HotHardware - hailed the performance, low power consumption, noise levels and features of both cards, but noted that they're "not much faster than previous gen counterparts." For example, 3DMark 11 benchmarks generally beat NVIDIA's rivals by around two or three percent, while the Radeon HD 7850 barely scored any higher than its predecessor, the 6850, in that test.ĪnandTech - found the 7870 to be "faster, cooler and quieter" than the GTX 570, with a roughly nine percent performance advantage that puts AMD "in the clear for the time being." As for the 7850, it was regarded as less of a steal, trailing the cheaper GTX 560Ti in some games - including an eight percent lag in Battlefield 3. However, most reviewers found plenty of reasons to side with AMD despite the extra outlay, as you'll discover at the links below. In terms of competition, these cards go head-to-head with the older NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 and GTX 560Ti, which currently retail for between $20 and $50 less. Both are based on the Pitcairn GPU and hog the mainstream gamer spot below the Tahiti-based 79xx cards and far above the 77xx options. The latest offerings are the 7870 priced at $349, and the 7850 priced at $249. AMD's Radeon HD 7000-series onslaught continues, with still no 28nm retort from NVIDIA.
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