Hey everyone,

 

It's been two years since I got my AMD Radeon HD 6870 (1GB) and I am wondering if it's worth upgrading it to a more newer graphics card. I do use Flight Simulator X and play other games such as Minecraft and Battlefield 3 at this moment in time. The rest of my computer specifications are listed below:

 

Case: Antec 300
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4GHz
Ram: Corsair XMAS3 16GB DDR3
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V LX
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 6870 (1GB)
Hard Drives: 2x 1TB Samsung F3 :: 500GB Western Digital
Operating System: Windows 8 Pro (64 Bit)

 

Any replies will be appreciated!

 

Cheers,

 

GTX660Ti is a great mid range card. - Packs a punch too!

I recently upgraded from a 6970 to a 7970, it's been a rather troubled gestation; resulting in me formatting and reinstalling. I haven't noticed a large difference in FSX, it has made a very slight difference in other applications.

GTX660Ti is a great mid range card. - Packs a punch too!

 

 

I recently upgraded from a 6970 to a 7970, it's been a rather troubled gestation; resulting in me formatting and reinstalling. I haven't noticed a large difference in FSX, it has made a very slight difference in other applications.

 

I've been thinking of upgrading to the 660Ti from the 6870 as I've had nothing but trouble with ATi since I got it new when I built my PC.. not interested in sending it back for warranty as it means me doing without a gfx card in my PC for 'up to a month' (they said). Will be monitoring this thread closely myself..

 

 

I've been thinking of upgrading to the 660Ti from the 6870 as I've had nothing but trouble with ATi since I got it new when I built my PC.. not interested in sending it back for warranty as it means me doing without a gfx card in my PC for 'up to a month' (they said). Will be monitoring this thread closely myself..

 

I'd save up some money for a new GTX660Ti or 660. The Nvidia architecture has an edge over AMD in FSX and it is generally recommended by most users to use Nvidia for FSX. 

 

The 660 or 660 Ti will allow you to force higher levels of Anti-Aliasing which results in an incredibly crisp image. Also, Nvidia drivers support a function that enable FSX frame-rates to be locked at 1/2 of your monitor's refresh rate. (99% of the time 30FPS) - This helps keep stutters to a minimum and will provide you with a truly "buttery" flying experience! :smile:

 

 

I've been thinking of upgrading to the 660Ti from the 6870 as I've had nothing but trouble with ATi since I got it new when I built my PC.. not interested in sending it back for warranty as it means me doing without a gfx card in my PC for 'up to a month' (they said). Will be monitoring this thread closely myself..

 

Starting to think neither card makes a difference much as some say.  You get what you paid for.  You get a mid range expect it to run mid range settings and high end card get high settings. 

Starting to think neither card makes a difference much as some say.  You get what you paid for.  You get a mid range expect it to run mid range settings and high end card get high settings. 

 

I never said anywhere that I was expecting my 6870 to perform wonders.... every now and then in certain games the driver will just crash and it leads to me having to restart my PC to get it to run normally again... either than or I experience 2fps in everything until i do restart.

I never said anywhere that I was expecting my 6870 to perform wonders.... every now and then in certain games the driver will just crash and it leads to me having to restart my PC to get it to run normally again... either than or I experience 2fps in everything until i do restart.

Something is defnately wrong. I had 6950 and 7950 in last few years. Never seen anything like that. FSX locked at 30 fps 95% of the time. Matches my 660ti in every scenario. I fly carenado, pmdg in orbx with opus mostly close to max settings.

 

Plays the ever living hell out of Crysis 3 and BioShock infinity. Love it.

 

Selling my 660ti for 7970. although I love both brands.

 

C.

 

I'd save up some money for a new GTX660Ti or 660. The Nvidia architecture has an edge over AMD in FSX and it is generally recommended by most users to use Nvidia for FSX. 

 

The 660 or 660 Ti will allow you to force higher levels of Anti-Aliasing which results in an incredibly crisp image. Also, Nvidia drivers support a function that enable FSX frame-rates to be locked at 1/2 of your monitor's refresh rate. (99% of the time 30FPS) - This helps keep stutters to a minimum and will provide you with a truly "buttery" flying experience! :smile:

Yes. Nvidia inspector is awesome for the GTX600 series. For ATI, Radionpro utility calls that feature Dynamic Frame Rate. Lock at 30 with unlimited set in FSX. Smoothened out FSX for me in all weather.

 

C.

I am considering change video card.
ATI68501Gb => GTX670
Do you thnik is there any chance to gain more fps?

Now with ATI6850 and pc specs below on full screen [ca 6000x1080] i have 30-40 fps

My PC specs
Cpu i5 2500K @4,4Ghz
Ram 8Gb DDR3
Eyefinity 3 x Dell 1920x1080
ATI 6850 1Gb
2x SSD128Gb
1x HDD 1Gb 7200rpm

FSX graphics settings
Texture filtering trilinear [anisotropic kills ca 15 fps]
+ antialiasing on

 

 

I am considering change video card.
ATI68501Gb => GTX670
Do you thnik is there any chance to gain more fps?

Now with ATI6850 and pc specs below on full screen [ca 6000x1080] i have 30-40 fps

My PC specs
Cpu i5 2500K @4,4Ghz
Ram 8Gb DDR3
Eyefinity 3 x Dell 1920x1080
ATI 6850 1Gb
2x SSD128Gb
1x HDD 1Gb 7200rpm

FSX graphics settings
Texture filtering trilinear [anisotropic kills ca 15 fps]
+ antialiasing on

Wow? What scenery? Default?

I have never tried changing my Ansio in FSX to Trilinear. Guess I could to see what it looks like. Although I still use 16xHQAF from the driver. ATI Ansio is gorgeous.

I bought the Gigabyte HD 7970 OC 3GB 1Ghz and it is fantastic! I came from an EVGA GTX660Ti 3GB setup per the AVSIM guide. I am getting slightly better IQ at slightly higher fps. Obviously there is a diminishing returns as you get past the $250 card mark. Monitoring cards in FSX I rarely ever see more than 800MB VRAM usage. But I like the 3GB for other huge games. Single screen I really doubt I am using it though. Even in FarCry3.

No matter what though. Landing the PMDG JS41 (Heaviest fps plane in FSX) at ORBX KSFF (Felts Field Spokane) with cloud cover results in low 20's with respect to fps. My i7 2600k CPU is only 4.2Ghz currently though.

C.