Is it worth upgrading to GTX560 Ti

legends84 · Jan 27, 2011, 08:10 AM

hello friends,

I have a question and want to know some of your opinions is it worth for me to upgrade a 6870 to GTX560??

I have an Asus 6870 and might thinking to CF in the near future, but also I am interested in GTX560 and going to SLI it too.. but is it worth from to upgrade from 6870 to GTX560??

one more thing is that I am using an ASUS Crosshair 4 formula 890FX, and I search that somebody have tried SLI to this board with SLI patch and working fine, is it true enough that the C4F can be SLI too?

hope I get some positive feedback... thanks yall

1nf3rn0x · Jan 27, 2011, 08:24 AM

Definitely not. The 6870 performs slightly under the GTX 560 but nothing to go crazy about. But, some gains will be present with GTX 560 SLi as they should scale better.

SlayerJC · Jan 27, 2011, 08:45 AM

I think its a worth upgrade.

GTX560 Ti http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforc...i-sli-review/1

thunderising · Jan 27, 2011, 08:47 AM

I see the HD6870 and CFX perform exceptionally well, all the while consuming much lesser power. No reason to upgrade

Boomstick777 · Jan 27, 2011, 08:52 AM

No it isn't worth it at all wouldn't notice hardly any performance difference in games, HD 6950 2GB at stock is much faster than GTX 560 and would provide better performance it has 2GB Memory which if your considering crossfire in the future would benefit you especially at higher resolutions, also with the option to flash to HD 6970 bios the HD 6950 offers much better value.

Zubasa · Jan 27, 2011, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlayerJC

I think its a worth upgrade.

GTX560 Ti http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforc...i-sli-review/1

Are you sure?
http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforc...-sli-review/11

xBruce88x · Jan 27, 2011, 12:04 PM

o.0 thanks for the chart, now i know that the AMD equivalent is (roughly... since it varies from game to game)

I'm assuming the GTS 450 is in sli too?

legends84 · Jan 27, 2011, 12:06 PM

wow.. still can catch up with GTX560 sli.. nice...

SlayerJC · Jan 28, 2011, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zubasa

Are you sure?
http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforc...-sli-review/11
http://img.techpowerup.org/110127/Capture004.jpg

Man, i forgot the "not".

Sorry, my mistake.

cdawall · Jan 28, 2011, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zubasa

Are you sure?
http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforc...-sli-review/11
http://img.techpowerup.org/110127/Capture004.jpg

wow 1fps

no its not worth it OP wait until the next gen

pabloottawa · Apr 9, 2011, 03:23 PM

I have 2 GTX560 TIs in SLI and they are phenomenal!!!

All the problems I had with CF are a thing of the past. Definitely worth the upgrade!!!

SonDa5 · Apr 11, 2011, 05:41 AM

Not really an upgrade.

Goodman · Apr 11, 2011, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pabloottawa

I have 2 GTX560 TIs in SLI and they are phenomenal!!!

All the problems I had with CF are a thing of the past. Definitely worth the upgrade!!!

Like you said in the past...
The new 6000 series cards in xfire + Catalyst 11.4 = Win
That is what i hear all the time anyway... IDK must be true?

All i can say xfire or not Catalyst 11.4 are GREAT!!!

Rowsol · Apr 11, 2011, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goodman

All i can say xfire or not Catalyst 11.4 are GREAT!!!

Just looked up some notes about 11.4. Cant' wait.

qubit · Apr 11, 2011, 09:50 AM

Well, it looks like performance-wise they are fairly evenly matched. However, in my experience, I have seen less glitches with nvidia than AMD. Just from seeing the threads on TPU seems to confirm this too.

If you upgrade your card, then go for a GTX 570 or 580 though. I wouldn't spend all that money otherwise just to have a slightly smoother running system with the same performance.

If you can stretch to a GTX 580 however, it will run rings around your current card.

Just make sure that your system can meet the demands of a high end card, first.

EDIT: as you have a crossfire setup, you'll have to change your mobo and add two GTX 580s. That's a lot of dough. Save your money.

pabloottawa · Apr 11, 2011, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goodman

Like you said in the past...
The new 6000 series cards in xfire + Catalyst 11.4 = Win
That is what i hear all the time anyway... IDK must be true?

All i can say xfire or not Catalyst 11.4 are GREAT!!!

I think the 5850s were EXTREMLY problematic as people seem to have no real isues with the 6000 series cards. I had 2 5850s and it was nothing but nightmare after nightmare no matter what I tried. And all I wanted to do was run BC2. After 9 months I gave up.... ATI is not for me and I went back to Nvidia but it seems from all the reviews and comments I've read, the 6000 series cards are FAR FAR better than the 5000 series cards. It really comes down to personal preference and the experiences you've had with either brand.

