arrowss Posted September 24, 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 (edited) Hi im new here, what is better crossfire 6870 or single GTX 580 SC? how about the power consumption? TIA Edited September 24, 2012 by arrowss Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Capitan Posted September 24, 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 (edited) A single GTX 580 is a bit slower on overall averages but two HD 6870's will sometimes have issues, like lower MIN FPS, microstutter, AMD driver dependency (a negative to most people), and higher heat and noise output (though with the HD 6870's, it'll probably be quieter). I had two overclocked HD 6870's in Xfire, and I could see the microstutter and lower MIN FPS. Something I could not see with two overclocked GTX 460 1GB's in SLI (and never with a single card). I still have a GTX 580 (great overclocker), so you know what this guy ended up with. Power consumption, they're about equal, but the HD 6870's in Xfire just a bit more ~40W's. Edited September 24, 2012 by El_Capitan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted September 24, 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 What resolution? How much do you have to spend?? (aka why just those two choices) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaX Posted October 3, 2012 Posted October 3, 2012 Actually most of the people get dricer issues with the crossfire drivers i think you can buy it because its price now to steep sure go for it but if considering you can go also but considering the 2xhd6870 is 340$ approx and 580 for 380$ i will think go for the next gen gtx 670 its most performance for your money and without driver issues Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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