| Pemalite said:
Well a Radeon 5870 even today is no slouch, They're about 4 years old now too.
However, if you wanted to make the comparison fair, you need to lower the image quality downwards so it matches the consoles. - Thus using Battlefield 3/4 probably isn't the wisest of choices as even on low they still do some effects that aren't on the HD twins.
Comparatively, the Playstation 4 isn't even running Battlefield 4 at max graphics either, merely just high equivalent settings and at a lower resolution.
Still a high-end/enthusiast class PC from 4 years ago is still substantually faster than the PS4, mid-range is a differen't matter entirely where the Radeon 5770/5750 (Also re-badged as the 6770/6750) is certainly showing it's age, but still handles pretty much all games fine at 720P.
From a quick look around youtube, the 5870 can pull anywhere from 30-40fps with a mix of high and ultra settings at full 1080P, considering it's 4 years old and is still handling games that are running on a PS4 but with better graphics, it's not a bad showing.
Those cards were also pretty darn cheap before being replaced by the 6900 series, like $200-$300 cheap.
Lets not forget that over time the PC can be cheaper anyway if you play your cards right.
Basically if you bought/Built the PC in 2009, you would have had 4 years of extra "Next generation level graphics" out of it when compared to the new consoles, to some that's worth the extra initial outlay, but everyone is different.
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I think the PS4 is running at 60fps which was the whole point of running it at 900 vertical instead of 1080, at least for Battlefield 4. CoD Ghosts runs at 1080 vertical at 60fps. So comparing high/ultra at half the fps is a pretty pointless comparison. Plus it's not as though Battlefield 4 is playing on Medium settings on the PS4. I should probably just take the shrinkwrap off my copy and play it to see for myself.
And a lot of the technicals on PC building are nothing new to me since I started building overclocked gaming PCs in 2008 when it was brought to my attention that almost every game I bought for the XB360 was on PC. When it became clear that 720p at 30fps was the norm, I built PCs with a 1080p/60fps target for most games. I have a huge catalog of games on Steam and a bunch more on Origin so it's not like I'm some sort of console cheerleader/pundit.
