amd radeon r7 240 or nvidia gt 630

[vijayboopathy]

I have a gt210 ( I know this card sucks) right now and looking forward to upgrade... my price range is around 100$ more or less... I got some idea about the two cards mentioned above... Which one is best for gaming?

 

[vijayboopathy]

Most people will tell you that neither of those cards are worth spending a penny on. But, if you had to get one, the R7 240 has more raw power. Take a look at this review of a R7 240. In it, the reviewer points out that a GPU such as the R7 240 is not a good buy because of the poor price to performance ratio you get compared to a card such as the HD 7750 which in US dollars only costs around $10-$20 more. An R7 240 is around $80-$90 USD and a HD 7750 is $100-$110. The thing is, the HD 7750 gives you almost twice the performance of the R7 240 for only around 15% more in price. Even though the base HD 7750 only has 1GB of VRAM, it is a better type of VRAM (GDDR5 vs DDR3 of the R7 240) and it has more stream processors (512 vs 320). My suggestion is that you save a few more bucks and get at least a 7750 or GTX 650 (128-bit GDDR5). Or, if you can find one on sale, a GTX 650ti, GTX 650ti boost or a R7 260x. Anything under $100 is really not worth buying these days with APUs and integrated graphics providing almost the same amount of power.

its pcie 3.0... But my board supports 2.0 only. What about that?

 

[Janpieter Sollie]

i'd go for the R7:
there are 2 known GF 630 revisions: the first one is definitely a "no", since its calculation power is not worth upgrading
rev.2 however, is a good one in GPU (much more powerful than the R7!), but comes with a 64bit bus with and a DDR3 memory controller, which will make it perform poorly in games compared to what the chip can actually do.
so I'd go for the R7, but get your hands on a GDDR5 version if possible, not ddr3.

 

[Avro Arrow]

I wouldn't waste my time or money on either of them because the performance increase would be so slight that you may not even notice one at all. If you want to upgrade, get AT LEAST a Radeon HD 7750. Otherwise, you're upgrading for the sake of upgrading, nothing more. Save your money and get a card that will actually make a difference. It's only an extra $30 or so.

 

[vijayboopathy]

Most people will tell you that neither of those cards are worth spending a penny on. But, if you had to get one, the R7 240 has more raw power. Take a look at this review of a R7 240. In it, the reviewer points out that a GPU such as the R7 240 is not a good buy because of the poor price to performance ratio you get compared to a card such as the HD 7750 which in US dollars only costs around $10-$20 more. An R7 240 is around $80-$90 USD and a HD 7750 is $100-$110. The thing is, the HD 7750 gives you almost twice the performance of the R7 240 for only around 15% more in price. Even though the base HD 7750 only has 1GB of VRAM, it is a better type of VRAM (GDDR5 vs DDR3 of the R7 240) and it has more stream processors (512 vs 320). My suggestion is that you save a few more bucks and get at least a 7750 or GTX 650 (128-bit GDDR5). Or, if you can find one on sale, a GTX 650ti, GTX 650ti boost or a R7 260x. Anything under $100 is really not worth buying these days with APUs and integrated graphics providing almost the same amount of power.

its pcie 3.0... But my board supports 2.0 only. What about that?

You will not notice any difference between PCI-E 2.0 x16 and PCI-E 3.0 x16 since none of the video cards I mentioned above use anywhere near the full bandwidth of even PCI-E 2.0 x16. These lower-end cards probably won't make a difference in PCI-E 2.0 x8. For reference, PCI-E 2.0 x16 is equal to PCI-E 3.0 x8 which is more than enough to run even the biggest GPUs perfectly fine such as the Titan, 780ti, 690, 290x, 7990, etc. The only thing you should look into is your power supply. With the smaller cards like the R7 240 and GT 630, you don't need extra PSU cables and a 300w PSU would be fine. But, if you choose a bigger card like the 7750, GTX 650ti or R7 260x, you will need a PSU with at least one 6+2 PCI-E power cable and at least 400w, up to 450w for the 650ti boost. Make sure your PSU is able to run the GPU you want to get.

Going for HD 7750 😀 Thank you

 

[Meepz]

I would go for a gtx 650ti for your price range

 

[vijayboopathy]

I wouldn't waste my time or money on either of them because the performance increase would be so slight that you may not even notice one at all. If you want to upgrade, get AT LEAST a Radeon HD 7750. Otherwise, you're upgrading for the sake of upgrading, nothing more. Save your money and get a card that will actually make a difference. It's only an extra $30 or so.

Can I fit HD 7550 with the same slot of GT210?

 

[vijayboopathy]

Good choice. Much better than the 240 or 630 IMO. Before I mentioned that the 7750 needs a 6+2 pin PCI-E power cable. After looking at the one I linked you to (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131461) I realized that it doesn't need one, all the power is drawn from the PCI-E x16 slot. But, it does say on that newegg page that at least a 400w PSU is required. This page also recommends a 400w PSU with at least a 16 amp +12v rail: http://forum-en.msi.com/faq/article/power-requirements-for-graphics-cards

I have a 450W PSU. So that is not a worry at all. But my only doubt is can I fit it in the same slot of GT210? Will it fit properly?

 

[vijayboopathy]

Can I fit HD 7550 with the same slot of GT210?

I depends on what kind of case you have. If it is a low profile case with as shorter height PCI-E slot then you can't use the one I linked to, you would need to find a low profile one such as this one (currently out of stock at newegg) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202002. The GT 210 in reference form is a low profile height card with the optional full height bracket and is about 5.7 inches (145 mm) long. The reference 7750 is almost a full inch longer at 6.7 inches (170 mm). You would need to measure the space inside your case from the back where the GPU mounts to the front where the drive bays typically are. If it is a very small case like micro-ATX then it is critical you take measurements before buying. If it is a ATX or mini-tower ATX then chances are any version of the 7750 should fit. Below is an image of the difference between a low-profile bracket and a full height bracket:

I just measured ... Its about 9.5cm long... So is it enough... And It seems that card doesn't have a vga port? :s