thunderdome
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Currently I am using this card:
Sapphire 100282XTREME Radeon HD 5850 Xtreme Edition Video Card - 1GB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0 (x16), DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, DirectX 11, Dual-Slot, CrossFireX Ready, ATI Eyefinity Ready
I think I want to try something a bit better, main use is Secondlife where I would like to see some better FPS.
I dont know what all the specs mean really when it comes to video cards, so advice is greatly appreciated. The two cards I looked at:
1) Sapphire Vapor-X HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 ATI Radeon HD 6870 Chipset (900Mhz) 1GB GDDR5 (4200Mhz) Memory HD Audio Dual Display DVI /HDMI/2x Mini Display Port PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card
2) Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6970 2GB GDDR5 ATI Radeon HD 6970 Chipset 2GB GDDR5 Memory Dual DVI /HDMI/2xMini Display Port PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card
Would either of these offer significant improvements in performance over my 5850?
Does the 2 gig ddr5 on the 6970 make a huge difference over having 1 gig?
Sapphire 100282XTREME Radeon HD 5850 Xtreme Edition Video Card - 1GB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0 (x16), DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, DirectX 11, Dual-Slot, CrossFireX Ready, ATI Eyefinity Ready
I think I want to try something a bit better, main use is Secondlife where I would like to see some better FPS.
I dont know what all the specs mean really when it comes to video cards, so advice is greatly appreciated. The two cards I looked at:
1) Sapphire Vapor-X HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 ATI Radeon HD 6870 Chipset (900Mhz) 1GB GDDR5 (4200Mhz) Memory HD Audio Dual Display DVI /HDMI/2x Mini Display Port PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card
2) Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6970 2GB GDDR5 ATI Radeon HD 6970 Chipset 2GB GDDR5 Memory Dual DVI /HDMI/2xMini Display Port PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card
Would either of these offer significant improvements in performance over my 5850?
Does the 2 gig ddr5 on the 6970 make a huge difference over having 1 gig?