Bang vs buck analysis

[Sohaltang]

*Updated*

Based on the 3D center percentage score and the "official Heaven benchmark" thread.



Did some rough math based on these scores and current lowest pricing. No surprises but you can see how much each point of performance costs. Let me know if you want any other card added to the list.

Scores were pulled from here


3D center
http://www.3dcenter.org/artikel/grafikkarten-marktueberblick-juli-2013
and
Heaven benchmark Thread
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2313189


Prices from newegg.com

GPU|3D Center|Heaven|Lowest price|Cost per 3D%|Cost Heaven point
Titan no score 1750 $999.00 0.57
780 440 1500 $650.00 $1.48 0.43
770 380 1050 $400.00 $1.05 $0.38
7970 390 1000 $310.00 $0.79 $0.31
680 360 1000 $410.00 $1.14 $0.41
7950 320 950 $215.00 $0.67 $0.23
670 330 900 $310.00 $0.94 $0.34
760 310 no score $250.00 $0.81 #DIV/0!
660 TI 280 680 $250.00 $0.89 $0.37
7870 260 750 $185.00 $0.71 $0.25
7850 220 650 $140.00 $0.64 $0.22
650 ti 220 570 $130.00 $0.59 $0.23
7770 145 319 $80.00 $0.55 $0.25

 

[Deders]

Which scores are you calculating from? would like to see this in £'s too, the 670 has come right down recently over in England.

 

[Sohaltang]

Which scores are you calculating from? would like to see this in £'s too, the 670 has come right down recently over in England.

Added the link to the heaven benchmark thread.


If you will provide me the cost in your currency Ill plug it into the spreadsheet

 

[Deders]

Titan ~£800
780 ~£505
770 ~£320
7970 ~£265
680 ~£290
7950 ~£190
670 ~£200
7870 ~£130

 

[Sohaltang]

Titan ~£800
780 ~£505
770 ~£320
7970 ~£265
680 ~£290
7950 ~£190
670 ~£200
7870 ~£130

GPU Median Score Cost Cost per point
Titan 1750 £800.00 £0.46
780 1500 £505.00 £0.34
770 1050 £320.00 £0.30
7970 1000 £265.00 £0.27
680 1000 £290.00 £0.29
7950 950 £190.00 £0.20
670 900 £200.00 £0.22
7870 750 £130.00 £0.17

 

[Elfear]

OP - I appreciate the work you've put into your analysis but Heaven isn't a very good indicator of real world performance. It works well when comparing one company's cards against other cards by the same manufacturer but not so well between different manufactures.

3D Center has a compilation of performance across multiple review sites that would probably serve your purposes better. Cards are measured on a percentage scale so it's easy to get the relative performance and then use your own current pricing structure for your analysis.

The percentage breakdown they compiled is:

Nvidia
780 - 440%
770 - 380%
680 - 360%
670 - 330%
760 - 310%
660Ti - 280%

AMD
7970Ghz - 390%
7970 - 350%
7950 (Boost) - 320%
7950 - 300%
7870 (Boost) - 290%
7870 - 260%

 

[Sohaltang]

OP - I appreciate the work you've put into your analysis but Heaven isn't a very good indicator of real world performance. It works well when comparing one company's cards against other cards by the same manufacturer but not so well between different manufactures.

3D Center has a compilation of performance across multiple review sites that would probably serve your purposes better. Cards are measured on a percentage scale so it's easy to get the relative performance and then use your own current pricing structure for your analysis.

The percentage breakdown they compiled is:

Nvidia
780 - 440%
770 - 380%
680 - 360%
670 - 330%
760 - 310%
660Ti - 280%

AMD
7970Ghz - 390%
7970 - 350%
7950 (Boost) - 320%
7950 - 300%
7870 (Boost) - 290%
7870 - 260%

Cool.. I added another page on the spread sheet to calculate by this score.

