Battle of the Giants: 5970 CrossfireX vs. 480 Tri-SLI

Xion X2 · 04-24-10, 11:24 PM

Finally.. someone willing to push the envelope. Good rundown over on Hardware.info. Seems like they go back and forth. 5970 CFX wins some; 480 Tri-SLI wins others. Tri-Xfire also performs really well. Only thing I didn't like was they only OC'd the i7 to 3.4GHz which I'm almost certain held back Quadfire a bit.

http://translate.googleusercontent.c...3cJPFVfVBdTU1g

And power consumption under load --

Just incredible. 480 Tri-SLI consumes roughly 60% more power than 5970 CFX.

**lee63** · 04-24-10, 11:47 PM

I think I'll add another 480 sooner or later.

04-24-10, 11:51 PM

Too bad 470 SLI isn't on there, and 5850 xfire for that matter

Blacklash · 04-25-10, 12:17 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817256054

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php...Story&reid=175

04-25-10, 12:23 AM

In for 3

Redeemed · 04-25-10, 12:53 AM

Thinking of ditching my 8800s for a 5770 or 5830...

**lee63** · 04-25-10, 12:59 AM

You guys will be surprised how well the HX1000 does with 3x480...you just cant plug in both CPU 8 pins.

Muppet · 04-25-10, 02:30 AM

That is totally ridiculous running the i7920 at only 3.4. All of those multi GPU setups would be so CPU limited its not funny. The might as well have run those benchmarks on a Core 2 Duo.

Slytat · 04-25-10, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slaWter

Not really impressed with the scaling going from 2 to 3 nV cards.

I'll put that down to drivers for the moment.

256.xx is still on schedule for this month IIRC

Quote:

Originally Posted by Muppet

That is totally ridiculous running the i7920 at only 3.4. All of those multi GPU setups would be so CPU limited its not funny. The might as well have run those benchmarks on a Core 2 Duo.

I agree, The CPU should have been at 4Ghz minimum.

**K007** · 04-25-10, 06:48 AM

the scaling on fc2 for the 480 series pretty dam impressive.

the power usage...holy crap haha!...

Johnny C · 04-25-10, 07:51 AM

Tri-tire 5870's looks like it wins the day for frames and power consumption.

Trademark · 04-25-10, 09:37 AM

937W? Jesus Henry William Christ, that's almost as much as my microwave lol

04-24-10, 11:24 PM	#1
Xion X2 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: U.S. Posts: 6,701	Battle of the Giants: 5970 CrossfireX vs. 480 Tri-SLI Finally.. someone willing to push the envelope. Good rundown over on Hardware.info. Seems like they go back and forth. 5970 CFX wins some; 480 Tri-SLI wins others. Tri-Xfire also performs really well. Only thing I didn't like was they only OC'd the i7 to 3.4GHz which I'm almost certain held back Quadfire a bit. http://translate.googleusercontent.c...3cJPFVfVBdTU1g And power consumption under load -- Just incredible. 480 Tri-SLI consumes roughly 60% more power than 5970 CFX. __________________ i7-2700k @ 5.0 GHz Nvidia GeForce 570 2.5GB Tri-SLI Asus P67 WS Revolution (Tri-SLI) OCZ Vertex SSD x 4 (Raid 5) G.Skill 8GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz PC Power & Cooling 950W PSU

04-24-10, 11:47 PM	#2
lee63 Classified Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Murrieta, U.S./Taunton, U.K. Posts: 4,263	Re: Battle of the Giants: 5970 CrossfireX vs. 480 Tri-SLI I think I'll add another 480 sooner or later. __________________

04-24-10, 11:51 PM	#3
methimpikehoses Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Battle of the Giants: 5970 CrossfireX vs. 480 Tri-SLI Too bad 470 SLI isn't on there, and 5850 xfire for that matter

04-25-10, 12:17 AM	#4
Blacklash 8^9^3 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Old Vizima Posts: 3,679	Re: Battle of the Giants: 5970 CrossfireX vs. 480 Tri-SLI http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817256054 http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php...Story&reid=175 __________________ Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.96GHz (1.36v)\|Mushkin 998681 XP3-12800 (3x2GB) ASUS TUF Sabertooth (X58)\|ASUS GTX 580 DirectCU II (980\|4604)\|ASUS PA246Q WD VelociRaptor 150GB HD (x2)\|Pioneer DVR-2920Q\|LG GH22LS30\|Klipsch PM20 2.0 SilverStone OP1000-E\|SilverStone TJ10-B\|Thermalright U-120 Extreme\|Win 7 HP x64

04-25-10, 12:23 AM	#5
methimpikehoses Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Battle of the Giants: 5970 CrossfireX vs. 480 Tri-SLI In for 3

04-25-10, 12:53 AM	#6
Redeemed Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 17,986	Re: Battle of the Giants: 5970 CrossfireX vs. 480 Tri-SLI Thinking of ditching my 8800s for a 5770 or 5830...

04-25-10, 12:59 AM	#7
lee63 Classified Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Murrieta, U.S./Taunton, U.K. Posts: 4,263	Re: Battle of the Giants: 5970 CrossfireX vs. 480 Tri-SLI You guys will be surprised how well the HX1000 does with 3x480...you just cant plug in both CPU 8 pins. __________________

04-25-10, 02:30 AM	#8
Muppet Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 3,120	Re: Battle of the Giants: 5970 CrossfireX vs. 480 Tri-SLI That is totally ridiculous running the i7920 at only 3.4. All of those multi GPU setups would be so CPU limited its not funny. The might as well have run those benchmarks on a Core 2 Duo. __________________ Gigabyte Z77-X UP7 \| Intel 3770k \| SS Phasechange \| 16GB Corsair Platinum DDR3 1866 \| Asus GTX680 x2 SLI \| Corsair AX1200 Watt PSU \| Lian-Li PC-8NWX \| Intel 520 120Gb SSD x2 \| Samsung S27A950D 27" 120Hz \| HP ZR24w 24" S-IPS x3 Nvidia Surround @6000x1200 \| Xonar Essence STX

04-25-10, 06:48 AM	#10
K007 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Australia, Sydney Posts: 9,405	Re: Battle of the Giants: 5970 CrossfireX vs. 480 Tri-SLI the scaling on fc2 for the 480 series pretty dam impressive. the power usage...holy crap haha!...

04-25-10, 07:51 AM	#11
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04-25-10, 09:37 AM	#12
Trademark Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Clitoriacetal Posts: 596	Re: Battle of the Giants: 5970 CrossfireX vs. 480 Tri-SLI 937W? Jesus Henry William Christ, that's almost as much as my microwave lol