HD7850 VS. GTX660

[BaronKiller]

Dont know which to choose?Can the 7850 work almost as well as the gtx660 and save me some money?

[Flyguygamer]

Just get a 760.

[MogIsWinning]

Just get a 760.

the 760 can be a soild 100$ more so not a great suggestion.

Amd cards are inflated in price I'd go with the 660

[BaronKiller]

the 760 can be a soild 100$ more so not a great suggestion.

Amd cards are inflated in price I'd go with the 660

but how much better is the gtx660 than the 7850

[joelthezombie15]

660

[nixproducer]

i would say 660 i had to choose between the 2 and i went with the 660 and i have no complaints about it, also it depends what company makes either one, but i think the nvidia features at this time makes it way better than the 7850

[MogIsWinning]

the 760 can be a soild 100$ more so not a great suggestion.

Amd cards are inflated in price I'd go with the 660

but how much better is the gtx660 than the 7850

they preforme about the same depends on the game bit considering the 660 is cheeper (as low as 170$ for brand-new ones on newegg)

[HK_Rage]

660 performs fairly better than the 7850, nothing major but a good 3-5fps in most games over the 7850.

 

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/778?vs=783

[BaronKiller]

660 performs fairly better than the 7850, nothing major but a good 3-5fps in most games over the 7850.

 

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/778?vs=783

I think ill juz get the 7850 as it is cheaper than 660 down here

[WoodenMarker]

but how much better is the gtx660 than the 7850

They beat each other in different scenarios at stock but the 7850 overclocks better and pulls ahead.

[BaronKiller]

They beat each other in different scenarios at stock but the 7850 overclocks better and pulls ahead.

how about the r7 260x

[BaronKiller]

They beat each other in different scenarios at stock but the 7850 overclocks better and pulls ahead.

Or should i get the r9 270 when the price come down?

[WoodenMarker]

how about the r7 260x

The 260x is just a 7790 rebrand. 

Or should i get the r9 270 when the price come down?

The 270 is a 7870 rebrand. Up to you.

 

For some perspective: 

7770 < 7790, 260x < 7850 < 7870, 270, 270x

[Hans Power]

If you consider a GTX 660 I wouldn't buy a gigabyte one - I had a Gigabyte GTX660 Ti and the cooler always started to rattle under full load after a few month. This happened with two different cards of the same model, so it might be a common issue with this and other gigabyte cards with a similar cooler. They propably fixed that on recent cards but I'd be careful with previous generation cards.

[AHaskin14]

MSI all the way, and I'd reccomend a 760, well worth the bigger price

[david cassar]

gtx 660 is around 10% faster but once you overclock the hd 7850 it will catch up

[BaronKiller]

If you consider a GTX 660 I wouldn't buy a gigabyte one - I had a Gigabyte GTX660 Ti and the cooler always started to rattle under full load after a few month. This happened with two different cards of the same model, so it might be a common issue with this and other gigabyte cards with a similar cooler. They propably fixed that on recent cards but I'd be careful with previous generation cards.

personally i prefer msi

[Hans Power]

personally i prefer msi

 

Yeah, MSI are good right now. I have an MSI GTX 760 myself. It's as quiet as a card can get.