GPU Score Price Cost per percentage
780 440 $650.00 $1.48
770 380 $400.00 $1.05
7970 390 $310.00 $0.79
680 360 $410.00 $1.14
7950 320 $215.00 $0.67
670 330 $310.00 $0.94
760 310 $250.00 $0.81
660TI 280 $250.00 $0.89
7870 260 $185.00 $0.71

 

[RussianSensation]

Based on the official Heaven benchmark thread.

There is only 1 problem - Heaven Valley scores have almost nothing to do with how the cards stack up on a % basis in real world gaming performance.

http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/2013/nvidia-geforce-gtx-770-im-test/4/

 

[Sohaltang]

There is only 1 problem - Heaven Valley scores have almost nothing to do with how the cards stack up on a % basis in real world gaming performance.

http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/2013/nvidia-geforce-gtx-770-im-test/4/

If ypu look up one post that was pointed out and I added another analysis based on 3D center percentage.

 

[seitur]

Best bang per buck are usually cards like 7770 / 650. Especiallly if you look at prices in early and middle lifetime of GPU generation / family.

 

[Elfear]

Cool.. I added another page on the spread sheet to calculate by this score.

GPU Score Price Cost per percentage
780 440 $650.00 $1.48
770 380 $400.00 $1.05
7970 390 $310.00 $0.79
680 360 $410.00 $1.14
7950 320 $215.00 $0.67
670 330 $310.00 $0.94
760 310 $250.00 $0.81
660TI 280 $250.00 $0.89
7870 260 $185.00 $0.71

Thanks for compiling the information. Are prices based on cheapest found, Newegg, etc?

 

[Sohaltang]

Thanks for compiling the information. Are prices based on cheapest found, Newegg, etc?

Yup. I plan to add in some more cards later this afternoon. If this is beneficial I will keep it updated. Any requests in cards, price changes, scoring, etc just let me know and Ill add. Suggestions are welcome.

 

[Termie]

Best bang per buck are usually cards like 7770 / 650. Especiallly if you look at prices in early and middle lifetime of GPU generation / family.

That's actually incorrect, and it always will be, because prices aren't competitive in the $100 range. The best bang for the buck card right now is the HD7950, followed by the HD7870.

 

[Deders]

there's bang and what will play current and modern games at full detail whilst still being bang for buck

 

[3DVagabond]

there's bang and what will play current and modern gameas at full detail whist still bein bang for buck

Not sure what you mean exactly by "full detail", but I'd say that anything on that list can play games at excellent IQ @ 1080.

 

[Deders]

Not sure what you mean exactly by "full detail", but I'd say that anything on that list can play games at excellent IQ @ 1080.

Best bang per buck are usually cards like 7770 / 650. Especiallly if you look at prices in early and middle lifetime of GPU generation / family.

This is what I was responding to, didn't think I needed to quote it but a couple of people ninja'd me. My fault for getting distracted.

 

[3DVagabond]

This is what I was responding to, didn't think I needed to quote it but a couple of people ninja'd me. My fault for getting distracted.

Fair enough. I'd agree with you on that. 7700 is a budget gaming card for sure.

 

[DDRGamer]

Not sure what you mean exactly by "full detail", but I'd say that anything on that list can play games at excellent IQ @ 1080.

I don't agree with his premise (that mid-generation cards are best bang for buck) but I would point out that all of those cards start at around $200. While they may be the best performance per dollar, the baseline cost of $200 can really affect what people get.

I've no idea how many cards occupy the $100-$200 space, but I feel that's an important factor as well (bang for buck in budget category)

 

[Deders]

I don't agree with his premise (that mid-generation cards are best bang for buck) but I would point out that all of those cards start at around $200. While they may be the best performance per dollar, the baseline cost of $200 can really affect what people get.

I've no idea how many cards occupy the $100-$200 space, but I feel that's an important factor as well (bang for buck in budget category)

I agree with this too, a friend of mine was made very happy when the 7750 he ordered (for £65) turned out to be a 7770, which was still at least twice as powerful as the 5670 that he was used to.

I guess what peole don't know won't hurt them but after experiencing full detail in every game in the last 5-6 years it's hard to go back to less.