6870 with bf3 at 2560x1440

[mickey]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Hey guys do any of you know how will this perform at that resolution?[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]I am upgrading to a GTX 670 soon but want to know if i can hold of a bit so i can save money. I will be getting the catleap monitor.[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]My current system specs:[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Intel core i5 3570k OC to 4.0ghz[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]8gb corsair vengence DDR3 1600mhz[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Gigabyte Z77 UD3H[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]MSI Twin Frozr II 6870[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]I can live without AA and playing at high setting.[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Between the 670 and 7970 which will be better for games? I am getting both at the same price.[/font]

 

[painejake]

I believe the AMD cards perform better at the higher resolutions - Check the reviews of the cards here on OC3D mate.

 

[Pr3d4t0r]

with high resolutions its all about vram,

you probably could but you'll have to turn some settings down and probably no aa at all

 

[jamesriley94]

If it's only temporary then you should be fine.

Overclocking the card may help a little with frame rates if things do start to get choppy, not sure if it already is though

 

[SparkleDJackson]

Im running a 2gb 560ti with no problems at that resolution and those two cards are roughly the same grunt are they not

 

[mickey]

yes they are the same and perform really well. 2gb vram is way better than the 1gb the 6870 has though and will give better overall performance at that high res. Since it is temporary i could stand playing it. the 670 will do me really good i think.

 

[Liarma]

you'll probably have to play at medium settings with no AA to get a playable frame rate (above 45- 50 fps).

 

[KING_OF_SAND]

I would be more worried about what whether that monitor you are getting will work and if it does what features were removed. Also you better get the 4gb 670. the 6870 will struggle quite a bit.

 

[yassarikhan786]

The 2GB 670 should be OK, but just to be safe the 7970 would be the better choice.

 

[SieB]

6870 won't do you much good at that res even on high you are only going to get around 30 FPS plus because of the lack of Vram you will get FPS dips and stuttering.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/battlefield-3-graphics-performance,3063-8.html

670 would definitely be a good card to go with though.

 

[Josh Weston]

I'd say the 7950 would be the better choice. Overclocks like a champ and has 3gb of VRAM stock.