Originally posted by: Creig
Originally posted by: geoffry
Originally posted by: jaredpace
Probably best general representation of these card's speeds (relative to each other) are found in the Witcher graph. Looks like an average of all the reviews and benches I've seen.
http://images.anandtech.com/gr...091508220645/17388.png
Ya, Anand was saying how the new 260 beats the 4870 in 3 games, loses in 3 games and ties the last (witcher).
Still a draw / buy for brand preference.
Except on pricing as the 4870 is obviously cheaper at this point in time. We'll have to see where the price of the new GTX260 Core 216 settles to after it has been out awhile.
Why in the world did they choose to slap "Core 216" on the end? Are they trying to imply that it is somehow related to the Intel Core 2 series of CPUs?
I guess it's basically the same thing as AMD slapping "XP" on Athlon 6 or so years ago - "hey this sounds familiar and kinda cool."
Anyway, yes the 4870 is cheaper, but it also only has 512MB of RAM versus the GTX' 896MB. I've been waiting for the 1GB 4870s to show up (I don't want to deal with CF) and now with the 216 being competitive, there's a chance I might go for it instead.
Edit: Just checked newegg, looks like the 1GB 4870s are finally in stock - most cards are priced $299. Also in stock is a 216 at $299 - $20 MIR. Tempting.