3870 vs 4770

[number58]

I've got a radeon hd 3870 that I'm gonna upgrade. I want to do gaming at 1920x1080 or 1900x1200 and want to know if the hd 4770 would be a good upgrade. Or should I go for a hd 4870 or 4890?

 

[SuperJoo]

If you have the money to spend on a 4890, save yourself some cash and get two 4770's. Pricewise it's cheaper and performancewise it'll give you about a 15-20% boost. Plus, you can overclock the crap out of the 4770's.

Here's an article with some 4770 crossfire vs. 4890 benchmarks:
http://en.expreview.com/2009/0...sfire-benchmark.html/4

 

[AzN]

It's a decent upgrade considering 3870 was awful with AA. Probably 30% faster or so... After overclock you should see 50%. For 1920x1200/1080 gaming I would go with a little more powerful like GTX 260, 4870, etc....

I wouldn't go crossfire 2x 4770 over 4890. In high resolution gaming 4890 is still faster and they overclock much as 2x 4770 will.

 

[SuperJoo]

Actually Azn, if you look at the benchmarks in the article the two 4770's beat the single 4890 by just as much in high resolutions than lower resolutions. And you're saving $50.

 

[zebrax2]

but the problem is crossfire doesn't always scale

 

[Shadowmage]

Just get a 4770 and then get another one later on.

 

[AzN]

2x 4770 has little bit more power sure but in vram hog game it won't be pretty especially for 1920x1200 resolution with some kind of AA. The drawbacks of running dual and needing a mobo that supports crossfire you also have to consider.

Save $50? Check the hot deals forum you can get a 4890 for $190 after rebate.

 

[number58]

Thanks for the advice. I'll probably end up getting the 4770.

 

[number58]

Just bought that 4890. Price was too good to resist.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Originally posted by: SuperJoo
Actually Azn, if you look at the benchmarks in the article the two 4770's beat the single 4890 by just as much in high resolutions than lower resolutions. And you're saving $50.

the drawbacks of crossfire (or any dual card solution) combined with limited vram (only 512MB at this point) would have me lean towards the 4870/90 as well

 

[bryanW1995]

thank god the OP didn't listen to the guy with 2 freakin' posts!! 4890 for $190 is so much better than 2x4770, it's stupid to even discuss it.

 

[nemesismk2]

Originally posted by: Shadowmage
Just get a 4770 and then get another one later on.

I think the performance of the 4770 when compared to the 3870 will be more than good enough. lol

 

[nemesismk2]

Originally posted by: number58
I've got a radeon hd 3870 that I'm gonna upgrade. I want to do gaming at 1920x1080 or 1900x1200 and want to know if the hd 4770 would be a good upgrade. Or should I go for a hd 4870 or 4890?

Finally found a 4770 review which also features a 3870. Ultimate Hardware reviewed the Sapphire Radeon 4770 against a Sapphire Radeon 3870.

Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 Review

 

[evolucion8]

Originally posted by: bryanW1995
thank god the OP didn't listen to the guy with 2 freakin' posts!! 4890 for $190 is so much better than 2x4770, it's stupid to even discuss it.

Well, having only two posts doesn't show the whole story since everybody started with 0 posts, but the HD 4890 for such price is definitively a better buy.

 

[number58]

Originally posted by: nemesismk2

Originally posted by: number58
I've got a radeon hd 3870 that I'm gonna upgrade. I want to do gaming at 1920x1080 or 1900x1200 and want to know if the hd 4770 would be a good upgrade. Or should I go for a hd 4870 or 4890?

Finally found a 4770 review which also features a 3870. Ultimate Hardware reviewed the Sapphire Radeon 4770 against a Sapphire Radeon 3870.

Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 Review

Thanks for digging up that review. I ended up going with the 4890. Eventually I will get a 1920x1080 monitor and the extra hardware will help.

 

[nemesismk2]

Originally posted by: number58

Originally posted by: nemesismk2

Originally posted by: number58
I've got a radeon hd 3870 that I'm gonna upgrade. I want to do gaming at 1920x1080 or 1900x1200 and want to know if the hd 4770 would be a good upgrade. Or should I go for a hd 4870 or 4890?

Finally found a 4770 review which also features a 3870. Ultimate Hardware reviewed the Sapphire Radeon 4770 against a Sapphire Radeon 3870.

Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 Review

Thanks for digging up that review. I ended up going with the 4890. Eventually I will get a 1920x1080 monitor and the extra hardware will help.

The 4890 is a very nice video card, wish I could afford one lol