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iTz SWAT · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:16 am Post subject: nVidia GTX275 vs. ATi 4890

Hey guyz,
A friend of mine is going to buy either the GTX275 or the 4890
He plays Fallout 3, Counter Strike: Source and is a Game Programmer...
He also play Crysis and other tough games but not as often as Fallout...
His current specifications are C2Q Q6600 2.4Ghz, 4GB RAM, 320GB Hard drive, 24" HD monitor... He plays at 1920*1080

What do you recommend and why?

NINTENDO · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:23 am Post subject: Re: nVidia GTX275 vs. ATi 4890

iTz SWAT · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:27 am Post subject:

What exactly is the problem with the 4890?
Nice job copying my Location sort of...

NINTENDO · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:30 am Post subject:

K, Alcohol · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:25 am Post subject:

Get the 275.

kls85 · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:50 am Post subject:

According to other review sites, both cards do not show a significant advantage over the other in terms of performance.
Some favor ATi, while while others favor Nvidia, and some call it a "tie".
It all depends on what your friends wants.

Personally I'll go with the HD 4890

gogodr · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:50 pm Post subject:

Nvidia because of PhysX and Cuda

Zcythe · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:02 pm Post subject:

Ok i just got done having this fiasco, I had the 4890 and it was a good card don't get me wrong. Handled great and ran pretty hot, well i tried the asus GTX 275 and beat the living crap out of it for me. Like in fur mark ATI 4890 got like 4185 frames in a 60 second benchmark, gtx 275 got 4785 in 60 sec benchjoe. It played Crysis better, and all my games better, Only exception is HawX since its for ati with its direct x 10.1. But the only thing that did for ati is gave it like an extra 8 frames, for me anyway. It could be different for you but that's my experience with this. Also ATI's driver were a pain in the ass, the new ones didnt want to work.

NINTENDO · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 3:31 pm Post subject:

superweapons · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:23 pm Post subject:

I'd have to side with the GTX 275 on this one. For just $10 (or more, depending on the models compared), you get NVIDIA's better drivers, a noticeable-bit better performance, and all the other small things (CUDA, PhysX, AO, good Linux drivers) that make it worthwhile IMO.

Still, the HD 4870 still looks like a much better deal than either of them. Performance is good enough to max out almost all games at a decent resolution and is considerably cheaper than both the GTX 275 and HD 4890. The GTX 260 C216 is also a good deal.

IMHO, generally, the rule with buying technology (specifically more expensive hardware such as the CPU and GPU) is to get the lowest tier model that uses the latest architecture/technology.

hcavolsdsadgadsg · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:34 pm Post subject:

NINTENDO · Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:57 am Post subject:

angerist · Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:32 pm Post subject:

Well 4890 is about $50 cheaper. But for performance the gtx 275 is just that much better. I'm thinking of buying a Gigabyte gtx 275 in a few weeks. But keep in mind DirectX11 cards will be hitting the shelves soon. So depending on how much money you have it might be worth waiting.

gogodr · Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 8:16 pm Post subject:

Zarr · Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 3:48 am Post subject: