#Amd radeon 7800 vs nvidia gtx 680 1080p#
#Amd radeon 7800 vs nvidia gtx 680 Pc#

ItвЂ™s not true that every GPU refresh will be worth waiting for - oftentimes old chips will be cynically 'updated' with just new part numbers, particularly with laptop graphics - but when the manufacturing process is being downsized, you should pay close attention.

The chief reason for our restraint was the knowledge that both Nvidia and AMD were planning major overhauls to their graphics card lines, moving them to new architectures and a smaller 28nm process in early 2012. Though it was highly seductive to start off our original Gaming Rig with the best available graphics card and build around it, we held back in December and opted for the extremely good value of the $215 Gigabite GeForce GTX 560 Ti.

#Amd radeon 7800 vs nvidia gtx 680 Pc#

Only question is, if our PC was already a strong performer, what value can a souped-up new graphics card really add? Read on for the answer. Yes, weвЂ™ve gotten ahold of the two most fearsome single-GPU cards on the market and weвЂ™re not afraid to use them to crush our previous benchmark records. Today weвЂ™re bringing the Gaming Rig back for a review of its performance in the latest games and a comparison against two hot new contenders: the Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 and AMD Radeon HD 7970.

#Amd radeon 7800 vs nvidia gtx 680 1080p#

It was for these reasons that we built the Verge Gaming Rig in December, stretching a $999 budget into a comprehensively specced machine that could handle pretty much anything at a 1080p resolution. ItвЂ™s not hard to see why gamers would opt to stick with the trusty old desktop tower: PCs offer the highest resolutions, the greatest customizability, and the added flexibility of letting you play with multiple monitors.

And yet, the stalwart PC continues to defy exaggerated reports of its demise with hugely popular series like Battlefield, Crysis, Diablo, StarCraft, and Total War offering gaming experiences that simply cannot be touched by consoles. After all the hype and hoopla of last month's E3, you might be forgiven for thinking that consoles are the only way to game.