Oh, yes and just remember.... Make sure you do some thorough research as to what brand to go with in relation to your motherboard, CPU and RAM. I have an Asus P6T and although its X58 chipset does support Crossfire, I only see a few mentions of it in the manual and the box whereas I see SLI mentioned much more.... Strange but it gives me the impression that the X58 chipset *prefers* SLI..... All I know is SLI works better for my wetup

Good luck

2DividedbyZero · Apr 11, 2011, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pabloottawa

I think the 5850s were EXTREMLY problematic as people seem to have no real isues with the 6000 series cards. I had 2 5850s and it was nothing but nightmare after nightmare no matter what I tried. And all I wanted to do was run BC2. After 9 months I gave up.... ATI is not for me and I went back to Nvidia but it seems from all the reviews and comments I've read, the 6000 series cards are FAR FAR better than the 5000 series cards. It really comes down to personal preference and the experiences you've had with either brand.

Oh, yes and just remember.... Make sure you do some thorough research as to what brand to go with in relation to your motherboard, CPU and RAM. I have an Asus P6T and although its X58 chipset does support Crossfire, I only see a few mentions of it in the manual and the box whereas I see SLI mentioned much more.... Strange but it gives me the impression that the X58 chipset *prefers* SLI..... All I know is SLI works better for my wetup

Good luck

O M F G

you are STILL going on about "your" inability to cfx

pabloottawa · Apr 11, 2011, 04:53 PM

And you are still trolling. Don't I hear your mommy calling?

Goodman · Apr 12, 2011, 05:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rowsol

Just looked up some notes about 11.4. Cant' wait.

Why wait?
http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles...lypreview.aspx

I've been running Catalyst 11.4 for a month now & i love it!

I got the "early" 11.4 Preview from the 8th march , i think it's time i update to the "new" 11.4 from the 29th march

2DividedbyZero · Apr 12, 2011, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goodman

Why wait?
http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles...lypreview.aspx

I've been running Catalyst 11.4 for a month now & i love it!

I got the "early" 11.4 Preview from the 8th march , i think it's time i update to the "new" 11.4 from the 29th march

8th march are actually a wee bit faster than 29th march driver set

mommy....

Funtoss · Apr 12, 2011, 09:33 AM

ummm, i dont think upgrading from 6870 to gtx 560 would be a good idea lol go for something like a gtx 570 or 580

Spectrum · Apr 20, 2011, 06:28 AM

the 6 series scales very well in xfire...

that's a 100% performance increase right there... and i believe that was with 11.2.. with 11.4 it'd probably be a little bit more of a performance increase

20mmrain · Apr 20, 2011, 07:10 AM

I don't think it's worth it. HD6870's will beat GTX 560 TI's when used in SLI/Crossfire. Although the GTX 560's are little faster then the 6870's in single mode.

If you want to upgrade I would go for a couple of HD6950 1gb's or two GTX 570's. The GTX 560's aren't worth it.
But if you went the HD6950 route those cards will beat the GTX 560's and by a noticeable margin. It will also beat your HD6870's by a noticeable bit too.... How Would I know this one might ask???? Well I upgraded from two HD6870's to two HD6950's and it was very nice! I think that would be your best bet unless you are set on going with Nvidia.

pabloottawa · Apr 20, 2011, 07:57 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQMAgSTebmU

Spectrum · Apr 20, 2011, 08:48 AM

mmmm...

so the metro 2033 one in the video is wrong. the 6870s outperform the 560s... lol

Jan 27, 2011, 08:10 AM	#1
legends84 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jitra, Malaysia Posts: 239 (0.15/day) Thanks: 105 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts System Specs	Is it worth upgrading to GTX560 Ti hello friends, I have a question and want to know some of your opinions is it worth for me to upgrade a 6870 to GTX560?? I have an Asus 6870 and might thinking to CF in the near future, but also I am interested in GTX560 and going to SLI it too.. but is it worth from to upgrade from 6870 to GTX560?? one more thing is that I am using an ASUS Crosshair 4 formula 890FX, and I search that somebody have tried SLI to this board with SLI patch and working fine, is it true enough that the C4F can be SLI too? hope I get some positive feedback... thanks yall

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Jan 27, 2011, 08:24 AM	#2
1nf3rn0x Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,707 (1.27/day) Thanks: 509 Thanked 331 Times in 242 Posts System Specs	Definitely not. The 6870 performs slightly under the GTX 560 but nothing to go crazy about. But, some gains will be present with GTX 560 SLi as they should scale better. __________________

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Jan 27, 2011, 08:45 AM	#3
SlayerJC Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 39 (0.04/day) Thanks: 41 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts System Specs	I think its a worth upgrade. GTX560 Ti http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforc...i-sli-review/1

