*Possible* New 470 Benchmarks

[scooterlibby]

http://vr-zone.com/forums/576902/gtx-470-benchmarks.html

Their source: http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,7...0/Grafikkarte/News/bildergalerie/?iid=1257484

To be taken with a big grain of salt, but they say it is roughly even with Clear Sky and that it beats the 5870 in FC2 at 2560x1600.

 

[happy medium]

Same as last round with the gtx 260 vs 4870. Nvidia's 2nd tier vs ATi top single card.
It looks like we can expect the same this round.
The question now is, how much faster is the gtx480 , and how much are these puppies gonna cost?

 

[Bill Brasky]

Anyone care to speculate?

 

[happy medium]

I notice they used 10.3 catalyst for the 5870.

 

[FerraraZ]

I noticed that we're getting the same performance thats been out for months by ATI. Congrats Nvidia fanboys.

 

[Piotrsama]

Anyone care to speculate?

We'll see 15 more BS leaks before March 26th.

 

[Kuzi]

Same as last round with the gtx 260 vs 4870. Nvidia's 2nd tier vs ATi top single card.
It looks like we can expect the same this round.
The question now is, how much faster is the gtx480 , and how much are these puppies gonna cost?

You're probably right. The GTX470 may be about equal with the 5870, but it has more memory (1.28GB vs. 1GB) and higher bandwidth (320bit vs. 256bit), so it should have an edge at the highest resolutions/settings.

The GTX480 should be about ~15-20% faster than the GTX470.

 

[1h4x4s3x]

So, ATI will fight back with brand new Catalytic drivers? Sounds like a plan.

 

[StrangerGuy]

Power consumption and performance/power? GTX 470 surely wont look good.

 

[Kuzi]

I would worry more about it's cost, if it performs close to the 5870, it should be priced around $400. But my guess these will sell for ~$500 and ~$650 for the GTX480.

Of course you get the awesome PhysX and an Nvidia logo on the box, so you have to pay more

 

[ScorcherDarkly]

I would worry more about it's cost, if it performs close to the 5870, it should be priced around $400. But my guess these will sell for ~$500 and ~$650 for the GTX480.

Of course you get the awesome PhysX and an Nvidia logo on the box, so you have to pay more

Your avatar does not compute. /boggle

Edit: Ha, nm, those are the spy vs spy guys. Thought they were actually trying to be nice to each other.

 

[happy medium]

So, ATI will fight back with brand new Catalytic drivers? Sounds like a plan.

These benches were done with the 10.3 driver.

 

[1h4x4s3x]

These benches were done with the 10.3 driver.

 

[tviceman]

So, ATI will fight back with brand new Catalytic drivers? Sounds like a plan.

LOL. Catalytical.

Power consumption and performance/power? GTX 470 surely wont look good.

That is a problem for Nvidia engineers, not for the overwhelming vast majority of high end gpu costumers.

 

[tviceman]

I would worry more about it's cost, if it performs close to the 5870, it should be priced around $400. But my guess these will sell for ~$500 and ~$650 for the GTX480.

If the gtx470 is not $399 or less MSRP at launch, it will be disappointing. If that price is in line, then the gtx480 will likely be $549 to $579, or about $150 cheaper than an hd5970.

 

[happy medium]

If the gtx470 is not $399 or less MSRP at launch, it will be disappointing. If that price is in line, then the gtx480 will likely be $549 to $579, or about $150 cheaper than an hd5970.

I totally agree,

Give me a gtx 470 for about 350$, and I'm buying.
If not, crossfire 5770 with 5750 (5870 performance) here I come for 160$.

 

[SolMiester]

I noticed that we're getting the same performance thats been out for months by ATI. Congrats Nvidia fanboys.

Had that performance even longer fanboy with the nV200 series!..18 mths

 

[formulav8]

Am I missing something about the 10.3 cats? Are they bad or something? Why are people upset over the benches using them?

 

[cbn]

So, ATI will fight back with brand new Catalytic drivers? Sounds like a plan.

Hopefully HD5890 with higher core clocks and faster memory chips.

 

[Hauk]

If the gtx470 is not $399 or less MSRP at launch, it will be disappointing. If that price is in line, then the gtx480 will likely be $549 to $579, or about $150 cheaper than an hd5970.

damn Green fees though..

 

[GaiaHunter]

Am I missing something about the 10.3 cats? Are they bad or something? Why are people upset over the benches using them?

ATi drivers are called Catalyst not catalytic.

 

[solofly]

ATi drivers are called Catalyst not catalytic.

Catalytic converters v10.3...lol

 

[1h4x4s3x]

I totally agree,

Give me a gtx 470 for about 350$, and I'm buying.

Let me get this straight. You're criticizing people in the other thread because they're speculating about Fermi's specifications and yet you would pull the trigger for $350 without knowing how the card actually performs? Do you happen to have some secret numbers because I can't see anything but a poorly made fake benchmark which spelled Catalyst wrong.

Frankly, I've nothing against speculations but I don't like hypocrites.

 

[SolMiester]

Let me get this straight. You're criticizing people in the other thread because they're speculating about Fermi's specifications and yet you would pull the trigger for $350 without knowing how the card actually performs? Do you happen to have some secret numbers because I can't see anything but a poorly made fake benchmark which spelled Catalyst wrong.

Frankly, I've nothing against speculations but I don't like hypocrites.

I thought the source was a foreign web site which doesnt have English as a 1st languge and therefore probably spell it differently....
And to be honest, I'd rather a $350 GTX470 than a $350 5870 too!

 

[Keysplayr]

My I.Q. is dropping alarmingly fast reading some of these posts dudes!! Make it stop!!