GTX 480 vs ATI 5970

[Red Paradox]

hey I have a question I was looking up some vids on youtube...some of them are of course debatable...
What happen is next year I want to build a new system but I really wanted to shoot for a GTX 480 I mean I like nvidia over ATI graphics....but if the ATI card is better...well I dunno I guess i'll have to rethink...what do you guys recommend? or rather which is better between the two?

[Crixx_Creww]

hmm >.>

[Red Paradox]

i guess sadly google it is...
I know one person who has that ATI card...but he originally wanted to get the GTX 480 but due to price issues (or so he claims he got the latter) and then too I don't know anyone who has that card but when I checked this
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html
I saw that the GTX  was on the top at the list whilst the 5970 was at number 4...but when I youtubed some vids like Crysis benchmarks for example...the ATI card performed a little better than the GTX.

[phoenix31tt]

umm...

short story...

hd5970 > 480gtx... and it is superior in terms of heat power and overclocking...

but we have threads on this forums talking about the 2 as well as links to reviews... do a search on the site nah man

[Red Paradox]

aiight thanks...I'll keep searching and lock this then
I had bad experiences with ATI years ago so I was trying to avoid that in years to come more or less

[phoenix31tt]

what was the bad experience you got?

[phoenix31tt]

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-470-480-review/

check out the guru3d review

[Spazosaurus]

5970 and 480 are not even in the same class performance wise or pricewise. THe 480 more compares to a 5870 in both aspects.

That said, the gtx480 is slightly faster but a good bit (generally 100us) more then a 5870 but with that extra speed you have an insane TDP, power requirements and heat generation. MANY schools of thought agree that the 5870 is a much better option for these reasons, even though it is not as fast.

[Red Paradox]

what was the bad experience you got?

it burned...popcorn anyone lol
yeah it screwed up my mainboard as a result

[Red Paradox]

5970 and 480 are not even in the same class performance wise or pricewise. THe 480 more compares to a 5870 in both aspects.

That said, the gtx480 is slightly faster but a good bit (generally 100us) more then a 5870 but with that extra speed you have an insane TDP, power requirements and heat generation. MANY schools of thought agree that the 5870 is a much better option for these reasons, even though it is not as fast.

kewl beans!