Results: Metro 2033
For every LOTRO for AMD, there is a Metro 2033 for NVIDIA. This particular title pushes even the latest and greatest graphics cards to their limits, and often takes them to their knees. The built-in benchmark was utilized with Very High presets enabled, DoF disabled, and 4X AA and 16X AF enabled.
Only at the very highest resolution does the R6970 come ahead of the GTX 480. I think a goodly portion of that performance is the extra 512 MB of memory that the AMD part has over the GTX 480.
got the msi nvidia geforce
got the msi nvidia geforce engtx 580 on 1gh+ range… so why wold i buy this one?
dualcore thats too hot when clocking?
Price would be the big
Price would be the big factor. Get nearly the same performance for $100 cheaper.
Hopefully I can get in the N580GTX Lightning in and see how hot that puppy gets with the Twin Frozr III.
Any idea what might happen to
Any idea what might happen to the frame rates if this card was matched with a Sandy Bridge i5-2400 rather than the hex core AMD? I know in some titles it wouldn’t make much of a difference but in titles like Metro 2033, Dawn of War II and Starcraft II it might help the GPU stretch its legs.
You are most likely right…
You are most likely right… which is why you should check out Ryan’s review of the unoverclocked 6970 to see how it performs with a beefier CPU. Add another 4 to 5% to those numbers, and you should get a good idea of how the card will fare with a i7: https://pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/AMD-Radeon-HD-6970-and-6950-Review-Cayman-Architecture-Revealed