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NJ5 on 25 June 2011
naznatips said:
NJ5 said:
naznatips said:

The GTX 580 is the most powerful single card on the market, and the 6990 is well below.


I believe you meant the 6970 is below, because the HD 6990 (being a dual card) is certainly above the GTX 580.


It's the same situation as the GTX 590. The dual card functions worse than two of the originals, which are worse than the GTX 580 by performance. 

Edit: Apparently no one noticed, but I specified single GPU in the OP. Dual cards non-withstanding. 

So you're comparing two GTX 580s vs one HD 6990, your original statement didn't make that clear for me.



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Xen on 25 June 2011
disolitude said:

While we're talking about powerful video cards...anyone see the ASUS MARS II? Jesus christ... I think this pic tells all you need to know about it.

I'd love to bench with it.

Then, bench my PC with it.

Then, bench her in bed (yeah yeah I know I will be the one thats benched in that scenario).



Scoobes on 25 June 2011

Maybe Crysis 2 when it has the DX11 update? Not sure how much of a difference that'll make. Most other test/games have already been mentioned.

You could also try downloading some user mods/high-def texture packs for those games to really put the card through its paces.




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yo_john117 on 25 June 2011
mibuokami said:
yo_john117 said:
zarx said:

If you want something that is not shooter you could try Shogun 2

That's not a very hard game to run on the highest graphics though.


You must be joking, Shogun 2 is a definite stress test, especially with the DX11 update.

 

I don't think so. My computer could run it on everything at the highest settings without a hitch yet it could only run the witcher 2 on medium low settings.



Necromunda on 25 June 2011
NJ5 said:
naznatips said:
NJ5 said:
naznatips said:

The GTX 580 is the most powerful single card on the market, and the 6990 is well below.


I believe you meant the 6970 is below, because the HD 6990 (being a dual card) is certainly above the GTX 580.


It's the same situation as the GTX 590. The dual card functions worse than two of the originals, which are worse than the GTX 580 by performance. 

Edit: Apparently no one noticed, but I specified single GPU in the OP. Dual cards non-withstanding. 

So you're comparing two GTX 580s vs one HD 6990, your original statement didn't make that clear for me.


Yeah this confused me a little as well, the 6990 alone should easily outperform a 580. Also just to point out, the 6990's should, to my understanding, scale far better in Crossfire then the 590's in sli.



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disolitude on 25 June 2011
Necromunda said:
NJ5 said:
naznatips said:
NJ5 said:
naznatips said:

The GTX 580 is the most powerful single card on the market, and the 6990 is well below.


I believe you meant the 6970 is below, because the HD 6990 (being a dual card) is certainly above the GTX  580.


It's the same situation as the GTX 590. The dual card functions worse than two of the originals, which are worse than the GTX 580 by performance. 

Edit: Apparently no one noticed, but I specified single GPU in the OP. Dual cards non-withstanding. 

So you're comparing two GTX 580s vs one HD 6990, your original statement didn't make that clear for me.


Yeah this confused me a little as well, the 6990 alone should easily outperform a 580. Also just to point out, the 6990's should, to my understanding, scale far better in Crossfire then the 590's in sli.

 

Guys...he said most powerful "single GPU"...not most powerful videocard you can buy. 6990 and 590 are dual GPU cards running in SLI/crossfire in one card...

With that in mind, GTX 580 is the most powerful single GPU on the market.



mibuokami on 25 June 2011
yo_john117 said:
mibuokami said:
yo_john117 said:
zarx said:

If you want something that is not shooter you could try Shogun 2

That's not a very hard game to run on the highest graphics though.


You must be joking, Shogun 2 is a definite stress test, especially with the DX11 update.

 

I don't think so. My computer could run it on everything at the highest settings without a hitch yet it could only run the witcher 2 on medium low settings.

Have you done any sort of benchmarking for Shogun 2? Are you using the DX11 setup?

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-270762.html

Check out the benchmark performance of 1 and 2 6950 with max setting. This game is not playable for multiplayer purposes on max setting with only 1 6950! Crossfire yeilds you 41 frames.

My personal setup with 2 GTX 580 in sli yielded 51 frames per second.

