5770 or 4890

[Calibound88]

5770 - $160-$170

4890 $200 ish

pros and cons ....

 

[foothead]

5770. It is better price/performance at $150, has dx11, better crossfirex scaling, lower tdp, lower heat, better overclocking (if yours has vGPU control), openCL, a true onboard sound controller, better video playback/decoding, openGL 4, is more reliable, and is more futureproof (in case you wanna Xfire later on...)

the 4890 only has higher framerates, and not by a lot on newer drivers.

 

[Calibound88]

so current benchmarks of 4890 > 5770 is not necessarily true in real life applications?


what about 260 core 216. It also shows an average higher benchmark

 

[foothead]

All benches you will find are on old drivers. There have been huge increases in performance since then.

I would not even consider the gtx 260 nowadays. The price has not moved since the new serieses (?) of cards, it should be about $150 max imo.

Just get a 5770 and you will definitely be happy with it.

 

[Calibound88]

im actually doing build for friend. his budget about a grand +/-100$

would you say its worth it to spend an extra 70 - 100 for a 58xx series?

 

[foothead]

No. 5770 is a much better price/performance card than even the 5850.

 

[Calibound88]

thanks

 

[CBrooks]

Lol @ no votes for 4890.

5770 is the way to go.