Which one?

[cafeagles]

Which card is better for gaming?

EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130370)

or

SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102801)

[Archer0915]

I don't like EVGA so I say the sapphire or go with an XFX that is just me though. I am brand loyal to a point.

[chevro1et]

They are back and forth against each other depending on which games you play.

[mr.max-amd]

honestly depends on the game
and even in game situation
for instance the gtx 260 will look better in wide open games like crysis...until you have to fight a horde of aliens and the graphics get....almost as can be described as wide. gtx 260 at around 650 core will look better while roaming and fighting 2 or 3 enemies
but when the skys are crouded with aliens and all you can see is bullets and bodies flying everywhere having 1 gig of video ram and nearly 800mhz on the core will perform much better
may i ask what cpu you have and what games you are interested in?

[cafeagles]

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037)

I play RTS and FPS games mostly like team fortress 2, crysis, left for dead, starcraft 2(when it comes out), and other stuff like that