Which is better out of HD 4870 and GTX260?

Depends, there are a couple versions of each.

GTX260 Core 216 > HD4870 1GB > HD4870 512MB > GTX 260

They are really close though. A new driver could change things.

Anyone will give you great performance. I like the HD4870 512MB for $175 at newegg.

Depends, there are a couple versions of each.

GTX260 Core 216 > HD4870 1GB > HD4870 512MB > GTX 260

They are really close though. A new driver could change things.

Anyone will give you great performance. I like the HD4870 512MB for $175 at newegg.

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but a 4870X2 > GTX 280Legendery_SS94

260 core 216 hands down. It is about 5-10% faster than the 4870 on average with the current driver sets from ATI/Nvdiastele29

Yeah, 260 core 216 is better than a 4870--but 5-10% isn't thatmuch. I'm hopefull that ATI/AMD will release a patch for the 4870 like nVidia did for their cards.

[QUOTE="stele29"]260 core 216 hands down. It is about 5-10% faster than the 4870 on average with the current driver sets from ATI/NvdiaLink1515

Yeah, 260 core 216 is better than a 4870--but 5-10% isn't thatmuch. I'm hopefull that ATI/AMD will release a patch for the 4870 like nVidia did for their cards.

The 260 216 is cheaper than the 4870 and is based on a proven chipset, runs cooler, the drivers are mature, and it supports physX. The ATI is a solid choice, but overall the Nvidia is simply a better investment. BTW, 5-10% is a big difference in real world gaming, because its not merely about FPS. Its also about usage of AA and AF at high resolutions. If you are running at 1280X1024 or less then both these cards are a waste of your time. Your running at 1440X900 so you're really not going to benefit from them in the long run. If you run Vsync like most of us (unless you like tearing), then both cards are going to fill your needs equally, since your never going to see where the benefits are. I run at 1920X1200, and was using a 8800GT untill recently(got the 216), and that wasn't because i needed more FPS...it was because i wanted the extra filtering.

Thanks for the replies.

A noob question, but what is the difference between a regular Gtx260, the "core 216" and the "maxicore" versions

but a 4870X2 > GTX 280Legendery_SS94

the core 216 and maxcore have 216 shader processors while the regular one only has 192Lyron-Baktos

GTX260/216

http://techgage.com/article/ati_hd_4870_1gb_vs_nvidia_gtx_260216_896mb_follow-up/

[QUOTE="Link1515"]

[QUOTE="stele29"]260 core 216 hands down. It is about 5-10% faster than the 4870 on average with the current driver sets from ATI/Nvdiastele29

Yeah, 260 core 216 is better than a 4870--but 5-10% isn't thatmuch. I'm hopefull that ATI/AMD will release a patch for the 4870 like nVidia did for their cards.

The 260 216 is cheaper than the 4870 and is based on a proven chipset, runs cooler, the drivers are mature, and it supports physX. The ATI is a solid choice, but overall the Nvidia is simply a better investment. BTW, 5-10% is a big difference in real world gaming, because its not merely about FPS. Its also about usage of AA and AF at high resolutions. If you are running at 1280X1024 or less then both these cards are a waste of your time. Your running at 1440X900 so you're really not going to benefit from them in the long run. If you run Vsync like most of us (unless you like tearing), then both cards are going to fill your needs equally, since your never going to see where the benefits are. I run at 1920X1200, and was using a 8800GT untill recently(got the 216), and that wasn't because i needed more FPS...it was because i wanted the extra filtering.

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