The same setup is currently running Witcher 2 with everything max (minus uber sampling) at 100 fps and runs with uber on at 45 fps. (Although it is noted that witcher 2 is not yet fully opitmize for SLI yet)




yo_john117 on 25 June 2011
mibuokami said:
yo_john117 said:
mibuokami said:
yo_john117 said:
zarx said:

If you want something that is not shooter you could try Shogun 2

That's not a very hard game to run on the highest graphics though.


You must be joking, Shogun 2 is a definite stress test, especially with the DX11 update.

 

I don't think so. My computer could run it on everything at the highest settings without a hitch yet it could only run the witcher 2 on medium low settings.

Have you done any sort of benchmarking for Shogun 2? Are you using the DX11 setup?

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-270762.html

Check out the benchmark performance of 1 and 2 6950 with max setting. This game is not playable for multiplayer purposes on max setting with only 1 6950! Crossfire yeilds you 41 frames.

My personal setup with 2 GTX 580 in sli yielded 51 frames per second.

The same setup is currently running Witcher 2 with everything max (minus uber sampling) at 100 fps and runs with uber on at 45 fps. (Although it is noted that witcher 2 is not yet fully opitmize for SLI yet)

I don't know what to tell you man other then my laptop that I used to have had a Geforce GTX 460m in it and it could run the game on the max settings and have a good frame rate whilst it would only run the Witcher 2 on medium low at less then 30 FPS.

And yes I was running it in DX11



mibuokami on 26 June 2011
yo_john117 said:
mibuokami said:
yo_john117 said:
mibuokami said:
yo_john117 said:
zarx said:

If you want something that is not shooter you could try Shogun 2

That's not a very hard game to run on the highest graphics though.


You must be joking, Shogun 2 is a definite stress test, especially with the DX11 update.

 

I don't think so. My computer could run it on everything at the highest settings without a hitch yet it could only run the witcher 2 on medium low settings.

Have you done any sort of benchmarking for Shogun 2? Are you using the DX11 setup?

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-270762.html

Check out the benchmark performance of 1 and 2 6950 with max setting. This game is not playable for multiplayer purposes on max setting with only 1 6950! Crossfire yeilds you 41 frames.

My personal setup with 2 GTX 580 in sli yielded 51 frames per second.

The same setup is currently running Witcher 2 with everything max (minus uber sampling) at 100 fps and runs with uber on at 45 fps. (Although it is noted that witcher 2 is not yet fully opitmize for SLI yet)

I don't know what to tell you man other then my laptop that I used to have had a Geforce GTX 460m in it and it could run the game on the max settings and have a good frame rate whilst it would only run the Witcher 2 on medium low at less then 30 FPS.

And yes I was running it in DX11

Very odd lol, Shogun 2 is generally consider a very gpu / cpu intensive game, I'm really suprise you can run this game with Max setting without any hiccup.... did you use 8x AA and 16x AN?




NJ5 on 26 June 2011
disolitude said:
Necromunda said:
NJ5 said:
naznatips said:
NJ5 said:
naznatips said:

The GTX 580 is the most powerful single card on the market, and the 6990 is well below.


I believe you meant the 6970 is below, because the HD 6990 (being a dual card) is certainly above the GTX  580.


It's the same situation as the GTX 590. The dual card functions worse than two of the originals, which are worse than the GTX 580 by performance. 

Edit: Apparently no one noticed, but I specified single GPU in the OP. Dual cards non-withstanding. 

So you're comparing two GTX 580s vs one HD 6990, your original statement didn't make that clear for me.


Yeah this confused me a little as well, the 6990 alone should easily outperform a 580. Also just to point out, the 6990's should, to my understanding, scale far better in Crossfire then the 590's in sli.

 

Guys...he said most powerful "single GPU"...not most powerful videocard you can buy. 6990 and 590 are dual GPU cards running in SLI/crossfire in one card...

With that in mind, GTX 580 is the most powerful single GPU on the market.

Yes, he said "single GPU" but then he said the GTX 580 is above the HD 6990. That's where the confusion started, both because it's not true and also because the HD 6990 is not a single GPU card.

I wouldn't have entered the discussion at all if not to correct that statement.



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