Whats the difference?

[jubb jubb]

What is the difference between these cards?
Can they both play COD4 & Crysis on med/high setting with good fps - 35fps+

3850

http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=28413&ccsid=4e96406b7d400b681a00016ddf217a52

3870

http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=28179&ccsid=4e96406b7d400b681a00016ddf217a52

[Scinto]

3870 is a faster card but the 3850 is a good card itself,

http://en.expreview.com/?p=64&page=7

cant remember what i got for Crysis,

[AllFoamNoBeer]

One is DDR3 the other is DDR4.

[Eagle101]

My opinon is go with the 3870XT as such in scinto's sig i think they measure up to a 88GT and with ATi pricing it should be cheap! the benchies shown by scinto says it all!

[jubb jubb]

except the 3850 im looking is 512mb and the one in the benchies is 256mb. how much more fps per second is the 512mb version than the 256mb version. (3850)

[=98=]

Well, definitely go for the 512mb version. 256mb isn't big enough anymore to deal with game textures, and it especially limits the maximum resolution.

[jubb jubb]

Well, definitely go for the 512mb version. 256mb isn't big enough anymore to deal with game textures, and it especially limits the maximum resolution.

yes i know that, but also, what is the difference between the 512MB 3870 and 512MB 3850 apart from ddr4 & ddr3?

[=98=]

I believe the 3870 just has higher memory and core clock frequencies. Although, actually, some hardware might be different.

[jubb jubb]

in cod4 on high how many fps would a 3870 get vs 3850? - both 512, also how many would a 512 8800gt get with no overclock?

also i just saw on the 3850 page it has 5.1 surrond sound, does this mean it has a soundcard in it as well? - the screen im getting has speakers in it - does that mean the sound goes through the visual cable because i saw on the back of the 3850 it doesnt have audio jacks in the back


sorry for all the questions

[Scinto]

3870 - 75-80 iirc
3850 - ?
8800GT - 100+

Aye the ATi cards come with onboard sound i assume it would bypass the default onboard but dont know as i dont use it.

[AllFoamNoBeer]

The 8800's have been ruling for a bit now, they will continue to do so, if ATi doesn't come up with something.

[Stormy{CAN}]

I believe the 3870 just has higher memory and core clock frequencies. Although, actually, some hardware might be different.

Faster core on the 3870 and GDDR4 as opposed to GDD3,

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=546&card2=547