Which GPU should I trade for the other?

[foo9883]

I currently got 7970 OC and a GTX 680. I want to have 2x same cards for SLI/CFX. Which one should I trade for the other?

 

[FinalTidus]

get another gtx 680 and 7970.

 

[Forcecore]

In current SLi vs Crossfire, SLi is more stable than crossfire, however AMD did release news saying that in future drivers will keep on improving on their Crossfire. So is up to your own decision you prefer Red or Green

Something interesting to read
Challenging FPS: Testing SLI And CrossFire Using Video Capture : Frames Per Second: Why The World Was Wrong

If you want an answer i say go ahead get another GTX680

 

[foo9883]

In current SLi vs Crossfire, SLi is more stable than crossfire, however AMD did release news saying that in future drivers will keep on improving on their Crossfire. So is up to your own decision you prefer Red or Green

Something interesting to read
Challenging FPS: Testing SLI And CrossFire Using Video Capture : Frames Per Second: Why The World Was Wrong

If you want an answer i say go ahead get another GTX680

This frame time thingy like made lots of people like "omg we are doing this wrong for years" haha

Very very interesting read.

 

[escksu]

How come you are running 2 different cards in your comp????

 

[Phen8210]

How come you are running 2 different cards in your comp????

he also never say he running 2 cards in his comp

 

[tony_ong]

How come you are running 2 different cards in your comp????

i suppose he has two comps

 

[foo9883]

Anymore opinions from pros?

 

[dawntime]

Nvidia has minimal or lesser issues when compared to AMD in single card solutions. You can likely drag this theoretical fact towards multi card setups. AMD may catch up or even surpass nvidia in terms of stability and performance later on, since they are focusing on driver updates this year. Don't quote me on that though

 

[Felfirez]

What are your system's spec??

 

[Forcecore]

Another thing to consider whether can your PSU take either your GTX680SLi or 7970 Crossfire

GTX680 SLi:
GeForce GTX 680 SLI review - Power Consumption

7970 Crossfire:
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Crossfire review - Hardware setup | Power consumption

This articles is quite old furthermore is uses reference cards. So just read it for knowledge=D

 

[foo9883]

What are your system's spec??

P8Z77-V LK
i7-2600
16GB 1600mhz
seasonic m12ii 850w

 

[Vulpix]

Don't bother with crossfire. Micro stuttering still an issue for ATi cards.

 

[SubHuM4n]

Don't bother with crossfire. Micro stuttering still an issue for ATi cards.

Quote ftw! But ATI did mention they are looking to fix it in the future!

 

[Felfirez]

P8Z77-V LK
i7-2600
16GB 1600mhz
seasonic m12ii 850w

SLI GTX680.

Quote ftw! But ATI did mention they are looking to fix it in the future!

How far in the future? It is not something that they can just fix within a few months. And its AMD.

 

[fockyerdod3r]

Quote ftw! But ATI did mention they are looking to fix it in the future!

they like talk only. i still waiting to cf my 7970. the wait is like forever. i think 9000 series come out they still haven fix.

 

[Vincym]

If you are using a 1440p monitor and your GTX has 2gb vram, I will say 7970xfire as I am suffering from vram bottleneck now.

If 1080p, then SLI for less issues.

 

[Vulpix]

Quote ftw! But ATI did mention they are looking to fix it in the future!

Our gahment also say they will fix many things before.

 

[SubHuM4n]

Our gahment also say they will fix many things before.

When Frame Rates Aren't What They Seem... : Challenging FPS: Testing SLI And CrossFire Using Video Capture

From the article above :

As we expected, both from The Tech Report's background with this and Nvidia's in-house examples, we see that AMD's Radeon HD 7870s in CrossFire tend to suffer more dropped and runt frames than a pair of GeForce GTX 660 Tis in SLI. This addresses much of the trepidation about multi-card configurations expressed in Best Graphics Cards for the Money, confirming that two of Nvidia's boards appear more appealing. AMD even admits it's playing catch-up in this area, and is addressing its shortcomings through successive driver improvements.

But ATI is the underdog should support...

 

[Vulpix]

When Frame Rates Aren't What They Seem... : Challenging FPS: Testing SLI And CrossFire Using Video Capture

From the article above :



But ATI is the underdog should support...

I support whoever has their damn thing working properly, I don't care who is the upper or under dog/cat.