GTX560Ti v GTX570 HD
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salvage-this
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The 570 will outperform the 560
Aastii
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What resolution is your monitor? Get the GTX 570 HD 2560MB if you have a higher than 1920x1080 monitor, or you plan to run a larger screen, or three screens. The extra VRAM will be worth it then. I'd get it anyway simple because it's overkill
wait...what...logic?
If you aren't gaming at HD resolutions, take the Ti, it will play any and every game at full settings for a long time yet, however get a 1GB version, not 2. It will be cheaper and have identical performance. The only time you see performance difference with more memory is if you are running at higher resolutions, however 1GB will almost always be plenty, unless you are using multiple monitors or very, very high resolution
salvage-this
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It is not the size bur rather the resolution. If the tv is 1920x1080 I would go for the 570 if it is at 720 then the 560 will be more than enough.
salvage-this
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You don't need to. The 560 is still a good card for 1080. just not as powerful as the 570. The 560 will still max out quite a few games at 1080.
claptonman
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6950 > 560ti. More bang for the buck.
But the 570 outperforms the 6950. Just something to know.
But the 570 outperforms the 6950. Just something to know.
Aastii
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Better to not waste money by paying for something you don't need. Better to buy twice as much food and throw half of it away than buy the amount needed, because it is better to have too much, right
6950 most of the time > Ti, however Ti > overclocker than 6950, so brings overclocked performance ahead of the 6950, and on or exceding that of a 6970. OC a 560 Ti, and you have yourself a card capable of playing anything and everything, including at 1080p
Troncoso
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Better to not waste money by paying for something you don't need. Better to buy twice as much food and throw half of it away than buy the amount needed, because it is better to have too much, right
6950 most of the time > Ti, however Ti > overclocker than 6950, so brings overclocked performance ahead of the 6950, and on or exceding that of a 6970. OC a 560 Ti, and you have yourself a card capable of playing anything and everything, including at 1080p
Yeah but at about the same price for people who would rather not overclock the 6950 would turn into a better option.
claptonman
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Nevermind, misread.
Aastii
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Even without OC, the 560 Ti is at least $20 cheaper, however the performance difference is not $20 worth, you are talking the biggest difference being 2-3 fps. Extra $20, not worth it, extra $100 for a 570, you would have to have at least 1 and a half times the performance for it to make sense to get one, and put simply, you don't, it is again a few fps for the extra $100
Troncoso
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Meh I guess you are right, though there is really only a $10 difference if you go with a decent brand like EVGA. Though I have to imagine since I have one of the older reference models of the hd 6950 that supposedly has a high success in BIOS unlocking for the 6970, I like to think it wasn't a bad choice. Haha. Regardless, it will just come down to which chipset you prefer.
Aastii
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It doesn't come down to which you prefer, it comes down to uses and common sense. I have just been in the same situation as OP, the 560 Ti is, for the moment, the best option. Not long ago, because of prices, the 6950 was the best choice. I prefer neither, in the last 4 years I have had 6 different video cards, 4 Nvidia, 2 ATI, it always comes down to the best for the money, not what the box says or which factory it came out of.
For the uses, the 560 Ti will be enough for the job, and it will be cheaper than any of the other options pointed out, especially if OP wishes to OC
Troncoso
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Would you say that if it you were looking at an ASUS card for $20 difference? Yes the company who actually manufactured the hardware does matter. There is a reason those brands like palit are cheaper. It's like getting a walmart version of something. I mean I even agreed with you that the 560 Ti was a better option. But you have to agree, just because a product is cheaper doesn't make it a better deal if that company is known for poor quality or just uses down right cheap parts.
mihir
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Better to not waste money by paying for something you don't need. Better to buy twice as much food and throw half of it away than buy the amount needed, because it is better to have too much, right
I think it would be best to get a 1280Mb GTX 570.
Even though he might not use its full potential for now but it will be a bit more futureproof compared to the GTX 560Ti.
And the food analogy does not go with GPUs (since food gets stale), but a petrol analogy would go here.
Like filling up extra petrol even though you don't need it right now it will last you a bit longer.
But if we go from the options the OP listed then the GTX 560Ti 2Gb would be the way to go.
Aastii
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I think it would be best to get a 1280Mb GTX 570.
Even though he might not use its full potential for now but it will be a bit more futureproof compared to the GTX 560Ti.
And the food analogy does not go with GPUs, but a petrol analogy would go here.
Like filling up extra petrol even though you don't need it right now it will last you a bit longer.
I disagree with the petrol analogy, though you can get more, later it will be more expensive, unlike the video card where later you can get 570 performance for much less.
If he pocketed the $20, in 12 months time sell the 560 and get a new card, even if he end up paying $100 extra then, he has ample performance now, and in 12 months will have spent the same amount of money in the same time, but now have a much, much better card with more performance than the 570, or the same but with less power draw and less heat