Crossfire 6970 or sli 485

If money is not a problem, which GPUS would you pick? Crossfire 6970 or sli 485



If we do get these mobile GPUS 580/585 and/or 6990(dual GPU) which one is better? Again sli 580/585 or 6990(dual GPU)



I might get the M18x this spring or summer.



Thanks

Reply 1 : Crossfire 6970 or sli 485

probably 6970 from the looks of it.. Crossfire scales better than SLI so even though single 485M have a small lead in scalling 6970 will be more efficient.

Reply 2 : Crossfire 6970 or sli 485

485m SLI if you don't care about the price/performance ratio.

Reply 3 : Crossfire 6970 or sli 485

6970M Xfire definitely! Cheaper and slightly better from the benches I saw.

Reply 4 : Crossfire 6970 or sli 485

features packed with, 485m SLI definitely.

Reply 5 : Crossfire 6970 or sli 485

Um... I am still unsure.....might get sli this time.

Reply 6 : Crossfire 6970 or sli 485

HD6000 series scale much better, with near 95% scalability dependin on resolution, compared to something like 75% for sli.



So HD6970 CF should give better performance, and run cheaper.



485m is still a good option, it will just be much more expensive, and will most probably be a bit slower.

Reply 7 : Crossfire 6970 or sli 485

6970CF



On the 6990 and 580/85, I honestly have no idea, and until we get some samples, it will be difficult to say. Judging from the desktop 6990 and 580/85, the 6990 would be better.

Reply 8 : Crossfire 6970 or sli 485

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Originally Posted by KillerBunny Judging from the desktop 6990 and 580/85, the 6990 would be better.

Why is it that people seem to think that the 6990 should be compared to the GTX 580/585?... considering the 6990 is a dual GPU card and the GTX 580 isn't, yet they perform comparatively the same in a large number of cases, that's extremely disappointing performance yet again from AMD's line-up.



This is just like the whole GTX 285 vs 4870 X2 crap again.



If I had the choice and money was no limiting factor, I'd definitely pick NVIDIA. Buying an AMD card is like buying a Lamborghini without an engine.

Reply 9 : Crossfire 6970 or sli 485

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Originally Posted by CZX58 Shadow Why is it that people seem to think that the 6990 should be compared to the GTX 580/585?... considering the 6990 is a dual GPU card and the GTX 580 isn't, yet they perform comparatively the same in a large number of cases, that's extremely disappointing performance yet again from AMD's line-up. This is just like the whole GTX 285 vs 4870 X2 crap again. If I had the choice and money was no limiting factor, I'd definitely pick NVIDIA. Buying an AMD card is like buying a Lamborghini without an engine.

It's all about the price. It doesn't matter if it is a dual GPU or not. Also, the HD6990 performs between 50 to 100% faster depending on the game, than the GTX580.



And they compare to it because it is the current highest end from Nvidia until they release their own dual GPU.



Right now the current HD6000 lineup are phenomenal cards, with amazing crossfire scalability and price, performance and energy efficiency. Well... I can't say that for the HD6990, because it threw everything away for performance. Just like the 400 Nvidia series.