Best PCIe Card For ~£140
Radeon HD 7850 2 GB
Excellent 1920x1200 performance, Good 2560x1600 performance in most games with lowered detail
| Radeon HD 7850 | |
|---|---|
| Codename: | Pitcairn |
| Process: | 28 nm |
| Universal Shaders: | 1024 |
| Texture Units: | 64 |
| ROPs: | 32 |
| Memory Bus: | 256-bit |
| Core Speed MHz: | 860 |
| Memory Speed MHz: | 1200 (4800 effective) |
| DirectX/Shader Model: | DX 11.1/SM 5 |
| Max TDP: | 130 W |
This card is our price/performance favorite. In light of a recent price drop, there's little reason to consider the 1 GB version.
You might not need that extra gigabyte of memory most of the time, but in the event that you want to run a higher resolution, increase detail quality, or apply some anti-aliasing, it could be what keeps your performance scaling as expected, rather than falling off a cliff.
Read our full review of AMD's Radeon HD 7800 series for more information on the card and its accompanying architecture.
Best PCIe Card For ~£185:
Radeon HD 7870
Excellent 1920x1200 performance, Good 2560x1600 performance in most games with lowered detail
| Radeon HD 7870 | |
|---|---|
| Codename: | Pitcairn |
| Process: | 28 nm |
| Universal Shaders: | 1280 |
| Texture Units: | 80 |
| ROPs: | 32 |
| Memory Bus: | 256-bit |
| Core Speed MHz: | 1000 |
| Memory Speed MHz: | 1200 (4800 effective) |
| DirectX/Shader Model: | DX 11.1/SM 5 |
| Max TDP: | 175 W |
The Radeon HD 7870 sets a new standard for what we expect from a sub-£200 GPU. With performance kissing the heels of AMD's own Radeon HD 7950 and the GeForce GTX 660 Ti, this card represents one of the best enthusiast-oriented values we've seen. A recent price drop makes it hard to recommend those more expensive cards because the extra speed they offer is relatively minor compared to what you'd need to pay for them.
Read our full review of AMD's Radeon HD 7800 series for more information on the card and its accompanying architecture.
Umm WHO is this reviewer ??
7990`s are available from MANY retailers....
I just bought one for my own gaming machine and my shops have just started stocking them to order....
And...it BEATS the 690.....
Please at least TRY and stay up to date....
Toms Hardware for me and many others is read because of its reviews of up to date hardware, this is now becoming a bit of a joke....
All the best Brett
Did you see Tom's hardware's review of the 7990? While it does brute-force wins against the 690 in terms of performance, its power consumption and noise are both so high that the 690 is really the better option. Not to mention that there are only 2 vendors for the 7990 as opposed to about 10 for the 690.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-hd-7990-devil13-7970-x2,review-32563.html
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-hd-7990-devil13-7970-x2,review-32563.html
Hi
Yes I have seen and read it, but the monthly reviewer obviously missed it
All the best Brett
Hi
Yes the reviewer seems to be a little out of date...lol
All the best Brett
the GT640 is nvidia,s only offering at this price range and can keep up with the HD6670 across most titles ... but will there be a HD7670.... and will it come with gddr3 memory or gddr5 .. if its the latter then it shall replace the HD6670 without a doubt.. infact even a gddr3 version would probally replace the HD6670 since thats whats currently at the top of the entry level charts
note for anyone after gddr5 versions of the HD5670 and HD6670.. check out ... HD5670 ( http://www.videocardshop.co.uk/viewproduct.aspx?part=HD-567X-ZNH4&from=http%3a%2f%2fwww.videocardshop.co.uk%2fsearch.aspx%3fsub%3dRadeon%2bHD5000%2bSeries ) and HD6670 ( http://www.videocardshop.co.uk/viewproduct.aspx?part=HD-667X-ZQFC&from=http%3a%2f%2fwww.videocardshop.co.uk%2fsearch.aspx%3fsub%3dRadeon%2bHD6000%2bSeries ) ..
if you give a crap about a few couple of watts more THEN YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T CONSIDER BUYING A GODDAMN 1000 DOLLAR GPU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Very true lol...
Same reason I don't worry about 10-12 mpg in my Porsche...
The 7990 is not loud normally , but does get louder while gaming, but not unpleasantly so...
All the best Brett
I personally don't consider paying $1000 for a card only to get coil whine and 50+ Db load noise acceptable.
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There is no coil whine and its nowhere near 50 db...
All the best Brett
There is no coil whine and its nowhere near 50 db...
All the best Brett
Check the revieiw.
Hi
I HAVE A 7990 !!!
I repeat there is no coil whine and its nowhere near 50db.... their test was probably done on a test bench...
Mine is in a Lian-Li case on a carpet.... its NOT any noisier than my previous 5870`s ...
All the best Brett
I HAVE A 7990 !!!
I repeat there is no coil whine and its nowhere near 50db.... their test was probably done on a test bench...
Mine is in a Lian-Li case on a carpet.... its NOT any noisier than my previous 5870`s ...
All the best Brett
Fair dos.
I'm still not thrilled about its efficiency though.