtx 275.

two beast PCs currently live at my place, one i7 920 witha gtx 275 used only for AION (an MMORPG) and photoshop, while my i7 930 has my ati 4850. so teh nvidia we use for more workstation style stuff (maya gets thrown at it from time to time) and the ATI is pure games with low power consumption over the gtx 275.

kungfool69

not sure if this interests you, but here's a poll about Fermi by TechPowerUp:smc91352

I currently have a Sapphire 5770 which means the next video card I buy must be an nVidia. I'm not a fanboy of either. So long as they're decent enough for what I bought them for.

Nvidia, 8800 GTS.

ATI. My computers have always been ATI, but the family computer before I got my first had an Nvidia TNT 16mb :P

Been using nVidia cards for a while now, currently using two 9800GTX+ but i did buy a GTX480, just waiting for it to be delivered.

If the GTX480 lets me down then i have no issues with looking in the Ati range, a good card is a good card regardless of who makes it.

I go with whats best for my budget each time. right now its a ati 5770 before it was a nvidia 8600gts. Even though I own stock in nvidia atm :P

its clearly i am for nvidia, i rather support the underdog instead to follow the best hardware/price that seems only to be the best in the first view.

I am going ati for my next upgrade, unless some how nvidia starts selling their cards at cheaper price points than ati. the best performance to price ratio always wins and ati is in the lead and will be, fermi cards havent affected their lead. The 5xxx ati series is like the 8-9 series of Nvidia two years ago. There is just soo much performance for the price, even though I am sensing how they are inflating prices cause of their major sales which is not good. They gotta drop the 5870 to $300-250 price range which I think it was a month ago. I find this sudden inflation because of Nvidias new releases sad.brownwhale

I had a GTX 260 but upgraded to an HD 5870 and currently happy with the performance of it. Will probably buy another for CrossfireX in the near future. No preference here on which company to go with. I like both Nvidia and ATI/AMD. I think the GTX 470 and 480 are fantastic GPU's but they were too late to the party for me to get one of those.

im a fan of both. i just ordered 2 5770s to replace my 275 because its using too much power. i find it funny that they use less than one card and are more powerful so we will see how it will turn out

I currently use Nvidia but when I get a new computer I'm getting an ATI. ATI just seems like it has a better price to performance ratio.

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two beast PCs currently live at my place, one i7 920 witha gtx 275 used only for AION (an MMORPG) and photoshop, while my i7 930 has my ati 4850. so teh nvidia we use for more workstation style stuff (maya gets thrown at it from time to time) and the ATI is pure games with low power consumption over the gtx 275.

TrentDondasKhan

the 5770 was teh initial thought, but the 4850 still doesnt struggle much on anything so far, especially gaming at 1680x1050. i either sacrifice resolution or AA and it brings back any game that MIGHT struggle to being perfectly playable anyway (so far only crysis really stresses it out, but at 1440x900 with 4x AA and all settings to hgh it runs over 30fps, even 60fps indoors)

might wait till the successor to the 5770 comes otu to replace both the gtx 275 AND the 4850. skip the 5xxx generation.

I have a 4670 at the moment.

ATI for the first time when I got my HD4870's and haven't regretted it. Was all Nvidia before them.

My last Nvidia GPU is/was a 9800GTX/OC 512MB and it's still kicking in the old HP PC, which wife has. ;) Great GPU. I have nothing against either/or.

its clearly i am for nvidia, i rather support the underdog instead to follow the best hardware/price that seems only to be the best in the first view.

SLI_Gamer

This statement makes no sense at all to me. You're saying that you support Nvidia because they're the "underdog?" I hope that's not what you meant. That are not the underdog. They are the favorite, and have been for several years. They are currently the favorite that's slipping up, and the underdog ATI is running them down.

I am going ati for my next upgrade, unless some how nvidia starts selling their cards at cheaper price points than ati. the best performance to price ratio always wins and ati is in the lead and will be, fermi cards havent affected their lead. The 5xxx ati series is like the 8-9 series of Nvidia two years ago. There is just soo much performance for the price, even though I am sensing how they are inflating prices cause of their major sales which is not good. They gotta drop the 5870 to $300-250 price range which I think it was a month ago. I find this sudden inflation because of Nvidias new releases sad.brownwhale

If we're talking USD, the 5870 was never in the $250-300 range. The 5850 was, if that's what you meant. The cheapest I've seen a new 5870 go for since launch was $379.

The poll results so far are very interesting. I think we're seeing a fundamental shift in the landscape over the past couple of years...really since the release of the ATI HD4000 series cards. The 5000 series have pushed more and more people over the edge to ATI, myself included. From 2003 till October of 2009, I had always bought Nvidia cards. FX 5200, 6600, 6600gt SLI, 7800, 7900gt SLI, 8800GTS 640, 8800GT SLI, 8800GTS 512 G92.. and then the 5870.