8800GT 512 MB vs Radeon HD4850 512 MB

[manna3i]

Which one is better? 1680x1050 resolution

 

[PaCanc]

I have a 8800GT with 512MB and it plays pretty well at 1680x1050, but... the 4850 is more powerful, so I'd recommend that one.

 

[manna3i]

how big is the performance difference?

 

[shubham1401]

Here is a review of HD4850 and its performance benchmark of some games.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/576

It is much faster than a 8800GT.So I would advice you to buy HD 4850.

 

[shubham1401]

BTW Whats your budget?

 

[manna3i]

well i have a 8800GT already but i am looking to upgrade it when i get some money, probably not going beyond 120~

 

[jitpublisher]

Well that is all well and good, but you have to let us know about the rest of your system specs. It would be advisable to post the rest of your system before you blindly follow someones advice about upgrading your video card, as a new GPU might not be much help if the rest of your system is lacking.

 

[manna3i]

phenom ll x 965
2gb DDR3-1333
OCZ 750W PSU

 

[shubham1401]

Yes. An upgrade from 8800GT to HD 4850 is not much of a performance boost.
You should upgrade to newer HD 5XXX cards.
If your budget is inadequate then buy later.


And +1 to BDDazza's advice.
Get 2GB more RAM. You will see FPS boost even with 8800GT.

 

[manna3i]

thanks for the advice guys.
So i guess ill invest in 2GB more ram, but don't vista 32-bit registers 3gb of ram max?

 

[deadlockedworld]

Priority 1-- Upgrade ram to at least 4 gb. Even if you can only use 3 of it--ram is usually cheaper in even numbers and 2 is not enough.

Priority 2--You should consider switching to a 64 bit operating system. If you do a clean install when upgrading to windows 7 you can go to 64-bit. Your system is pretty powerful--you should be taking advantage of that with 64 bit.

Priority 3- Video card
I agree with above statements. A 4850 is better than a 8800gt, but not by enough to make replacing it a smart value decision.

The 8800gt should still be able to run almost any game out there at the moment. Personally, I would wait to upgrade, and save money for a substantially better card. Or, if you have the money to burn shell out at least $160 for a 5770 or GTX 260.

*We should note that Nvidias current $120-130 range card--the GTS 250 is still using the same G92 graphics processor that is in your 8800GT. So... your 8800GT is still pretty decent.