Jan 27, 2011, 08:47 AM	#4
thunderising Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New Delhi Posts: 682 (0.72/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 62 Times in 50 Posts System Specs	I see the HD6870 and CFX perform exceptionally well, all the while consuming much lesser power. No reason to upgrade

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Jan 27, 2011, 08:52 AM	#5
Boomstick777 Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 66 (0.07/day) Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts System Specs	No it isn't worth it at all wouldn't notice hardly any performance difference in games, HD 6950 2GB at stock is much faster than GTX 560 and would provide better performance it has 2GB Memory which if your considering crossfire in the future would benefit you especially at higher resolutions, also with the option to flash to HD 6970 bios the HD 6950 offers much better value.

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Jan 27, 2011, 12:04 PM	#7
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Jan 27, 2011, 12:06 PM	#8
legends84 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jitra, Malaysia Posts: 239 (0.15/day) Thanks: 105 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts System Specs	wow.. still can catch up with GTX560 sli.. nice...

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Apr 9, 2011, 03:23 PM	#11
pabloottawa Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 174 (0.21/day) Thanks: 70 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts System Specs	I have 2 GTX560 TIs in SLI and they are phenomenal!!! All the problems I had with CF are a thing of the past. Definitely worth the upgrade!!!

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Apr 11, 2011, 05:41 AM	#12
SonDa5 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,405 (0.80/day) Thanks: 209 Thanked 282 Times in 182 Posts System Specs	Not really an upgrade.

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Apr 11, 2011, 09:50 AM	#15
qubit Overclocked quantum bit Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Quantumville UK Posts: 8,648 (4.34/day) Thanks: 4,178 Thanked 3,303 Times in 1,943 Posts System Specs	Well, it looks like performance-wise they are fairly evenly matched. However, in my experience, I have seen less glitches with nvidia than AMD. Just from seeing the threads on TPU seems to confirm this too. If you upgrade your card, then go for a GTX 570 or 580 though. I wouldn't spend all that money otherwise just to have a slightly smoother running system with the same performance. If you can stretch to a GTX 580 however, it will run rings around your current card. Just make sure that your system can meet the demands of a high end card, first. EDIT: as you have a crossfire setup, you'll have to change your mobo and add two GTX 580s. That's a lot of dough. Save your money. __________________ Siggie in the post.

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Apr 11, 2011, 04:53 PM	#18
pabloottawa Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 174 (0.21/day) Thanks: 70 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts System Specs	And you are still trolling. Don't I hear your mommy calling?

Apr 12, 2011, 09:33 AM	#21
Funtoss Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Zealand Posts: 555 (0.68/day) Thanks: 278 Thanked 62 Times in 53 Posts System Specs	ummm, i dont think upgrading from 6870 to gtx 560 would be a good idea lol go for something like a gtx 570 or 580

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Apr 20, 2011, 06:28 AM	#22
Spectrum Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 164 (0.20/day) Thanks: 22 Thanked 49 Times in 45 Posts	the 6 series scales very well in xfire... that's a 100% performance increase right there... and i believe that was with 11.2.. with 11.4 it'd probably be a little bit more of a performance increase __________________ "the current P5 membership are represented by some of the victorious powers of World War II, along with France, for some reason," - Extract from Wikipedia on the UN security council

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Apr 20, 2011, 07:10 AM	#23
20mmrain Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Midwest USA Posts: 2,408 (1.82/day) Thanks: 478 Thanked 739 Times in 452 Posts System Specs	I don't think it's worth it. HD6870's will beat GTX 560 TI's when used in SLI/Crossfire. Although the GTX 560's are little faster then the 6870's in single mode. If you want to upgrade I would go for a couple of HD6950 1gb's or two GTX 570's. The GTX 560's aren't worth it. But if you went the HD6950 route those cards will beat the GTX 560's and by a noticeable margin. It will also beat your HD6870's by a noticeable bit too.... How Would I know this one might ask???? Well I upgraded from two HD6870's to two HD6950's and it was very nice! I think that would be your best bet unless you are set on going with Nvidia. __________________ Heatware 35 + 0 \| 0 -

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Apr 20, 2011, 07:57 AM	#24
pabloottawa Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 174 (0.21/day) Thanks: 70 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts System Specs	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQMAgSTebmU

Apr 20, 2011, 08:48 AM	#25
Spectrum Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 164 (0.20/day) Thanks: 22 Thanked 49 Times in 45 Posts	mmmm... so the metro 2033 one in the video is wrong. the 6870s outperform the 560s... lol __________________ "the current P5 membership are represented by some of the victorious powers of World War II, along with France, for some reason," - Extract from Wikipedia on the UN security council

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