GTX 560 2GB or HD 6950 2GB

[Russ88765]

Well, the 470's stock clocks aren't the same but it has a whopping 448 cores vs the 384 of the gtx560. Since it also has 1gb of memory, as well as a higher bitrate/bandwidth- once you clock it the same as a 560 it wins. I think the reason they are saying the gtx560 wins vs a 470 is because they were comparing stock clock reference cards. They should make another bench with same clocks on each, I have a feeling the 470 will win by a solid margin. I believe it has that potential.

 

[Shane]

Well the 560 2gb is around £270 from the one place i seen it,Dont really want to spend over £230 so i think il be getting the 6950 2GB and unlocking it to 6970.

Anyone seen the PowerColor Radeon HD 6950 PCS++ anywhere in th UK for sale yet?

 

[DanielSan]

GTX 560 hands down.

 

[Shane]

Well my 460 is SOLD...so i need to make my mind up,Im getting mixed messages atm across diffrent boards...i think its a Nvidia/AMD was going on though so im not actually getting a real answer which is the better performer,and im not sure if the benchmarks are true?

 

[tech savvy]

no,the 560 does not have better performance than the 6950. you can OC a 560 to perform on-level or faster than the 6950 tho.

 

[Russ88765]

What are you going to use the card for, and what budget are you working with?

 

[Shane]

Well i made my mind up and went with the HD6950...The potential of unlocking to a 6970 and it having 2gb of memory done it for me.

Thanks anyway guys.

 

[FuryRosewood]

memory isnt important to me, OpenGL support is...and ATI openGL support tends to suck donkey well...you know, nvidia all the way. id go with the 560.

 

[Rollo]

newegg does have a 2gb model, but its a palit.i personaly never owned a pilat and probably will never own one,personal reasons.im waiting for asus,msi or gigabyte to release one so i can grab one or two.here- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814261099

I've had about every brand of NVIDIA card except Palit, that is changing soon though. Ordered to of these to try out on my 5756 X 1080 surround rig.

I already voted for 2GB 560s before I saw this poll.

 

[Shane]

I've had about every brand of NVIDIA card except Palit, that is changing soon though. Ordered to of these to try out on my 5756 X 1080 surround rig.

I already voted for 2GB 560s before I saw this poll.

Palit are a good make,ive not had any problems with mine anyway.

The thing is with the 2gb 560,Its around £280 here....which is quite a bit more than the 6950 2GB at around £230 so thats why i went for the 6950.

 

[Russ88765]

Here's a comparison of the two, so you can make a better decision:
http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=641&card2=639

Adjust the core/memory clock speed settings according to the specs of each card first.