qubit
Overclocked quantum bit
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System Name | Quantumville™ |
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Processor | Intel Core i7-2700K @ 4GHz |
Motherboard | Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D14 |
Memory | 16GB (2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Black DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz) |
Video Card(s) | MSI RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio |
Storage | Samsung 850 Pro 256GB | WD Black 4TB | WD Blue 6TB |
Display(s) | ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQR (4K, 144Hz, G-SYNC compatible) | Asus MG28UQ (4K, 60Hz, FreeSync compatible) |
Case | Cooler Master HAF 922 |
Audio Device(s) | Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty PCIe |
Power Supply | Corsair AX1600i |
Mouse | Microsoft Intellimouse Pro - Black Shadow |
Keyboard | Yes |
Software | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit |
@EastCoasthandle & mdsx1950: I hate you!
Those bloody graphs of there's are confusing to look at, so I hadn't looked at them very closely before. But I did now!
So, generally speaking, it does appear that the lowest minimums on the 580 & 5970 are about the same, with the 5970 otherwise having higher performance. Therefore, it's all win for the 5970 here.
Where the 5970 falls down, is the latter part of the F1 2010 test though. The 580 is generally better there, without such huge drops. I reckon that loss is more likely due to having two GPUs working together though, rather than it be a brand issue. Remember, one 580 GPU is more powerful than one 5870 GPU and we have two 5870s in tandem here, so it's not really an apples to apples comparison. And dual GPU setups always have issues.
Would a GTX 295 have done any better under those conditions? I dunno. I say a 295, because it has weaker GPUs that are closer in performance to the 5870, making it a better comparison to the 5970.
Regarding the smoother gameplay comments in the performance summary, it's certainly possible that the 580 still played smoother in overall feel and the benches don't really show this. I've not tested this myself so I can't say. I can only relate their comments to my own experience between the 4870 and 8800 GTX.
EDIT: yes, a 5970 with 2GB per GPU would be very interesting. Bring it on!
Those bloody graphs of there's are confusing to look at, so I hadn't looked at them very closely before. But I did now!
So, generally speaking, it does appear that the lowest minimums on the 580 & 5970 are about the same, with the 5970 otherwise having higher performance. Therefore, it's all win for the 5970 here.
Where the 5970 falls down, is the latter part of the F1 2010 test though. The 580 is generally better there, without such huge drops. I reckon that loss is more likely due to having two GPUs working together though, rather than it be a brand issue. Remember, one 580 GPU is more powerful than one 5870 GPU and we have two 5870s in tandem here, so it's not really an apples to apples comparison. And dual GPU setups always have issues.
Would a GTX 295 have done any better under those conditions? I dunno. I say a 295, because it has weaker GPUs that are closer in performance to the 5870, making it a better comparison to the 5970.
Regarding the smoother gameplay comments in the performance summary, it's certainly possible that the 580 still played smoother in overall feel and the benches don't really show this. I've not tested this myself so I can't say. I can only relate their comments to my own experience between the 4870 and 8800 GTX.
EDIT: yes, a 5970 with 2GB per GPU would be very interesting. Bring it on!