AMD and Nvidia battle for mid-range supremacy - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 20th Jun 2008, 10:24

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/06...ge-supremacy/1

AMD and Nvidia are battling against each other again in what could prove to be one of the great wars in the 3D graphics industry.

Xtrafresh · 20th Jun 2008, 10:31

I'm really waiting for this review Tim! Thanks for the heads-up though, i was getting a bit worried about the radiosilence around 4xxx/GTX280/GTX260/9800GTX+

Exciting times, but nothing on here! In the end though, i know it's because you guys refuse to rush tests, so it's all for the better

badders · 20th Jun 2008, 11:28

Is anyone else getting a headache at all these GC releases so close together? I know I am, and I'm not even reviewing them.

We all owe you many beers.

roadie · 20th Jun 2008, 11:45

nvidia is now resorting to paper launches then? That's lame, and they really must be worried. Their margins are going to take a tanking.

liratheal · 20th Jun 2008, 11:50

Awesome

The red team is striking back.. A little over due, but hey. Now, the next most important thing, who's going to get a waterblock out for the 4870 first?

Hell, even the 4850, given its supposed performance at stock clocks..

Timmy_the_tortoise · 20th Jun 2008, 12:15

Wow...

I had no idea the 9800GTX was SO BIG!

Paradigm Shifter · 20th Jun 2008, 12:43

I want a pair of 4870s.

Or, possibly, two 4870X2s if they work with my mobo (X48-T2R... which for some reason doesn't seem to like the 3870X2...)

mclean007 · 20th Jun 2008, 14:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timmy_the_tortoise

Wow...

I had no idea the 9800GTX was SO BIG!

isn't that a GTX260?

chrisb2e9 · 20th Jun 2008, 14:16

This is awsome, PRICE WAR!!!!

[USRF]Obiwan · 20th Jun 2008, 14:44

Can you guys please do a buying recommendation tree for price/performance/bang for bucks?

Denis_iii · 20th Jun 2008, 14:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by [USRF]Obiwan

Can you guys please do a buying recommendation tree for price/performance/bang for bucks?

yea, that'd be awesome! But no where near as awesome as ATI getting back up after the knock out blow that was the 8800. Long as performance/price is similiar to 9800GTX I'd rather go with ATI. DirectX 10.1 support and a much cleaner audio over HDMI setup not to mention better at drivers.

Unless i'm wrong on any of that? more GDDR5 please sir

DarkLord7854 · 20th Jun 2008, 15:13

Benchmarks: http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=580

lewchenko · 20th Jun 2008, 16:22

Rip Off Britain strikes again.

4850 - $199 (less with some rebates from new egg) or £140 (overclockers) in the UK inc. vat

£140 is nearly $280. Vat doesnt account for the difference by a long way.

wuyanxu · 20th Jun 2008, 16:43

£140 for a card that performs about the same to 8800GTX is a steal!

my god that's good. but come on ATI with your higher end x2, we don't want nVidia stealing all the thunder with their monster gtx280

Kris · 20th Jun 2008, 17:29

indeed, gotta love the price wars - hasn't been a better time to upgrade/buy a new computer in a very long time

So, like someone else said - can't wait for that review Tim

HourBeforeDawn · 20th Jun 2008, 17:44

the fact that ATI is able to do a single slot designs is a big win in my book, and besides typically ATI always had the better mid range card due to price a lone and it looks like nVidia is doing a lot of like I dont know how to call it but they look worried =p

Zurechial · 20th Jun 2008, 18:10

The fight may be between nVidia and AMD right now, but the consumer is the winner here (except maybe those who splashed out on expensive cards in the near past).

steveo_mcg · 20th Jun 2008, 19:41

Finally its on...

How long have we been waiting on a decent ati gfx card? NV 6000 Series?

johnnyboy700 · 20th Jun 2008, 21:38

Man oh man, am I glad I didn't jump in and by my new video card last month! I'll hang fire for a couple of weeks yet just to see whats going to happen with the ATI cards.
This is a great time to be in the market for some serious GPU hardware, N-Vidia and ATI seem to finally have some price/performance wars kicking in and I look forward to seeing how their products shape up. If there's no clear winner then I'll just save my pennies until I can afford a GTX 280 - but with my luck by the time I've done that it'll be time for the next gen GPU to hit the market.

ParaHelix.org · 20th Jun 2008, 23:42

Lets just forget all this and get down to the bare facts, any serious gamer knows that Nvidia RULES BOOYEAH HEADSHOT

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20th Jun 2008, 11:45	#4
roadie Minimodder Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 25	nvidia is now resorting to paper launches then? That's lame, and they really must be worried. Their margins are going to take a tanking.

20th Jun 2008, 12:43	#7
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20th Jun 2008, 16:22	#13
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20th Jun 2008, 16:43	#14
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20th Jun 2008, 17:29	#15
Kris Lord Lolwut Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 42	indeed, gotta love the price wars - hasn't been a better time to upgrade/buy a new computer in a very long time So, like someone else said - can't wait for that review Tim

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HourBeforeDawn a.k.a KazeModz Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cali, USA Posts: 1,785	the fact that ATI is able to do a single slot designs is a big win in my book, and besides typically ATI always had the better mid range card due to price a lone and it looks like nVidia is doing a lot of like I dont know how to call it but they look worried =p __________________ Current Rig: RubyRED • Lian-Li A05B • (2) Swiftech 220 Radiators • (2) D5 Variable Pumps • (2) Res • and a whole lot of modding • Retired Rig: Project F.E.A.R. • TT Lanbox Lite • Swiftech H2O-120 • Q6600 G0 OC@3.6ghz • 2900XT • 4gb SuperTalent Memory •

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20th Jun 2008, 21:38	#19
johnnyboy700 Hypermodder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 783	Man oh man, am I glad I didn't jump in and by my new video card last month! I'll hang fire for a couple of weeks yet just to see whats going to happen with the ATI cards. This is a great time to be in the market for some serious GPU hardware, N-Vidia and ATI seem to finally have some price/performance wars kicking in and I look forward to seeing how their products shape up. If there's no clear winner then I'll just save my pennies until I can afford a GTX 280 - but with my luck by the time I've done that it'll be time for the next gen GPU to hit the market.

20th Jun 2008, 23:42	#20
ParaHelix.org Supermodder Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 270	Lets just forget all this and get down to the bare facts, any serious gamer knows that Nvidia RULES BOOYEAH HEADSHOT <-------d[ * . * ]b------<<