GTX 260 216 vs Hd4870 1GB

[Hussein19891]

Is it just me or does COD4 seem to favor AMD/ATI products?

Its not a hard game to max, Nvidia/Intel setups still get decent FPS. But I've been noticing AMD/ATI setups get better FPS when it comes to COD4.

 

[saltynay]

Its quite odd, the results are contradictory with certain reviewers, one review says the HD 4870 loses by a margin in COD4 to the GTX 260 Core 216, in another review, its similar test system, and the HD 4870 wins by around the same margin it lost in the other test (a lot of other games too)

.... annoying crap

Probably due to a difference in clock speeds as they use different clock architecture and prices fluctuate so much its very difficult to find 2 cards to compare. Its also due to core architecture which leads to difference in games like amd being better in some even though its benchmarks say its a worse card or cheaper then an nvidia gpu which gets less fps. Driver optimisation is another element and memory speed/amount it goes on forever.....

 

[meat_helmet]

Probably due to a difference in clock speeds as they use different clock architecture and prices fluctuate so much its very difficult to find 2 cards to compare. Its also due to core architecture which leads to difference in games like amd being better in some even though its benchmarks say its a worse card or cheaper then an nvidia gpu which gets less fps. Driver optimisation is another element and memory speed/amount it goes on forever.....

Yeh, drivers are quite a big one. Nvidia "normally" release with more optimised drivers than ATI (just going off past experience ppl) and alot of benchies are done at release. If you look at benchmarks now for a hd 4870 for example, they are getting a fair increase from release benchies because of newer drivers.