7850 vs GTX660

[mp4-25]

Which one of the two cards is better. I will be water cooling it so the noise levels are not a factor, please can you help.

[GeneralBear]

personaly 7850 mainly because the card is only under 100$ when you factor in the free games it comes with

[david cassar]

Gtx 660 is around 15-20% faster than the hd 7850. But the hd 7850 can overclock and reach it.

[extremescouter]

I would go for the 7850. A great way to choose what graphics card you want is to go on Linus' channel and search benchmark showdown. You will see a variety of cards at a variety of pricepoints and their real-world performance. It also depends on if you are doing any video editing or rendering, as the GTX 660 will perform better with CUDA cores. However, for a purely gaming system the 7850 is a good choice. 

[mp4-25]

I am not to fussed about the free games. Oh, i forgot to mention i use Adobe Photoshop, will this change what card I should get?

[mp4-25]

I had a look at Linus's channel and all of the benchmarks he did used a 7870. Does anyone know what kind of performance i would be getting?

[needmorewood]

well the next version of Adobe products is going to use OPEN cl which AMD cards vastly outperform the nvidia cards.  i like the 7850 quite a bit but where im from a 7870 costs about $20 more so i would make sure that u check it out, but in this price bracket definitly the AMD cards are the way to go

[needmorewood]

I had a look at Linus's channel and all of the benchmarks he did used a 7870. Does anyone know what kind of performance i would be getting?

i dont know exactly how you want this to be answered but if u have a 1080p screen or less it will pretty much be do whatever u want at high settings (if we are talking about gaming here )

[Mac69]

if i were you i would spend a little more and buy the 7870

[david cassar]

I am not to fussed about the free games. Oh, i forgot to mention i use Adobe Photoshop, will this change what card I should get?

then the gtx 660 will perform better in adobe apps. 

[mp4-25]

Does anyone know when the GTX760 is likely to be released and if it will be about the same price as a GTX660 and any faster?

[david cassar]

Does anyone know when the GTX760 is likely to be released and if it will be about the same price as a GTX660 and any faster?

There hasn't been any rumors about it but it will most probably release in september.

[PCBudgetSolutions]

GTX 660 if:

You don't plan to overclock

Prefer to use phys-x

Nvidia preference

Don't need the free games

Need cuda

Need a reference design

 

HD 7850 2GB if:
You plan to OC

Want the best value for the dollar

Want the free games

Have good airflow that can benefit from an open fan design

Have no preference for brand

[mp4-25]

Why such a gap between the GTX770 and GTX760?

[mp4-25]

Why can't I OC a GTX660?

[PCBudgetSolutions]

GTX 660 can overclock but at it's best OC the HDC 7850 2GB generally wins when OC'ed.  This is mainly due to the memory bandwidth/interface.

[david cassar]

Why can't I OC a GTX660?

It isn't a great ocer

[mp4-25]

Even on water? I thought water made all cards OCed better?

[david cassar]

Even on water? I thought water made all cards OCed better?

I wish it was that easy :(