Compatiablity Conformation

[TArthur99]

Hey everyone,

So I have found a Radeon 6990 card on Facebook for $100CAD and I just want to confirm its compatible with my system.

I currently run:

Msi 7870 Hawk graphics (higher clock speed, but less ram)

Z75 Pro3 motherboard

i5-2320

and a Corsair RM650i power supply (I checked and it does have two 8 pin connectors for the 6990)

is this a worthwhile upgrade? (obviously I would have to check that the card is legit and works, $100CAD is a little sketchy seeing as its a $800CAD card )

[pommedeterror007]

I wouldnt go for it, itl be hotter, louder, and might perform a little better. Save your money and get a 1050ti or rx 570 etc. Itl be much better.

[TArthur99]

Just now, pommedeterror007 said:

I wouldnt go for it, itl be hotter, louder, and might perform a little better. Save your money and get a 1050ti or rx 570 etc. Itl be much better.

I am also looking at a EVGA GTX 960 SSC 4 GB for $160

[Lurick]

If anyone is trying to get anything more than a couple hundred for that card they are ripping you off. It might have been 800 CAD when brand new back in 2011 but definitely not today.

 

While this isn't a perfect comparison it will give you some ideas of what to look for:

https://www.futuremark.com/hardware/gpu/AMD+Radeon+HD+6990/review

 

A 1050 or 1050Ti would be far better value for the money. Even a 960 isn't a bad deal for that price.

[TArthur99]

12 minutes ago, Lurick said:

If anyone is trying to get anything more than a couple hundred for that card they are ripping you off. It might have been 800 CAD when brand new back in 2011 but definitely not today.

 

While this isn't a perfect comparison it will give you some ideas of what to look for:

https://www.futuremark.com/hardware/gpu/AMD+Radeon+HD+6990/review

 

A 1050 or 1050Ti would be far better value for the money. Even a 960 isn't a bad deal for that price.

ok, I am contacting the guy with the 960, I might be able to get it for $140, and I agree its far better then the 6990, higher clock speed and memory speed, and better cooling.

[Darkseth]

18 minutes ago, TArthur99 said:

I am also looking at a EVGA GTX 960 SSC 4 GB for $160

Can you get a 1050 ti instead? Same performance, but much lower power consumption ^^

 

3 minutes ago, TArthur99 said:

ok, I am contacting the guy with the 960, I might be able to get it for $140, and I agree its far better then the 6990, higher clock speed and memory speed, and better cooling.

uhm... GTX 960 and the old 6990 have completely different architectures, and chips.

You can NOT compare clock speeds at ALL.

 

A GTX 1060 with 1850-1900 Mhz has a similar performance, as a GTX 980 with what... 1100-1200 Mhz?

 

Just looking at numbers will give you exactly ZERO point zero informations about how fast anything is.

 

In Fact, the 6990 has a total Memory Bandwidth of 320 gb/s.

The GTX 960 has only 112 gb/s. it's much slower.

 

still: The overall performance should be better, because it's MUCH newer, and a new midrange beats a very old high end card^^ With a MUCH lower power consumption.

 

Anyway, i wouldn't recommend it at all, just because it's a dual-GPU. And that with old weak GPUs is a bad idea.

[KarathKasun]

HD 6990 has the same ram.  You do not add the memory together for dual GPU cards.

 

HD 6990 is going to be slower overall anyway.  Dual GPU with no driver updates for the past few years is a recipe for horrible performance.  I own two HD 3870 x2's, worthless in any game from the last 5-8 years because crossfire is 100% broken due to the drivers being so old.