AMD 7970m vs GTX 680m

weeeeeeee are the champions my friend. and we'll keep on fighting till the end.

 

Forget it, Donny, you're out of your element!

 

And here we are getting back onto the topic:

 

Got the NP9170 two days ago with the 7970m and I'm very happy with it. Plays d3 vsync to 60 fps with no frame drops even in intense battles. Without vsync, it's 90-110fps strolling about.

Scored P5831 in 3dmark11, with the drivers off the DVD. I really don't think the 680m will best the 7970m by more than 15% if that. It doesn't really matter either as you'll will want to vsync the game for silky smooth gameplay.

Price/performance 7970m wins by a landslide. It doesn't really doesn't make sense unless you have money to burn to go for the 680m or are in need of an ego boost. Below that the 675m just isn't an option for pure gaming performance when the 7970m is on the market, as it lags well behind.

A very happy 7970m customer.

 

well we know that the 680m and gtx 670 are the same thing, so why doesnt someone with a gtx 670, clock their card to 680m clocks and run some benches. i know that there are some people on the forum that have a gtx 670, and i think some of them have a 7970m aswell so they could directly compare them to tell us which one is better.

 

Hrm? GTX 670m and 675m are Fermi. 680m is Kepler.

 

i said gtx 670(which is a desktop card) not gtx 670m

 

I'm just going to wait until 2013. I just decided that.

My 6970M is so much more powerful than low-end mobile GPUs, it's ridiculous.

I honestly could wait until the 6970M is in the same position as the 6650M now, but my hunger to upgrade is too strong.

 

This thread is funny. It is like trying to convince an apple mac die hard to use a PC and save lots of money... a waste of time.

The 680M is a good card no question. However it is not worth $300 more than AMD. Nvidia have a superiority complex like some of their fans. It is high time they acknowledged the competition and lowered their prices into AMD territory.

@Kevin I reckon the next massive leap will be 2014 with the release of GDDR6 memory!!! Can you wait till then

 

Many pages ago, Cloudfire's friend did that.

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Nope. We already have something that destroys GDDR5. 50% more performance with 30% less power usage. So yeah, if it's just memory bandwidth you are worried about, we already have something that is 50% more performance than GDDR5

Rambus XDR2 50% faster/bandwidth of GDDR5

AMD was rumored to use the XDR2 on the 7970, but since they didn't, indicates to me the memory speed/bandwidth is not the issue. Maybe GCN still can't fully utilize XDR2 to make it worth it?

 

I dont understand why so many people are claiming that it makes no sense that nvidia would be behind AMD in performance because nvidia is ALWAYS in the lead...

and using that as a basis to claim poor drivers or flawed testing techniques..

I cannot help but feel anyone that is saying that has only been into computers for a very very short time.

Its like travelling to a new country in summer and when winter comes, going into panic because "its always sunny here I dont understand why its snowing???"

Spend a little more time and you'll see it goes through periods of sun and snow all the time.

Same with ATI/AMD vs NVIDIA. There have been plenty of times when NVIDIA has been chasing ATI/AMD for the performance crown.

I enjoy when AMD takes the crown away for a while every now and then. The competition is awesome for the consumer.

Also, these cards have vastly different architectures which WILL result in them being better at some games / effects than others.

And finally, NVIDIA's GPU die is also much larger if I remember correctly? This will have a lot to do with the price. Larger dies mean more expense to produce and often lower yeilds also. NVIDIAs pricing may simply be necessary commercially, not just dumb pricing. Could be wrong on this point as my memory may be faulty.

-Tristan

 

Yeah... there is no point in arguing about who has the fastest since AMD and Nvidia don't have the same release schedule anymore. And personally I like AMD's schedule better. You really shouldn't care if 680M is the fastest, 680M is faster than a GPU that's already been out for nearly half year ahead? In computer tech world, that's a very long time since we all say, when you buy, your hardware is already outdated.

I'd rather have the 28nm architecture improvements in power and efficiency sooner than wait just for bragging rights with an Nvidia, when it will be short lived as in a few months AMD will release their next generation.

Nvidia IMO is being stupid with always delaying their schedule to get one up on AMD. By then, I think many gamers just said screw waiting and got an AMD. And when Nvidia fanboys get their king of performance card, AMD releases the next gen with more features etc once again.

Oh I'm going to wait and see what Nvidia has to offer... Yeah well I can wait just another few months when AMD releases their next gen... Big fricken deal, yay, you have performance king for a few months, now go get me my cookie!

 

Nearly six months?

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There is only one reason that keeps me with nVidia and justifies spending more on it: 3D Vision.

But if price, performance and features were equal, I'd favour nVidia because of better drivers.

 

So, two reasons.

Regardless of which way people go, the 680M and 7970M are beastly cards that you really can't go wrong with. Either way, you win, as a gamer. What your budget allows for is aside from the fact that, in the end, we all win regardless of which card we use.

 

I agree. I keep my CF disable most of the time, lol. A single 6970M crushes every game I own and if I ever need more power, then maybe...

 

im thinking about going with AMD depend on how much MS in CF
dont whant to pay 1200$ for a freking GPU when i can get two upgrade kitts for 1120$ with AMD
1200$ for a card not a kitt just a f.....ing card its insane they must be of there meds or some thing 600$ extra for 2gb more not wurth it
i hope some one with the x7200 and CF 7970m can jump and give a update to the drivers and MS (Micro stutering)

 

A 7870m should beat your 6970m and only take a 45w-50 tdp so it doesn't really. 7970m is twice as fast as your 6970m.

Once maxwell comes out your gpu would be what 25w cards should be outperforming yours by.

 

7870M is a tad slower than the 6970M. It's about as fast as the GTX 570M.