7970 vs GTX 670

[DanielMsi]

Hi Guys,

I have an interested buyer for my 7970 for $430, and I can buy a GTX 670 for $460 from a place near by. Do you guys think I should Upgrade. I know that a GTX 670 is a faster card, But I do OC my 7970 to 1125/6300 and am not sure if this is a better deal. Im still yet to do Crossfire or SLI, with a 670 I know im down for better power consumption but for raw performance Im just not sure if i should do this Upgrade.

All the reviews I can see a 670 Beat a 7970, but the older reviews where they have an OC 7970 and a 680 they are pretty much on par. Considering im not overlocking the Voltages and running a standard 1125Mhz overclock, would it be worth a 670?

[SoloCamo]

Personally, they are both so neck and neck I wouldn't bother taking a $30 loss on it. Depends on what you want to do down the line.

If you see yourself adding a second one of either, than go with the 670, SLI has proven to be a bit more reliable / shown better numbers than crossfire.

[ShyguyXPC]

If it were me I would. The 670 spec wise is nothing more than a slightly reduced spec 680, I suspect, along with the shortage of them now as well (Newegg only had 2 models in stock last night when I checked, so now they are completely out of GTX 680 and 690, and damn close if not already out of GTX 670's), but I suspect the 670's are 680's that didn't make the cut on the manufacturing line.

===>> Video Card Comparison - GPUReview.com

You can see right on down the lines, the specs of the cards are so close, that I suspect an OC'd 670 would easily match a stock 680, or best an OC'd 7970 with ease.


2 of them in SLI would be worth it as well, but considering the price, and shortage of them on hand, you might be waiting awhile for a 2nd one.



Though the biggest advantage of the 670 is being close in performance to the 7970, its VASTLY cooler running and more power saving: Video Card Comparison - GPUReview.com

170W vs 250W on the 7970... thats a huge chunk of power saving and yet maintaining close to same performance levels.