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dual radeon 6850 versus single 6950?
which will deliver better fps for it's value, how many fps and which is better and runs cooler
4 Answers
- George HLv 710 years agoFavorite Answer
Well look at it this way..2, 6850's will give you about the usefulness of a single 6990 or about 15-30% more than one 6850..however 2, 6850's would cost about $360 then you need to add at least $115 more for a PSU that will handle the two cards, that's now $475. not including the extra fans for cooling. the single 6950 is about $280 and if you have a PSU that can handle it you don't have that added expense. Is the near $200 extra cost equal to the 15-30% gain for you?
- C-ManLv 710 years ago
Single 6950 is cheaper, but the pair of 6850's in Crossfire performs better. Keep in mind that a few titles don't support Crossfire very well.
See the links on performance and performance/dollar below. It's an older article which doesn't include the 6950 but that doesn't really matter. Just look at results for the GTX 470/580 which are slightly better than the HD 6950.
- ?Lv 510 years ago
Dual setup will be better. FPS is impossibble to say, unless you have seen similar setup. It will run in 40 idle and 60-70 in heavy load.
- 10 years ago
The Crossfire setup will work better. An alternative is to go with the 5970, which beats both.
