| Captain_Tom said: Do you have any idea how much stronger a 7870 is than a 5770? lol like 4-5x. Or hell it is even 3-4x stronger than the GTX 650. Yeah the Wicher says it requires a 7870, but that is far from the norm as you demonstrated. Don't get me wrong the 7870 will be midrange GPU the second AMD's new line-up comes out a few months from now. But until then, keep in mind it still maxes out most of the games out there in 1080p. |
The HD 7870, like its successor the r9 270x is and has been a mid-ranged GPU for years now. The HD 7950/7970 were the high end AMD cards when the HD 7870 released, and now the r9 280/ 285/280x/290/290x surpass the HD 7870 and the first few are generally considered mid-end cards designed for $500-800 PC's. And remember, the pitcairn in the PS4 is a gimped version of the standard 7870, while a 270x is an overclocked version. PC gaming is moving into 1440p at the minimum and 4k at the maximum now. And 60 fps has become somewhat of a standard for high-end cards. The HD 7870 can not succed in these areas, therefore it is a mid-end GPU. The PS4's GPU is so gimped that some games need to run at 1600 * 900 and 30 fps.
