GPU Upgrade / Advice needed

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I've possibly raised this point in the past, but the goalposts have moved now with the release of the 760.

Now currently I'm considering replacing my HD 6850's as the graphic ram is starting to cause freezes when I run games like BF3 in Ultra.

Obviously with the new releases due this year/next year, I'm attempting to future proof it to some extent without breaking the bank.

Would the 760 be a good choice now? Seems to be doing well in reviews.

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It's somewhere around 660ti and 670 for ~$250 or ~£205-225 and should be able to run a game like BF3 Ultra at around 50-60FPS so I'd say it's pretty spot on.

GIGABYTE WindForce GeForce GTX 760 OC (UK)

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[chazus]

I tried to find a benchmark, but since the 6850's are two generations old, it's difficult to.

6850 is about 10% less than 6870... and 6870 is about half of a 670. And 760 is juuust short of a 670. So it's pretty safe to say, just performance wise, at the bare minimum, it'll be an upgrade. not a huge one, but a definite upgrade. It'll also cut your system power use by half, as well

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I tried to find a benchmark, but since the 6850's are two generations old, it's difficult to.

6850 is about 10% less than 6870... and 6870 is about half of a 670. And 760 is juuust short of a 670. So it's pretty safe to say, just performance wise, at the bare minimum, it'll be an upgrade. not a huge one, but a definite upgrade. It'll also cut your system power use by half, as well

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

Tbh, i dont really know how good this one is, but it has most videocards.

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http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

Tbh, i dont really know how good this one is, but it has most videocards.

It's crap and should die in a fire and I'm not joking.

As for the 2x6850, don't forget they're also only 1GB which is definitely not optimal