| adriane23 said: I wholeheartedly agree with you about the X1 compared to the 260 (in the X1's current state), but the PS4 is comparable to a 7850, so an extra £20 over the cost of a 260 to beat the PS4 is not accurate. Also, you need to take into account the PS4's architecture, as it will probably be slightly outperforming a 7850 in a year or two with better optimized games and software. Having locked specs is the reason why you eventually need a more powerful PC setup to match console performance. |
The PC gets optimizations too.
There is a massive and I mean massive... Performance delta between when the 7000 series launched and now.
Heck, just the Never Settle driver boosted performance by 15-20% alone.
Mantle will also receive updates over time that will increase performance.
The problem with PC games is that generally they are "Enhanced" versions of the console derivative with more effects and overall better image quality, so they're never a fair comparison point of performance anyway.
In a few years though... I fully expect the 7850 to begin to struggle at 1080P (As that's it's target resolution.)
Overclocking should hold that off for the immediate future.
And by the time it's "useless" there will be substantually more powerfull hardware on the market.
Heck, the 5870 is basically ancient and it can still kick it with some of the latest games.
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