Gtx 580 sli vs hd6970 crossfire for 2560x1600

[GT7R]

Originally Posted by Chromey

ANd at the end of the day, DO you want ATI Drivers...

Their hit and miss at best.

10.12 Just made me sell my 5870 and buy a EVGA Superclocked 580, Switching back to the green team seems crazy But im so tired of a Team of Kids that ride the short bus to work Like ATI/AMD employe for their driver squad.


DIme for dime, Ill pay more for reliability

Agreed, same here.

[rjbarker]

I think CF and SLI are in the same league now, but 4GB of RAM vs. 3GB is why CF drives three displays without slowing down as SLI.

When running XF or SLi the VRAM is not "stacked"....2 x 1.5GB Cards is still only 1.5GB VRAM as 2 x 2GB Cards is still 2GB VRAM....

[ForTheGG]

Originally Posted by rjbarker

When running XF or SLi the VRAM is not "stacked"....2 x 1.5GB Cards is still only 1.5GB VRAM as 2 x 2GB Cards is still 2GB VRAM....

If he opts for SPR (Split Frame Rendering) then the VRAM will be distributed evenly between both screens, thus the workload will be cut in half for each cards available VRAM.

@ the OP,

If you can afford it, GTX580 SLI. HD6970 CFX without aftermarket cooling or single/dual slot spacing between the cards is not worth it. There's almost no room for air to flow, and the fans will crank up to compensate. Depends on how you want to orientate the cards.

+1 to the driver complaints too, watching my friend fight with his HD5870 CFX was funny at first...